A couple of proms 24th Jan

Hey all,

A couple of proms from lunchtime today. The 5x one didn't come out too hot, even with the black and white chip I had to push the gain way up.

PST + 2.5x PM


PST + 5x PM


Probably catch y'all at the Galway fest

Cheers,

Trev

Some picture trevor....are they solar flares coming off it?

Hi Tony,

Actually, I've never managed to capture a flare. They are really really quick very bright. They look like massive explosions when captured on camera and usually occur around sunspots. Some guys on CloudyNights posted a few amazing animations of flares in the past.

The proms are (I believe) superheated plasma that just hang above the Sun's surface (but far cooler than the rest of the material in the Corona). They last much longer anywhere from hours to a few days or more, but we only see them as proms when they are on the edge of the disc, otherwise the appear as filaments and look like they are part of the solar disc itself.
I'm sure others will correct me if I'm wrong.

Thanks,

Trev

Nice job. Solar pics never cease to amaze me. Love the fact you put the earth to scale in the pics....very nice touch.

Either there amazing pis as paul said the never cease to amaze me the sun is the biz...people take it for granted i think

I've constructed a solar filter to look at the sun. I dont believe it will allow me to see Proms however. Sun spots maybe.

I was reading on Cloudy Nights a thread about solar scopes (SCT's)?

Seems to be a lot of problems with certain ones. The lens changing colour etc.

I'd love to invest in one but after reading that thread...........couldnt see it happening.

Anyways i'm on a mission to save up for an 8" Vixen VMC200.

Anyways...............nuff bout that. Back to these great Proms pics.