Sunday, 30 September 2012

Saturdays Sun - 29th September

south west quadrant by Mark Townley
south west quadrant, a photo by Mark Townley on Flickr.

My last view of the sun for the month of september, and what a view greeted me through the eyepeice: A huge prominence on the limb and 2 huge single sunspots, both larger than Earth. Taken with the 127mm @ 1900mm fl with a DMK31. This is a mosaic of 6 individual panes.

AR11579 & AR11582 Closeup 29th September

ar11579 ar11582 by Mark Townley
ar11579 ar11582, a photo by Mark Townley on Flickr.

These two are huge spots and are shown in closeup taken with the 127mm @ 1900mm fl with the DMK31.

Big Diffuse Prom - 29th September

big prom by Mark Townley
big prom, a photo by Mark Townley on Flickr.

A close up of the big prom that was visible...

AR11575 & AR11577 Departing 29th September

ar11575 ar11577 by Mark Townley
ar11575 ar11577, a photo by Mark Townley on Flickr.

As this pair of active regions pass over the solar limb there is a wealth of looping and snaking plasma.

Flame Prom 29th September

flame prom by Mark Townley
flame prom, a photo by Mark Townley on Flickr.

I love these delicate little flame proms!

Bird Prom 29th September

bird prom by Mark Townley
bird prom, a photo by Mark Townley on Flickr.

This one reminded me of a bird gliding over the solar surface...

Small Loop Prom 29th September

small loop prom by Mark Townley
small loop prom, a photo by Mark Townley on Flickr.