You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Observing >> Solar Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 clitherowclan professor emeritus Reged: 02/23/05 Posts: 694 Loc: Fife Scotland I guess thats why they called it an active region!       #3421576 - 10/31/09 09:55 AM Attachment (33 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Lucky with the weather in Scotland this morning with a nice big break between downpours! The AR is now fully on the NW limb and what a nice view. Hope you like it. Cheers, Alan C. -------------------- Scottish Astronomer, Firstlight Instruments 10 inch F6.3 Newtonian, Helios 8inch F5 Newtonian and ED80 Apo on driven EQ5. Various cheap cameras. Post Extras:       mbucky professor emeritus Reged: 10/21/07 Posts: 643 Loc: San Diego Re: I guess thats why they called it an active region! [Re: clitherowclan]       #3421586 - 10/31/09 10:03 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   great image and report alan. the limb is active with lots of proms! -------------------- Michael Buxton Lunt 75F BF1200 Takahashi TSA 102 DMK 21AU04 CCD Orion Atlas EQ Post Extras:       PeteLawrence Carpal Tunnel Reged: 02/07/06 Posts: 2292 Loc: Selsey, UK Re: I guess thats why they called it an active reg [Re: mbucky]       #3421658 - 10/31/09 10:59 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Exceptionally good Alan - has a real sense of energy. -------------------- Best regards, Pete Lawrence http://www.digitalsky.org.uk Post Extras:       Jim Rosenstock Post Laureate Reged: 07/14/05 Posts: 3711 Loc: MD, south of the DC Nebula Re: I guess thats why they called it an active region! [Re: clitherowclan]       #3421714 - 10/31/09 11:41 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   WOW. Great shot. Mostly clouds here so thanks for posting! Jim Post Extras:       darkstar528 Postmaster Reged: 03/06/07 Posts: 6781 Loc: Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA Re: I guess thats why they called it an active region! [Re: Jim Rosenstock]       #3421733 - 10/31/09 11:56 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   AWESOME SHOT!! -------------------- Blue skies, Stephen "Darkstar" Ames PST(#96038), VIXEN 8-24mm,CEMAX 2x Barlow, Thousand Oaks White Light Filter and a Meade Elec EP CFI, CFII, MEI, working on EIEIO! BAA Member My solar site: http://seemysunspot.com Post Extras:       clitherowclan professor emeritus Reged: 02/23/05 Posts: 694 Loc: Fife Scotland Re: I guess thats why they called it an active region! [Re: darkstar528]       #3421759 - 10/31/09 12:07 PM Attachment (9 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Just for completeness I am adding the small prom towards the N-East taken just after the shot seen at top of thread. Not as nice but that was about all of the activity I saw today. -------------------- Scottish Astronomer, Firstlight Instruments 10 inch F6.3 Newtonian, Helios 8inch F5 Newtonian and ED80 Apo on driven EQ5. Various cheap cameras. Post Extras:       swisswalter sage Reged: 03/29/09 Posts: 403 Loc: Eastern-Switzerland Re: I guess thats why they called it an active region! [Re: clitherowclan]       #3421773 - 10/31/09 12:14 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   hi alan like fireworks walter -------------------- only dust in the wind, TAK on GM8, Lunt 60, DMK31,still greenhorn, but as a golfer used to be humble Post Extras:       marktownley Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/19/08 Posts: 2256 Loc: West Midlands, UK Re: I guess thats why they called it an active region! [Re: swisswalter]       #3421968 - 10/31/09 02:00 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Fantastic shots Alan, gad you're getting some sun! Post Extras:       stets Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/13/06 Posts: 2262 Re: I guess thats why they called it an active region! [Re: marktownley]       #3421972 - 10/31/09 02:02 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   great shot of activity on the limb Post Extras:       cuwohler Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/24/08 Posts: 1981 Loc: N 53.1 E 10.0 Re: I guess thats why they called it an active region! [Re: stets]       #3422180 - 10/31/09 04:41 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow, a lot going on at the limb! -------------------- Cai-Uso http://www.cuwohler.de/ Post Extras:       juergens Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/09/08 Posts: 1395 Loc: N: 53.40 E: 12.21 Gnevsdorf (G... Re: I guess thats why they called it an active region! [Re: cuwohler]       #3422474 - 10/31/09 07:34 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Alan, great shots!! CS Matthias Post Extras:       stephenramsden Pooh-Bah Reged: 08/17/07 Posts: 1324 Loc: Atlanta, GA--USA Re: I guess thats why they called it an active region! [Re: juergens]       #3422782 - 10/31/09 10:28 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   great focus and processing! -------------------- Stephen W. Ramsden Atlanta, GA--USA NASA SOLAR SYSTEM AMBASSADOR www.solarastrophotography.com www.SolarScopeReviews.com www.stephenramsden.com Post Extras:       pjr200 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/29/07 Posts: 2406 Loc: Staffordshire, UK Re: I guess thats why they called it an active region! [Re: stephenramsden]       #3423214 - 11/01/09 06:32 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great shot Alan! -------------------- Best regards Paul Robertson My Gallery Post Extras:       clitherowclan professor emeritus Reged: 02/23/05 Posts: 694 Loc: Fife Scotland Re: I guess thats why they called it an active region! [Re: pjr200]       #3423253 - 11/01/09 07:01 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for the comments. I would love to have done a movie of this one but no hope with this weather. Bucketing down again today. C'est la vie! Cheers, Alan C -------------------- Scottish Astronomer, Firstlight Instruments 10 inch F6.3 Newtonian, Helios 8inch F5 Newtonian and ED80 Apo on driven EQ5. Various cheap cameras. Post Extras:       Evokal member Reged: 02/12/09 Posts: 42 Loc: Manitou Springs, CO Re: I guess thats why they called it an active region! [Re: clitherowclan]       #3425329 - 11/02/09 11:27 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow! The magnetic field lines are really visible. Great shot! Michael -------------------- Michael Huwe Lunt 60mm Doublestack w/ B1200 BF "Might the sun be a metaphor of the compassion we can only reflect if we turn in that direction, revealing every flaw? I wonder this every time I see a full moon light up the night around me..." -Anonymous Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 9 registered and 7 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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