Were you using a H-alpha filter?
If not, I don't see anything like the prominence you describe among the
Global Oscillation Network images at http://helios.tuc.noao.edu/.
Christopher
Michael Swartz wrote:
> Well today was really a nice sunny day.
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> I met my good buddy Jim Everitt at Burger King for a little fine beef
> and soda today. Jim just got his Coronado filter set for his Orion
> short 80 and we were really wanting to try it out on a nice bright
> naked sun. So we set up our scopes in the parking lot at BK and
> enjoyed the view for an hour or so.
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> Today there was this really interesting prominence. It was a huge
> event. It looked like it had a large circular base at one point and
> almost looked like a giant ring of fire. Later, as the angle changed
> it began to look somewhat like a crown. Then a couple hours later as
> it appears more in the edge of the solar disk it looked like a huge
> curved wall that extended waaaay up, over and then back down. It was
> massive. And the structure that could be seen in it was just amazing.
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> Additionally, there were smaller prominences, filaments and spots here
> and there. There was another area where the surface activity could be
> seen very clearly modeling the magnetic tides. The pattern was quite
> striking. Now and then we could actually see smaller events
> happening too. Great fun! We got some strange looks too and even
> shared the view with a few passers-by.
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> Even with the wind the view was great. And since we were near the San
> Jose airport now and then we were treated with a bird or airplane
> exhaust passing through the field of view.
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> Michael S. Swartz
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> Tak Sky90 w/SolarMAX90 for the day.
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