Wow, good observation PW! Patrick is a true professional observer, ladies and gentlemen. He has "the gift" of critical observation, and no doubt. Did you refer to the prominence near the top (pole? I doubt the 'pole' moniker, since such features never occur near the solar pole), just a PA mis-judgement) is actually double! Two prominences within a few MOA of each other along the solar limb. Could be associated with the same sunspot group, just out-of-view beyond the solar horizon. There are at least 6 individual prominence groups visible right now. It took a bit of "fiddling" with the tuning ring on the PST to bring them into view. I'm using a very, very old 18mm ortho eyepiece today, with the PST. Much easier to use than a wide FOV modern eyepiece. Terrific views. Thanks again Patrick! C. On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>wrote:
Sorry but I put the scope away and am not sure of position.
Seems like there was one near the north(?) pole then two on one side and one smaller one on the other side.
patrick
On 23 Jun 2012, at 16:41, Chuck Hards wrote:
I imbibe, I need my kidneys.
Kids are much easier to part with. ;-)
Many thanks Patrick, I'm taking the PST out once again to look for that fourth arch. Whats the PA?
C.