Friday, 18 November 2022

The dance of a swirling prominence.

Had to be quick this morning, the streets of fast moving cloud were intent on spoiling my Sol viewing!

After a bit of patience, I was rewarded with a glimpse of a wonderful swirling prominence.

So far it's probably the best dancing prominence I have seen with this little telescope.

I was hoping that the prominence would break in half and form two distinct loops, but unfortunately within the next twenty minutes the structure had notably dissipated.

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