The surface is especially interesting to me. The really narrowband filters
(less than 0.5angstrom) are great for surface detail. The widerband ones
(1angstrom to 2 angstroms) are better for prominences.
rdc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Wagner" <mgw@No-Spam>
To: <sf-bay-tac@No-Spam>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: [TAC] More sunspot stuff
>
>
> That is a nice shot. I'm hoping Rich Neuschaefer will get his setup out
> and tell us how it looks visually via H-Alpha. The H-Alpha shot you show
> does not show the sunspot details, but it sure shows quite a bit of other
> activity!
>
> At 12:20 PM 1/31/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> >Sorry I clicked the send too early. Here's the image of a H-alpha view
> >http://www.bbso.njit.edu/Images/daily/images/hfullc.jpg
> >rdc
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Richard Crisp" <rdcrisp@No-Spam>
> >To: <sf-bay-tac@No-Spam>
> >Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 12:17 PM
> >Subject: Re: [TAC] More sunspot stuff
> >
> >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mark Wagner" <mgw@No-Spam>
> > > To: <sf-bay-tac@No-Spam>
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 9:43 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [TAC] More sunspot stuff
> > >
> > >
> > > > At 11:36 AM 1/31/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> > > > >try
> > > > >
> > > > >http://www.lmsal.com/SXT/img/First_Light.gif
> > > > >
> > > > >to see photos of what is underway. Mark got pretty close.
> > > > >rdc
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > There's got to be better visible light images than those out there!
> > >
> > >
> > > Ahh, they are not visible light images. They are taken through
narrowband
> > > filters. I prefer to see the prominences and other things too. Visible
> >light
> > > images are a bit plain for my liking.
> > >
> > > I am always struck by how closely the spots look like a melanoma
lesion
> >when
> > > viewed in H-alpha light.
> > > rdc
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
