The sun on April 16, 2006
Only a single spot visible in white light, region 10871 in the west. Clear, 70 °F, no clouds, transparency very good, turbulence 7/10. Equipment used was Stellacam2 A1010, Baader filter, Televue 2.5X Powermate, and Canon 300D camera, 1/250 sec at ASA 100.
Some nice loop filaments visible in h-alpha in the midwest. Equipment used was Solarview50 h-alpha telescope, Televue 2.5X Powermate, and Canon 300D camera, 1/400 sec at ASA 400 for disk, 1/80 sec at ASA 800 for prominences.
