The Sun August 19, 2006

Captured at 14:42 AEST (4:42 UT) on August 19. 2006. Camera: Olympus C5060WZ, 125 ASA, 1/50 sec, 23mm focal length, f/4.8. Scope: Coronado H alpha Personal Solar Telescope (PST) with 13mm Nagler Type 6 eyepiece used for afocal projection. Effective focal length 707mm.

Single frame, cropped, colour balance adjusted to highlight detail and saved for the web in Photoshop 7.

Shows sunspot 904 and two large prominences (one looping).