Singing Bird

Solar Prominences on March 18, 2009
Sketch and Details by Jeff Young

On my birthday, a little bird came up out of the sun to sing to me. Well, that’s how I fancied it anyway….

Solar prominence in h-alpha, March 18, 2009 (seeing 3/5)

Solarscope SF70 on Tele Vue Pronto @f/23, with 15mm Panoptics in Baader MkV binoviewer (110X)

White Derwent Graphitint pencil on black Strathmore Artagain paper.

-Jeff