2010 March 18 Prominence

Solar Prominence
Solar h-alpha, Active regions 1054, 1056
Sketch and Details by Erika Rix

DS 60mm Maxscope, LXD75, 21-7mm Zhumell
H-alpha sketch created scope-side with black Canson paper, white Conte’ crayon and pencil, white Prang watercolor pencil, Derwent charcoal pencil, black oil pencil.

That huge prom was an absolute beauty and I could have spent the entire day sketching it over and over for an animation. As it was, it nearly was so complex that a person could spend too much time on one sketch and end up chasing the changes and never actually complete the sketch.

2 thoughts on “2010 March 18 Prominence”

  1. Erika

    A really fascinating drawing.
    Our Sun really puts out some energy, yet it is a mere candle in comparison to some of the supergiants like Rigel etc.

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