A big prom and a small C2 flare, from Sicily

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A big prom and a small C2 flare, from Sicily

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Today 15 August on the sun there was a bit of a show, a big prominance and a little C2 flare.
FS 152 refractor, 4800mm of focal length and dmk21.

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Re: A big prom and a small C2 flare, from Sicily

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Hi,

Excellent and gret resolution of the prominence
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Re: A big prom and a small C2 flare, from Sicily

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Lucky flare capture and nice prom.


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Thanks Ciao for some excellent images of the action and the prom...

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Re: A big prom and a small C2 flare, from Sicily

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Hi:
Beautiful images.
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Re: A big prom and a small C2 flare, from Sicily

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Lovely to see you back Turi and Wow!! catching a flare is a very lucky thing to do, fabulous images :hamster: :bow How is Etna?

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Many thanks to all.
Dear Alexandra, Etna is explosive... sometimes

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Re: A big prom and a small C2 flare, from Sicily

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Great capture...... love the flare!


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Re: A big prom and a small C2 flare, from Sicily

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Very nice! Great flare capture!!


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Re: A big prom and a small C2 flare, from Sicily

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Excellent captures, Turi.

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Re: A big prom and a small C2 flare, from Sicily

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Well caught flare.Good to see you still going.


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