Coronado SolarMax II 60 DS. 16x and 21.5x ( Ha )
I see 4 prominences. Two in the NW and one below them in the SW. I also see a small bright one in the SE. The SW prom looks triangular in shape and is separated from the disc a bit. I see two filaments. One near two proms in the NW and the other near a tiny bright prom in the SE. I see a small bright plage on the SW quad of the disc. The mottles are easily seen covering the solar disc.
Orion 70mm Solar Telescope. 25x and 62.5x ( WL )
I looked for the pores shown in the tiny SW AR earlier by the SDO but could not see them. The disc is blank except for fine granulation. I didn't have enough time to really study the disc for faint faculae.
Carpe Noctem!
James
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Cats have often been my observing companions for years. A long while back I was observing with my 10.1" Coulter dobsonian which a friend and I modified making it an open truss design instead of the heavy classic wood-boxed sonotube design it originally was. It cut down the weight. Anyway I turned my back and I heard a THUMP. I turned around and seen the scope pointing at the zenith. I looked into the tube and there was Billy our cat sitting squarely on the primary mirror looking up at me! I yelled and he jumped out leaving a few scratches on the mirror! Needless to say I watch the Coulter and Sky-Watcher closely when Lily is around! It's no issue with classic designs, smaller reflectors or refractors. But watch those open designs with cats!!!