SolarMax40 with Quick Cam photos

SolarMax40 is 40mm diameter Hydrogen Alpha filter from Coronado Filters.
Bandpass is <0.8 angstroms. Filter gives excellent views of prominences and surface detail of the sun.
These first photos are of prominences only, and the disk has been masked during image processing.

First attempt: SolarMax40, 60mm f12 refractor, modified quick cam.
astrostack and corel software 8/26/01

Second attempt with quick cam. Same hardware as above, but better seeing.
astrostack and corel software 10/13/01

minimal processing - average of 5 shots

some sharpening and equalization - same source as above.