Sunday Sept 8, the show was extremely active. This prominence showed changes every time the clouds parted, which made getting a satisfying sketch frustrating. It seemed clearly in an eruptive stage when first seen about 11:00-11:30 EDT, compared to yesterday's much lower and more complex appearance (not shown).



By 2:00 PM EDT, the thin "scaffolding" to the left had disappeared as had the bright "ball" suspended near its tip. Had this and other material flowed into the brighter, bulkier portion of the prominence? It had become very complex, with a wide range of faint and bright, sharp and nebulous detail connected to the rim by both bright and faint "legs". Its appearance changed radically due to seeing and the exact state of tune of the filter.



By 4:00 PM EDT, this was the only clearly visible remnant, but by 7:00 it had thickened up again! [Illustrations: 1996 Sept 8, 11:00 - 16:00 EDT]

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