Date: August 31, 2009 4:34m PDT
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada

There are two solar prominences in this photo showing two distinct shapes. The bigger prominence on the right side is wispy and intertwined, whereas the prominence on the left forms a solid pillar.

Equipment: Canon 50D dSLR a-focal through a 2.5x Powermate & Lunt LS60THa + LS50FHa solar telescope mounted on an HEQ5 tracking mount.

Processing: ACDSee Pro 2.5 - modest unsharp mask & contrast stretch, crop, resize.