Thursday 28 February 2013

Full Disc White Light February 2013
 Another day taken through clouds.
Sunspot AR11682 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class flares.

Wednesday 27 February 2013

 Taken through the only bright bit in the clouds that I could see the Sun through.
Sunspot AR11682 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class flares.

Wednesday 20 February 2013

 Another late afternoon shot.
Sunspot AR11678 is growing rapidly and could soon pose a threat for M-class flares.
Spot count 117

Tuesday 19 February 2013


Cold and frosty morning, but the Sun soon warmed up and got rid of the haze, so a earlyish image.
Sunspot AR11678 is growing rapidly and could soon pose a threat for M-class flares.
Spot count 92

Monday 18 February 2013

 Another nice morning to get todays image.
New sunspot AR11675 poses a growing threat for M-class flares
Spot count 74

Sunday 17 February 2013


 Sunday and the Sun came out to play, nice start to the new week.
New sunspot AR11675 is growing rapidly and poses a threat for M-class flares.
Spot count 75

Saturday 16 February 2013

 Slight hazy cloud but better than it has been for ages...
None of these sunspots is actively flaring.
Spot count 59

Friday 15 February 2013

 Second day after what seemed to be ages of rain/snow and mist that the Sun came out to play.
Still looking a bit bare.
None of these sunspots is actively flaring.
Spot count 25

Thursday 14 February 2013

 A Cloudy start to the day but it soon cleared to give a cold but clearish day.
Looking a bit bare for a Valentines day Sun.
None of these sunspots is actively flaring.
Spot Count 26

Friday 8 February 2013


 Clouded out all day, nearly gave up, but just before Sunset there was a quick break in the clouds.
None of these sunspots is actively flaring.
Spot count 58

Thursday 7 February 2013

 Yet another windy/wet day, got a shot early and it was the only time the Sun was visable all day.
Sunspot AR11667 is decaying, but still poses a threat for C-class solar flares.
Spot count 39

Wednesday 6 February 2013

 Another cloud dodging day, but got a slight break in the clouds just before the Sun vanished behing the trees.
Sunspot AR11667 is decaying, but still poses a threat for C- and M-class solar flares.
Spot count 41

Tuesday 5 February 2013

 Very windy day, but got a shot between the gusts and rain/snow.
Sunspot AR11667 is in decay, and it is no longer crackling with C-class solar flares.
Spot count 30

Monday 4 February 2013

A clear morning for a decent image for a change.
Sunspot AR11667 is crackling with C-class solar flares.
Spot count 79

Saturday 2 February 2013

A bit better observing day today, and as normal not a lot of activitiy.
 None of these sunspots is actively flaring
Spot count 65

Friday 1 February 2013

 After a cloudy, rainy day, grabed the only shot where the Sun was actually seen through clouds.
None of these sunspots is actively flaring.
Spot count 47