Tuesday 30 April 2013


 Last day of the Month and got an early shot before the clouds etc rolled into play.
Sunspot AR11730 has a delta-class magnetic field that habors energy for X-class solar flares.
Spot count 136

Monday 29 April 2013

Forecast was wind and rain, so when a break in the clouds grabed a quick shot.
Sunspot AR11731 has a beta-gamma magnetic field that habors energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 97

Sunday 28 April 2013

 Cloudy and windy today, managed to get a cloudy image in the only slight bit of blue all day.
Sunspot AR11731 has a beta-gamma magnetic field that habors energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 100

Saturday 27 April 2013

Windy with April showers today, kept watching for a bit of blue between the showers, then found one....got an image, packed up as black clouds rolled in, just in time as it then started to hail.....
Sunspot AR11726 has a delta-class magnetic field that poses a continued threat for X-class flares.
Spot count 104

Friday 26 April 2013

Very early shot today, forecast was wind and rain later, which it did, very heavy rain all day.
Sunspot AR11726 has a delta-class magnetic field that poses a continued threat for X-class flares
Spot count 92

Thursday 25 April 2013

Clouded out Wednesday but back with new spots on Thursday.
Sunspot AR11726 has a delta-class magnetic field that poses a continued threat for X-class flares.
Spot count 92

Tuesday 23 April 2013

Still very windy and cloudy, late morning was the best seeing of the day.
Sunspot AR11726 has a delta-class magnetic field that poses a threat for X-class flares.
Spot count 83

Monday 22 April 2013

A cloudy Monday, but after a couple of hours wait, managed to get a shot through the clouds.
Sunspot AR11726 poses a growing threat for Earth-directed flares, probably M-class.
Spot count 76

Sunday 21 April 2013

Early morning shot as they forecast the best weather first thing, and they were not wrong.
Sunspot AR11726 poses a growing threat for Earth-directed flares, probably M-class.
Spot count 101

Saturday 20 April 2013

Today was a nice warm Sunny day all day...bet that won't last long..
Two new sunspots are rapidly growing in the sun's northern hemisphere: AR11726 and AR11727.
Spot count 101

Friday 19 April 2013

 From a cold and windy morning to a not that bad afternoon with large blue gaps.
Sunspot AR11719 is active, but it is leaving the Earthside of the Sun.
Geoeffective flares are unlikely.
Spot count 86

Thursday 18 April 2013

 After waiting for the haze and clouds to give me patch of blue, got a image early afternoon.
Sunspot AR11723 has begun to slowly decay, decreasing the chance of flares.
Spot count 89

Wednesday 17 April 2013

 The clouds are back, together with the high winds.
Sunspot AR11723 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 97

Tuesday 16 April 2013

 Blowing a gale and cloud dodging, but at least the wind blew more gaps about..
Sunspot AR1723 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 99

Monday 15 April 2013

 Sunspots AR11718 and AR11719 have 'beta-gamma' magnetic fields that harbor energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 111

Sunday 14 April 2013

The first warmer day, so fingers crossed for Spring, still a howling gale and clouds, but more gaps than normal in the clouds.
Sunspots AR11718 and AR11719 have 'beta-gamma' magnetic fields that harbor energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 148

Saturday 13 April 2013

 Early morning images as they forecast rain and cloud later, and they were actually correct for a change.
Sunspots AR11718, AR11719, and AR1721 all have 'beta-gamma' magnetic fields that harbor energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 128