Monday 30 September 2013


You would never tell it was cloudy all day......
Sunspot AR11850 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 39

Sunday 29 September 2013

 What a clear day today, seeing is a bit hazy but got Ha and Cak as well today.
Sunspots 11850 and 11853 pose a slight threat for C-class solar flares.
Spot count 58

Saturday 28 September 2013

 Typical today, had an outreach event, and when I got home the clouds had started to roll in, but there is a nice new AR on the limb.
None of these sunspots poses a threat for strong flares.
Spot count 54

Friday 27 September 2013

Huge gaps today, so a decent image for a change...
None of these sunspots poses a threat for strong flares.
Spot count 63

Thursday 26 September 2013

Clouds again all day, but caught another quick gap......
Sunspot AR1850 is growing, but solar activity remains low.
Spot count 61

Wednesday 25 September 2013

Its getting worse, today's image through clouds.
Sunspot AR11850 is growing, but solar activity remains low.
Spot count 56

Tuesday 24 September 2013

After the clouds and rain and wind a gap....cloudy gap but a gap.
With no sunspots actively flaring, solar activity is low.
Spot count 65

Sunday 22 September 2013

 Sunny start then whilst setting up for today's images, clouds rolled in, so back to gap hunting, but at least they are big gaps.
Sunspot AR1850 is crackling with low-level C-class solar flares.
Spot count 79

Saturday 21 September 2013

 Took ages for the hazy mist to burn off, caught late afternoon gap, nice show of AR 11846 is the largest seen for a while.
Sunspot AR11850 is crackling with low-level C-class solar flares
Spot count 85

Friday 20 September 2013

Hazy and misty morning, but burnt off enough to catch a gap before setting off for the day.  Activity is building up again.
New sunspot AR1850 is starting to crackle with C-class solar flares.
Spot count 85

Thursday 19 September 2013

Yet another cloudy day, so waited and waited and paid off as a cloud free gap.
Sunspot AR11846 poses a slight threat for M-class solar flares. Until such a flare occurs, however, solar activity remains low.. 

Spot count 59

Wednesday 18 September 2013

Rain first thing, then just about to go out and a gap, not a very big one, but big enough, and wow, look at the new AR's.
The Earthside of the sun is very quiet. Solar activity remains low.
Spot count 80

Monday 16 September 2013

 Forecast is heavy rain and storms later, so early gap gave today's tiny spot disc.
The Earthside of the sun is very quiet. Solar activity remains low.
Spot count 16

Saturday 14 September 2013

After a good outreach event got home to see the late Sun.
The Earthside of the sun is very quiet. Solar activity remains low.
Spot count 40

Thursday 12 September 2013

After a day of total cloud, caught a gap before cloud stopped play again.
The Earthside of the sun is very quiet. Solar activity remains low.
Spot count 53

Tuesday 10 September 2013

 Wet and full cloud all day, then 20 minutes before Sunset, a slight gap of hazy blue, but the Sun was hiding behind a tree, but with it also being windy, the branch that was covering the disc kept blowing out the way, so got a quick image.
11838 is fading, but there is another AR growing below it.
The Earthside of the sun is very quiet. Solar activity remains low.
Spot count 13

Monday 9 September 2013

 Heavy rain then heavy rain and a gap.....then packed up as looked a bit dark and heavy rain again....
If it wasn't for the tiny AR11838 then it would be a blank disc, which would be the first time since August 14, 2011The Earthside of the sun is very quiet. Solar activity remains low.
Spot count 24