Thursday 31 July 2014


Quick early morning image before the high winds and rain started for another Summer day.
Sunspot AR12130 has a delta-class magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares.
Spot count 145

Wednesday 30 July 2014

 The misty mornings are back so got to wait for the haze to clear to get an image.
Sunspots AR12126, AR12127 and AR12130 have complex magnetic fields that harbor energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 160

Tuesday 29 July 2014

Yet again a early image as they forecast rain later, not arrived yet but clouded over.
The sunspot number is climbing, but so far the new sunspots are all quiet. Solar activity remains low.
Spot count 143

Monday 28 July 2014

Caught a early image before the haze arrived and clouded out again..
The sunspot number is climbing, but so far the new sunspots are all quiet. Solar activity remains low.
Spot count 110

Sunday 27 July 2014

 Sunday misty hazy day again, nice to see a few more AR on the limb and the count is going up.
Solar activity remains low.
Spot count 76

Saturday 26 July 2014

Today sees a huge prom lifting off the surface, unfortunately the clouds got worse so never got to see it live.
Sunspot AR12121 poses a slight threat for minor C-class solar flares. Overall, solar activity remains low.
Spot count 65

Friday 25 July 2014

Summer this year seems to be more gap hunting that it was in winter. 
Sunspot AR12121 poses a slight threat for minor C-class solar flares. Overall, solar activity is very low.
Spot count 55

Thursday 24 July 2014

Another boiling Sun today, but getting more active this week.
Sunspot AR12121 poses an increasing threat for C-class solar flares.
Spot count 55

Wednesday 23 July 2014

Yet again a hazy humid hot day, but nice to see AR12121 is growing and the count is on the up.
Solar activity remains low despite the emergence of two new sunspots on the eastern limb.
Spot count 40

Tuesday 22 July 2014

Another hot and humid day, hard to focus as very hazy again.
Lets hope the 2 new active regions grow this week.
Solar activity remains very low. Tiny sunspot AR12119 does not pose a threat for strong solar flares
Spot count 16

Monday 21 July 2014

Hot and humid day after the mist had burnt off, but then got hazy after a quick gap.
Solar activity remains very low. None of the numbered sunspots poses a threat for strong solar flares
Spot count 17

Sunday 20 July 2014

Bin bags out today as the only gaps were between very heavy rain and winds, so quickly cover everything up whilst trying to get a gap.
Solar activity remains very low. Neither of the numbered sunspots poses a threat for strong (or even weak) solar flares.
Spot count 27

Saturday 19 July 2014

Today another nearly total white out day, and lucky to get a bit of a poor image through haze before the heavy rain started.
Solar activity remains very low. Neither of the numbered sunspots poses a threat for strong (or even weak) solar flares.
Spot count 26

Friday 18 July 2014

 SUNSPOT NUMBER DROPS TO ZERO:
Solar activity is very low. July 17th brought the first spotless day in nearly three years. The face of the sun was completely blank and the sunspot number dropped to zero. Now, however, two small sunspots are emerging.
Spot count 0 (only briefly as now there are a couple forming)

Thursday 17 July 2014

Sunny and hazy hot day again today, I spy 2 new AR starting to show in the centre, just in time as the last one is heading off the disc.
None of these small sunspots poses a threat for geo effective solar flares. Solar activity is low
Spot count 11

Wednesday 16 July 2014

Warm day but cloudy and threats of rain, so a cloudy image today, not that there is much to see today, one tiny AR.
None of these small sunspots poses a threat for geo effective solar flares. Solar activity is low.
Spot count 25

Tuesday 15 July 2014

Getting tricky to focus on the tiny spots today, hazy and hot today.
None of these small sunspots poses a threat for geo effective solar flares. Solar activity is low.
Spot count 70