Thursday 30 April 2015

28 days out of 30 for April

Gusting wind and rain showers, but caught a gap lunch time,a few smaller AR showing but quite a quiet disc.
Spot count 26

Wednesday 29 April 2015


 Gap hunting in high winds, to find all the spots have blown away, just left one tiny AR
Spot count 36

Tuesday 28 April 2015

High winds and the odd shower, so grabbed an early image before the weather got worse.
None of these AR pose a threat of flares, Solar activity is low.
Spot count 42

Monday 27 April 2015

 A frosty morning and a blue gap about lunch time then clouded over for most of the day.
Departing sunspot AR12331 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 55

Sunday 26 April 2015

 Cloudy day with gusty winds and not many gaps, they did get better later in the day.
Sunspot AR12331 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 77

Saturday 25 April 2015

Clouded out and never thought it would clear enough as looked like rain all day, then a gap before heavy rain.
Sunspot AR12331 is growing rapidly, but it does not yet pose a threat for strong flares. Solar activity remains low.
Spot count 79

Friday 24 April 2015

Waited all day for a gap and grabbed the only late one all day.
Not one of the sunspots on the Earth side of the sun is actively flaring.
Spot count 110

Thursday 23 April 2015

Lots of spots soon to vanish round the limb, hope there are some more waiting to rotate into view.
Not one of the sunspots on the Earth side of the sun is actively flaring.
Spot count 134

Wednesday 22 April 2015

 Another blue sky day once the frosty morning had cleared and the mist vanished.
Departing sunspot AR12322 is crackling with M-class solar flares.
Spot count 153

Tuesday 21 April 2015

Not as good as yesterday, but blue sky and hazy seeing.
The sun is peppered with spots, but none of them has the kind of complex magnetic field that harbors energy for strong flares. Solar activity is low.
Spot count 125

Monday 20 April 2015

 Foggy morning so waited for the haze to lift, hazy seeing but a clear sky for a change.
Sunspot AR12321 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares
Spot count 142

Sunday 19 April 2015

 Cold day with clouds and wind, waited and waited and a large gap mid afternoon.
Sunspot AR12321 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 114

Saturday 18 April 2015

After a clouded out day and following morning, gap hunting which paid off late in the day.
Sunspot AR12321 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 93

Thursday 16 April 2015

Back to gap hunting Thursday, caught a poor gap after lunch.
Sunspot AR12321 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares
Spot count 85

Wednesday 15 April 2015

Hottest day of the year so far but seeing was not that good, too hazy.
Sunspot AR12321 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 97

Tuesday 14 April 2015

 More AR on the limb yet to be numbered, Sunspot AR12321 has a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares.
Spot count 68

Monday 13 April 2015

 Cloudy and hazy gap, nice to see 12321 growing.
Growing sunspot AR12321 has a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares.
Spot count 64