Friday 31 May 2013


A clearish sky for a change, and when its clear old Sol is quiet..
None of these magnetically-simple sunspots poses a threat for strong solar flares
Spot count 71

Monday 27 May 2013

 Another nice early morning solar viewing, then clouds and heavy rain which lasted untill...... 2 days at least.
None of these magnetically-simple sunspots poses a threat for strong solar flares.
Spot count 92

Sunday 26 May 2013

Nice clear early sky, so got a quick image...
Sunspot AR11756 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 107

Saturday 25 May 2013

 A nice clearish day for a change, so got an early white light image, nice new area on the limb.
Sunspots AR11755 and AR11756 have 'beta-gamma' magnetic fields that harbor energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 99

Friday 24 May 2013

 After a wet and very windy morning, a clear blue gap blew over in the afternoon, still blowing a gale but got a image.
Sunspots AR11755 and AR11756 have 'beta-gamma' magnetic fields that harbor energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 117

Thursday 23 May 2013

 The early bird catched the worm on Thursdays, then again back to rain/hail and high winds.
Sunspot AR11756 is growing rapidly and could soon pose a threat for strong flares.
Spot count 107

Wednesday 22 May 2013

Yet another cloud dodging day, quick image after waiting about 6 hours, then packed up just before the Hail storm..
Sunspot AR11748 has substantially decayed since it unleashed four X-flares last week.
It now poses a threat for lesser M-flares.
Spot count 119

Tuesday 21 May 2013

Cloudy wet day, almost given up on getting a shot today, then got a slight break in the clouds before covering over again.
Sunspot AR11748 has quieted since it unleashed four X-flares last week. Nevertheless, it still has a delta-class magnetic field that harbors energy for strong explosions.
Spot count 113

Sunday 19 May 2013

 Sunday spent cloud dodging all day, got white light first thing, then waited for the gaps for Cak and Ha.
Sunspot AR11748 has a delta-class magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares.
Spot count 146

Friday 17 May 2013

 Friday and ready for the International Astronomy show in Warwick, so lucky to get a gap early, image got then off to the show to get there for 9am...
Sunspot AR11748 has a delta-class magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares.
Spot count 212

Thursday 16 May 2013

Early image then back to the normal rain and wind..
Sunspot AR11748 has a dela-class magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares.

Spot count 186

Wednesday 15 May 2013

Rain and cloud first thing, got a lucky break early afternoon..
Sunspot AR11748 is crackling with X-class solar flares.
Spot count 142

Tuesday 14 May 2013

 Very early low image and then watched the clouds roll in for heavy rain and hail for the next 24 hours ish...
Sunspot AR11748 is crackling with X-class solar flares
Spot count 144

Monday 13 May 2013

Early image today in the only gap in the clouds all day, then heavy hail storms.
Sunspots AR11745 and AR11746 have 'beta-gamma' magnetic fields that harbor energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 174

Sunday 12 May 2013

 Cloudy start, then a gap, then clouds and now rain again. But look at all the AR rotating into view this week...
Emerging sunspots AR11745 and AR11746 pose a threat for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 145

Saturday 11 May 2013

 Never thought the clouds and rain would clear today, just about to give up when there was a hazy gap.
Sunspots AR11745 and AR11736 pose a threat for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 149

Friday 10 May 2013

After the rain the Sun could be seen in the gaps in the clouds, and look, a new AR on the limb....
Sunspot AR1736 has a beta-gamma magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares
Spot count 154