Monday 31 December 2012

Sunday 30 December 2012

 None of these sunspots is actively flaring.
Spot count 49

Thursday 27 December 2012

 Sunspot 11635 is crackling with low-level C-class solar flares.
Spot count 82

Wednesday 26 December 2012

 Early morning Boxing Day Sun, just before the rain and high winds started.
Sunspot 11635 is crackling with low-level C-class solar flares.
Spot count 58

Tuesday 25 December 2012

 Christmas Day Sun through clouds.
Sunspot 11635 poses a slim threat for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 53

Sunday 23 December 2012

Cloudy day again but at least the rain has stopped for now.  Quick morning shot though light cloud.
Sunspot 11635 is crackling with low-level C-flares.
Spot count 67

Friday 21 December 2012

 Yet another cloudy day, lucky to get a shot though.
None of the spots on the Earthside of the sun is actively flaring.
Spot count 53

Monday 17 December 2012


Clouds and clouds again, but a quick shot in a less cloudy gap...
None of the spots on the Earthside of the sun is actively flaring.
Spot count 74

Sunday 16 December 2012

 Solar activity is low despite the emergence of new sunspots AR11633 and AR11634.
Spot count 88

Wednesday 12 December 2012

 Another early shot before the clouds rolled over....
AR11629 produced an impulsive C6 flare on Dec. 12th. Otherwise, solar activity is very low.
Spot count 55

Monday 10 December 2012

Another windy/wet/misty day. Only chance for a image today was through clouds.
New sunspot AR 11630 poses a threat for borderline M-class solar flares.
Spot count 40

Sunday 9 December 2012

 High winds and fast moving clouds (forecast said clear and Sunny....wrong).
So got a shot in a patch of blue, then it started to rain/wind/rain etc etc.....
Then 30 minutes later heard the news that Sir Patrick Moore had passed away...
Todays Images are in memory of the Great man himself, who without his passion I doubt most of us would not be doing what we do today....
None of the sunspots on the Earthside of the sun are actively flaring, but AR11629 is growing rapidly and could soon break the quiet.
Spot count 35

Saturday 8 December 2012

  Blowing a gale and could hardly stand up....but it also blew the clouds around very fast, so managed to get a shot inbetween them...
None of the sunspots on the Earthside of the sun pose a threat for strong flares.
Spot count 23

Friday 7 December 2012

 None of the spots on the Earthside of the sun pose a threat for strong solar flares.
Spot count 49

Wednesday 5 December 2012

 None of the spots on the Earthside of the sun pose a threat for strong solar flares.
Spot count 58

Tuesday 4 December 2012

 None of the spots on the Earthside of the sun pose a threat for strong solar flares.
Spot count 44

Monday 3 December 2012

 Bit cloudy but still managed to get a shot through them.
None of the spots on the Earthside of the sun pose a threat for strong solar flares.
Spot count 43

Sunday 2 December 2012

 Sunspot complex 11623-11625 has a beta-gamma magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 49