Sunday 31 March 2013


Clear early Morning and new sunspot AR11711 is large but, so far, quiet.
Spot count 70

Saturday 30 March 2013

Quite a supprise, a clear blue sky for a while today, and a nice new active region on the Eastern limb.
None of these sunspots is actively flaring.
Spot count 73

Friday 29 March 2013

 Good Fridays break in the clouds.
None of these sunspots is actively flaring. Solar activity is low.
Spot count 49

Thursday 28 March 2013

 Glad I got a shot in the 10 mins of blue sky we had, theres another AR rotating into view...
None of these sunspots is actively flaring. Solar activity is low.
Spot count 35

Wednesday 27 March 2013

 Yet another gap shot before the high winds started and the snow tried to come back.
None of these sunspots is actively flaring. Solar activity is low.
Spot count 41

Tuesday 26 March 2013

Blowing a gale, but caught about the only gap in the clouds all day.
None of these sunspots is actively flaring. Solar activity is low.
Spot count 56

Monday 25 March 2013

Between the howling gales and clouds, got a hazy view of old Sol, looking quiet.
None of these sunspots is actively flaring. Solar activity is low.
Spot count 45

Friday 22 March 2013

 Today they forecast heavy snow, no sign of it yet but glimpsed a whispy gap in the clouds to get a shot.
None of these sunspots poses a threat for Earth-directed flares.
Spot count 60

Thursday 21 March 2013

 Wet windy day, solid cloud untill I was just about to go out, then a quick gap looked to be rolling over, set up and grabed todays image.
Solar activity is low. None of these sunspots poses a threat for strong flares.
Spot count 70

Tuesday 19 March 2013

 Never thought I would get a image today as it was solid cloud all day, but just before sunset a gap rolled into the right place.
Sunspot AR11698 is crackling with C-class solar flares. All the other sunspots are quiet.
Spot count 116

Monday 18 March 2013

Early shot today as there were a few larger gaps, just before the rain started.
Sunspot AR11696 has a beta-gamma magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 126

Saturday 16 March 2013

Yet again cloud dodging.
 Sunspot AR11696 has a beta-gamma magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 105

Thursday 14 March 2013


   Early morning Sun as the forcast was clouds later, and they were correct.
None of these sunspots is strongly flaring. Solar activity is low.
Spot count 103

Wednesday 13 March 2013

A clear afternoon for a change, so long enough to grab a shot, slight haze about.
Sunspot complex AR1690-1691 is crackling with long-duration C-class solar flares
Spot count 95

Tuesday 12 March 2013

Yet another cloudy day, so a shot through the only hazy gap to show all day.
New sunspot AR11696 is growing rapidly, but it is not yet producing flares. Spot count105

Monday 11 March 2013

After a cloudy snowy day, a quick gap in the clouds got todays image, then packed up quickly as it started to snow again.
None of these sunspots is actively flaring. Solar activity is low.
Spot count 89

Tuesday 5 March 2013

 Yet another cloud dodging day..
Sunspot AR1686 poses a growing threat for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 103