Monday 31 August 2015

Saturday 29 August 2015

Another early image as the sky looks a bit dark and stormy first thing, so grab a gap when you can....
Sunspot AR12403 has a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares. So far, however, this large sunspot has not lived up to its potential for strong flares
Spot count 52

Friday 28 August 2015

 Quite a clear day but seeing is like looking through water, so here is the best of the best...
Sunspot AR12403 has a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares. So far, however, this large sunspot has not lived up to its potential for strong flares.
Spot count 46

Thursday 27 August 2015

Amazing the Sun came out early and seeing was not to bad, hoping for better later, but instead got rain and wind.
Sunspot AR12403 has a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares.
Spot count 45

Wednesday 26 August 2015

 After two days clouded out the storm passed and got a day of late gaps.
Sunspot AR12403 has a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares.
Spot count 61

Sunday 23 August 2015

 Third time set up today after being rained out, at least the heavy storm seems to have cleared the air a bit and big blue bits showing now.
Growing sunspot AR12403 has a beta-gamma-delta magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares
Spot count 72

Saturday 22 August 2015

 Early morning image as the sky was clear and the gaps were big, hoped it would get better a bit later, but second set of images the seeing had dropped to a hazy smudge....Early Bird and all that....
Growing sunspot AR12403 has a beta-gamma-delta magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares.
Spot count 78

Friday 21 August 2015

Another hazy cloudy morning which brightened up later after noon.  Spot count is on the rise nicely today.
Sunspot AR12403 has a beta-gamma magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 68

Thursday 20 August 2015

 After 2 days of storms and heavy rain which looked like it was never going to stop, caught a late gap on day 3.
Sunspot AR12403 poses a growing threat for solar flares. However, solar activity remains low.
Spot count 36

Monday 17 August 2015

Forecast storms for the afternoon so caught an early gap before the rain hit again.
Neither of these sunspots poses a threat for strong solar flares.
Spot count 32

Sunday 16 August 2015

 Full cloud with not many gaps, caught a bigger one after lunch.
Looking a bit bare this week, neither of these sunspots poses a threat for strong solar flares.
Spot count 33

Saturday 15 August 2015

 After 2 days of rain and wind, it cleared to be a nice morning, not bad seeing but did yet hazy later.
None of these sunspots poses a threat for strong solar flares
Spot count 46

Wednesday 12 August 2015

 Haze again and not good seeing, grabbed the only gap then the rain came down..
Departing sunspot AR12396 poses a waning threat for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 87

Tuesday 11 August 2015

 Late image today through the clouds.
Big sunspot AR12396 is quiet, but it poses a continued threat for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 67

Monday 10 August 2015

 Summer seems to be over for this year, clouds all day and only half decent image first thing.
Big sunspot AR12396 is quiet, but it poses a continued threat for M-class solar flares
Spot count 87

Sunday 9 August 2015

 Misty hazy morning which cleared mid morning enough to get a image before it warmed up with poor seeing and then clouds.
Big sunspot AR12396 is quiet, but it poses a continued threat for M-class solar flares.
Spot count 92

Saturday 8 August 2015

 Early safety shot was the only decent one of the day, hot and humid with a white sky.
Fast-growing sunspot AR12396 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares
Spot count 95

Friday 7 August 2015

 The early cloudy safety shot went in the bin as after lunch the clouds vanished to show large blue patches....just before it got hazy and seeing went in the bin as well.
Fast-growing sunspot AR12396 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares
Spot count 88