The Dutch Observatory

Reasonable temps and clear skies with seeing at 7/10.  Today we have four Active regions, AR2553, 56 , 57 and 58.  Solar activity is still Low.  Although we have four regions, the total Active Region Area for the Sun is only 330 millionths.  Total Spot count is 8 with 5 spots in AR2558. Today full disk images in the three wavelengths as well as close ups of the regions.

The skies started to clear up.  Seeing at 7/10.  The Sun produced a C1.7 flare this morning at N11W30 elevating the Solar Activity from Very Low  to Low.  Four Active Regions today with a total Active Region area of 310 millionths and 6 Sunspots.  The largest area AR2553 is still  an alpha, Hhx region.  Today full disk images and some close ups in various wavelengths of some of the regions as noted on the images themselves.

This heat wave needs to stop.  Already 90 degrees at the end of my observing session!  Solar activity is Very Low with no C-class flares in the last two days, although AR2555 has been busy with B-class flares. Two Active Regions today with a total area of 340 millionths and a total count of 6 spots.  AR2553 has been an alpha area since it came around the Western limb, and was classified continuously, except for the first day,  as an Hhx area.  In addition to the nice filaments around AR2553, we have a beautiful arching Prom at the NW limb and a new spot emerging in the West.

Clear Skies, with seeing at 6/10.  Solar activity is Very Low with no C-class flare in the last two days.  AR2553 has reached a size of 300 millionths of the 350 total region area for the Sun today. The pores that started to pop up on the 14th have not been named yet, but are the location of some B-class flares activities.  Total Sunspots count is today at 2. The area around AR2553 keeps looking nice with the plages and filaments.  In addition to the regular images I take, I took the C11 out today for a close up of AR2553 and the not named region.

Scattered Clouds again with seeing at 4/10.  Solar activity is Very Low today with no C-class flares in the last two days.  Two regions today  with a total Active Region Area of 10 millionths less than yesterday as well as one Sunspot less.  Total Active Region Area today is at 390 millionths and 6 spots.  Full disk images today as well as close ups of the two regions. Just noticing that the area around AR2553 looks great in Ha!

Clear skies and hot!  Seeing 7/10.  Solar activity Very Low with no flares in the last two days. AR2553 is getting a little smaller, while AR2554 gained a little.  However, the classification on the McIntosh scale has not changed. Neither has the number of Sunspots which is 7.  Total active regions area is 420 millionths.  The area around AR2553 looks great in Ha and the NW limb showed a nice prominence.

Cirrus clouds impacted the seeing today.  Solar activity is Low today with two C-class flares in the last two days.  AR2552 has rotated to the far side of the Sun so we only see AR2553 and 54.  AR2553 has increased in size, showing some nice plages and plasma streams, is 330millionths out of a total of 500 millionths and is still a Hhx on the McIntosh scale.  Total spot count today is 9.  Full disk images today as well as close ups of the two Earth facing areas.

Scattered clouds this morning with mediocre seeing.  AR2554 has more than doubled its size the last day and AR2552 still produced a C-6.5 flare before its turning to the far side.  Total Active Region area for the Sun today is 440 millionths with three Regions and 7 Sunspots.  Today again three full disk images and close ups of the regions.

Clear, stable skies w. seeing 7/10.  Solar activity is Very Low today with no C-class flares in the last two days. The new AR2553 has been relative quiet with only 2 B-class flares.  A new Active Region is popping up in the NW quadrant.  Total active region area for today is 180 millionths.  Full disk images today as well as close ups of the regions.

For you who don’t know, we can peek around the Sun and see what’s happening there. NASA’s Stereo satellites (Satellite A(head) and B(ehind) were giving us a full accounting of what was happening on the full Sun until Stereo B failed at the other side of its orbit around the Sun. However, Stereo A is still sending us its observations. In the image below you can see that the coming week should be of interest to us, as several ARs will turn into our view. (Left side of the image -180 to -90) Image provided by NASA’s Stereo project.