The Dutch Observatory

After a few cloudy days, a break with below average seeing.  Solar Activity is Very Low and no active regions and spots.  This is spotless day 230.  The only thing I could make out was the plage near the western limb.  Today two full disk images and a close up of the western limb.

Solar Activity remains Very Low.  AR2715 is now just 20 millionths with 2 spots.  No new active regions in sight so far.  It has been 15 days since we had a spotless day, but soon the count could continue.  It is interesting to note that this rotation CR2205 so far has had the largest Total Active Region Areas for the rotation since AR2200 in February of this year. CR2205 accumulated 1180 millionths so far, but CR2200 accumulated 2160 millionths.  But than again, the rotation is not over yet.

Solar Activity remains Very Low with no qualifying flares in the last two days. AR2715 has deteriorated to a Cai regions covering 40 millionths and 4 spots.  In addition a few small pores can be seen east of the meridian. Two full disk images today with closeups of AR2715, the plage in CaK and the pores on WL.

Clear skies again with average seeing and good transparency.  Solar Activity remains Very Low with no qualifying flares in the last two days.  AR2713 is now on the far side and AR2715 is a Dac region, covering 100 millionths and six spots.  My Ha scope is still away, so only full disk images in two wavelengths with close ups of the mentioned regions.

Morphology  overview of AR2713
My first image of AR2713 was on June 16 when it covered an area of 10 millionths and was classified as an Bxo.  It stayed as such until the 22nd when I imaged AR2713 as a Dso with a size of 70 millionths, a rapid increase.  My last image was on the 24th just before it turned to the far side still being at 70 millionths but now being a Dao.

Clear skies with average seeing and great transparency.  Solar Activity remains Very Low with no qualifying flares in the last two days.  Before turning to the far side, AR2713, which is a Dao area today, produced 5 B-class flares so far in the last 48 hours, but AR2715, a Dac region, outdid the AR2713 with 4 larger flares of which the largest was a B8.6. Total Active Region Area for the day is 190 millionths with 14 sunspots. The plage is still very noticeable in CaK.  Today full disk images in 540nm and CaK and close ups of the mentioned regions.

Clearing skies with below average seeing and transparency.  Solar Activity remains Very Low with no qualifying flares in the last two days.  Yesterday registered a C class flare, while the rest remains of the B-class.  AR2713 has increased to 70 millionths, the largest it has been so far, and AR2715 is now a sizable 160 millionths, the largest active region since AR2599 in February 2018.  Some light bridges can be seen in today’s images. Total Active Region Area for today is 240 millionths containing 23 spots. Full disk images today in CaK and 540nm and close ups of the mentioned areas including the plage in the Eastern half in CaK.

Clear skies this morning with average seeing and transparency.  Solar Activity remains Very Low with no qualifying flares in the last two days.  We have three Active Regions again with AR2715 developing very fast.  Three B-class flares were observed so far today and yesterday, two of them in AR2714.  Total Active Region Area for the day is 80 with a total of 11 sunspots.  Full disk images today in CaK and 540nm, and close ups of the mentioned regions.

Clear Skies with good seeing and transparency.  Solar Activity remains Very Low with no qualifying flares in the last two days.  The unnamed pore ahead of AR2713 is now been named as AR2714 and I also noticed that the pore following the region, which I noticed on the 15th, has popped up again. In addition, a new area might be forming near the Eastern limb. Total Active Region area to day is 20 millionths and the spot count is 8. Full disk images today in CaK and 540nm as well as close ups of the mentioned regions.

Another hot day with average seeing and great transparency.  AR2713 does not seem to give up since it increased to 20 millionths and 5 sunspots.  In addition, I noticed a pore, this time ahead of the region. Yesterday AR2713 did produce three small B1 class flares, but today it is off to a slow start with no flares yet.  Today two full disk images in CaK and 540nm as well as close ups of the mentioned areas.