The Dutch Observatory

Clear Skies today with seeing at 7/10.  The Sun is getting a little more active and produced a second B-class flare (B2.3) this morning, but not enough to raise the activity level from Very Low to Low.  One active region today AR2552 with two sunspots, but a very small in size of 10 millionths.  Today full disk images and close ups of AR2552 as well as a nice prominence at the Western limb.

Another day without Sunspots and active regions.  However, early this morning the Sun produced a B1.6 class flare at S23E32 breaking its silence since June 1st..  Despite this, the Solar Activity will remain Very Low. Full disk images today showing some nice filaments and a few small proms at the Western limb.  Some close ups in Ha and one in CaK today.

Intermittent clouds with seeing at 4/10.   Wow, the first day with no Active Regions or Sunspots to report!  The last C-class flare was on May 30th so Flare activity is also Very Low.  However a few filaments and a Prom can be seen at the NW limb.  So today full disk images with a few close ups in Ha.

Clear Skies with seeing 5/10.  Solar activity is Very Low with no flares in the last two days.  We barely have two active regions with a total area of 100 millionth.  Total sunspot count today is at 7.  So my close ups of AR2550 and 52  don’t show much. However the Ha full disk  image shows some nice filaments and the CaK still shows some activity.

Clear Skies, getting ready for some thunderstorms in the PM.  Seeing 6/10.  Solar activity is at Very Low with no flares in the last two days.  Three very small active regions with a total area of 60 millionths.  Ten Sunspots today, but the CaK image shows some nice plages and a  nice prominence extended from a filament in the NE Quadrant. Full disk images and close ups of the regions as well as the prom.

Thin cirrus clouds this morning w. seeing at 5/10.  The Solar activity today is Low with four C-class flares in the last two days.  Two additional small regions have been named so today we have 4 regions with a total area of 80 millionths and 16 sunspots, all on the Western hemisphere.  Three full disk images and close ups of the regions.

Clear skies with a few thin clouds here and there.  Seeing 6/10.  Flare activity has picked up a little so today the Solar activity is Low with four C-class flares in the last two days.  Still two active regions AR2548 and 49, but AR2548 is turning to the far side today.  Total active region area is at 80 millionths with five Sunspots between the two areas.  Today three full disk images and a few close ups of AR2549 and some areas with some pores.  I also captured some data with the C11, but will have to see how that will come out.

Clear Skies with Seeing at 6/10.  Solar activity is Very Low with no C-class flares, and only three B-class flares in the last two days.  So the Sun is quiet.  However the area around AR2548 looks really interesting, and not to forget some nice filaments and a looping prominence at the Western limb. Total active region area today is down to 130 millionths and we have only 9 sunspots.  Full disk images in three wavelengths as well as close ups of AR2548 and a possible region to be named.  In addition a close up of AR2548 through the C11 at a focal length of 5600mm.

Pretty cloudy and hazy today so seeing was best at 3/10 and I skipped the Ha close up.  The Solar activity is Low today with only two C-class flares yesterday, a C1.1 and a C1.0.  Two regions AR2546 and 2548 with a total area of 420 millionths and 10 Sunspots total.  Today three full disk images and a closup of AR2546 in WL and CaK.

Thin Cirrus Clouds and high flying hawks today. Seeing 6/10.  Solar activity is at Very Low with no C-class flares in the last two days.  Total active region area today is 460 of which AR2546 still claims 450 millionths.  Total spot count today is at 4.  Full disk images again today with close ups of AR2546 and 48 as well as a nice prominence at the NE limb. Also, AR2546 shows nicely the Wilson effect.