ar11543 8th August

ar11543, a photo by Mark Townley on Flickr.

Taken with the 127mm SS at 1900mm fl, the lightbridge on this new active region could indicate it is diminishing in terms of activity.

Ha Full Disk 8th August

Ha full disk, a photo by Mark Townley on Flickr.

Finally after over a week the clouds finally parted this afternoon and I was able to get an overview of what is a pretty active sun at the moment. Taken with the DS40 @ f20, DMK31.

AR11532 - C8 Flare Animation 30th July

I was really pleased to see a small near M class flare erupt in now decaying AR11532. This took place over a time frame of about 20 minutes. Seeing conditions weren't great but it's always good to catch a flare happening in real time. This was easily the largest explosion to be happening in over a 4 light year radius, this active region has been putting out these flares on a near daily basis since last friday. Taken with the 127mm @ 1900mm fl DMK31.

ar11532 - 30th July

ar11532, a photo by Mark Townley on Flickr.

AR11532 has two magnetic delta structures, one in the leading penumbra, another in a central penumbra. Further M class flaring is possible. Flare: M2.3/1N at 06:22 UTC.

Taken with the 127mm @ 1900mm DMK31

ar11529 ar11530 30th July

ar11529 ar11530, a photo by Mark Townley on Flickr.

ar11528 Second Wind

ar11528, a photo by Mark Townley on Flickr.

After writing this little spot off yesterday it seems to have had a second wind of activity...

Interesting Filaments 30th July

filaments, a photo by Mark Townley on Flickr.