5th June: Gorgeous Active Region

[Qualia]

White light this morning put on a great show with the relatively complex sunspot groups of AR2360/1/2. Through the 76, there was a peppering of small spots surrounded by bright and snaking faculae. Just appearing on the eastern limb is another sun spot which judging by appearance will probably be quite large in the next few days.

H-alpha was as gorgeous as ever and although not quite so active in terms of prominences the active regions were extremely complex with a number of sunspots freckling the surface, plages and filaments turning and spiralling upon themselves and what appeared to be two very bright patches within AR 2361. Although my experience is limited, I've noted them as solar flares.

Here's a little sketch I made this morning. Both were made with chalks on black paper:

[Knight of Clear Skies]

Great drafting skills there, I thought I was looking at an image.

[Mark at Beaufort]

Rob lovely sketches as usual. Must get out the PST and 4" APO.

[Stu]

Up early today Rob? [emoji6]

Lovely report and sketches as always. Cloudy here [emoji20]

[Ibbo!]

love these

will be giving that area a coat of looking at theis afters

[Pig]

I bet you can sing aswell Rob