Todays sun spots

[Neil H]

Hi todays sun spots 2 small and one mega photos taken with my VX8L kendrick filter and samsung phone 

[Paz]

Nice photos. I had a look at the sun at around 10.30am and got the best views I think I've ever seen from home having finally got a solar binoviewing set up just about right. Those 3 spots are the most action I've seen in a long time too.

Here's a picture of my setup and I just managed to get the larger spot with my phone camera. It's very overexposed and vignetted but it's a good one by my standards!

 

[PXR-5]

Nice images 🙂

Seems like things have calmed down in the last several weeks.

[maw lod qan]

Good seeing spots again instead of just floaters!

Hopefully I can get a chance to look after 1pm when I get off.

[Marvin Jenkins]

Hi everyone, after spending a couple of hours yesterday making my first solar filter I got to observe our star for the first time at about 15:30 my time.

I am very happy to report that I saw my first spot which looked like a black figure of eight, along the equator but very far left just a short distance from the limb. There were other light structures by the spot and at moments of calm I could see some granulation near the edges.

I found the following picture on SOHO for today which is pretty much spot on. Sorry for the pun, that has probably been done to death in the past.

Marvin (new solar convert)

 

[maw lod qan]

Just took a peek with my dob. 

Just where SOHO shows it, more easily seen with my eyes than getting it on my Canon SL1.

Did manage to get it faint, so another one of the records.

[Neil H]

If you have an Android phone use this app it's really good has loads of info 

Space weather live  it's in the play store 

[johninderby]

Space weather Live for android or Solar Monitor for ios.

Couple of images from Solar Monitor.