One week to solar eclipse

Observed object: Sun and sunspot group AR 2297 Date: 22.03.2015 Time: 10:15 UT Observing site: Kuusamo, Finland Instrument: Canon EOS 1100D, 4” refractor Today when I'm writing this post, it's exactly one week to go to the solar eclipse! Now weather has been really fantastic, days and nights have been clear and now the length …

Gigantic sunspot AR 2192

Observed object: Sun and sunspot group AR 2192 Date: 27.10.2014 Time: 12:00 UT Observing site: Kuusamo, Finland Instrument: Canon EOS 1100D, 4'' refractor During couple of last weeks, a magnificent sunspot group, named AR 2192 was growing in the surface of the Sun. This sunspot group was largest in more than 20 years, and it …

Solar statistics 2011

Hello you all, and wonderful and the most succesfull new year! Year has changed, but the weather hasn't changed much. It has been continuously cloudy here in Finland, and I haven't got any observing chances this year - yet. Nevertheless, I made some summary and statistics of last year's Solar observations. Briefly, it looks like …

Sunspots in August 2011

During the August, weather was not so favourable as it was in July, and I was able to make only 18 observations, which is still quite good amount! In August, It was possible for me and for many others to witness the growth and fading of couple of gigantic sunspt groups in early August. Actually, …

Sunspots July 2011

In July the Sun was shining much, and I was able to do observations in 20 days. The Solar activity has been in high level during July, and I got the highest monthly average so far this year in July, the average Wolf's number in July was 51,05. Nevertheless, there was a short period with …

Sunspots June 2011

In June, I spent most of my time in municipality of Kuusamo, in NE Finland, where my observing site was a famous holiday resort, Ruka. Nevertheless, I wasn't having a holiday there but working! Anyway, scenary was absolutely stunning and beautiful and it was almost just like having a holiday! In June, I got many …

Sunspot observations in May 2011

In may Sun was shining in many days during May here in Finland. In the beginning of May, I was unfortunately in Southern Finland, where I didn't have proper equipment for solar obsevations, so there is a gap in observation series. And when I came back to Sodankylä, there was a cloudy period of several …

Sunspot observations April 2011

In April, I made sunspot observations allways when possible. In total, I managed to make observations in 10/30 days. I made my observations in Sodankylä, Northern Finland with my new 102/1000mm refractor. I wasn't able to see any naked eye sunspots in April. The mean sunspot number in April 2011 according to my observations is …