My Solar Viewing Journal For May 2008

5-1-08 - May is starting off with some spectacular feartures to see!
I oriented the SOHO image from same time to align with my view!

5-1-08 - Pete Lawrence starts the month off with a trio of top 10ers and an amazing animation!

5-1-08 - P-M Heden also captured this spectacular prom!

5-1-08 - Emiel Veldhuis captured this wall of plasma!

5-1-08 - Robert Arnold got May off to a wonderful start as well!

5-1-08 - C. Keller produced these spectacular images!
The 2nd shows a wonderful comparison between 4/30 and 5/01, great job!

5-1-08 - Didier Favre's image is absolutely mind blowing!

5-2-08 - Forecast sucked, but I managed a very early viewing, SOHO at same time also!

5-2-08 - Maxim Usatov totally confirmed my seeing today, I love when that happens!

5-2-08 - Malcolm Park captured the action from the UK for us!

5-2-08 - E. Signorelli, a Stets student presents this wonderful comparison!

5-2-08 - Andy T. also captured today's action!

5-3-08 - Took until 7pm before I could get conditions to view!

5-3-08 - Pete Lawrence, as always, blows me away!

5-3-08 - Malcolm Park turned up the heat this morning!

5-3-08 - Emiel Veldhuis shared his imaging sessions with me again, here is his capture...He was dealing with clouds the whole time!

5-3-08 - Mike Walters captured some prom action this morning!

5-4-08 - Just over 12hrs later I wake to a spectacular morning and new AR forming!

5-4-08 - Erika Rix really knows how to present her masterpieces!

5-4-08 - Emiel Veldhuis created this wonderful animation
showing the new AR!

5-4-08 - Patricia Cannaerts got her groove on this morning!

5-4-08 - P-M Heden captured this morning's action perfectly!

5-4-08 - Joel Bavais really got in close, superb capture!

5-4-08 - Greg Piepol shared this spectacular image!

5-4-08 - Cai Wohler couldn't sit back with this much excitement!

5-4-08 - Alan Friedman captured this wonderful image!

5-4-08 - Tapio Lahtenin shared this great capture!

5-5-08 - A very active Cinco De Mayo and new spot 993!

5-5-08 - I was fortunate to get another late day view and SOHO to confirm it!

5-5-08 - Malcolm Park really capture new Sunspot 993!

5-5-08 - Patricia Cannaerts captured some Belgian sun this morning!

5-5-08 - Ralph Marantino go this view on as well today, great report!

5-5-08 - J. Stetson and his students, D. Leeman & S. Turner took these great images!

5-5-08 - J. Stetson and E. Signorelli shared these great captures!

5-5-08 - Aleksey Masslennikov shared this wonderful series showing the dynamic
nature of the sun and why we love viewing it so much!

5-6-08 - Terrible seeing conditions, haze.
Pete Lawrence's 3rd image confirms my observation vey well!

5-6-08 - Malcolm Park's presentations are wonderful!

5-6-08 - Ralph Marantino filed a fantastic report today!

5-6-08 - Cai Wohler also took part in this photo-fest!

5-6-08 - Patricia Cannaerts has been on a roll!

5-6-08 - Pete Lawrence captured 993 and a beautiful prom!

5-6-08 - Greg Piepol shared some great captures!

5-6-08 - Les Cowley sketched some beauties today with a comparison to Pete Lawrence's!

5-6-08 - Aleksey Masslennikov shared another spectacular capture!

5-7-08 - The activity over the last couple of days has been just awesome!
I blew up the NW prom and inverted it, not bad! LOL

5-7-08 - Malcolm Park really knows how to make a presentation!

5-7-08 - Aleksey Masslennikov captured these spectacular comparisons!

5-7-08 - Pete Lawrence issued an international challenge today!

He also put together this absolutely amazing series!

5-7-08 - Les Cowley was really on top of the action this morning!

5-7-08 - Les Cowley also put together an int'l montage of today's activity!

5-7-08 - Patricia Cannaerts' presentations are simply beautiful!

5-7-08 - Nick Howes really knows how to WOW!

5-8-08 - Malcolm Park starts the day off hot!

5-8-08 - Pete Lawrence captured today's action perfectly!

5-8-08 - Andy Tanner also captured this beautiful image today!

5-9-08 - Once again I wake to Pete Lawrence's superb images!

5-10-08 - Turned into a great day for viewing!

5-10-08 - Les Cowley captured this great sequence!

5-10-08 - P-M Heden also captured this eruptive prominence!

5-10-08 - Cai Wohler captured this photogenic prom as well!

5-11-08 - 30-40mph winds had me viewing from indoors!

5-11-08 - Pete Lawrence captured the lil activity there was to capture!

5-11-08 - Malcolm Park really captured the action, what a presentation also!

5-11-08 - Aleksey Masslennikov captured a beaut as well!

5-12-08 - One of the most amazing things I ever saw!
I sketched an explosive prom from boom to the end!

5-12-08 - Les Cowley captured an earlier eruption!

5-12-08 - J Stetson and C Miller saw it like this!

5-12-08 - Patricia and Emiel teamed up for this great shot!

5-12-08 - Didier Favre also captured the explosive prom in great detail!

5-12-08 - Pete Lawrence captured the activity when I was viewing as well!

5-12-08 - Malcolm Park was on fire today, no pun intended!
This series was when I was viewing!

5-12-08 - Cai Wohler captured the action as well!

5-13-08 - Competing with yesterday would be very tough, but today
was far from disappointing as a new active region came around the bend!

5-13-08 - Pete Lawrence captured the AR comin round the bend!

5-13-08 - Greg Piepol calcified the new AR for us in great detail!

5-13-08 - Malcolm Park also captured some early activity!

5-13-08 - Ralph Marantino can always be counted on for a thorough report!

5-13-08 - Andreas Murner couldn't sit on the sidelines, thankfully!

5-13-08 - Michael Rosolina sketched the action as well!

5-14-08 - Dave Lopresti shared this beautiful capture!

5-14-08 - Malcolm Park starts today off with a beauty of the new AR!

5-14-08 - Patricia Cannaerts captured some nice Belgian sun, including the new AR!

5-14-08 - Nick Howes captured some spectacular prominences!

5-14-08 - C. Miller and C. Lyons captured this spectacular image, great work!

5-15-08 - Leon also captured the prom!

5-15-08 - Max Usatov's always shine!

5-15-08 - Mark Seibold's art! I am so honored to have his work on my site!
See more of Mark's art here!

5-15-08 - Aleksey Masslennikov also captured today's action!

5-16-08 - It appears 3, maybe 4, new spots are emerging today!

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5-16-08 - Managed an afternoon view and what a view!

5-16-08 - Aleksey Masslennikov started today off with a pair of WOWs!

5-16-08 - Andy Tanner presents some excellent captures!

5-16-08 - Dennis Fell captures the active regions perfectly!

5-17-08 - Poor seeing conditions, but thankfully plenty to see!

5-17-08 - Aleksey Masslennikov captured the many active regions on the disk!

5-17-08 - Paval Rapavy captured the active regions 994, 995 & 996 up close!

5-18-08 - I felt like I stuggled, but lots to see!

5-18-08 - Pete Lawrence captured some beauties!

5-18-08 - Andy Tanner captured this spectacular prom!

5-18-08 - Nick Howes really captured this prom!

5-18-08 - Malcolm Park also shows the ARs up close!

5-18-08 - Mike Strieber put this beautiful presentation together!

5-18-08 - Emiel Veldhuis has the morphing down to a science!

5-18-08 - Larry Alvarez got his view on, THANK YOU!

5-18-08 - E. Signorelli and C. Miller put this fantastic set together!

5-19-08 - Another very active day in a very active month!

5-19-08 - Aleksey Masslennikov once again shares a beauty with us!

5-19-08 - Malcolm Park has been on a serious roll!

5-19-08 - Mike Strieber captured the hot action!

5-19-08 - Pete Lawrence pretty much sums up the day!

5-20-08 - Pete Lawrence is like my morning cup of coffee!

5-20-08 - Robert Arnold pulled this great shot thru the haze!

5-20-08 - Malcolm Park always captures/presents so beautifully!

5-20-08 - Aleksey Masslennikov's presentation is breathtaking!

5-20-08 - J. Stetson and R. Purington captured this great set!

5-21-08 - Fantastic morning in Kentucky for viewing!

5-21-08 - Pete Lawrence completely captured today's action!

5-21-08 - Nick Howes put it all together!

5-21-08 - M. Veranno and R. Purington offer this great 2 day comparison!

5-21-08 - Malcolm Park, another part of the UK contingent, WOWs us again!

5-21-08 - Les Cowley also captured that spectacular prom!

5-21-08 - Aleksey Masslennikov's wows us again with a great presentation!

5-22-08 - Another beautiful day!

5-22-08 - Pete Lawrence captured a prom I could barely make out, WOW!

5-22-08 - Aleksey Masslennikov captured the activity in her special way!

5-22-08 - Greg Piepol shows it's size as well!

5-22-08 - Didier Favre couldn't resist!

5-22-08 - Malcolm Park stays on top of the action!

5-22-08 - Nick Howes also shows us this wonderful prom!

5-23-08 - The disk was very quiet, but the limb was very active!

5-23-08 - Les Cowley shared these beautiful sketches of his viewing!

5-23-08 - Aleksey Masslennikov watch this change over time, great sequence!

5-21/22/23-08 - John Stetson and his students made this great series!

5-24-08 - Activity is slowing down, but still plenty to see!

5-24-08 - Pete Lawrence captured a beautiful, but faint prom!

5-24-08 - Jeff Young shared this wonderful sketch!

5-24-08 - Greg Piepol gives a view in the CA spectrum!

5-25-08 - One of the clearest days I can remember!

5-25-08 - Pete Lawrence threw this together!

5-25-08 - Ralph Marantino had a very good morning!

5-25-08 - Erika Rix got her view on and always impresses!

5-25-08 - Jeff Young focused on the same region I did!

5-25-08 - Max Usatov shared this fabulous capture!

5-26-08 - Hazy but clear enough to see what little there was!

5-26-08 - Pete Lawrence captured the prom I focused on as well!

5-26-08 - Ralph Marantino filed this Memorial Day report!

5-26-08 - Robert Arnold captured the SW prom perfectly!

5-26-08 - Larry Alvarez called it an Egg Night!

5-27-08 - Max Usatov captured the brief AR997!

5-28-08 - Not much to see on my 44th birthday, but I saw!

5-28-08 - Les Cowley shows my tuning was just way off, thank you les!

5-28-08 - Erika Rix shared another masterpiec with us!

5-29-08 - A couple of nice prom sets and some small filaproms!

5-29-08 - Pete Lawrence captured the filaproms very well!

5-29-08 - B. Atkins captured this spectacular image!!

5-29-08 - Ralph Marantino had great conditions!

5-30-08 - Another late dat view thru hole in cloud, focused on active area only!

5-30-08 - Pete Lawrence's "M" stands for magnificent image!

5-30-08 - John Stetson and B. Atkins captured this beauty!!

5-30-08 - David Lopresti captured this marvelous image!!

5-30-08 - Jeff Young sketcked H-Alpha arches!!

5-31-08 - This was another fantastic month for solar activity!

5-31-08 - Pete Lawrence captured this prominence and filaprom!

5-31-08 - Andy Tanner also captured the heat!

5-31-08 - Nick Howes also shot it!

5-31-08 - I want to thank Paul Robertson for allowing me to add his wonderful image of today's action!
You can use this to identify the different types of features!

All pictures used with permission of the imager!

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