My Solar Viewing Journal For April 2007 - 17 observing days

04-01-07 - From SOHO today!

04-02-07 - I saw alot of activity on limb for second day in a row!



04-02-07 - I am honored that Erika Rix allowed me to post her sketches of today's activity!



04-03-07 - Busy limb, clear disk!



04-03-07 - Ed Kessler took these great shots today!



04-08-07 - Happy Easter! Active limb, clear disk...

04-08-07 - Les Cowley shared his talent with me today!
Click on his sketches to visit his website Atmospheric Optics!


04-08-07 - P-M Heden shared his Easter Disk with me!
Click on the egg to visit his website Astronomical Images!

04-09-07 - Active limb, clear disk, again...

04-09-07 - P-M Heden shared his Full Disk picture with me!
Click on the picture to visit his website Astronomical Images!

04-10-07 - Clear disk with limited activity of limb...

04-10-07 - From SOHO today!

04-13-07 - One very interesting "square" shaped prom on South limb, clear disk!

04-13-07 - Robert Arnold took these awesome shots of this rapidly changing prom today!
When I viewed this prom it was touching and square shaped, you can see on my form!

04-13-07 - From SOHO today...You can see the loop I saw, SOHO is always oriented N>S...
I indicate N>S on my form as well as the direction of rotation...

04-15-07 - Scattered proms, clear disk!

04-15-07 - Pete Lawrence took this great shot!
Click on picture to visit Pete's website!

04-15-07 - From Emiel Veldhuis, this great series of pics show just how dynamic the sun can be!
Click on the picture to visit his website!

04-16-07 - Couple of proms, clear disk!

04-16-07 - Great animated gif from SOHO over last few days
showing off dancing prom on the Northwestern limb!

04-17-07 - S to E quadrant very active, also saw new sunspot forming(poss)!


04-17-07 - John Candy from Whitley Bay, UK took these great shots!
You can see a beautifully captured detached prom as well as sunspot 952 developing!

04-20-07 - Not much activity, clear disk...

04-21-07 - Lots of activity on limb, perfect loop on South limb, clear disk...

04-21-07 - P-M Heden shared another Full Disk picture with me!
Click on the picture to visit his website Astronomical Images!

04-22-07 - Again, lots of activity on limb, couple of filaments broke up clear disk!...

04-22-07 - SOHO's version of what I saw!...

04-23-07 - Very windy, but LOTS of activity again on limb!...

04-23-07 - SOHO caught a great shot of what I saw!...

04-26-07 - From Emiel Veldhuis, this great set of pics showing sunspot 953!
Click on the picture to visit his website!

04-26-07 - Also from Brane today, another great set of pics, full disk here!
Click on the picture to visit his website!

04-26-07 - Also from Brane, 953 in all it's solar glory!
Click on the picture to visit his website!

04-26-07 - Brane snapped this white light shot of 953 also! Wow, huh?!?!
Click on the picture to visit his website!

04-28-07 - Disk is no longer clear, sunspot 953 is still along with filaments and proms!...

04-28-07 - Larry Alvarez shot this awesome closeup of sunspot 953, notice the granulation!...
Click on the picture to visit his website, Flower Mound Observatory!

04-28-07 - James Witt also shared 2 great shots with me today, here is a full disk image!
Click on the picture to visit his website!

04-28-07 - This is also from James Witt, another great shot of 953!
Click on the picture to visit his website!

04-29-07 - My personal best viewing day yet, most detail to date plus nice activity!...

04-29-07 - From Emiel Veldhuis took another great shot if 953 today!
Click on the picture to visit his website!

04-30-07 - Great visibility, something is happening within 953, can't wait to see more!...

04-30-07 - From Emiel Veldhuis, 953 which flared shortly after this image was taken!
Click on the picture to visit his website!

You can use this to identify the different types of features!

All pictures used with permission of the imager!