Solar Flare Patrol | December 2010

Hydrogen-alpha wavelength 656.28 nm. In all images north is up and west is screen right.

Significant radio emissions included as they happen. Also some Calcium-K wavelength images.

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December 01, 2010

 

Minor flaring. A large sunspot is rotating over the northeast limb this day.

18:40:09 UTC

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December 02, 2010

 

Minor flaring. No prominent radio bursts.

 

17:59:58 UTC

 

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December 03, 2010

 

No significant or strong activity so far today.

 

19:53:21 UTC

 

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December 04, 2010

Poor imaging due to thin cloud all day.

No significant or strong activity so far today. A few minor type III radio bursts noted.

18:57:48 UTC

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December 05, 2010

Poor imaging due to thin cloud all day.

One moderate type III radio burst noted at 1826 UTC.

19:13:45 UTC

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December 06, 2010

Thin cloud all day.

A large filament disappeared today in the southeast quadrant around 1700 UTC.

19:38:21 UTC

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December 07, 2010

Generally quiet this day.

19:58:50 UTC

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December 08, 2010

Very low activity continues.

19:11:12 UTC

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December 09, 2010

Very low activity continues.

18:38:07 UTC

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December 10, 2010

Very low activity continues.

18:16:19 UTC

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December 11, 2010

Very low activity continues.

18:26:18 UTC

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December 12, 2010

Three CMEs this day from the backside.

18:46:29 UTC

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A flare happened at the northeast limb centered at 1846 UT. It was a quick b-class flare. Time-lapse from 1843 UTC to 1859 UTC.

OccasionalType III radio bursting.

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December 13, 2010

19:21:18 UTC

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December 14, 2010

18:24:57 UTC

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December 15, 2010

Poor observing conditions. Cloud.

18:51:09 UTC

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December 16, 2010

No data. Snow all day.

 

 

 

December 17, 2010

No data. Snow. Cloud.

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December 18, 2010

Poor observing conditions. Cloud.

16:55:54 UTC

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December 19, 2010

Continued poor observing conditions.

The southern hemisphere filament seen on Dec 18. above is still there this day but does not show well in this image due to dopplering of the hydrogen-alpha filter.

20:39:34 UTC

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December 20, 2010

Continued poor observing conditions.

Quiet Sun in general the past few days.

16:33:49 UTC

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December 21, 2010

Continued poor observing conditions.

Quiet Sun in general the past few days.

18:53:02 UTC

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December 22, 2010

Heavy cloud. Poor image.

Quiet Sun in general the past few days.

21:05:27 UTC

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December 23, 2010

Heavy clouds continue. Poor image.

New active region in soutwest quadrant.

16:14:17 UTC

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December 24, 2010

Thin clouds.

Very low activity.

20:48:16UTC

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Calcium- K scan movie with solar terrestrial indices report. Two sunspots in view. 3 MB .mp4

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December 25, 2010

Thin clouds.

Very low activity.

 

20:38:24UTC

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December 26, 2010

 

Very low activity.

18:31:33UTC

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December 27, 2010

Poor image through cloud. Some data retained at least.

Sun has developing spots in north central region.

19:29:22UTC

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December 28, 2010

Poor image through cloud.

Very low activity continues.

19:45:58UTC

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December 29, 2010

 

Poor image through increasing cloud.

Very low activity.

16:44:01UTC

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December 30, 2010

Clouds persist.

New active region rotating onto disk at northeast limb. Minor radio bursts this day. Otherwise, very low activity.

20:39:10UTC

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December 31, 2010

Minor flaring from regions in southeast and northeast quadrants.

19:24:38UTC

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Time-lapse of flaring from 1925 UTC to 1945 UTC. 3 MB .gif

End of 2010 Observations.