Our aim is to promote every aspect of solar astronomy and to provide information and encouragement in relation to the study of the Sun.

Objectives:

• Provide relevant and up-to-date information and advice in relation to the Section’s programme of work
• Encourage the exchange of information and expertise and the association of observers for mutual help
• Promote solar study and observation for beginners
• Circulate current solar observational information and data
• Explore and develop modern techniques for both solar observation and data recording.

Programme of work:

• Naked eye spots
• Counts of active areas and relative sunspot numbers
• 152mm (6”) whole disk drawings
• Drawings of individual groups and spots
• Coloured sunspots
• Bright faculae in the sunspots zones and polar faculae
• Photographs and images of the solar disk, sunspot groups and individual spots
• Observations in Hydrogen-alpha of prominences, filaments, plages and flares
• Observations in Calcium K emission of active area features
• Observations of solar radio emissions (effects of solar flares on terrestrial radio transmission and on the Earth’s magnetic field).

An e-mail newsletter is supplied every month.

Contact the Section Director.