As well as offering observing advice and producing reports on members’ observations, the SPA’s Observing Sections publish occasional news items about their field of astronomy. Here are the latest. You can read more on each Section’s individual area of this site.
- Activity Update – 14 November 2026
by jchapmansmith on 14 November 2026 at 11:18John Chapman-Smith took this image of the Sun in white light using an objective solar filtered telescope. John Chapman-Smith took this image of the solar chromosphere using a hydrogen alpha telescope. John Chapman-Smith took this image of solar prominence activityRead more The post Activity Update – 14 November 2026 first appeared on Solar Section.
- Activity Update – 13 November 2026
by jchapmansmith on 13 November 2026 at 10:00John Chapman-Smith took this image of the Sun in white light with an objective solar filtered telescope. John Chapman-Smith took this image of the solar chromosphere with a hydrogen alpha telescope. John Chapman-Smith took this image of prominence activity withRead more The post Activity Update – 13 November 2026 first appeared on Solar Section.
- Activity Update – 12 November 2026
by jchapmansmith on 12 November 2026 at 21:17John Chapman-Smith took this image of the Sun in white light using an objective solar filtered telescope. John Chapman-Smith took this image of the solar chromosphere with a hydrogen alpha telescope. Ian Lee made this drawing of the solar chromosphereRead more The post Activity Update – 12 November 2026 first appeared on Solar Section.
- Activity Update – 11 November 2026
by jchapmansmith on 12 November 2026 at 21:08Ian Lee made this drawing of the solar chromosphere using a hydrogen alpha telescope. The post Activity Update – 11 November 2026 first appeared on Solar Section.
- Activity Update – 10 November 2026
by jchapmansmith on 10 November 2026 at 15:30John Chapman-Smith took this image of the Sun in white light with an objective solar filtered telescope. Ian Lee made this drawing of the solar chromosphere using a hydrogen alpha telescope. The post Activity Update – 10 November 2026 first appeared on Solar Section.
- Activity Update – 4 November 2026
by jchapmansmith on 4 November 2026 at 20:39John Chapman-Smith took this image with an objective solar filtered telescope. Carl Bowron took these images using a hydrogen alpha telescope. The post Activity Update – 4 November 2026 first appeared on Solar Section.
- Activity Update – 3 November 2026
by jchapmansmith on 3 November 2026 at 14:05John Chapman-Smith took this image with an objective solar filtered telescope. The post Activity Update – 3 November 2026 first appeared on Solar Section.
- Activity Update – 2 November 2026
by jchapmansmith on 2 November 2026 at 15:59John Chapman-Smith took this image of the Sun using an objective solar filtered telescope. John Chapman-Smith took this image of the solar chromosphere with a hydrogen alpha telescope. John Chapman-Smith took this image of prominence activity with a hydrogen alphaRead more The post Activity Update – 2 November 2026 first appeared on Solar Section.
- Activity Update – 31 October 2026
by jchapmansmith on 31 October 2026 at 13:29John Chapman-Smith took this image of the Sun in white light using an objective solar filtered telescope. Ian Lee made this drawing of the solar chromosphere and prominences with a hydrogen alpha telescope. The post Activity Update – 31 October 2026 first appeared on Solar Section.
- Activity Update – 30 October 2026
by jchapmansmith on 30 October 2026 at 13:52John Chapman-Smith took this image of the Sun using an objective solar filtered telescope. John Chapman-Smith took this image of the solar chromosphere using a hydrogen alpha telescope. John Chapman-Smith took this image of solar prominence activity with a hydrogenRead more The post Activity Update – 30 October 2026 first appeared on Solar Section.