I thought today might be a good one to hunt sunspots but it turns out that there's far more cloud than my app predicted. I'll use the time to bed in a few new bits and pieces - there's usually a bright side ... 🙂

Wow! My first blog post to have more than a thousand views, and the winner is ... #glass
"...stained glass windows, and to highlight the interdisciplinary work of conservators who are committed to passing on these inherited treasures to future generations"
https://bobreflected.blogspot.com/2017/05/paintings-in-light.html

I don't write a new post on my blog very often these days, but here's today's ... going back in time and reconstructing faded memories of a career path never followed:
https://bobreflected.blogspot.com/2023/03/lost-and-found-again.html

Ceilings and spaces, Canterbury Cathedral a few days ago ...

My grandson and I enjoyed this talk at the monthly meeting of the Beacon Astronomy Group (FB link below). He was particularly interested in spots on young stars, which can cover a large fraction of their surface.
He and I have spent hours together imaging the spots currently on our Sun. They're formed by the same physical processes, but are far smaller.
We're nearing the maximum in the solar cycle - AR3190 (see image) is the largest so far, several times Earth's diameter.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/beaconastronomy/permalink/636877671529187/

1677 was evidently a good year for graffiti.

Light and dark and mysterious space.

Today's numerous sunspot clusters, as seen from my back garden (SE UK)