The Sun Today 08.19.24

The sky was clear today, and the high was 102F – the temperature during my afternoon imaging session. I tried a few different things today. […]

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The Sun Today 08.18.24

There were scattered cirrus clouds this afternoon when I looked at the sun. I tried the solar telescope with an eyepiece and later with a […]

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The Sun Today 08.16.24

There are large solar prominences above the equator on the eastern limb, and some smaller ones on the western limb. Sunspot AR3784, the source of […]

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This Week in COVID

Dr. Klotman’s Week 230 video update addresses a variety of viral illnesses including COVID. The highlights are: Communicable diseases do not recognize country borders, continents, […]

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Bucatini and Med Salad Porn

This evening’s dinner was Bucatini pasta with hot Italian sausage in Mom’s spaghetti sauce. Yum! Susan made a simple Med salad of pickled vegetables for […]

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The Sun Today 08.15.24

The afternoon was mostly clear albeit not entirely cloudless. I made several solar AVI movies using a variety of settings. When I stacked them, I […]

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Lobster Tail Porn

This evening, we had steamed lobster tails with lemon butter and Tuna Tataki sashimi with a green salad. It was a low-effort meal that was […]

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The Sun Today 08.14.24

It was partly cloudy today. Okay, mostly cloudy and hot too. Nonetheless, I managed to capture some usable frames of the solar disk between clouds. […]

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Corn Porn

The Central Market has been roasting Hatch chili peppers this week, and I bought some mild ones yesterday. This evening’s fare was Elote asado con […]

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The Sun Today 08.13.24

Today’s solar image is a stack of the best 180 frames from an AVI of 630 frames. I shot this AVI in RAW format, and […]

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