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