November 2024 - Musings

Solar Images of 11.29.24

It was overcast yesterday; so, there was no solar image porn. Today, we had high, cirrus clouds over much of the sky. I think that […]

Solar Images of 11.26.24

I did my solar photoshoot earlier than usual today, and it was a good thing because only a couple of hours later, the sky was […]

Solar Images of 11.25.24

Today’s H-alpha solar image shows a dramatic prominence along the sun’s SE limb. The sunspot image shows no new groups. This cropped H-alpha image highlights […]

Solar Images of 11.24.24

Today was a good day for solar photography, and I retried interposing the 2x Barlow lens in the optical path where it provides 1.65x magnification. […]

Solar Images of 11.23.24

It was a lovely, clear day for solar imaging. The H-alpha solar disk image shows a jet and small, arch prominence along the sun’s eastern […]

This Week in COVID

Dr. Klotman’s Week 244 video address eschews COVID and focuses on other, potentially more threatening issues. H5N1 Bird Flu RSV Mpox Measles Influenza Not in […]

Solar Images of 11.22.24

There were scattered cirrus clouds today, but they didn’t interfere with my imaging session. The solar disk in H-alpha light (left image below) shows many […]

Fits and Falls

I remember attending a lecture at a Texas Geriatrics Society meeting back in the early 1980s. The presenter, one was one of the grand old […]

Solar Images of 11.21.24

Today was a cool, clear day – perfect for solar astronomy. Below and on the left, the narrowband H-alpha image, shows many filaments and prominences […]

Solar Images of 11.20.24

Below, on the left, today’s H-alpha solar disk image shows complex filaments and prominences along the eastern and southwestern limbs. In the broadband solar disk […]