Solar Images of 12.02.24

Today’s H-alpha image shows some wispy prominences along the sun’s eastern, southern, and northwestern limbs. The sunspot view shows new groups AR2912 and AR3913. AR3914, […]

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Solar Images of 12.01.24

The morning began with overcast skies that by 2PM were mostly clear. Today’s imaging was done at the solar telescope’s native focal length – 400mm […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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