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 […]
Read MoreSolar 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 […]
Read MoreSolar Images of 11.19.24
Today was another clear day for solar imaging. Below, the H-alpha image shows very active prominences along the West-southwestern solar limb. Some of these are […]
Read MoreSolar Images of 11.18.24
We had rain showers that brought us about 0.5″ of rain this morning. It helps, but we are still in a drought. Sigh. The sky […]
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Here is Dr. Klotman’s Week 243 video address. My summary is: Dr Klotman also took a moment to recognize human stupidity, including that among physicians. […]
Read MoreSolar Images of 11.15.24
Today was probably the last cloudless day for a while. Our forecast calls for much needed rain over the next few days through Tuesday. The […]
Read MoreSolar Images of 11.14.24
With another clear day, today’s solar photoshoot was easy. I removed the Barlow lens that I used yesterday because I really didn’t see any advantage […]
Read MoreSolar Images of 11.13.24
For today’s solar imaging session, I used some slightly different optics. I inserted a Barlow lens between the solar telescope and the camera increasing the […]
Read MoreSolar Images of 11.12.24
Today’s comparison solar disk images below show minimal solar prominence activity and just a hint of a sunspot group emerging from the sun’s eastern limb. […]
Read MoreSolar Images of 11.11.24
Today was a clear. The solar disk images below show much less solar prominence activity than yesterday. The sunspot numbers are lower as well. In […]
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