Today, the sky was totally clear. The solar disk, prominences, and active regions looked like this. The major prominences were those along the northeastern, eastern, […]
Read MoreThis Week in COVID
Here is Dr. Klotman’s Week 236 video address from Baylor College of Medicine. This week the emphasis is on Influenza as the COVID case numbers […]
Read MoreSolar Images of 09.26.24
Our skies were cloud-free today and should continue to be for another few days. The solar disk looked like this. The largest prominences are highlighted […]
Read MoreSolar Images of 09.25.24
I haven’t taken any solar images the last few days because of cloud cover. Later this afternoon, there were large clear patches that allowed some […]
Read MoreMetamorphosis
The story by Franz Kafka gives us a horrific version of transformation whereas the seasonal cycles of Spring and Summer give us the caterpillars that […]
Read MoreThis Week in COVID
From Dr. Klotman’s Week 235 video address, I offer the following highlights: In other medical news, 50% or more of the new COVID infections are […]
Read MoreSolar Images of 09.20.24
Our skies were partly cloudy this afternoon, but there were large breaks between slow-moving clouds. I made several 10-minute AVIs. Below is the image with […]
Read MoreThe Weird Shit
I’ve written about it before – clinical curiosity. It is the trait of examining a tapestry of symptoms, physical abnormalities, images, and numbers, and asking […]
Read MoreRemembering Where I Parked
There’s a similar line in Star Trek IV (the whales) when Kirk, Spock, Uhura, and Chekov land in Central Park. As they leave the ship, […]
Read MoreSolar Images of 09.18.24
The active region around sunspot group AR3828 in the Southeastern solar disk has been the source of today’s solar flare activity. There are active prominences […]
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