Captured both the sun and the moon today! The sun is very active with tons of sunspots and it's always fun to image a partial moon. I think this is my best moon image yet.
Both were captured with my Skywatcher 72ED and QHY 168C camera riding on my EQ6R mount. I used a solar filter to capture the sun (of course) and no filter at all for the moon.
If you missed last week’s total solar eclipse, you’ll have seven opportunities over the next decade to bask in the shadow of the path of totality. You just might have to travel to get there. Live Science tells us what to know, from where to go, how long each will last, and more. https://flip.it/eKUvzt#Science#Eclipse#Sun#Moon#Earth
One last bit of eclipse content! As totality was nearing, I set my GoPro up on a tripod to capture the event. It's neat to see totality approaching and leaving in a wave.
In all the times we studied the Pantheon in school, I never knew about the sun alignment with the entry arch. This post says it aligns on April 6, 7, 8 and September 4, 5, 6.
Save the date: The next full solar eclipse is scheduled for 2026 and will pass over the northern fringes of Greenland, Iceland and Spain. The Associated Press has more, including other celestial events on the horizon. https://flip.it/tC9xhx #Science#Space#Eclipse#Sun#Moon
I just posted a long thread about our eclipse adventures, but this was the only photo I managed. I hauled my fancy, expensive astrophotography gear up with ambitions of capturing a lengthy timelapse, but none of it worked (battery wouldn't power up despite a full charge, mini PC wouldn't connect to wifi hotspot despite dozens of prior tests). It was still well worth the experience, but I would have loved to capture some better photos.
Uneventfully home from 2.5 weeks visiting family and travelling a bit in Thailand during its hottest time of the year - 40 degrees or over every day up in the North East where we visited Buriram and, at long last, Khon Kaen; high 30s in Bangkok every day. I’m looking forward to jeans and a jacket, once more. Photos will be up soon for wider public consumption - I’ve got a bit of processing to do of the ones from the “nice” camera.
Did you get to see the total eclipse? We had cloudy skies here and only a partial eclipse was visible on the west coast anyway. So I finished "After the Eclipse" instead!
History of [#eclipses (3/3)] From now on, there's no need to wait for the next total #Sun#eclipse and to travel the globe to observe it: the development, on the ground and in space, of #coronography - a technique invented in 1931 by Bernard Lyot - makes it possible to reproduce this celestial phenomenon.
April 8, 2024 marked the last total solar eclipse visible in North America for a decade. It was a unique opportunity for scientists and enthusiasts alike to observe and study the sun’s corona, as well as to experience the awe-inspiring phenomenon of day turning into night.