If my record keeping is correct, this is the 10,000th image of the Sun that I have submitted to the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers. I started in 2003 but was limited by my work schedule until 2018. Since then the observation numbers have soared. I like this image; it makes the Sun lookContinue reading “Ten Thousand”
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Covered
For the third time since I became a member of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observservers (ALPO), I have a photo on the cover of their publication, The Strolling Astronomer. Mine is the lower, purple, calcium-K light image showing a sunspot so large that it was visible through a solar filter without a telescope.Continue reading “Covered”
8,000
It’s really not much to look at, just a little round ball with a few scattered spots. But looks can be deceiving, this “little” round ball is actually 835,000 miles in diameter and the larger spots are nearly as large as the Earth. However, this image means a lot to me since, if I haveContinue reading “8,000”
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 