Just barely visible to the upper left of Saturn the faint glow of its biggest moon, Titan, can be seen as it casts its shadow on the upper right side of Saturn. This is a rare view; such eclipses can only be seen when Saturn’s rings appear nearly edge on to Earth which happens aboutContinue reading “Spotting Saturn”
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Partial Eclipse
Thin clouds partly dimmed the view of yesterday’s eclipse but the sun remained visible in spite of them. I had my solar telescopes set up on the driveway including the wood-framed Sun Seeker projection telescope which gave the best general view. It projects an image of the sun on paper and anyone standing nearby couldContinue reading “Partial Eclipse”
Eclipse Day!
Today is the day! Enjoy the eclipse if you possibly can, but remember: PROTECT THE EYES! #eclipse #eyes #day
Destination Sun
The morning crescent moon is heading towards a meeting with the sun on Monday, April 8, 2024. It will pass in front of the sun to produce a total eclipse for the fortunate along a narrow line across the US. For many of the rest of us, a partial eclipse will be visible, and inContinue reading “Destination Sun”
Passing Shadow
Yesterday the Moon passed in front of the Sun to produce this partial eclipse which I viewed using the Sunspotter telescope shown at the top. Some western states saw an annular eclipse where the Moon passed through the center of the solar disk to produce a “ring of fire” completely around the Moon shadow. SinceContinue reading “Passing Shadow”
Eclipse Epilogue
How amazing that we live in a time when the Sun and Moon appear to be the same size in the sky. In the past the Moon was much closer to Earth and early blocked the whole of the Sun. In the future the Moon will be much farther away and its passage in frontContinue reading “Eclipse Epilogue”
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 