Northern Lights
Back up to Carden Alvar for what was expected to be an impressive light show. Got some birds waiting for it to get dark. Started off cloudy, but we were
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Back up to Carden Alvar for what was expected to be an impressive light show. Got some birds waiting for it to get dark. Started off cloudy, but we were
Huge sunspot regions visible with solar glasses.
Kp: 4, SQM: 21.35, Temp: 9°C, Peepers: Peeping Sadly no nova, but that Willie! Great game for some former Toronto Marlies.
Gave myself lots of time to set up. In fact, I realized I’d have to do a meridian flip during the eclipse, so I made sure to do that before
Tomorrow is the big day. A total solar eclipse over a large swath North America including a good chunk of southern Ontario. The weather today would have been perfect, but
Sunspot region 3615 is rotating away from us.
Huge prominence, and sunspot region 3615 in Hα And in white light
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy for most of the night. Had a small window (in time, and between the streetlights) to capture a few meteors. The SQM reading was predictably bad
Lucky to get a view through a sucker hole. Sunspot regions 3464, add 3465 visible through the white light filter and clouds. Hard to shoot with a busted mitt. Didn’t