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Now all we need is clear skies

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

“I spent some time this morning experimenting with solar photography. On June 5 the transit of Venus will take place and, since the next one after that won’t happen for another 115 years, I thought I should try for this … Continue reading →

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Our (very) partial eclipse

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Sites along the US West Coast enjoyed a beautiful annular eclipse on Sunday, May 20, as did observers in China. We did not see much of an eclipse from Northeastern Ohio. We were, however, treated to some beautiful sunset views! … Continue reading →

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So long, Venus!

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Jay Reynolds made this photo of Venus setting over the pond at Letha House Park. This week, Venus will be losing one degree of altitude per day as it heads towards its rendezvous with astronomical history — June’s transit of … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day: AR1476 and her “children”

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

Sunday, May 13 dawned reasonably clear and so, with cloudy skies anticipated, a few rushed observations were made of our Sun. AR1476 continues to dominate the solar disk through it has been joined by several smaller but notable sunspots. A … Continue reading →

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