Monthly Archives: August 2017

I encountered a report about the predicted corona and wondered how it would compare to what we actually saw.  I do not know the orientation of either the simulation or of my image (where is the solar north pole?).  Are these … Continue reading →

The good weather held and we had zero clouds and negligible smoke for the eclipse.  Temperatures were climbing in the bright morning sun, but stalled and then dropped during the partial phases of the eclipse– enough that we donned our … Continue reading →