We were lucky enough today to observe a rare annular solar eclipse!
Dude got the family observatory set up…
and attached his telescope solar filter that was last used in the 80’s… (RedGreen would be proud)
and I kept the kids busy and out of the way of Dude’s calibration and acclimation processes.
(sucker bribes do wonders!)
As we waited for the eclipse to begin, clouds began to cover the sun. So much so that we almost gave up on seeing anything. But we did manage to see the beginning and the middle of the eclipse!
The first photo on the left was taken at about 6:25pm. The clouds quickly moved in to obscure the sun until about 7:30pm. We were able to view the eclipse for about 30 minutes, with the last photo taken through the clouds right before the sun was again obscured.
So without further ado….
Dude took these photos by placing his digital camera up to the telescope eyepiece. Not too bad!
All in all, a fun way to spend the afternoon/evening!
How fun! Our family was naughty/lazy about it, used three pairs of sunglasses, and then just looked slightly to the left of the sun for one second at a time. We could see it, but I hope it didn't do any damage to our eyes! :/
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