A first nibble
April 8, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
You can see the moon start to appear to the right.
Amateur hour
April 8, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
I've kludged together a filter. Let's see how it works.
Occlusion begins
April 8, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Looks like I'll be able to get a picture. Maybe not a great one.
Sandwiches and coffee
April 8, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Things are moving slowly, I'm glad I brought some lunch, ha, ha
Nearly a Pacman
April 8, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Celestial bodies are such teases.
Eclipse continues
April 8, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
What we expect to see
April 8, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Here in the Bay Area, a partial eclipse will only be visible. It began at 10:15 a.m. The maximum cover to the sun will occur at 11:13 a.m., when the moon crosses 34% of the Sun's diameter. The eclipseRead more
Maximum Occlusion
April 8, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
This was at 11:13 am, which was roughly when the maximum cover the moon gave the sun happened.
Nothing special about the pictures. I need to learn more about astrophotography in general.
Wrapping up
April 8, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
So that's it for 20 years. Not sure if the pictures worked or not. If there's anything there, then I'll post later. I did learn that travel cups suck for dipping ginger snaps.
Nearly finished
April 8, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
