I joined friends from the Central Arkansas Astronomical Society to observe this partial solar eclipse from the soccer fields on Highway 300.
10/23/2014 Partial Solar Eclipse
Sunspots
I haven’t tried the Sun in a long time. Perhaps since the Transit of Mercury years ago. I tried today with my DSLR. Focus was a pain and not incredibly satisfactory but I got a few images and was able to stack them I hope you like it. Click the image for a larger view.
Venus and Jupiter Conjunction
Sam and I just got back from looking at the conjunction this evening. Venus was of course the much brighter of the two. The encroaching clouds actually helped a bit giving some variety to the background. This was with a lens set at 70mm for 2 seconds.
