Total Solar Eclipse April 8 2004 Experience

[fealeybob14]

Many of us were in the eclipse pathway through NE Arkansas and SE Missouri where the clouds were parted providing a great view. I had my Starblast 4.5 reflector and cell phone setup and one totality picture is below. Also got an binocular view of comet 12P the night before the eclipse.

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[darkskyjim]

cool image Bob and glad ya’ll weren’t clouded out! we were totally socked in w clouds here.
jim

[fealeybob14]

Thanks Jim. As I did in 2017, I compared my Starblast images with orbiting observatory photos (the Solar Dynamic Observatory or SDO in particular) to have a comparison for sunspots and solar flares present on April 8. Blink comparative images are shown below.

I would certainly enjoy seeing observations of other members too!

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[Macastronomer]

April 8th 2024 from Southern Illinois. 29 images, each was 4-6 images stacked. All but the total used a neutral density filter. Taken with a Canon R50.

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[fealeybob14]

What a gorgeous sequence macastronome!

[fealeybob14]

Is the above yours Mike C?

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