Building on the technique I developed last summer for observing the Sun (see “Sept ’24 – Solar Observations from Summer ’24…” from 25/9/24 on my blog), I was well-placed to observe today’s partial solar eclipse. Here is an image I took, showing both the Moon passing between Earth and the Sun, and a few sunspots:
When we go outside on dark, starry nights, the Universe can often seem to be a cold and unmoving place. The stars are in the same place night after night, year after year, and nothing seems to be changing. Events like this are great reminder that the Universe is a dynamic, moving place, with objects constantly in motion.
If you want to see more, there is a good programme about this eclipse from the Royal Observatory at Greenwich that can be seen here: https://youtu.be/jd-v67VIT9E )
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