I used my homemade Pinhole Camera telescope again to capture photos of the solar eclipse today (4/8/24). Here in LA area it was less than 50% at maximum (about 1115 am). The problem with this Camera is the translucent window I used. It has a wavy surface that distorts the image. Someday I’ll put in…
Andromeda Galaxy – Photos Show Effect of Our Light-polluted Skies Here are two photos of the great Andromeda Galaxy that I took with my telescope. The top photo was taken under a completely dark sky in northern Maine in 2021 and the second photo was taken from my backyard in Southern California, near LA, in…
Notable Women in Astronomy As has been true in other branches of scientific endeavor, it has taken a long time for women astronomers to be given their place alongside men. Notwithstanding this injustice, women have been making tremendous contributions to the field of astronomy for more than 100 years. Yet, their contributions have not been…
Photographing the Rare Transit of Venus A pinhole camera is an inexpensive means to capture images of the Sun, including the transit of the inner planets, Venus and Mercury. When a planet passes in front of a star (e.g., our Sun) between the viewer and the star, one can see the dark spot passing across…
Photos of Oct. 14, 2023, Solar Eclipse I was able to capture some decent photos of the annular solar eclipse today. (Annular eclipse = a “full” eclipse that does not fully cover the sun because, due to the position of the Moon and Earth relative to the Sun the shadow the moon casts on the…