Large flares on the sun in recent days produced a G5 class extreme geomagnetic storm. Aurora visibility is quite widespread in the US, as far south as Florida and Alabama.
Here are some pictures taken north of Elwood Indiana on the morning of 11 May.
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Next up is a long trip to see an annular eclipse later this year. We will be venturing to Easter Island (Rapa Nui) 2,200 miles from Chile in the Pacific Ocean.
Our current plan is to set up equipment in Owen County, Indiana. We will NOT be set up at home. The venue is the Owen Valley Winery. The winery is planning an event for the eclipse. The event requires tickets for attendance. If you are interested, please see this link: Solar Eclipse in the Vineyards of Southern Indiana . This is a wonderful property with great wine and food.
This is, of course, dependent on weather. If forecasts for Indiana are poor, we will head south as far as necessary for clear skies. This post will be updated in the days prior to the eclipse.
Weather was perfect. Here are a few initial images. Had some exposure issues during the annular period. Will work with post processing to improve the annular images.
Clear skies expected. We will be at 6,500′ in the mountains east of Fillmore, UT. No mobile service at the location precludes a live stream. Location images below.
We are in Caliente, NV, headed for Fillmore, UT. Weather prospects in the Fillmore area for Saturday appear to be excellent. Scouting for an ideal viewing location will be done in the next two days. A live stream of the eclipse may be possible, depending on mobile connectivity at the viewing site. At the very least, initial images will be posted by Sunday evening.
This post will be updated.
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The next twelve months bring us two eclipses in the United States. On Saturday, 14 October, the path of an annular eclipse crosses the United States. We will be in Utah in the path of annularity.
On Monday, 8 April, the path of a total eclipse crosses the central United States, including our home in Indiana. Depending on weather, we will be at home or somewhere south along the path of totality.
Weather was perfect. No traffic issues approaching and departing our site from the north. Some folks coming from the south had some traffic issues. Here are some initial images – more will be coming in the next few days. We are headed for Indianapolis on Tuesday morning.
Many thanks to the rancher, Gene, that owned our viewing site. Hospitality provided was wonderful.
Thanks also to Gary, KN4AQ, Jeff, AC4ZO, and the few other folks at our viewing location. The company from all helped make the day extra special.
We are back home as of 1649 EDT on Wednesday with no issues on the return. I will be gathering all imagery and video over the next couple of days and will post a selection here.
Weather forecast for our primary site in eastern WY is good. This site is north of Torrington, WY just east of WY 159 and on the eclipse center line. We are currently engaged in prep work for the eclipse.
We were at the site on Saturday for equipment testing.