A Short Solar Astronomy Session
When I got out of bed yesterday morning, the sun was shining brightly! I can't remember the last time we've seen the sun... maybe someplace out west last month during our train trip? So, after taking a bunch of medications that I need to take every morning, I started collecting solar astronomy gear to bring out to the deck. The days and nights that are suitable for astronomy in our neck of the woods are severely limited so I need to take advantage of every available moment if my health allows. Fortunately, yesterday morning I was feeling well enough to do an hour or two of solar astronomy. At the very least, I knew that a short burst of adrenaline would carry my flu-ridden body for an hour or two! I had planned to set up the telescope on the deck so I could stay out of the snow and mud but, unfortunately, the sun is still too low in the sky way up here in the north. When I stepped up on the deck by the time I started moving gear outdoors, the sun was behind the trees.