tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post8138116130022939752..comments2024-03-29T07:34:28.586-04:00Comments on SolderSmoke Daily News: Backyard Solar AstronomyBill Mearahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07662500663603350847noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-57660333492755164302011-11-16T15:43:18.411-05:002011-11-16T15:43:18.411-05:00Fun stuff. I remember when I was about your son&#...Fun stuff. I remember when I was about your son's age doing the same thing, looking at sunspots as projected onto a screen from my uncle's borrowed refractor. There was even a "solar filter", but I was wise enough to not rely on the threads on the little filter piece that went inside the eyepiece being robust (or not knowing how good the filter film was after ~20 years of disuse).BertTheRunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729382063490800247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-80138797705827473762011-11-16T10:23:58.606-05:002011-11-16T10:23:58.606-05:00Great Spott!!
73.......Steve Smith WB6TNL
"...Great Spott!! <br /><br />73.......Steve Smith WB6TNL<br />"Snort Rosin"Steve "Snort Rosin" Smith WB6TNLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570621886789949035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-8577021047980725922011-11-15T09:06:05.483-05:002011-11-15T09:06:05.483-05:00Excellent results. My oldest son is taking astrono...Excellent results. My oldest son is taking astronomy and we have been making observations as part of the class. It is really fun to get to spend time together exploring the cosmos.BobGeiselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11053324085393105315noreply@blogger.com