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Home Astronomy Archive for category "Solar"

Category: Solar

Northern Lights in Nebraska
Scenic Views, Solar

Northern Lights in Nebraska

 Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights

On Saturday, May 11, 2024, a huge X5.8 solar flare produced the strongest geomagnetic storm (level G5) since Halloween, 2003. Southwest Nebraska doesn’t often see Northern Lights, but we did on the evening of May 11. We parked near 41.236450, -100.798740 on Highway 97 to observe. My images were less …

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Mercury Transits the Sun
Astronomy, Planets, Solar

Mercury Transits the Sun

 Mercury

Image Taken: November 11, 2019 | Location: Back Yard Using the 6″ AstroView Newtonian reflector with a glass solar filter (white light), I used image projection with an eye piece (did not record the size), and was able to take an image with a Google Pixel XL. Mercury is the …

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2017 Great American Eclipse
Astronomy, Eclipse, Solar

2017 Great American Eclipse

Image taken: August 17, 2017 | Location: 41.13646736308091, -100.76435165905644

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