Total Solar Eclipse of Aug. 21, 2017

Seen as a partial solar eclipse in Gold Canyon.

The projected date is formed from round holes in the upper thin cardboard sheet. Each round hole acts as a pinhole to form a crescent sun image on the sheet below. Because I had experienced total solar eclipses in South Carolina in 1970 and in Hungary in 1999, I didn't feel compelled to journey to the path of totality for this eclipse. I contented myself with observing its partial phases here in Gold Canyon, AZ.

I used a punch to make circular holes in a thin sheet of cardboard.

Each circular hole acts as a pinhole camera, projecting a changing image of the eclipsing sun.

Dr. Henner Herenbach uses his telescope with its neutral density solar filter. Three images of the view are shown below.

Bill Dellinges (in the hat) operates his solar telescope. This telescope is equipped with a hydrogen alpha filter to show features of the sun's chromosphere. Unfortunately, on this day we didn't record any images of the view through this instrument.

We had a great day sharing our enthusiasm at a local shopping center here in Gold Canyon, AZ. Henner, Bill, and I are members of the Superstition Mountain Astronomical League.

For information about the Superstition Mountain Astronomical League, see the following: supermtnastro.com and for the image repository, see the following: www.pbase.com/supermtnastro/superstition_mountain_astronomical_league

For information about the East Valley Astronomy Club, see the following: http://evaconline.org/

For additional information about the commmuity of Gold Canyon, see the following website: https://goldcanyon.net