Although viewing the night skies was proving to be challenging due to the clouds, we were able to get great views of the sun.
Jason, who manages the planetarium at the museum, brought along this telescope for us to use. He put a filter on it to make it safe for viewing the sun.
It was the first time that I ever looked at the sun properly.
There was also a smaller scope set up for viewing. It was really neat to see the edges of the sun and the spots.
Clyde from the museum sent along some welder’s glass. Jason was instructed to give each of us one. It can be used to view the sun safely. It’s not safe to look directly at the sun without the glass or some other kind of filtered set up. Next time there is neat sun oriented event, I’ll be all set with the proper tool for viewing.