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| The undulating surface of the Moon can be seen in this image. The uplifted rims of countless craters create this irregular lunar silhouette. |
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| The Partial Solar Eclipse at about maximum as observed from Lowestoft. Taken with the 66mm Altair doublet refractor with a Baader white light filter and a QHY5-ll mono planetary camera all mounted on a Star Adventurer equatorial mount. Image Credits: Kurt Thrust and Pip Stakkert. " The weather was a bit mixed for this solar eclipse with the Sun disappearing behind heavy low level clouds for minutes at a time. Luckily, we were able to image the Moon passing in front of the Sun at about the time of maximum eclipse. On Wednesday the sky was a little clearer and we were able to capture a sunspot on the solar disk" - Kurt Thrust current Director of the Jodrell Plank Observatory.  " The sun is emerging from a period of low magnetic activity. Solar activity varies on a periodic 11 year cycle. The sun has been devoid of spots for some time, so it is nice to see a few sun spots indicating magnetic activity and the associated increase in auroral displays". - Joel Cairo CEO of the Jodrell Plank Observatory |
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