On Saturday March 29th a partial eclipse of the sun coincided with the Alston Residential Weekend for Distance Learning Astronomy students. Unfortunately, it was partly cloudy. Nevertheless the students had a hazy view of the eclipse.
The sun in partial eclipse (Photo credits: Charlotte Proverbs)
Distance Learning Astronomy students and JHI staff observe the eclipse (Photo credit: Mark Gray)
The sun during the eclipse (Photo credit: Simon Ebo)
Distance Learning Students observing the partial eclipse (Picture credits: Charlotte Proverbs)
Distance Learning Astronomy students enjoying the eclipse (Picture credits: Gordon Bowser)
Astronomers observing the Sun on Sunday 30th March (Picture credit: Mark Gray)
On Sunday, astronomers were able to observe the very start of the New Moon and hence the start of Eid for Muslims. This is a screen snapshot of an H-alpha image taken with the Isabella Holden Telescope. The arc of the very new Moon is just visible in the picture (Picture credit: Mark Norris)