Why yes we did capture the annular eclipse. Photographed from Rio Rancho, New Mexico, by my husband Jeff Kanipe with a 600mm lens and solar filter.
This is just a filter I’m holding, not a lens, so that’s the actual angular size of the sun in the photo. I’m always a little unnerved to realize how small the sun is when you take away all the glare.
Something lovely for a change. It is Paddington's 65th birthday today. And this is a piece on how I met Michael Bond shortly before he died, right here, opposite my little boat on the canal in Little Venice, where he had his house and wrote new stories until the very end. Enjoy ;-)!
Paddington - der Bär, dem die Briten vertrauen. Roter Hut, blauer Dufflecoat, klein von Wuchs. Seit 65 Jahren erfreut der wohl berühmteste Bär Großbritanniens die Menschen im Königreich und in al...
Btw Hania Ranis new Album "Ghosts" sound nice :)
feelin' kind of blue today 🙃