I showed 300 people the Moon covering the Sun with two of my telescopes, a 6" Dobsonian with a 5" Baader Astrosolar white light filter (which is the only 'true color' white solar filter on the market) to show the white-hot 'surface' of the Sun, as well as sunspots, and even in the latter half of the eclipse we could see the silhouettes of mountains on the Moon; and a 40mm Coronado PST which is tuned to Hydrogen Alpha to show the 'atmosphere' of the Sun, including a few prominences (eruptions)
And I turned my hair into a 'telescope' (really a set of pinhole projectors). Look for the little white crescents in the shadow--those are images of the Sun!
My birthday was a blur in the best way possible. The solar eclipse casted a positive light on my special day. My family sang happy birthday to me with a homemade cake. I made a wish, shutting my eyes and blowing out each candle.
I spent the day high, dancing at the bonfire later that night. The following day, I had a mental breakdown. It was about him. He didn't wish me a happy birthday, despite his knowledge of it. Once upon a time, he gave me the best birthday ever. Once upon a time, I believed that day couldn't have been beaten. But I was wrong.
I'm still heart broken, and I regret not making a birthday list with "a heart that never breaks" at the top of it. I am in the trenches, desperately clawing my way out. I don't know how long it will take. Patience and I have never been friends. I am optimistic.
gosh there was this one woman, early on in the eclipse viewing session before the eclipse began, who saw me talking about the features already visible on the Sun and she said something like
"Normally, you're Just A Nerd. But now, you're a Superhero."
and i was like
"idk if i'm ever 'just' a nerd."
Eclipse selfie ! We are at a crescent now. Not a complete in my area but extremely close. I’d show a pic but I can’t get it to show up on camera via the glasses over the lens lol.
You know I've been talking about progress a lot with in my life and literally in just the past couple months I've really become more comfortable with myself. From going out and trying brand new things and actually following through on them to being so much more comfortable in my skin ......a year ago I definitely wouldn't be posting selfies of me with no makeup and my natural hair now that's exactly how I leave the house. Physical aesthetic as always been something I try to cultivate and and master in my own way with my experimenting with fashion wigs and makeup and I will always experiment with looks but I'm trying hard to get intouch with my inner self cultivating my inner "vibe" so to speak lol....I'm starting my journey on become a licensed massage therapist and I really want to be in this field to help people and to help facilitate healing in a holistic way. And I feel like in order to be good at that I really need to look inside and heal myself 1st and I'm really trying. I'm embracing myself for who I am and working on the things I can change and letting go of what I can't. I've never been a fan of keeping stagnant engery around it just clogs up space for fresh and new engery to come around. So It's Scorpio season and eclipse season also the veil is thining so it's definitely time for a drastic rebirth or sheding of old engery. I really wish I had more time for rituals (I do hope I have time on Halloween to do something fun) because now is the time really get a fresh start on things let old things go and move forward full speed. I always jinx myself when I feel confident in something but I do feel like I'm on right path rn ......will I stay on this path.. . I have no idea? but the road I'm currently on feels like it's leading me where I need to be even if I meet a cross road and take a different path...it was this road that lead me there.