That is outstanding. We had some thin clouds in Fresno, so getting proper focus on the big sunspot was tricky at times.
Our club--Central Valley Astronomers--had four telescopes set up outside the Downing Planetarium at Fresno State and our astronomy professor and two of his students had three more (Calcium K, Hydrogen Alpha, and white light). I used my 5" SCT to capture images every 12 seconds for a time lapse video and used my 8" SCT for public viewing. We also had a couple scopes at a local shopping center, a couple more at the local junior college, and several others at local high schools where club members teach.
At least 400 people come by our site at Fresno State, including college students, professors, and several elementary school classes (the planetarium did several shows today). My oldest daughter and my three grandkids came by (the youngest is only one, so he didn't get much out of the experience) as well as a friend's daughter and her two kids. I also have a 9-foot-long pinhole projector that I used to entertain young and old alike.
The only uninformed question I got today was from the campus "Social Media Director." She dropped by to get stills and video for the Fresno State website. She asked me if it was the Moon's shadow that was covering the Sun. I told her that the Moon's shadow had fallen on Earth and what we were seeing was a silhouette of the Moon. Even the cameraman from one of the local TV stations knew the right answer. However, she was drop-dead gorgeous…and blonde…and that's probably why she is the Social Media Director and not an astronomy professor.
I just home from dinner, so I haven't even looked at my images yet.
