Here are a couple of very wide field pictures taken last night.  It looks like the chip is still being overloaded.  The sun wasn't as red as the night before, but still red enough. By the time the moon moved (okay, the earth moved) to get in a position to take a picture, the smoke cloud was sufficiently thin to not redden it overmuch. https://www.facebook.com/joan.carman/media_set?set=a.10200437626405260.10737... I'm duly impressed with Chuck's photo and command of mother nature.  To think he ordered those birds, in proper flying formation, at just the right moment is awe inspiring.  I hope to some day attain his level of command of the birds.  :) As to the the sun viewing article - humph.   Printed it off, all 15 pages, to read at my leisure.  Many years ago I was making some final adjustments to the position of my scope in regards to the sun, sans filter.  Looking through a low power eyepiece, i t was only a second or so before turning away.  I saw the sun for five minutes afterward.  Fortunately, temporarily, burned the retina with the solar image.  Absolutely not worth the risk.