Ya done good!

Would you mind explaining the technical aspects of how you got this photo?

I'm glad to provide the technical details!

I used a Canon EOS REBEL T5i camera with a Canon EF-S 55-250mm lens.

You must use a solar fiter to photograph the sun in order to avoid damaging your eyes and the camera's sensor. I used an ultra dark optical glass filter with an exposure factor of 16.5 fstops.

I used a tripod and a remote shutter trigger to avoid movement of the camera during the shots.

I focused the lens manually.

The camera settings
Manual
RAW mode
ISO 400
f/14
1/250sec

Hope this helps.

forgot I wanted to grab a shot today too!

Had a few hours of partly cloudy skies today and got some lucky shots between the clouds. Cloudy again tonight, so no aurora viewing.

Laugh all yiz want. You'll see.