Yes, Sun is always there. Strange, the closets star we have is less interesting than the stars far away that we can't see any details on.
At least I have done one solar observation:
http://www.astrofriend.eu/astronomy/...ipse-1999.html
Perhaps more interesting are interviews I have done with people who observed the 1954 solar eclipse in Sweden:
http://www.astrofriend.eu/astronomy/...ipse-1954.html
Lars