Anyone see the Solar Eclipse?
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I'm watching it on TV because I don't trust myself enough not to look directly into the sun. Also, we have a severe thunderstorm with quarter-sized hail about to bear down on us.
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lordkenmore
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All I really saw was the light coming in the window darken noticably... I'm surrounded by trees.
I had concerns about looking at the eclipse directly. Particularly since there have been so many stories about totally inadequate eclipse glasses. Better not to take a risk--an eclipse is a short lived wonder, but seeing pretty pictures of vintage washers can be a daily joy!
I had concerns about looking at the eclipse directly. Particularly since there have been so many stories about totally inadequate eclipse glasses. Better not to take a risk--an eclipse is a short lived wonder, but seeing pretty pictures of vintage washers can be a daily joy!
cfz2882
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got a good look 
used welding helmets and a Coronado solar telescope to view it-was ~94% in my area-I thought the 1979 eclipse was much more impressive in my area.In 1979 was at school,watched this one from my unfinished observatory site
used welding helmets and a Coronado solar telescope to view it-was ~94% in my area-I thought the 1979 eclipse was much more impressive in my area.In 1979 was at school,watched this one from my unfinished observatory site
Only 75% Here
It just seemed like a hazy morning with only 75% coverage in our area. We had something similar in 1968 or '69, and probably 1979 as well.
I was in Washington for totality in 1979, not far from the Columbia River near a Stonehenge replica. That was memorable. Now that we're well into the information age, it was impossible to consider driving north this time. Already on Thursday last week there was a 15 mile back-up heading into Madras, OR. This will, by far, be the most documented solar eclipse in history.
No glasses are required to view totality, but even at 99% coverage, glasses are necessary. This morning I used a colander over the patio pavers when it reached 75%. The camera refused to focus, so the attached picture is the best of the bunch.
It just seemed like a hazy morning with only 75% coverage in our area. We had something similar in 1968 or '69, and probably 1979 as well.
I was in Washington for totality in 1979, not far from the Columbia River near a Stonehenge replica. That was memorable. Now that we're well into the information age, it was impossible to consider driving north this time. Already on Thursday last week there was a 15 mile back-up heading into Madras, OR. This will, by far, be the most documented solar eclipse in history.
No glasses are required to view totality, but even at 99% coverage, glasses are necessary. This morning I used a colander over the patio pavers when it reached 75%. The camera refused to focus, so the attached picture is the best of the bunch.
We had 97.x% total coverage here
And it was way cool.
And it was way cool.
lordkenmore
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I'm remember the 1979 eclipse...although I only remember that it happened. I don't remember any real details of the eclipse itself. I think I was in school, and we may have seen something on TV--probably the only time the TV was used as a TV. (Rest of the time, the TV set was used entirely for video tapes.)
A friend sent this to me from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Very cool!
lordkenmore
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LOL
Yes, but we were only 80% so the best thing was to look at the sun through the special glasses and watch the moon obscure it. It did get noticeably darker in the house as we approached 2:42, our time for peak glory, such as it was.
We were at 98% here, very cool except that we had some thin, high clouds that obscured it some. Through a welding helmet, it was pretty clear. Lots of traffic in the metro this morning on the roads leading south and west out of town, 100% totality was only an hour away.
About 90% of the sun blocked here at 2:29 PM. I noticed a definite decrease in the brightness by 2 or so. At the peak it looked like it was much later in the evening, like 7:30 or 8.
In Los Angeles near LAX... 70% coverage. (not my photo)
AWESOME photo!
Posted by Alaska Airlines... notice the curved shadow below.
Posted by Alaska Airlines... notice the curved shadow below.
Non-event here. 62%-ish obscured ... but fully obscured by clouds so I didn't try to look.
100% zone passed over a friend's house in Nashville.
Non-event here too. Looked overcast and sun came back out. Supposedly, we are in the direct path of the next one in 2020 something.
twintubdexter
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Many many many...
<span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">...many years ago when I was in elementary school there was a partial eclipse. As kids we were all excited so our group got together after school to watch the big event. I remember hearing something about not staring at the sun. It was recommended that you look through photograph negatives (everyone has those around today) to protect your eyes. But we were tough. rugged kids, no sissy eye coverings for us. Many of my friends did permanent damage to their eyes. I recall one best-friend, Lyle, who ended up having to wear thick-lens glasses all the way through high school. He looked like Mr. Peabody and Sherman. Lyle was sort of a a "brainiac" and was always interested in anything scientific so the look fit right in.</span>
<span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">1900...that's about the right date</span>
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<span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">...many years ago when I was in elementary school there was a partial eclipse. As kids we were all excited so our group got together after school to watch the big event. I remember hearing something about not staring at the sun. It was recommended that you look through photograph negatives (everyone has those around today) to protect your eyes. But we were tough. rugged kids, no sissy eye coverings for us. Many of my friends did permanent damage to their eyes. I recall one best-friend, Lyle, who ended up having to wear thick-lens glasses all the way through high school. He looked like Mr. Peabody and Sherman. Lyle was sort of a a "brainiac" and was always interested in anything scientific so the look fit right in.</span>
<span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">1900...that's about the right date</span>
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This is as dark as it got in Sunny SoCal.
Pardon the small size. This is cropped from the full iPad camera image. The sun itself looked normal but this internal reflection revealed how much was covered.
Pardon the small size. This is cropped from the full iPad camera image. The sun itself looked normal but this internal reflection revealed how much was covered.
gusherb
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We reached about 90% here. Went to an eclipse party at the beach where they had a telescope with the reflection setup. I had eclipse glasses. It was pretty cool, next time I wanna go and see it in totality.
