Solar Eclipse!

kmoorevs

I finally found a use for an old welding helmet that I found in a storage locker. (at the time my nephew was in welding school and I thought he could use it...however, not cool enough for him) What surprised me was how long the event lasted from my viewpoint of around 500 miles east of the path. For a full hour or so it was around 80% coverage. Our skies were clear, and I could see it perfectly through the welding glass. :thumbsup: The entire event lasted for almost 3 full hours. I was asking someone else this morning about using home-made pinhole viewing devices...I vaguely remember doing this when I was a kid and getting frustrated that it didn't work...or it was cloudy...or I was impatient...too long ago! :laugh:

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Peter_in_2780

Chris Maunder wrote:

Last one I saw was when I was about 5 years old in Melbourne.

October '76. I'd parked the wife and kids with my parents in Melbourne while I spent a few weeks working in the USA. Got back to Melbourne that morning. Really needed some sleep, but managed to stay awake to see it. Awesome!

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Chris Maunder

Brilliant

cheers Chris Maunder

Rick York

Here is a photo of that flare : https://9gag.com/gag/a7oLZex[^]

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Rage

Last solar eclipse I went to, we waited one hour in a field under burning sun, then it was suddenly all dark and cold and we could not see the sun anymore because it disappeared behind some giant black disk in the sky so we missed everything. Worst experience ever.

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realJSOP

It was cloudy here, so I didn't get the promised super powers....

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raddevus

Thanks for posting that. I was guessing that what we saw was a solar flare but I wasn't sure. :thumbsup:

Roger Wright

I watched it from the steps of the Hualapai Tribal Headquarters building in Peach Springs, AZ. We only got about 30% - 40% coverage at that latitude, but it was still fun to see. :-D

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Roger Wright

#realJSOP wrote:

I didn't get the promised super powers....

Heck, John, you really don't need any more of them...

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dandy72

Chris Maunder wrote:

Brilliant

I see what you did there.

dandy72

Those clouds probably worked out in your favor. I had a completely cloudless sky, and the sun was still so bright my camera's sensor couldn't come up with anything showing the moon as clearly as it is in your picture.

dandy72

The TV news around here have been talking about the eclipse for weeks. A few days ago a reporter was telling viewers how to properly take care of those glasses... Most people won't see another solar eclipse for decades. If ever. Why would you hang on to them? Would you even remember where you stored them, decades from now...? Are they considered a family heirloom, to be passed down from generation to generation? And then yesterday the same reporter was mentioning none of the local stores had any to sell. I suspect this morning there's millions of them available for free if anyone wants them...

jeron1

Now that it's over, I wonder if there is an associated increase in calls to ophthalmologists. In my neck of the woods we had ~95% coverage, I can imagine some people thinking "Gee, it's 95% covered, that can't hurt my eyes!".

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trønderen

I wonder how many camera sensors were burned when the sun reappeared :-)

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Rick York

I saw a video of a guy looking into a telescope with no optical protection. He whipped his head back really fast. He's probably still seeing white spots.

"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"

Jeremy Falcon

I did turn down the exposure a wee bit. Not that I'm a pro photographer, but the sun is so bright you can't see anything hardly unless you do.

Jeremy Falcon

jeron1

Rick York wrote:

telescope with no optical protection.

:omg: Ouch! that hurts just to contemplate!

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Gary Wheeler

I live in Dayton Ohio USA, so I got to experience the totality in person. Very, very :cool:. I really enjoyed when the totality began, I could hear a huge cheer from everyone in my neighborhood :-D .

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Gary Wheeler

Especially in his caliber-of-choice :-D .

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Roger Wright

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I'm sure he's well stocked with .45 ACP ammunition; I am, too!

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