2017 Solar Eclipse
07-14-2016 | 02:34 AM
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From: La Crescenta, CA
8" Meade LX200 Schmidt Cassegrain telescope with a 31mm Nagler eyepiece and a Nikon D70 camera with 300mm Nikkor telephoto lens, a Nikon matched doubler for 600mm, and a remote shudder release, both with #5 neutral density filters. They traveled in an Acura MDX.
07-14-2016 | 02:40 AM
#12
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From: La Crescenta, CA
Originally Posted by Legal Bill' timestamp='1468461681' post='24016068
[quote name='jukngene' timestamp='1468460297' post='24016054']
[quote name='tof' timestamp='1468457759' post='24016032']
Unlike The Raptor, I have NEVER seen a total eclipse of the sun. Seen a few partials and several total lunar eclipses. But this is on my bucket list.
Fortunately...
a. My son, daughter-in-law, and grandson live in Nashville, which is in the path of totality and
b. It's on Sandy's birthday.
So, yeah, we will probably be visiting our grandson that day.
[quote name='tof' timestamp='1468457759' post='24016032']
Unlike The Raptor, I have NEVER seen a total eclipse of the sun. Seen a few partials and several total lunar eclipses. But this is on my bucket list.
Fortunately...
a. My son, daughter-in-law, and grandson live in Nashville, which is in the path of totality and
b. It's on Sandy's birthday.
So, yeah, we will probably be visiting our grandson that day.
[/quote]
And when you're not you're with
Some underworld spy or the wife of a close friend
Wife of a close friend, and...
[/quote]
Well I hear you went up to Saratoga and your horse naturally won
Then you flew up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun
07-14-2016 | 02:43 AM
#13
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From: La Crescenta, CA
It must be the July 11, 1991 eclipse I remember fondly. I was picking my two kids up from preschool in Acton, California and I looked on the ground at the filtered light shining down through the trees. It was the oddest and most interesting thing! Normally filtered light looks like little circles on the ground but in this case it was little crescents. It seemed magical to me.
07-14-2016 | 10:24 AM
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From: Loveland, CO
Originally Posted by Kyras' timestamp='1468475950' post='24016173
It must be the July 11, 1991 eclipse I remember fondly. I was picking my two kids up from preschool in Acton, California and I looked on the ground at the filtered light shining down through the trees. It was the oddest and most interesting thing! Normally filtered light looks like little circles on the ground but in this case it was little crescents. It seemed magical to me.
That's funny, George. In Acton, CA it didn't ever get dark but it did seem dimmer. I so wish I had taken a photo of those crescents on the ground. It was like seeing fireflies for the first time. Magical to me.
07-14-2016 | 02:54 PM
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From: La Crescenta, CA
Originally Posted by The Raptor' timestamp='1468493026' post='24016254
[quote name='Kyras' timestamp='1468475950' post='24016173']
It must be the July 11, 1991 eclipse I remember fondly. I was picking my two kids up from preschool in Acton, California and I looked on the ground at the filtered light shining down through the trees. It was the oddest and most interesting thing! Normally filtered light looks like little circles on the ground but in this case it was little crescents. It seemed magical to me.
It must be the July 11, 1991 eclipse I remember fondly. I was picking my two kids up from preschool in Acton, California and I looked on the ground at the filtered light shining down through the trees. It was the oddest and most interesting thing! Normally filtered light looks like little circles on the ground but in this case it was little crescents. It seemed magical to me.
That's funny, George. In Acton, CA it didn't ever get dark but it did seem dimmer. I so wish I had taken a photo of those crescents on the ground. It was like seeing fireflies for the first time. Magical to me.[/quote]
Patty, when totality hits it gets dark and you can see stars and planets. The shadow of the moon races by on the ground at 2,200 mph. It gets 20-30° colder. Nocturnal animals come out. First you see Bailey's Beads, the last light of the sun shining through the valleys and canyons on the surface of the moon. Then you see the diamond ring effect. Then the corona, which is the sun's atmosphere, is visible:
07-14-2016 | 03:01 PM
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From: Long Beach, MS
Originally Posted by Kyras' timestamp='1468464031' post='24016096
[quote name='Legal Bill' timestamp='1468461681' post='24016068']
[quote name='jukngene' timestamp='1468460297' post='24016054']
[quote name='tof' timestamp='1468457759' post='24016032']
Unlike The Raptor, I have NEVER seen a total eclipse of the sun. Seen a few partials and several total lunar eclipses. But this is on my bucket list.
Fortunately...
a. My son, daughter-in-law, and grandson live in Nashville, which is in the path of totality and
b. It's on Sandy's birthday.
So, yeah, we will probably be visiting our grandson that day.
[quote name='jukngene' timestamp='1468460297' post='24016054']
[quote name='tof' timestamp='1468457759' post='24016032']
Unlike The Raptor, I have NEVER seen a total eclipse of the sun. Seen a few partials and several total lunar eclipses. But this is on my bucket list.
Fortunately...
a. My son, daughter-in-law, and grandson live in Nashville, which is in the path of totality and
b. It's on Sandy's birthday.
So, yeah, we will probably be visiting our grandson that day.
[/quote]
And when you're not you're with
Some underworld spy or the wife of a close friend
Wife of a close friend, and...
[/quote]
Well I hear you went up to Saratoga and your horse naturally won
Then you flew up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun
[/quote]
OK. Are we about done?
I mean, I love Carly as much as the next Vintager, but
07-14-2016 | 03:19 PM
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From: La Crescenta, CA
Originally Posted by The Raptor' timestamp='1468492832' post='24016253
[quote name='Kyras' timestamp='1468464031' post='24016096']
[quote name='Legal Bill' timestamp='1468461681' post='24016068']
[quote name='jukngene' timestamp='1468460297' post='24016054']
[quote name='tof' timestamp='1468457759' post='24016032']
Unlike The Raptor, I have NEVER seen a total eclipse of the sun. Seen a few partials and several total lunar eclipses. But this is on my bucket list.
Fortunately...
a. My son, daughter-in-law, and grandson live in Nashville, which is in the path of totality and
b. It's on Sandy's birthday.
So, yeah, we will probably be visiting our grandson that day.
[quote name='Legal Bill' timestamp='1468461681' post='24016068']
[quote name='jukngene' timestamp='1468460297' post='24016054']
[quote name='tof' timestamp='1468457759' post='24016032']
Unlike The Raptor, I have NEVER seen a total eclipse of the sun. Seen a few partials and several total lunar eclipses. But this is on my bucket list.
Fortunately...
a. My son, daughter-in-law, and grandson live in Nashville, which is in the path of totality and
b. It's on Sandy's birthday.
So, yeah, we will probably be visiting our grandson that day.
[/quote]
And when you're not you're with
Some underworld spy or the wife of a close friend
Wife of a close friend, and...
[/quote]
Well I hear you went up to Saratoga and your horse naturally won
Then you flew up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun
[/quote]
OK. Are we about done?
I mean, I love Carly as much as the next Vintager, but
[/quote]
We're talking about total solar eclipses. If you can see the August 2017 total eclipse, I strongly recommend that you do it. It's one of life's great experiences.
07-14-2016 | 03:49 PM
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George, about it getting so much colder, doesn't that have a lot to do with where you are? The temperature doesn't vary that much in some places. Where were you and when, date wise, for that big temperature swing? Oh, and awesome photo above! Can you look at that ring with you bare eyes?
07-14-2016 | 03:57 PM
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http://www.eclipse2017.org/eclipse2017_main.htm
I am thinking of heading to South Carolina to view this eclipse. It has taken me a while to convince Laurie (my +1) that this trip is worthwhile. Now I'd like to begin planning and was wondering if anyone else has the same intent?
I am located near Baltimore and would be riding down to Columbia---maybe Charleston to witness this spectacle.
Is anyone else considering an Eclipse Cruise?
I am thinking of heading to South Carolina to view this eclipse. It has taken me a while to convince Laurie (my +1) that this trip is worthwhile. Now I'd like to begin planning and was wondering if anyone else has the same intent?
I am located near Baltimore and would be riding down to Columbia---maybe Charleston to witness this spectacle.
Is anyone else considering an Eclipse Cruise?
07-14-2016 | 03:58 PM
#20
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From: La Crescenta, CA
George, about it getting so much colder, doesn't that have a lot to do with where you are? The temperature doesn't vary that much in some places. Where were you and when, date wise, for that big temperature swing? YES, IT DOES. IN CABO SAN LUCAS, IT GOT NOTICEABLY COLDER. IN MONTANA, IT WAS ALREADY 25° BELOW. Oh, and awesome photo above! Can you look at that ring with you bare eyes? YES, DEFINITELY. PHOTOGRAPHY: DURING PARTIAL YOU ARE USING A #5 NEUTRAL DENSITY FILTER, WHICH CUTS THE LIGHT TO 1/10,000, AND ARE WORRIED ABOUT TOO MUCH LIGHT. WHEN TOTALITY HITS, YOU TAKE OFF THE FILTER AND ARE WORRIED ABOUT NOT ENOUGH LIGHT.