Live Thread for the eclipse

[Free Vulcan]

Cooler here, by several degrees.   Did someone suck up the CO2?

Hahaha. C'mon now, you know sun output has no affect on temperature. /s

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Hale-Bopp!

[mystery-ak]

Ah shucks....cloud coverage here but you could tell it was happening as it looked like dusk and eerily quiet...

[starstruck]

I'm stuck on conference calls all afternoon so if anyone has any interesting sightings of the dragon that eats the sun, please let me know. ;)


By the way, unless you have a 18 stop ND filter (or greater) or level 14 welder's glass, do not point your camera at the sun. Digital camera sensors are very sensitive and you can damage one very quickly. There is some bad information going around Facebook about using your cell phone camera in selfie mode to watch it. That is still pointing the camera's sensor at the sun and you risk major damage.

Here is an article where they tested pointing a DSLR at the sun just to show what will happen to the sensor.

https://www.slashgear.com/do-not-shoot-the-eclipse-without-the-right-camera-equipment-21495919/

Long story short, the lens serves just like if you were burning ants with a magnifying glass, only right at a very expensive sensor.

The result isn't a pretty sight.

I have a Celestron telescope and used the sun filter with a digital camera.

[Polly Ticks]

My neck of the woods = Obscuration 95.48%
I'm truly surprised at how bright it still is outside.  I would've thought it would get quite a bit darker with only 4.52% of the sun visible. 

[INVAR]

Wow.  That was INCREDIBLE.  100% totality.  The diamond ring effect was SPECTACULAR!

Saw venus, orion and probably the most interesting thing was the eeriness of the lighting all around.  It was a very weird darkness.

[Cripplecreek]

[Cripplecreek]

And now comes the grand finale with thunder boomers rolling in.

[Free Vulcan]

Wow.  That was INCREDIBLE.  100% totality.  The diamond ring effect was SPECTACULAR!

Saw venus, orion and probably the most interesting thing was the eeriness of the lighting all around.  It was a very weird darkness.

Nice!

[Just_Victor]

Wait, I thought the eclipse was gluten free?

You didn't get your eclipse supplements?

[Polly Ticks]

Looks like you got some pretty cool pictures, @Cripplecreek
Where (generally speaking) are you located?

[Cripplecreek]

Looks like you got some pretty cool pictures, @Cripplecreek
Where (generally speaking) are you located?

Brooklyn Mi in Jackson County.

[Polly Ticks]

Wow.  That was INCREDIBLE.  100% totality.  The diamond ring effect was SPECTACULAR!

Saw venus, orion and probably the most interesting thing was the eeriness of the lighting all around.  It was a very weird darkness.

I like the weird shadows ... especially the tree leaves.  Very neat.

[Polly Ticks]

From the NASA.gov site:

[Bigun]

From the NASA.gov site:

I doubt you will ever see a more spectacular picture of the eclipse than that!

Thanks Poly!

[RoosGirl]

Yay, still cloudy here, but no rain, and got the little guy out with our special glasses to see it.  He thought it was pretty neat, and what a great science lesson for today.

[Smokin Joe]

I like the weird shadows ... especially the tree leaves.  Very neat.

The light definitely takes on a different quality.

We got a couple of the neighbor kids to take a quick peek, too.
I'm not sure they understand fully what they have seen yet, or how long before they see another one.

[bigheadfred]

Wow.  That was INCREDIBLE.  100% totality.  The diamond ring effect was SPECTACULAR!

Saw venus, orion and probably the most interesting thing was the eeriness of the lighting all around.  It was a very weird darkness.

 

[Gefn]

My neighbors took pictures. We ended up having a block party.

Several neighbors had cereal boxes, I was lucky enough to have real glasses, and shared them with folks. Out came the cans of soda and bottled water, lawn chairs and we just had a grand old time.

I haven't met a lot of my new neighbors and it was really nice.

As soon as I get the pictures I'll post.

Did anyone notice how weird the birds got? 

[Mom MD]

Wow.  That was INCREDIBLE.  100% totality.  The diamond ring effect was SPECTACULAR!

Saw venus, orion and probably the most interesting thing was the eeriness of the lighting all around.  It was a very weird darkness.

It was one of the most amazing things I have seen  well worth the drive

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

 

[RoosGirl]

 

He has eclipse ready contact lenses.

[Rivergirl]

Sigh.............what can one say

[mountaineer]

Could people be any stupider? I posted a tongue-in-cheek comment on a Facebook page for parents of children in my county's school district on which many were agonizing over taking their little darlings out of school for this Big Event. My comment:

Those saying this was a "once in a lifetime" experience must have known something the rest of us don't, considering the next one will occur in only 7 years.

(We will be directly in the 100% zone in 2024, as opposed to 80% or so today).


Here's what someone replied:

life is too short and tomorrow is not guaranteed so that's why some feel it may be the only chance, my kids got to experience today at home.

Good grief, I know we all could die in the next minute, you silly person. I was joking!!!! 

I guess she doesn't care her kids are going to graduate from our school district with only a rudimentary knowledge of math and English, and no critical thinking skills whatsoever. But they saw a freakin' eclipse, so there's that.

[Gefn]

Photos!!!!!!

(Best day ever)

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[mrclose]

I doubt you will ever see a more spectacular picture of the eclipse than that!

Thanks Poly!

Heres a cool trick. You don't have to stare at the sun.. I just looked for 20 or 30 seconds, then when you look away the view is etched into your eyeballs. Problem solved!

[bigheadfred]

I took some stills from my video. Cleaned them up a bit. You know me. Taped a lens from a pair of eclipse glasses over the camera lens. Then screwed two pieces of 2x4 in an "L" and screwed the back end down to the picnic table so I could rotate it. A ramp. Duct taped the camera to the stand and started recording.

Then watched it through another pair of eclipse glasses. And yelled and yelled some more and did the Snoopy dance at totality and diamond ring.

[RoosGirl]

Heres a cool trick. You don't have to stare at the sun.. I just looked for 20 or 30 seconds, then when you look away the view is etched into your eyeballs. Problem solved!

 

[Smokin Joe]

RE: avatar: taken with one of the kid's friends' smartphones, and inverted, but roughly what it looked like from here.

[Oceander]

Pretty much a bummer in NYC. Very overcast. 

[mystery-ak]

Pretty much a bummer in NYC. Very overcast.

Same here...

[bigheadfred]

Same here...

The traffic here is bad. I can't get out of town to go fishing.

[bigheadfred]

The interstate going out. All the feeders are packed.

[mystery-ak]

Ya know...who didn't see this coming...I give up..he deserves this one!

[Right_in_Virginia]

Ya know...who didn't see this coming...I give up..he deserves this one!

LOL.  We never totally lost the sun....and in these photos the President is squinting.  His pupils automatically reacted to the sunshine protecting his retinas ...  @mystery-ak

[Right_in_Virginia]

Here you go .... he found a pair of glasses  @mystery-ak 

[Smokin Joe]

via Imgflip Meme Generator

[mystery-ak]

According to Politico DC did have one

http://www.politico.com/gallery/2017/08/21/trump-eclipse-white-house-sun-002471?lo=ap_c1&slide=0

http://www.politico.com/gallery/2017/08/21/trump-eclipse-white-house-sun-002471?lo=ap_c1&slide=11

[Right_in_Virginia]

According to Politico DC did have one

http://www.politico.com/gallery/2017/08/21/trump-eclipse-white-house-sun-002471?lo=ap_c1&slide=0

http://www.politico.com/gallery/2017/08/21/trump-eclipse-white-house-sun-002471?lo=ap_c1&slide=11

Well, damn, we went in too soon!!! (which is good since we didn't have anything other than ray bans)  BTW....@mystery-ak the President did wear glasses.  See photo above.

[Right_in_Virginia]

[RoosGirl]

In the Washington D.C. area, the partial solar eclipse started at 1:17 p.m. Eastern and will peak at 2:42 p.m. It will move out of the city at 4:01 p.m., The Washington Post reported, lasting 2 hours, 43 minutes.

From: http://heavy.com/news/2017/08/solar-eclipse-2017-washington-dc-time-peak-when-partial-peak-best-photos-pictures/

Look at the time stamp on the photo above.

[bigheadfred]

 

[Smokin Joe]

From: http://heavy.com/news/2017/08/solar-eclipse-2017-washington-dc-time-peak-when-partial-peak-best-photos-pictures/

Look at the time stamp on the photo above.

That image should have been taken when the eclipse was about the maximum for the D.C. area if the time stamp is correct--at about 81%

[Right_in_Virginia]

From: http://heavy.com/news/2017/08/solar-eclipse-2017-washington-dc-time-peak-when-partial-peak-best-photos-pictures/

Look at the time stamp on the photo above.

It wasn't a total eclipse here.  If it had been, he wouldn't be squinting.   

[Right_in_Virginia]

Ivanka Trump-
Experiencing the start of the #Eclipse2017 at the National Air and Space Museum with @NASA #STEM 😎 – at National Air and Space Museum.




(The museum sure could use some new furniture  ^-^ )

[mountaineer]

It wasn't a total eclipse here.  If it had been, he wouldn't be squinting.   

Nor here (probably about the same as for D.C.). I probably could have snuck a peek but didn't bother. Used the old pinhole in a piece of paper trick.

[RoosGirl]

That image should have been taken when the eclipse was about the maximum for the D.C. area if the time stamp is correct--at about 81%

It's okay then, he potentially could only burn out 19% of his retina.  :)

[bigheadfred]

It wasn't a total eclipse here.  If it had been, he wouldn't be squinting.   

Too bad you didn't get to see the total. It was awesome.

[bigheadfred]

Nor here (probably about the same as for D.C.). I probably could have snuck a peek but didn't bother. Used the old pinhole in a piece of paper trick.

I bought five pairs of eclipse glasses. For $2 a pair. They are now for sale--with provenance--for $300 a pair.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Too bad you didn't get to see the total. It was awesome.

We caught the first reports from Oregon .... the live shots WERE amazing.  Where are you located?