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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #75 on: August 21, 2017, 04:29:18 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on August 21, 2017, 03:04:33 pm
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!
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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #76 on: August 21, 2017, 04:30:08 pm »
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.









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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #77 on: August 21, 2017, 04:37:07 pm »
Quote from: mrclose on August 21, 2017, 04:29:18 pm
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!

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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #78 on: August 21, 2017, 05:08:04 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on August 21, 2017, 03:16:36 pm

RE: avatar: taken with one of the kid's friends' smartphones, and inverted, but roughly what it looked like from here.
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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #79 on: August 21, 2017, 05:10:46 pm »
Pretty much a bummer in NYC. Very overcast. 
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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #80 on: August 21, 2017, 05:12:01 pm »
Quote from: Oceander on August 21, 2017, 05:10:46 pm
Pretty much a bummer in NYC. Very overcast.

Same here...
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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #81 on: August 21, 2017, 05:20:51 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on August 21, 2017, 05:12:01 pm
Same here...

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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #82 on: August 21, 2017, 05:25:51 pm »
The interstate going out. All the feeders are packed.

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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #83 on: August 21, 2017, 05:48:05 pm »
Ya know...who didn't see this coming...I give up..he deserves this one!



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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #84 on: August 21, 2017, 05:59:18 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on August 21, 2017, 05:48:05 pm
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


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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #85 on: August 21, 2017, 06:07:29 pm »
Here you go .... he found a pair of glasses  @mystery-ak  :laugh:

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« Reply #86 on: August 21, 2017, 06:07:57 pm »
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« Reply #87 on: August 21, 2017, 06:08:03 pm »
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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #88 on: August 21, 2017, 06:11:10 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on August 21, 2017, 06:08:03 pm
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.
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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #90 on: August 21, 2017, 06:16:21 pm »
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on August 21, 2017, 04:00:43 pm



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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.
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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #91 on: August 21, 2017, 06:18:12 pm »
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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #92 on: August 21, 2017, 06:19:45 pm »
Quote from: RoosGirl on August 21, 2017, 06:16:21 pm
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%
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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #93 on: August 21, 2017, 06:20:52 pm »
Quote from: RoosGirl on August 21, 2017, 06:16:21 pm
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.   :shrug:
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« Reply #94 on: August 21, 2017, 06:22:15 pm »
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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  ^-^ )
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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #95 on: August 21, 2017, 06:22:54 pm »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on August 21, 2017, 06:20:52 pm
It wasn't a total eclipse here.  If it had been, he wouldn't be squinting.   :shrug:
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.
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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #96 on: August 21, 2017, 06:23:23 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on August 21, 2017, 06:19:45 pm
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.  :)
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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #97 on: August 21, 2017, 06:23:54 pm »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on August 21, 2017, 06:20:52 pm
It wasn't a total eclipse here.  If it had been, he wouldn't be squinting.   :shrug:

Too bad you didn't get to see the total. It was awesome.
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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #98 on: August 21, 2017, 06:27:04 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on August 21, 2017, 06:22:54 pm
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.
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Re: Live Thread for the eclipse
« Reply #99 on: August 21, 2017, 06:28:27 pm »
Quote from: bigheadfred on August 21, 2017, 06:23:54 pm
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?
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