Any members who witness the solar eclipse, or travel to see it, as well as any eclipse-related events, please feel free to post your saga and any photos in this thread.
Bob
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Solar Eclipse 2024 Reports and Photos
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Great American Eclipse
A total solar eclipse is coming to America on April 8, 2024. Find maps, videos, how to view, best places to go, eclipse glasses, and more.
www.greatamericaneclipse.com
GreenDragon
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I am setting up my 8" Dobsonian in my cul-de-sac tomorrow and sent an open invite to my neighbors via our neighborhood facebook page. We'll see how much interest I get and how well the weather cooperates.
Charlotte, NC: 43% cloud cover at 3pm.
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Bob
Oh! Mega Pinhole Camera
Materials:
To use, face away from the subject (e.g. the sun), then look into the open window.
Bob
Materials:
- a cereal (or other) box
- white paper
- aluminum foil
- tape
- scissors
- ~5 minutes
To use, face away from the subject (e.g. the sun), then look into the open window.
Bob
ChinaVoodoo
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Clear skies of a 0.344 magnitude partial eclipse with a welding mask while arguing with a loved one about why I didn't feel like calling revenue Canada about a tax question after being up for 23 hours
At around peak time here (1:54 Central) I grabbed a postcard from today's USPS delivery of recyclable materials (this one was offering to buy one of my rental properties for about half what it's worth). I grabbed a straight pin from my wife's pincushion and poked a hole in it. Then I picked up another bit of nuisance paper and folded it in half to get a non-printed side. Laid that on my front porch and held the postcard up facing more or less the direction of the Sun. I got a very nice, clear (id small) image on the paper -- we got more coverage than I thought we would.
Overall today has been like an outdoor meeting of managers. The sun is fully up and the sky is clear, but it's still not very bright.
Overall today has been like an outdoor meeting of managers. The sun is fully up and the sky is clear, but it's still not very bright.
stdly
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We live in St Thomas we had no way of capturing it or protective eye wear. We did get about 2 minutes to look at the full eclipse safely, way cool for sure.
GreenDragon
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We peaked at 3:14 here. Had about a dozen people show to look through the scope. A good time was had by all.
I clearly see 3 sunspots in your first image.
Bob
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GreenDragon
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Yes, they were much clearer looking in the telescope. I just could not get my iPhone camera to focus on them correctly. I always think the sunspots are neat!
Bob's Authentic Astrophotography of the Solar Eclipse 2024
I checked out this location yesterday. Perfect angle on the sun for the eclipse. Today, eager to miss nothing, I rolled out a swivel desk chair.
My trusty, eclipse glasses were carefully positioned, and I looked up.
Nothing but thick clouds, with a threat of drizzle. How did the wildlife behave? The birds, rabbits and insects seemed to be pointing at me and laughing. The cloudy sky definitely darkened—dark enough for me to turn on a light indoors.
Sometimes a camera can detect things that the human eye does not: auroras, for example. I'm not sure if my camera was pointed in exactly the right direction, since it was so cloudy here in southwest Virginia, but the photo series seems to have captured it.
We should enjoy the sweet moments of life, whenever they come our way.
Bob
I checked out this location yesterday. Perfect angle on the sun for the eclipse. Today, eager to miss nothing, I rolled out a swivel desk chair.
My trusty, eclipse glasses were carefully positioned, and I looked up.
Nothing but thick clouds, with a threat of drizzle. How did the wildlife behave? The birds, rabbits and insects seemed to be pointing at me and laughing. The cloudy sky definitely darkened—dark enough for me to turn on a light indoors.
Sometimes a camera can detect things that the human eye does not: auroras, for example. I'm not sure if my camera was pointed in exactly the right direction, since it was so cloudy here in southwest Virginia, but the photo series seems to have captured it.
We should enjoy the sweet moments of life, whenever they come our way.
Bob
Plinsc
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Plinsc
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It's 5:15 pm. The clouds just parted. The sun is out.
Bob
Bob
On NBC news coverage of the eclipse, they broadcast comments from dozens of people who watched it. A 10 year old girl summarized the experience best: "It's way better than school!"
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