Ready for the solar eclipse? - Page 2

Rockstar · 08-10-17, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by ikalugin

Not everyone lives in the US.

you should comrade

ikalugin · 08-10-17, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Nathaniel B.

That's true...but what's your point?

Just being bitter about:

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Here is a computer simulation of what the solar eclipse will look like for any area. Just enter your location and it works.

(emphasis mine) not being correct.

Sean C · 08-10-17, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ikalugin

Just being bitter...

Ah...yes, I see.

If you can travel down around Volgograd on June 1st, 2030 then you can see an annular eclipse. Not quite as spectacular as a total eclipse, but it doesn't look like western Russia will see one of those until 2061.

ikalugin · 08-10-17, 08:54 AM

I may still be alive then!

Sean C · 08-10-17, 09:38 AM

To your health!

Rockstar · 08-13-17, 08:46 PM

Im almost ready I even broke down and purchased a dual axis motor for my equitorial mount. Hope the skies are clear, Im prepared to travel last minute to find them. Pretty excited about this.

Enter city state or latitude and logitude to get an estimated time and percent of totality.

http://www.eclipsesundial.com/index.php

Aktungbby · 08-13-17, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

Wear sunglasses and get some eye drops ... don't take this event for granted.

BETTER: regular sunglasses block about 60% of light rays while eclipse glasses block 99.9% of light rays.

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You shouldn’t be able to see anything through a safe solar filter except the Sun itself or something comparably bright, such as the Sun reflected in a mirror, a sunglint off shiny metal, the hot filament of an unfrosted incandescent light bulb, a bright halogen light bulb, a bright-white LED flashlight (including the one on your smartphone), or an arc-welder’s torch,” the AAS wrote in its press release. “All such sources should appear quite dim through a solar viewer.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/08/04/vendors-may-be-selling-fake-solar-eclipse-glasses-heres-how-to-make-sure-yours-are-real/?utm_term=.755258920e8f

Buddahaid · 08-14-17, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ikalugin

Just being bitter about:
(emphasis mine) not being correct.

You get nothing, I get a strip tease that ends , uh, lacking. I'm not sure which is worse.....

Aktungbby · 08-14-17, 10:17 AM

mapuc · 08-14-17, 12:21 PM

Off topic
Don't bother to write about this solar eclipse, ´cause some day after the earth will be destroyed.

Read about it on a Danish news paper-Again these conspiracies have a new day in September.

Back to topic.

Markus

Sean C · 08-14-17, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

just 4 ikalugin

The Time animation shows what the eclipse might look like through an equatorial mounted telescope. For an observer simply looking through some eclipse glasses, the Moon will appear to take a curved path relative to the Sun.

Click here for animation.

Platapus · 08-15-17, 02:26 PM

NASA will be flying two WB-57 aircraft taking photographs. Looking forward to seeing them.

Jimbuna · 08-15-17, 02:48 PM

^ Is that the English Electric Canberra?

Rockstar · 08-15-17, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

NASA will be flying two WB-57 aircraft taking photographs. Looking forward to seeing them.

the way the weather is looking for the 21st that might be my only opportunity to see the eclipse too.

Mr Quatro · 08-21-17, 12:07 PM

Any one in Oregon? Has any one seen anything yet?

I'm tuning in to CNN and MSNBC ... out of here

08-10-17, 08:54 AM	#19
ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I may still be alive then! __________________ Grumpy as always.

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Rockstar Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 11,800 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Im almost ready I even broke down and purchased a dual axis motor for my equitorial mount. Hope the skies are clear, Im prepared to travel last minute to find them. Pretty excited about this. Enter city state or latitude and logitude to get an estimated time and percent of totality. http://www.eclipsesundial.com/index.php __________________ Guardian of the honey and nuts Let's assume I'm right, it'll save time.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,919 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	NASA will be flying two WB-57 aircraft taking photographs. Looking forward to seeing them. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 180,867 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	^ Is that the English Electric Canberra? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

08-10-17, 09:38 AM	#20
Sean C Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 904 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 2	To your health!

08-14-17, 12:21 PM	#25
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,814 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Off topic Don't bother to write about this solar eclipse, ´cause some day after the earth will be destroyed. Read about it on a Danish news paper-Again these conspiracies have a new day in September. Back to topic. Markus

08-21-17, 12:07 PM	#30
Mr Quatro Navy Seal Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 6,772 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Any one in Oregon? Has any one seen anything yet? I'm tuning in to CNN and MSNBC ... out of here __________________ pla•teau noun a relatively stable level, period, or condition a level of attainment or achievement Lord help me get to the next plateau ..

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