Ready for the solar eclipse?

Rockstar · 08-06-17, 04:45 PM

Its August 21st! Im expecting 80% partial eclipse of the sun from Maryland. Gonna try to take the day off and break out my 8" reflector and try to grab a few pics.

https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono...7/TSE2017.html

Sean C · 08-06-17, 06:06 PM

My wife and I plan to travel down to South Carolina to catch totality. We'll probably go to Columbia, where I was born.

Mr Quatro · 08-06-17, 08:24 PM

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

Rockstar · 08-06-17, 08:57 PM

One of my favorite parks is down that way though its closer to the Sumter area. Poinsett State park constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corp. Great for a quiet fall gettaway with the wifey. However many trees to see an eclipse

fireftr18 · 08-06-17, 09:23 PM

I'm hoping I live close enough to at least get the effect of totality. I'm about a hundred miles (160km) north.

Sean C · 08-06-17, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by fireftr18

I'm hoping I live close enough to at least get the effect of totality. I'm about a hundred miles (160km) north.

Here is a map which shows how much of the eclipse will be visible and where. There's another total eclipse in 2024 which will be visible in North America.

You can search for eclipses by year here, or for more options, see the eclipses and transits section here.

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

fireftr18 · 08-08-17, 06:25 PM

Here is a computer simulation of what the solar eclipse will look like for any area. Just enter your location and it works.
I'll get a little sliver of sun.

http://time.com/4882923/total-solar-...p-places-view/

ikalugin · 08-10-17, 05:48 AM

Not everyone lives in the US.

Sean C · 08-10-17, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ikalugin

Not everyone lives in the US.

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

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.

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.....

Rockstar · 08-10-17, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by ikalugin

Not everyone lives in the US.

you should comrade

08-06-17, 04:45 PM	#1
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Ready for the solar eclipse? Its August 21st! Im expecting 80% partial eclipse of the sun from Maryland. Gonna try to take the day off and break out my 8" reflector and try to grab a few pics. https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono...7/TSE2017.html

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Mr Quatro Navy Seal Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 6,772 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Wear sunglasses and get some eye drops ... don't take this event for granted. __________________ 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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fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	I'm hoping I live close enough to at least get the effect of totality. I'm about a hundred miles (160km) north. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

08-08-17, 06:25 PM	#8
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	View the solar eclipse Here is a computer simulation of what the solar eclipse will look like for any area. Just enter your location and it works. I'll get a little sliver of sun. http://time.com/4882923/total-solar-...p-places-view/ __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

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ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Not everyone lives in the US. __________________ Grumpy as always.

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Sean C Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 984 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 2	My wife and I plan to travel down to South Carolina to catch totality. We'll probably go to Columbia, where I was born.

08-06-17, 08:57 PM	#4
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	One of my favorite parks is down that way though its closer to the Sumter area. Poinsett State park constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corp. Great for a quiet fall gettaway with the wifey. However many trees to see an eclipse