Great American Eclipse 2017


 
Would you eat the moon if it was made of ribs?

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/harry-caray-space-the-infinite-frontier/n11002?snl=0

I'm eating more carne asada fries

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no difference just nw of Toronto. Didn't expect one in any case so I'm not dissappointed. Next one (like+90%) will be 2024 (Fort Erie/Buffalo) and that one I'll get ready for.
 
It's almost over here now, it got weird, eerie, etc. but not as spectacular as I thought it would.
Over-hyped probably.
The temp didn't drop but maybe a degree or two.
Didn't get many pics, but here's the deck near totality.

 
Wow Bob. Stunning shot of your deck. Ours was only 87% and it was hardly dark at all. What it looks like maybe 7:30 at night in the summer. Snapped a few quick shots just for the heck of it. This was within a few minutes of our maximum eclipse. I didn't expect much with the photos...just a whim. Was kind of worried about my camera so I didn't do much fooling around. Apparently Dutch Bros. was giving away free glasses this week in advance of the eclipse and they were frantically trying to get a recall on the glasses this morning.

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Thanks Cliff!
I't's with my cell phone, didn't try to get any with my camera since I don't have a solar filter to protect it.
 
Nice shots, Bob and Cliff. We were at 82% and not all that dark - felt like a very hazy day.
 
Clear blue skies here in centreal Nebraska. Ended up making pizzas instead of a cream can cook. Local radio station played Here "Comes the Sun" by The Beatles right as the diamond ring / sun reappeared. Pretty good old time with family.
 
I was about 80 miles from ground zero with a 98.5% predicted blockage, but frankly, I didn't think it was much different than any other eclipse I've witnessed before.

To be blunt, this eclipse was a non-event compared to the hype. I think Jet Propulsion Lab got there calculations off or something. According to the computer generated model, we should have been darker than we were in my opinion. I saw one street light come on, but that was about it. I did capture some neat ground photos though.

The first photo is of me aiming a pair of binoculars, backwards, at the sun and projecting the image onto the ground. The lower image is sunlight passing through the trees onto the ground.

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In Fairmont, Nebraska, on an old WWII training runway, it was amazing. Well worth the 3 hour drive, and we'll do it again in 7 years.
 
Daniel Maxton said:
In Fairmont, Nebraska, on an old WWII training runway, it was amazing. Well worth the 3 hour drive, and we'll do it again in 7 years.
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That sounds cool. I had the thrill of flying in a WWII trainer a few weeks back. What an experience!!

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