Oh, wow, that's great, since I can't be in the right area. Thank you.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I just heard about this today. It should be great! I'm within 100 miles of the total eclipse. Should be exciting!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Good for you two! Glad you will get to see it. TuTu, Maddog is headed to the Missouri area where it will be the best viewing, so he'll be close to your area when it happens.
For others, if it is cloudy, raining and/or you have no special glasses and you'd like to watch it live streaming...
NASA will be broadcasting it. Looks like a 4 hour special and many ways to watch from many sources.
For anyone in the path of the eclipse, do not look directly at the sun/moon, no matter how much you might want to, as that can burn a hole in the retinas of your eyes!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Here is a quote from today's newspaper:
The Alameda Library (next to Oakland), which normally opens on Mondays at noon, is throwing open its community room beginning at 9am for the eclipse streaming from NASA, since rescheduling the eclipse to conform to library hours was not an option.
I will nominate whoever wrote the above to present at SF Comedy Day in the Park.
Here's another choice newspaper statement: "With Monday's eclipse having been on the calendar for centuries, authorities have had time to prepare."
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- While I understand it's not proper manners to play audio a loud during some kinds of star parties or the like, this may be of interest to you - or to share:
If you don't get to bed soon Ms. Late Night, you won't be awake enough to see it. You'll HAVE to watch a recording.
Hope all is ok with you?
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Well, that was fun watching online! Anyone here in the direct eclipse path?
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Not me, but I got my first Eclipse sunburn for trying to make a day out of it!
I knew I couldn't look at the sun, and didn't have glasses, and pinhole cameras are cute and nice to make for the kids, but not a lot of fun...
So I went to the lake hoping to see the eclipse reflection on the waters surface. ?? Didn't know how that would work out but, after seeing the photos and organizing them I realized something strange had happened.
Of course this isn't a bunch of spectacular photos, just me goofing around, but the fact the last three were taken as the full eclipse was "happening"...
And the fact the lake's surface that was otherwise calm and smooth as ice suddenly got disturbed and wavy for no reason was really weird.
We were at 96% and it was lackluster .. gotta have glasses for it.
The real fireworks are definitely at 100%!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
You'd think 96% would be enough for a bit of darkness! Anyway, I got a kick out of watching it online and hearing everyone scream and yell when totality occurred!
Posted by cbb (Member # 788) on :
Tincup, I loved your pictures. Such a novel idea to photograph the reflection on the water. I heard that the magnetic field can be different when the sun and moon are in line. Could that have caused the ripples on the water? Would be interesting to know the real reason for the change!!
Yes, Columbia was in the middle of the direct path of the eclipse. Clouds moved in over our neighborhood, so we went downtown where it was sunny. The total eclipse was very impressive, but seemed to be such a short time even though it was 2 minutes 41 seconds here (We were told it was longer than most places. No explanation for that statement.)
We were surprised that it didn't get as dark as we had expected. We'd heard you'd be able to look up and see lots of stars. Actually, we did see two planets and one star. It was like dusk, almost dark. I've wondered if sunlight reflecting off the clouds in the area kept it from being dark. In spite of that, we were thrilled that we were in the path of totality.
We heard a couple tree frogs and other groups cheering that were close by. Otherwise, the city was quiet. Everyone was watching the sky.
I thought the best part was what they call "the diamond ring." As the sun started to emerge, a bright spot of light appeared and with the circle of light around the moon, it really did look like a diamond ring.
It was a spectacular view for me. I'm developing cataracts and after dark I see halos around lights. "The diamond ring" looked like it had thin streaks of colored lights shimmering and radiating out from it. Maybe kinda like fiber optics? I don't recommend cataracts, but that was one really neat positive thing cataracts did for me!
In 1989, the eye of Hurricane Hugo came right over our side of town. Stressful experience!!
In 2015, flood waters swept through my neighborhood after 18 inches of rain in 8 hours caused several dams to give way upstream from us. Lots of devastation around me!! I was blessed to have little damage compared to some.
This week, it was wonderful having such a happy event with the eclipse coming over Columbia. A once in a lifetime experience with great memories to cherish!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Hey cbb...
Glad it helped lift you all out of the low points you've been troubled by for so long, and made you smile. Eclipses should come around more often!
It was memorable for me too, even though the clouds decided to party in the sky just as it was happening.
Hadn't thought about the magnetic field being disturbed, but that sounds like a very reasonable explanation for the sudden ripples.
It is very clear in the pictures that things changed on the lake surface during the main part of the eclipse. At the time I was just annoyed that the pictures wouldn't be "crystal clear".
But it tells us bigger things are happening out there than what is "normal". Makes me smile.
I appreciate, as I laugh, about the compliment for it being "novel" to take pictures on the water. Wish I could take some credit for being so "smart". HA!
Truth is, I knew I'd not be able to sit there for hours without being tempted to look up at the sun. Going to the water- either a wise choice or a total bust it would be- I didn't know, came from desperation in advance to protect my eyes from my ding dong brain.
And it was kinda funny that some of the people that came by had no clue what the eclipse was or what I was doing. No clue.
Guess we have to be "different" to have made an event or memory of it.
But, a young girl who came just after it was over, who also had no clue until I explained it all, sat with me for a while, then checked her phone.
She was then excited and showed me a few pictures that her cousin took and had just sent that were beautiful! And her cousin was about 30 miles from where I was, so it was spectacular nearby.
Nice event- and free too, compliments of Mother Nature.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Hey Keebler!
Darn! Sorry I somehow missed your post earlier? Duh me!
But I would have loved to have some sun and moon music to watch by while there! Thanks for sharing that.
Maybe, for the next eclipse you'll remember to remind me one more time?
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