Solar Eclipse
#46
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Location: Kentucky
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Re: Solar Eclipse
You won't even notice a difference unless you're specifically looking at the sun... with protective eyewear, of course. I belong to the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - and a good friend once said: Even 99% of totality is still not totality... and there is no substitute at all for totality!
FWIW, I think you should make the effort!
Ian
FWIW, I think you should make the effort!
Ian
#47
Re: Solar Eclipse
You wouldn't happen to have any recommendations for sites to get, or products, to go over lenses of a camera?
It's all gibberish to me and the cost ranges from $45-150 and I don't know if it makes a difference. For a one off thing, the pricier end seems a bit of a vanity, but I don't want to blow out my camera sensor either...though something that is adjustable that could then be used as a filter for long exposure shots for water scenes would be useful too.
It's all gibberish to me and the cost ranges from $45-150 and I don't know if it makes a difference. For a one off thing, the pricier end seems a bit of a vanity, but I don't want to blow out my camera sensor either...though something that is adjustable that could then be used as a filter for long exposure shots for water scenes would be useful too.
#48
Re: Solar Eclipse
I believe we are 95% + here. I could travel an hour north alongside the expected 60,000 other people to see the 100%. I'll settle for the 95%+ since I'll be in class anyway.
#50
Re: Solar Eclipse
You wouldn't happen to have any recommendations for sites to get, or products, to go over lenses of a camera?
It's all gibberish to me and the cost ranges from $45-150 and I don't know if it makes a difference. For a one off thing, the pricier end seems a bit of a vanity, but I don't want to blow out my camera sensor either...though something that is adjustable that could then be used as a filter for long exposure shots for water scenes would be useful too.
It's all gibberish to me and the cost ranges from $45-150 and I don't know if it makes a difference. For a one off thing, the pricier end seems a bit of a vanity, but I don't want to blow out my camera sensor either...though something that is adjustable that could then be used as a filter for long exposure shots for water scenes would be useful too.
#52
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Joined: Aug 2002
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 38,865
Re: Solar Eclipse
There's another total solar eclipse in 2024 that'll bisect the US.
Ian
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#57
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Only 7 years away!
#58
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There has been a lot of press coverage regarding fake glasses. Check yours.
As eclipse nears, astronomers warn about fake solar glasses - seattlepi.com
As eclipse nears, astronomers warn about fake solar glasses - seattlepi.com
#59
Re: Solar Eclipse
There has been a lot of press coverage regarding fake glasses. Check yours.
As eclipse nears, astronomers warn about fake solar glasses - seattlepi.com
As eclipse nears, astronomers warn about fake solar glasses - seattlepi.com
#60
Re: Solar Eclipse
Just read this story
A great and free way to safely view a solar eclipse is with a mirror and a large blank wall. If you use a small mirror (about 4" across round or square) you can bounce the image of the sun onto the side of a building where everyone can view it. During the last solar eclipse in our area, I was working downtown and had gone outside with a bunch of co-workers to watch the eclipse. One of them had a small piece of glass from a welders mask. We were all passing it around looking at the sun waiting for the eclipse to start. When someone in the crowd whipped out a small makeup mirror and reflected the sun onto the side of the parking garage right next door. There was a beautiful full circle of sun about 8-10 feet across displayed on the building. As the eclipse progressed you could watch the "shape" of the sun change on the side of the garage. Over 200 people stood there and watched it. It was much more convenient and cheaper than everyone buying a pair of glasses or welding glass. here is a youtube video of someone projecting an eclipse onto a bedsheet.
A great and free way to safely view a solar eclipse is with a mirror and a large blank wall. If you use a small mirror (about 4" across round or square) you can bounce the image of the sun onto the side of a building where everyone can view it. During the last solar eclipse in our area, I was working downtown and had gone outside with a bunch of co-workers to watch the eclipse. One of them had a small piece of glass from a welders mask. We were all passing it around looking at the sun waiting for the eclipse to start. When someone in the crowd whipped out a small makeup mirror and reflected the sun onto the side of the parking garage right next door. There was a beautiful full circle of sun about 8-10 feet across displayed on the building. As the eclipse progressed you could watch the "shape" of the sun change on the side of the garage. Over 200 people stood there and watched it. It was much more convenient and cheaper than everyone buying a pair of glasses or welding glass. here is a youtube video of someone projecting an eclipse onto a bedsheet.