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May 18, 2012, 02:55:08 PM
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Annular solar eclipse on Sunday for western US
In seriousness, let me remind you, do not look directly at the sun! It can cause permanent blindness.
This Sunday, May 20, folks along the west coast of the United States will be able to view a solar eclipse (where the moon passes in front of the sun) for the first time in eighteen years. The eclipse can also be viewed from Japan and eastern China. Sources: Time article NASA map Last edited by Cat333Pokémon; May 18, 2012 at 03:25:22 PM. |
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#2
May 18, 2012, 02:59:17 PM
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I wish I didn't live on the stupid East coast... I've wanted to see a solar eclipse forever! D:
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#3
May 18, 2012, 03:19:18 PM
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Aw, I wish I was there to see it D:
Well, I hope people enjoy the solar eclipse if they see it ^_^ |
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#4
May 18, 2012, 03:24:33 PM
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Some information on how to view the eclipse without looking at the sun unprotected can be found here:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/...sun-ring-fire/ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47369820...uns-ring-fire/ Last edited by Cat333Pokémon; May 18, 2012 at 03:45:44 PM. |
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May 18, 2012, 04:13:23 PM
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Will people in minnesota be able to see this? I never got the chance to see this kind of thing.
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May 18, 2012, 08:57:07 PM
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May 18, 2012, 11:03:34 PM
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Funny that it's on my birthday, and I'm on the west coast...
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May 19, 2012, 05:36:52 AM
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Looked at the map, the path of greatest eclipse soars north of where I am. Guess we'll be seeing a crescent of sun...
Oh well, I better get my sunglasses ready. |
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May 19, 2012, 05:47:32 AM
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Based on my location, it might be difficult to see a crescent of the sun. If anything, I might just see the moon near the sun.
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#10
May 19, 2012, 06:55:37 PM
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well you know what they say....
looks like i'll be permanently blind on monday. i cant miss the chance of staring directly at a solar eclipse. |
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#11
May 20, 2012, 06:05:41 PM
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I used a makeshift solar filter of four thick pairs of sunglasses with my camera (f14.8, 1/1000 sec, 64 speed) to take 82 photos of the solar eclipse. Here are the eight best ones.
Yeah, the colors are a little distorted, but hey, that's what happens when you build your own filter and can't align the parabolic plastics together perfectly. It also wasn't very easy to photograph, as there was a tree and a chimney in the way of the only area in our yard the sun can be seem at that angle. Last edited by Cat333Pokémon; May 20, 2012 at 06:09:32 PM. |
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#12
May 20, 2012, 06:08:09 PM
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So much
 To be specific, this was an annular solar eclipse. Because of the moon's elliptical orbit, sometimes it is smaller than the solar disc and sometimes it is larger. When it is larger, we get a total solar eclipse. When it is smaller, we get an annular solar eclipse. /science |
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#13
May 20, 2012, 06:09:21 PM
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How neat! I wish I could've seen it myself. Darn overcast Oregon skies. x3
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May 20, 2012, 06:13:06 PM
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May 20, 2012, 06:13:22 PM
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I don't know if I missed it or if we just didn't get it on the east coast. The curtains had been drawn since we came back into the hotel room a couple hours ago.
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May 20, 2012, 06:15:38 PM
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Ooooh~ Pretty colors~ You're SO lucky. I wish we had this.
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