Eclipsed

[Bif]

Hope everyone that is so inclined enjoys the big event tomorrow!, But PLEASE be careful and do not look at any portion leading up to totality with the naked eye.
#14 welders glass or the ISO approved glasses are your only bet for direct viewing, or a simple pinhole camera device for indirect viewing.
Now let's hope for clear skies (gonna be cloudy and rainy here) to experience this cool event.
Enjoy!

 

[Norton]

Be safe!

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/how-to-safely-watch-the-the-solar-eclipse-1.4252550

 

[Ian]

I hope lots of you get a chance to see this . I have to wait until 2090 to see one in the UK, so wish me luck .

 

[Trouble]

Good luck.
We get another go-round in 7 years.
Gives all the eye doctors something to do I guess.
Who stares directly at the sun?

 

[Ian]

Who stares directly at the sun?

Give it a few hours and then turn on the news , there will be a few thousand people seeing white dots for a while I'd bet!

 

[clifford_cooley]

I hope lots of you get a chance to see this . I have to wait until 2090 to see one in the UK, so wish me luck .

You could always come for a visit. I'm sure one of us state side would love to host an event for you.

 

[Ian]

That would be good fun .

I've just been watching a stream of the start of the eclipse on the BBC as I'm working - hope you guys get a chance to see it!

 

[Bif]

The grey laden skies parted just long enough to get this glimpse..feeling grateful..

 

[clifford_cooley]

I tried getting pictures but I don't have the right equipment for it. I couldn't get my phone focused through a lens shade. And I don't play with the phone enough to know if there is a manual focus possibility (photographer I am not).

 

[Bif]

I tried getting pictures but I don't have the right equipment for it. I couldn't get my phone focused through a lens shade. And I don't play with the phone enough to know if there is a manual focus possibility (photographer I am not).

Oddly enough I used my magnesium Canon 20D with a 300mm lens and I couldn't get squat..then I grabbed my Panasonic Lumix point and shoot in full auto mode and got a bunch of decent shots, this being among the best.
Go figure!
I've been into photography for years, and I'm slowly learning that bigger/better/expensive isn't always the best choice.

 

[Norton]

From NASA. A spectacular shot of the eclipse Aug. 21, 2017. It's a screen saver for me.

 

[Bif]

Absolutely magnificent shot Norton!... thanks for sharing this..
May have to screensaver it myself!

 

[Bif]

@Norton
Don't know if you've seen this one yet...a VERY cool capture!

https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-j...-station-flying-in-front-of-the-solar-eclipse

 

[Norton]

Then you guys will love this screen saver, taken from the ISS August 21_17

 

[Grizzly]

I saw those pictures on Facebook......... with airplanes and paratroopers photo shopped in it.....

 

[Bif]

I've become suspect on most public and all viral photos..just too easy to manipulate images these days..but It is an art in itself to creatively doctor the pixels.

 

[poorguy]

Although here in Oklahoma we only had 87% totality it was still cool.

Showed the grandchildren how to make viewers from boxes and plain old cardboard with a pin hole in it.

A good family event as it reminded me when I was a child many many many years ago.

The PoorGuy