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markem 08-21-2017 02:32 AM

Eclipse viewing
 
Anyone wanting to view the live NASA feed of the eclipse over north america, here is the URL:

https://eclipse.stream.live/

My university (PSU) will be one of the first online with shots of totality.

Wharf Rat 08-21-2017 05:09 AM

Re: Eclipse viewing
 
I'm going to a Columbia Fireflies baseball game. Baseball and total solar eclipse!

Brian D. 08-21-2017 05:48 AM

Re: Eclipse viewing
 
Gonna eat Sun Chips and a Moon Pie today. Supposed to be 91% eclipse here, it's cool and all but not worth getting in a mass of humanity to get into the 100% zone further south. I am going to check "gas buddy" in the totality belt to see how much the eclipse chasers are getting hosed.

stearns 08-21-2017 08:02 AM

Re: Eclipse viewing
 
Got my shadow box ready :tu

Not gonna spend $15 on a pair of paper glasses that may or may not work for one use :sl

T.G 08-21-2017 08:33 AM

Re: Eclipse viewing
 
I was going to bring my arc welding helmet to work, but it's only a #12 gold and you're supposed to have a #14 for viewing. So, it looks like I'm watching it on the internet.

shark 08-21-2017 09:21 AM

Re: Eclipse viewing
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian D. (Post 2130856)
Gonna eat Sun Chips and a Moon Pie today. Supposed to be 91% eclipse here, it's cool and all but not worth getting in a mass of humanity to get into the 100% zone further south. I am going to check "gas buddy" in the totality belt to see how much the eclipse chasers are getting hosed.

Don't forget the Sun Kist! -(P

shark 08-21-2017 09:22 AM

Re: Eclipse viewing
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian D. (Post 2130856)
Gonna eat Sun Chips and a Moon Pie today. Supposed to be 91% eclipse here, it's cool and all but not worth getting in a mass of humanity to get into the 100% zone further south. I am going to check "gas buddy" in the totality belt to see how much the eclipse chasers are getting hosed.

Hosed not just in gasoline prices, but lodging as well. I don't even want to know how much a hotel room would cost in the total zones

jledou 08-21-2017 09:27 AM

Re: Eclipse viewing
 
Cloudy and raining in KC so a lot of the activities planned for today here are a bust.

nutcracker 08-21-2017 09:30 AM

Re: Eclipse viewing
 
Raining in the 'Peg. Nothing to see here folks.

Dave128 08-21-2017 11:30 AM

Re: Eclipse viewing
 
Not in the total eclipse line, but might get to see something if the clouds go away.

Porch Dweller 08-21-2017 11:53 AM

Re: Eclipse viewing
 
Cloudy as can be here.

4WheelVFR 08-21-2017 12:44 PM

Re: Eclipse viewing
 
We were in the path of totality here in Southern Illinois. It was pretty dang awesome.

stearns 08-21-2017 12:58 PM

Re: Eclipse viewing
 
Threw the shadowbox away the first time I looked through somebody else's glasses, before the thing even happened :r

Dave128 08-21-2017 01:02 PM

Re: Eclipse viewing
 
Clouds are pretty bad right now, but I did get a halfway decent pic.

stearns 08-21-2017 01:12 PM

Re: Eclipse viewing
 
Glad I saw a tip online to look at the shadow of tree leaves if they're dense enough to only let a little light come through, the picture on the left was when it was at it's peak (92% totality according to the internet), the one on the right was a few hours later to compare, same tree

https://s28.postimg.org/48regytbh/IM...821_114037.jpghttps://s28.postimg.org/gm48nvizx/IM...821_124241.jpg

icehog3 08-21-2017 01:15 PM

Re: Eclipse viewing
 
I just looked at it with my sunglasses, I ain't skeered. :r

G G 08-21-2017 01:31 PM

Re: Eclipse viewing
 
Clouds and rain here pretty made it almost a non event. It got dark but not as dark as I thought it would.

The Poet 08-21-2017 01:44 PM

Re: Eclipse viewing
 
Only about 70% here, so Joisey not as much in the dark as much of the nation. Watched it the two safest way possible . . . first half on TV, then went out with a cigar and stood under a tree, looking at the shadows like Ben above.

4WheelVFR 08-21-2017 02:04 PM

Re: Eclipse viewing
 
Looks like we'll be in the path of totality again in 2024 as well.

Wharf Rat 08-21-2017 06:31 PM

Re: Eclipse viewing
 
It was mostly cloudy for the beginning of the eclipse. About 15 minutes before totality, a big blue hole appeared in the clouds over the ballpark. We got a perfect view. Amusingly, the players all laid down in the grass with their solar glasses on. Quite a sight in itself.


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