Been watching the news this morning quite a bit. We have about a 1/4 of the sun covered now and then total coverage at 10:15am. ( or right around there ). My brother is at his vacation home in central Oregon , and says it's pretty crazy how many people are there. Over 100,000 people in one area where there are two huge field's. Pretty cool event.
Just peeked outside to take a quick look. Pretty cool watching it slowly move across the sun if you stare at it for a few minutes or so. Another 45 minutes and it'll be completely covered.
Just passed through here. I thought it was going to be stupid. But wow that was probably one of the coolest things I have ever seen. It literally was night time for a few minutes
Charleston was in the path of totality so we walked down to the beach to check it out. Things started changing at 3/4 eclipsed. Air temp dropped whole bunch. Everything large and small looked more defined and of different shades without the sun's glare. A very unique look. At 100% you could look at the eclipse w/o protective glasses. That was wild with only a bright ring around a black moon. I told he Warden that I was compelled to remove my trunks but she quickly brought sensibility back to the situation. The waves were flatter than normal with a huge drift. That was odd, too.
Nothing more than I expected, I was hearing stories of complete BULLSHIT, Imagine the folks that made bank off these idiot's who traveled hundreds of miles to get a "Total" they will convince themselves that it was worth it.
Seen a story of theorist believe God is connected to this and is coming in September.....Again.
I brought a welding mask to work today and watched for a little bit, it was pretty damn funny to see our whole office outside in the parking lot passing the mask around lol. We actually lucked out big time, the clouds were at a perfect thickness to not completely cover the sun, but take just enough light away for pictures to come out nicely.
I feel bad for the kids in schools around here, the district sent a big old email out telling teachers to keep their kids inside and watch it on the computer (I'm assuming out of bullshit liability laws). How sad that we've gotten to the point where kids are watching a major cosmic even with so much learning potential through a tv screen, makes me sick to my stomach to think of how many missed out on this. I feel like people blew the safety thing waynout of the water, we didn't have a whole generation go blind 100 years ago when this happened and you know damn well they didn't get warned to not look at it. . .
I brought a welding mask to work today and watched for a little bit, it was pretty damn funny to see our whole office outside in...
I brought a welding mask to work today and watched for a little bit, it was pretty damn funny to see our whole office outside in the parking lot passing the mask around lol. We actually lucked out big time, the clouds were at a perfect thickness to not completely cover the sun, but take just enough light away for pictures to come out nicely.
I feel bad for the kids in schools around here, the district sent a big old email out telling teachers to keep their kids inside and watch it on the computer (I'm assuming out of bullshit liability laws). How sad that we've gotten to the point where kids are watching a major cosmic even with so much learning potential through a tv screen, makes me sick to my stomach to think of how many missed out on this. I feel like people blew the safety thing waynout of the water, we didn't have a whole generation go blind 100 years ago when this happened and you know damn well they didn't get warned to not look at it. . .
Nice photo! Glad that my kids got to check it out while at school. Especially the change in temperature. Hard to replicate that in the classroom.
I still remember going outside (in elementary school) to check one of these out. And that was 1979 !! It looked a lot like this. Read the caption too.
FEB 22 1979, FEB 28 1979; A Partial Eclipse Is Total Fun!; Many Denverites took a guarded look at the sun - or at the sun's image - in a partial, 88 percent eclipse Monday. Denver Public School teachers took advantage of student interest in the astronomical phenomenon (there won't be another until the year 2017) to carry out some scientific classroom projects.; William Wilkin, principal at Stephen Knight Elementary School, 3245 E. Exposition Ave., said all 380 pupils left their classrooms to see the eclipse from the vantage point of the playground. Many youngsters made viewing boxes to watch the eclipse by projection.;
The clouds cleared enough almost right at totality. Our maximum eclipse was 95%.
The shadows from the trees were so trippy. I couldnt tell much of a tempeture change as it was already a cool day.
Haha I seen the Shepherd Smith clip this morning. What a douche.
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Or the sun could've sent a solar flare to destroy the moon for being such a dick. Is that too much to ask?
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/folly-beach-draws-eclipse-lovers-to-…
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Seen a story of theorist believe God is connected to this and is coming in September.....Again.
I feel bad for the kids in schools around here, the district sent a big old email out telling teachers to keep their kids inside and watch it on the computer (I'm assuming out of bullshit liability laws). How sad that we've gotten to the point where kids are watching a major cosmic even with so much learning potential through a tv screen, makes me sick to my stomach to think of how many missed out on this. I feel like people blew the safety thing waynout of the water, we didn't have a whole generation go blind 100 years ago when this happened and you know damn well they didn't get warned to not look at it. . .
I still remember going outside (in elementary school) to check one of these out. And that was 1979 !! It looked a lot like this. Read the caption too.
FEB 22 1979, FEB 28 1979; A Partial Eclipse Is Total Fun!; Many Denverites took a guarded look at the sun - or at the sun's image - in a partial, 88 percent eclipse Monday. Denver Public School teachers took advantage of student interest in the astronomical phenomenon (there won't be another until the year 2017) to carry out some scientific classroom projects.; William Wilkin, principal at Stephen Knight Elementary School, 3245 E. Exposition Ave., said all 380 pupils left their classrooms to see the eclipse from the vantage point of the playground. Many youngsters made viewing boxes to watch the eclipse by projection.;
The clouds cleared enough almost right at totality. Our maximum eclipse was 95%.
The shadows from the trees were so trippy. I couldnt tell much of a tempeture change as it was already a cool day.
Haha I seen the Shepherd Smith clip this morning. What a douche.
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