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Post by auntym on Mar 12, 2015 13:46:50 GMT -6
www.universetoday.com/119241/a-complete-guide-to-the-march-20th-total-solar-eclipse/ A Complete Guide to the 'March 20th' Total Solar Eclipseby David Dickinson March 11, 2015 Totality! The 2012 total solar eclipse as seen from Australia. Credit and copyright: www.hughca.com. The first of two eclipse seasons for the year is upon us this month, and kicks off with the only total solar eclipse for 2015 on Friday, March 20th. And what a bizarre eclipse it is. Not only does this eclipse begin just 15 hours prior to the March equinox marking the beginning of astronomical spring in the northern hemisphere, but the shadow of totality also beats path through the high Arctic and ends over the North Pole. An animation of the March 20th eclipse. Credit: NASA/GSFC/AT Sinclair. Already, umbraphiles — those who chase eclipses — are converging on the two small tracts of terra firma where the umbra of the Moon makes landfall: the Faroe and Svalbard islands. All of Europe, the northern swath of the African continent, north-central Asia and the Middle East will see a partial solar eclipse, and the eclipse will be deeper percentage-wise the farther north you are . 2015 features four eclipses in all: two total lunars and two solars, with one total solar and one partial solar eclipse. Four is the minimum number of eclipses that can occur in a calendar year, and although North America misses out on the solar eclipse action this time ’round, most of the continent gets a front row seat to the two final total lunar eclipses of the ongoing tetrad on April 4th and September 28th. How rare is a total solar eclipse on the vernal equinox? Well, the last total solar eclipse on the March equinox occurred back in 1662 on March 20th. There was also a hybrid eclipse — an eclipse which was annular along a portion of the track, and total along another — on March 20th, 1681. But you won’t have to wait that long for the next, as another eclipse falls on the northward equinox on March 20th, 2034. CONTINUE READING: www.universetoday.com/119241/a-complete-guide-to-the-march-20th-total-solar-eclipse/
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Post by auntym on Mar 19, 2015 14:39:38 GMT -6
main.slooh.com/ To the Eclipse at the Edge of the Earth FRIDAY/ MARCH 20, 2015 The total solar eclipse is happening this March 20th, but Slooh’s journey to totality has already started. Slooh Community Manager Paul Cox is making the journey to one of the few landmasses on Earth that will be able to see absolutely everything that this eclipse has to offer: the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic. He will stand and marvel with expedition team members (-participation of rooftop goats pending -), while the Moon slides smoothly into place directly in front of the Sun. But that is giving away the punchline. This journey to the Faroe Islands ends with an eclipse, of course, but there are seven days leading up to it that will serve as a pure, visceral celebration of the sky gazer’s journey in pursuit of some celestial magic. Paul will be sending back daily updates of the expedition’s progress during the week leading up to March 20th. Slooh members can follow along with his progress, slide a centimeter or two into his shoes, and ride along throughout the journey. All of this will culminate in a spectacular live public show of the solar eclipse as it happens, with experts giving you the play by play, including live commentary from Paul in the field. Join us LIVE from Iceland as the adventure begins, as we answer the age old question: How does the amateur astronomer find clear, dark skies? CONTINUE: main.slooh.com/HOW TO SAFELY OBSERVE THE ECLIPSE: www.space.com/28861-total-solar-eclipse-march20-safety.html?cmpid=514648_20150319_42364186&adbid=578632141728149504&adbpl=tw&adbpr=15431856A COMPLETE GUIDE TO TOTAL ECLIPSE MARCH 20: www.universetoday.com/119241/a-complete-guide-to-the-march-20th-total-solar-eclipse/
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Post by auntym on Mar 20, 2015 13:09:59 GMT -6
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE
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Animation Explaining what a Total Solar Eclipse is.
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Post by auntym on Mar 20, 2015 13:27:20 GMT -6
www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/278480/millions-view-eclipse-over-uk-and-europeMillions view eclipse over UK and EuropePosted on Friday, 20 March, 2015 A total eclipse is a once-in-a-lifetime event for many people. Image Credit: CC BY 2.0 Takeshi Kuboki A solar eclipse provided a breathtaking spectacle this morning despite predominantly cloudy weather. Large numbers of eager sky-watchers turned out earlier today across the British Isles and parts of northern Europe to catch a glimpse of the moment that the moon passed in front of the sun. One of the best viewing spots was the Faroe Islands which, despite being mostly overcast, offered the experience of a total eclipse to those who had a clear view of the sun at around 9:40am GMT. All parts of the UK saw a minimum of 83% totality. "This is the first big partial eclipse to happen in the UK since 1999, and the next one isn't until August 2026, so this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity," said Prof Giles Harrison. "By observing what happens on Friday we are effectively turning the skies of Britain into a giant weather lab, giving us a rare chance to see what happens when you 'turn down the Sun.'"
www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/278480/millions-view-eclipse-over-uk-and-europe
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Post by swamprat on Jul 31, 2017 11:31:26 GMT -6
Brad Schaefer is a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Louisiana State University. He is also a member of LIGO, The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, the outfit that recently discovered gravitational waves. Today, he sent this preparatory solar eclipse memo to the rest of the physicists and astronomers in the department. I thought it would be good to share.
The 21 August total solar eclipse
Hi; The upcoming total solar eclipse on 21 August (i.e., the first day of classes of the Fall semester) is a must-see. If you travel to the path of totality up north and get clear skies, this will be one of the best views of your life. But few of us have experience as to know what to look for, or the logistic details, and there are only a few minutes to get it right. So I am passing around this email to our whole department.
Let me present the cases for the two options:
***YOU GOTTA GO TO THE CENTERLINE! A total solar eclipse is awesome. It is a unique and weird and exciting and wondrous experience. Even thinking back on prior totalities, I am getting goosebumps right now. There is something primal in human’s reptilian part of the spinal cord that makes total solar eclipses frightening and uber-spectacular. There is no substitute.
Total solar eclipses happen ~once a year, but the path of totality is usually far far away. Our previous Department Chair (Prof. Cherry) had to hire a boat off a remote island in the south Pacific to get to the centerline, while Martha and I got on a boat in 2012 to get to the centerline in the Coral Sea (a bit south of New Guinea), while we’ve also travelled to Aruba, the edge of the Gobi desert, Hawaii, and three places in America many decades ago. In the past several decades, eclipse-chasers have formed into a large action-group, often featuring up to ~50,000 people traveling to the Moon’s umbra. The expected number of people who will see the Great American Eclipse is ~5,000,000. So a strong reason to go to this total eclipse is that it will be your best and most convenient and cheapest option to see the Moon’s shadow. (Well, another good total eclipse passes from Texas to Ohio on 8 April in the year 2024.)
You gotta go to the centerline, because that is where all the action is. On the centerline, you get up to two-and-a-half minutes of totality. During and around this time, there are many beautiful, unique, neat, and weird phenomena to look for. (See my upcoming email with full details.) But step even one mile out of the path of totality, and most everything is lost, reducing the partial eclipse into just being an ‘interesting event’, having lost all its spectacular qualities.
So it is a no-brainer and a rite-of-passage and one of the-best-views-of-your-life to travel to the centerline on 21 August.
***STAY AT HOME AND SEE THE PARTIAL ECLIPSE FROM BATON ROUGE The usual strong reason for this option is that the other parts of your life or budget cannot allow for the mobility to go north to see the totality. Depending on your situation, this could be your best solution.
But the partial phases (as seen from Baton Rouge) are 12th best as compared to seeing totality. From Baton Rouge, the maximum coverage of the Sun will be 80%. This sounds like a lot, but a diminution of the ambient daylight by 80% is not really noticeable in practice by anyone who does not already know that a partial eclipse is going on. And without special preparation, no one looks at the Sun directly (it hurts to looks, so look away) to see the remaining crescent shape. In all, you will have to work at it to even notice any effect. That is, the partial eclipse will be interesting to see, and philosophically interesting, but it will not be any spectacular event. So a stay-at-home solution requires you to acknowledge that you’ll merely be seeing an interesting phenomenon, rather than a startling astro-spectacular.
But staying at home saves substantial hassles. You won’t have to buck the traffic as a large fraction of Americans jostle into the path of totality. You won’t have to worry about lodging, as all the hotels near the centerline were booked up years ago. (Well, I just saw that a 1-star motel in Casper Wyoming got an opening for one night for $800. Martha and I are going to near Casper, but we decide long ago to go the camping route.) And it won’t take days of travel to get there and back. And you won’t have to miss the first day of classes. (But this last point is mostly irrelevant, as skipping the first day for great cause is a negligible loss for learning, as it can be easily made up.) And you won’t have to worry about clouds ruining your lifetime-experience. (But Baton Rouge has a predicted 75% chance of clouds at eclipse time, so the stay-at-home people will likely miss the whole show entirely.) So, stay at home and have it easy with minimal time commitment.
PRIMER AND BACKGROUND FOR SOLAR ECLIPSES: Well, let me give some sort of a Primer for eclipses, for those of you who have forgotten the basics or never learned the physics of the details:
What causes a solar eclipse? Easy, as the nearby Moon moves around the sky, sometimes it passes in front of the more-distant Sun. When the Moon is in front of the Sun, we get no useable light from the dark side of the Moon, so the round and dark Moon occults a big circle out of the visible Sun,. We are just seeing the Moon in silhouette.
What is the difference between a total and partial eclipse? For times and places where the Moon passes above or below the center of the Sun, we only get a partial eclipse, where the Moon only covers up a part of the Sun, and the immensely bright solar disk is still blinding. If most of the Sun is covered, the visible part of the Sun will appear a weird crescent shape. But for times and places where the Moon passes closely over the center of the Sun, the Moon can completely cover up *all* of the Sun. This is called a total solar eclipse. Totality is the awesome part. With the Moon blocking all the blinding solar disk, we can see the Sun’s corona and the vast prominences arcing over the Sun’s edge. With totality, the whole sky and landscape goes eerily dark.
For helpful pictures, see eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEanimate/SEanimate2001/SE2017Aug21T.GIF and apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120530.html and apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap980312.html
What is an annular eclipse? The Moon’s orbit around our Earth is not perfectly circular, so the Moon sometimes swings a bit farther away than average and sometimes a bit closer than average. When the Moon is relatively close, it of course must appear a bit larger, and so it can completely cover up the entire solar disk. This is totality, as we’ll be getting to the north of Baton Rouge on 21 August. But if the Sun is a little bit farther away, then the Moon will appear a bit smaller in size than the Sun, so the lunar disk won’t be able to perfectly cover up the entire solar disk. This is called an ‘annular eclipse’. In this case, if you are standing on the centerline, you will see the Sun as a very thin circle, or annulus, with the Moon centered in the middle and the bright solar disk shining around on all sides. See apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140426.html .
How does the moon “cover” the sun if it’s so much smaller than the Sun? Easy, the small Moon appears to cover the huge Sun simply because the Moon is much closer than the Sun. You can recreate this same effect by walking outside some sunny day, and holding your pinkie up to occult the Sun. Your pinkie is much much smaller than the Sun, but it is a lot a lot closer. Given the relative sizes and distances, it chances that the apparent angular size of the Sun and Moon are pretty close to being equal.
What physics experiments are being done during the eclipse? There are still a variety of front-line science research that can only be done during solar and lunar eclipses. So for example, I will be using off-the-shelf equipment to take pictures of the stars near the eclipsed Sun, trying to measure the small outward shift as predicted by Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity. And Prof. Guzik will be taking many students to Carbondale to launch high-altitude balloons to get their various experiments above the clouds and most of the air. And there are many on-going studies of the Sun's corona as well as the Earth’s upper atmosphere that can be done only during a total solar eclipse.
Q: Give me an overview of what to expect to see and best advice on how to see the spectacle? Standing near the centerline, you’ll start by watching the progress of the partial phases with eclipse glasses and pinhole cameras, but all in anticipation of the ~2.5 minutes of totality where the entire glaringly-bright surface of the Sun is hidden by the dark Moon. As totality approaches, the sky rapidly dims in a very-eerie shimmering manner, with all sorts of sweeping shadows around the horizon and weird sky colors. The temperature will drop fast, which increases the creepiness. Birds go to roost and you might be able to glimpse the elusive shadow bands. The totality starts with the darkening sky getting suddenly much darker, like turning out a light. Then the pearl white of the solar corona (millions of degrees hot) shines all around the Sun. Then you can see the pink arcs of the prominences (huge ejecta from solar ‘explosions’ that are much bigger than the Earth) are seen projecting out beyond the edge of the Sun, and are best seen with any pair of binoculars. And look for stars to appear in the sky. The people around you, and likely you yourself, will behave in various forms of craziness.
I recommend that you treat this event as a spectacle to enjoy. Watch around you, seeing all the unique and weird phenomena. Do not waste your time trying to take pictures, as they will be cruddy and not worth the precious time during totality. Take memories, not pictures.
To see the spectacle, you have to get to within ~20 miles of the centerline, way up north (passing over Kansas City, St. Louis, and Nashville). There are many ways to handle getting to the centerline. A likely minimal solution is to drive north on Sunday 20 August to lodge at a motel perhaps 100 miles from the path, then drive the next morning to your chosen observing site before the eclipse starts, observe the eclipse, then drive back to the motel away from the path on the evening of the 21st, and finally drive back to Baton Rouge on Tuesday the 22nd.
Q: What are some unique features to view during a total eclipse? ***Shadow bands. These are vague parallel bands of dark light running along the ground. they are best seen as on a flat white surface pointing kinda towards the Sun, say the side of a white house or a white sheet laid on the ground. The shadow bands are visible in the minutes before totality and the minutes after totality. Shadow bands occur about half the time, depending on atmospheric turbulence aloft. They are caused by the diffraction effects of atmospheric cells moving along under a long-thin narrow light source (i.e., the almost completely eclipsed crescent Sun). The physics is the same as when you look at the bottom of a calm swimming pool that is illuminated from above by a single long-thin fluorescent light bulb. Few people in the world have ever seen them.
***Watching birds go to roost. The fast coming of darkness in the daytime fools birds and animals into thinking that night is falling, and they rapidly go about their night-time behaviour patterns, like going to roost.
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Post by swamprat on Jul 31, 2017 11:34:20 GMT -6
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***Bailey’s beads and the Diamond-Ring effect. Just as the totality starts and ends, the Sun’s surface will be completely covered — except for small patches of light that pass through low valleys on the edge of the lunar surface. At this time of not-quite-totality, we see the ring of the corona and prominences all around the Sun, but with several very bright spots where small patches of the Sun’s surface still glare through the deepest lunar valleys. These are Bailey’s beads, and they only last for a second or two. When the beads are down to only one valley, the whole Sun looks like a giant ring with a diamond sparkling on the ring. If you are thinking of soon getting engaged to be married, this huge and wonderful and beautiful diamond ring would be a wonderful opportunity and the right time to make the proposal.
***Prominences on the edge of the Sun. Prominences are humongous loops of ionized hydrogen gas, ejected by solar flares and such. The gas follows and drags magnetic field lines, which accounts for their loopy shape. The dominant light visible to the eye is actually the Hydrogen Balmer alpha line (6563Å), so the prominences are red in color, although actually they appear more ‘pink’. We can only see those prominences the extend around the edge of the Sun and Moon, stretching tens of Earth diameters away from the Sun’s surface. Prominences are not easily viewed with the unaided eye. The prominences are best viewed with a pair of binoculars, and any pair will produce a nice view.
***The pearly solar corona. The corona is the million-degree gas surrounding the Sun and being ejected from the Sun to form the solar-wind. It is still a mystery as to how the gas can possibly be so hot, especially as it is on top of the much cooler photosphere. The corona will appear all around the Sun, reaching out several Sun diameters. There is a lot of detail in the corona, and most of what you’ll see will be radial streamers extending away from the Sun. The corona is best viewed with a pair of binoculars, and any pair will produce a great view, much better than with the unaided eye. Fortunately, the unaided eye will still give a great view.
***The weird coloring of the sky. As the Moon’s umbra approaches, the sky darkens and colors in weird ways. Generally, the colors are yellows and reds down low on the horizons, with fast movements of the colors and darknesses.
***The deeply frightening sudden darkness. It is really creepy to have the Sun apparently turn off suddenly in a clear sky. The whole paannama on the ground takes on a unique subtle shimmering look that can’t be well described, and there is nothing like this ever.
***Note the temperature drop during the eclipse. A classic experiment (and even still of some use to me in my research on eclipses) is to write down the air temperature every five minutes for a long time range from before to after the eclipse. Do not waste time during totality to write down a temperature, as the air does not change that fast. Another traditional physics exercise on this is to make an order-of-magnitude estimate of what the temperature drop ‘should ‘ be.
***Look for stars in the sky in ‘daytime’. Historically, eclipse reports in ancient and old times have reported to seeing stars in the daytime. Such reports are useful for people monitoring the non-steady torquing of the Earth’s rotation for deciding which ancient observers were in the path of totality. During our modern eclipse, you could simply scan the skies to see what stars you can see. Venus will be obvious. Sirius and Jupiter should be easy if you look in the right direction, while the stars of Orion and Procyon will be hard. I think that Mars and Mercury near the Sun will not be possible without using binos. A little foreknowledge with a star chart can help a lot for seeing deep. I chose to spend all of totality in 2012 in the Coral Sea looking for stars, while I spent all of totality in Aruba in 1998 during which I was able to see Deneb (V=1.3) at a distance of 2600 light years. With this, I claim to be the world record holder for seeing the farthest in the daytime. (Actually, there is a special exception that some might recall, so I really am only the world record holder for living people.)
***From up high or with a clear horizon to down low, you can watch the Moon’s umbral shadow cone passing through our atmosphere, sweeping from west to east. Having the shadow pass over you gives a feeling like someone looming over you, and it adds a lot of creepy sensations.
Q: What equipment do I need? Nothing! the eclipse might be best enjoyed with just standing around an open field looking all around with just your birth-issue eyes.
It would be nice to also have some eclipse glasses for use in following the progress of the partial phases of the eclipse. Or making some improvised pinhole camera will do the same for following the eclipse progress.
You might consider bringing a large white sheet to lay on the ground, as you might then be able to see the weird shadow bands.
The definitive source of eclipse info is Fred Espenak at various web sites like eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html and www.mreclipse.com/ . This is your one-stop shopping for all general and technical info on any type of eclipses. For the upcoming eclipse path, look at eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-maps and eclipse2017.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/interactive_map/index.html .
Q: How can you improve your chances of getting clear skies? Actually, as hard-learned-knowledge from amateur astronomers in the 1970s, being mobile is the best way to get out from under oncoming clouds. So for example, I will go to Casper Wyoming the day before, I’ll carefully check upcoming cloud predictions, and if need be, I can drive all afternoon and even overnight to get anywhere between Idaho to Nebraska. With this, I have a very good chance of getting clear skies.
This running at need is not for the faint hearted. Troubles with the running option might be the traffic jams on the interstate highways.
Q: What is the significance of Carbondale, Illinois for this solar eclipse? There is nothing special about Carbondale. But they do have a very active Chamber of Commerce. Many cities along the path are holding festivals of many types. Well, for this one small town, there is something special about Carbondale, and that is that you might want to avoid it at all costs due to the heavy over-crowding expected.
Many LSU students will be heading to Carbondale, all under the direction of Prof. Guzik. They are launching high-altitude balloons carrying experimental payloads above the clouds. With this, they are independent of the poorer cloudiness chances east of Kansas or so. As such, they want to choose a site that maximizes the eclipse duration, as the best help for their experiments. They chose Carbondale because a local stadium is put open for various experiments.
Intriguingly, Carbondale will also be on the centerline for the big 2024 total solar eclipse. But this fact provides you with zero utility.
Q: What are some logistics troubles? Should I expect crowds? Yes! An estimated 5 million people will be travelling into the path of totality. This creates a variety of logistical problems:
(1) One trouble is that hotels and lodging were booked up years ago, and now any few rooms are going for >$500 per night. Martha and I are avoiding this by camping out in Wyoming. Another way to avoid it is to lodge yourself with a friend or family member somewhere near the path. It won’t work to drive up from Baton Rouge in the morning, see the eclipse, and then marathon drive back to Baton Rouge. But what you can well do is to get a motel perhaps 100 miles from the edge of the path, with such lodging still available at near normal rates, drive into the path, observe the eclipse in leisure, drive back to the motel in the evening, stay the night, then drive back to Baton Rouge so as to arrive on Tuesday afternoon.
(2) Traffic jams are to be expected in many places. This might be a major problem for the approach to the centerline. Prudence suggests that you allow many hours of extra advance time due to these traffic problems.
(3) At well advertised sites, you might also have a lot of parking problems. Fortunately, for most purposes, your exact observing site is not critical as long as it is within ~20 miles of the centerline. And there are a lot of country roads on which you can legally park on the verge. Such sites might not be optimal or perhaps even comfortable, but your observing site has few requirements for casual observing, so any old roadside is likely fine.
(4) If there are clouds in the area, but likely clear skies 100 or a 1000 miles away, many people will be ‘running’, where they drive long in advance to a place with good prospects. This running will greatly increase your chances of seeing the eclipse. But with many people doing it, there could be insane traffic on the freeways and on the country roads as people drive fast and furious. Fortunately, good cloudiness prediction come available on the early afternoon of 20 August. So you’ll have all afternoon, evening, night, and even the morning beforehand to drive far. This will also have people spread out in their running. So perhaps the worst case scenario is desperate last-hour running near a cloudbank-edge, when >thousands of people are driving insanely to go a few hundred miles all to the same set of back country roads. So be cautious in driving, and start your running on the afternoon of Sunday 20 August.
Q: Are there any dangers about being exposed to the partial phases of the total solar eclipse? Well, you do not want to stare or make an unprotected-look at the uneclipsed or partially-eclipsed Sun. A brief glance will not cause permanent damage, and we’ve all done it many times. A glance lasting a second or two might make you see ‘white spots’ in your eyes for a few hours, but these go away with no trouble. If you look longer than a few seconds, the retina in the back of your eye will have its protein denature, and that is permanent. The physics of your eye’s lens focusing the Sun’s heat onto your retina is the same as using a magnifying glass to focus the Sun’s heat to start fires. Fortunately, ‘solar retinopathy’ is very rare, mostly because it hurts to look at the Sun, so people look away before any real damage can happen.
During the partial phases and during normal daytimes, it hurts to look at the Sun, and that is your body’s way of telling you loudly to not look at the Sun. There is no need for any fear, but use ordinary prudence, and don’t stare at the uneclipsed or partially-eclipsed Sun.
During the time of totality, it is perfectly safe and awesome to stare directly at the Sun. So just when totality starts (you’ll know, it is obvious), you should put down your eclipse glasses and look at the Sun. Indeed, using any pair of binoculars is a wonderful way of looking at the totally-eclipsed Sun. Just know that you’ll have to look away at the end of totality.
Q: How can you get the best picture of a total eclipse? Don’t try! You’ll waste precious time during totality. Without really knowing what you’re doing, plus with good practice, your pictures will surely be poor to bad. It is much better to get real memories by enjoying the spectacle, and looking for many of the various effects. Leave the picture taking to the experts with fancy equipment!
Cheers, Brad
Bradley E. Schaefer Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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Post by paulette on Aug 2, 2017 0:07:14 GMT -6
I was crushed into a school bus that had been worked on right up until the time we had to leave. We traveled from Austin Texas to Oaxaca Mexico (desert). There were psychological things going on. I understood completely why ancient people might have tossed a few virgins into a cenote to bring back the sun.
As the sun was covered it got cooler and a strange wind began to blow. The shadow bands were like strobes of darkness and cause uneasiness in me. I had a straw hat on - the light that fell through holes showed crescent suns being eaten by the dark. Then we were in totality and roosters and burros and other beasts were braying and cock-a-dooling. There was the diamond ring and then the scientists - who had been set up on a nearby hill started shouting excitedly. We did some shouting of our own. And got back on the bus (playing Here Comes the Sun). And drove nonstop back to Austin. I missed some exams but my sympathetic profs bought my story that I HAD TO BE THERE.
I recommend it highly and am impressed at how many you saw Swampy!
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Post by auntym on Aug 2, 2017 12:39:18 GMT -6
www.astronomy.com/news/2017/06/eclipse-simuation Get a sneak peek of August’s total solar eclipseThis website simulates what the eclipse will look like from your location. By Nicole Kiefert Published: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Eclipse Megamovie video by Google. This helpful new tool may give you a better idea of where to go to watch the total solar eclipse. The University of California, Berkeley teamed up with Google to create the Eclipse Megamovie Project, a new simulator that can show what the eclipse will look like from any location, including along the path of totality, which stretches across 11 states and goes up to 72 miles wide. All you have to do is go to the website, enter the zip code or city you want to see, and you’ll receive an animation of the Sun in the sky over a three-hour time span. You’ll see whether you will stand in the path of totality on eclipse day, or alternatively how much of the Sun will disappear during the partial eclipse visible from other locations. Dan Zevin, who is on the team leading the project at UC Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory, said that while there are other eclipse simulators out there, this one is unique. “There are lots of online animations of the 2017 eclipse, but you can’t use them like ours to get a sense of the full experience, including your surroundings,” Zevin said in a press release. “Our simulation is closer to what one might experience in a planetarium show.” Get a better idea of what the eclipse will look like in your hometown or along the path of totality on August 21, 2017, at this link. eclipsemega.movie/simulator www.astronomy.com/news/2017/06/eclipse-simuation
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Post by paulette on Aug 3, 2017 17:42:52 GMT -6
ttps://www.brainpickings.org/2017/08/01/annie-dillard-total-solar-eclipse/ How being present at an eclipse is different (way different) than reading about it. [why does this link not work?]
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Post by paulette on Aug 3, 2017 17:44:33 GMT -6
tttps://www.brainpickings.org/2017/08/01/annie-dillard-total-solar-eclipse/ How being present at an eclipse is different (way different) than reading about it.
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Post by swamprat on Aug 3, 2017 18:29:11 GMT -6
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Post by auntym on Aug 4, 2017 13:38:34 GMT -6
blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/a-partial-eclipse-is-interesting-a-total-eclipse-is-mind-blowing/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sa-editorial-social&utm_content=image-post&utm_term=space_blog_text_free&sf103753463=1 A Partial Eclipse Is Interesting; a Total Eclipse Is Mind-BlowingPhotos don’t do it justice—it’s perhaps the most spectacular natural phenomenon you’ll ever see By Edwin L. Turner August 4, 2017 Credit: Peter den Hartog Getty Images You have probably seen photos of the sun in total eclipse such as the one shown above And although it is accurate and may look quite unusual and interesting, such pictures really do not capture the experience at all adequately. Many, probably most, people who have seen them consider it to be by far the most spectacular natural phenomena they have ever witnessed...an “experience of a lifetime.” I have known very experienced world travelers who have been all over the place and seen all sorts of famous and rare sights, man-made and natural, to react to a total eclipse by screaming, yelling OMG!, jumping up and down, running around hugging people, staring with their mouths hanging open, talking about it incessantly for days, etcetera. It is hard to understand from one of the standard eclipse photos why it is quite that impressive, I think. I want to try to explain a little. The basic explanation is that being in the dark heart of the Moon's shadow involves much more than just seeing a striking and unusual visual in the sky, although that is a major part of it of course. But much else happens, depending somewhat on the location and weather conditions where you view it. Someone said that it is like suddenly being in some sort of CGI of another world or maybe like a drug-induced hallucination that feels (and is) totally real. Here are some of its aspects: The light coming from the faint halo of gas around the sun (the corona) has a different color than any light you have ever seen before. That gas is at temperatures of a few million degrees, which is far, far hotter than the solar surface (only about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, or 5,800 kelvins). To the eye it typically looks like a slightly bluish white, but the strange hue of this illumination makes the colors of everything around you look quite weird and vaguely unreal. The black of the moon's night side (the black circle inside the halo of white light) is a profoundly dark black, much blacker than the night sky normally is, although it requires you to be in a place with little or no artificial lighting and atmospheric conditions with no haze or dust to really appreciate how black it is. It is also helpful to be well dark-adapted before the totality starts; this requires wearing a completely black/dark eye-mask or blindfold over your eyes for some time up until the totality begins...not terribly convenient in most circumstances. There often appears to be a beautiful twilight sky all around the horizon for 360 degrees, providing a brilliantly colored " frame" for the eclipse itself. The wind often starts gusting around in a sort of unstable way, blowing first one way and then another, dying and then starting up again. (I don't know why this happens.) Animals may freak out and behave strangely or start acting as if it were night and going to sleep or coming out (if they are nocturnal). People can act pretty oddly, too, as noted above. The temperature will drop noticeably in a very short time if it is not too humid at your viewing site. In a very dry environment, like on top of a mountain or in a desert, it may drop 10 to 20 degrees F in just a few minutes. Just as totality starts and ends you can often see other optical effects such as the eclipse “diamond ring,” Bailey's beads and “shadow bands.” These can all add to the spectacle. (The shadow bands are usually difficult to see and are most easily visible on a smooth featureless pale surface, such as a white sheet laid out on the ground or attached to a wall facing the eclipse.) In addition, if you are viewing from a favorable location (such as a high place overlooking a valley or plain), you may see the moon's dark shadow approaching or departing across the terrain at roughly 1,000 miles per hour. So that's the story of what you can expect—but let me add a few important points about viewing the eclipse: CONTINUE READING: blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/a-partial-eclipse-is-interesting-a-total-eclipse-is-mind-blowing/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sa-editorial-social&utm_content=image-post&utm_term=space_blog_text_free&sf103753463=1
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Post by auntym on Aug 6, 2017 12:32:05 GMT -6
www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-recommends-safety-tips-to-view-the-august-solar-eclipseAug. 2, 2017 NASA Recommends Safety Tips to View the August Solar Eclipse A total solar eclipse, which is when the Moon completely covers the Sun, will occur across 14 states in the continental U.S. on Aug 21, 2017. Credits: NASAMore than 300 million people in the United States potentially could directly view the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse, and NASA wants everyone who will witness this celestial phenomenon to do so safely. That Monday, a partial eclipse will be visible in every state. A total solar eclipse, which is when the Moon completely covers the Sun, will occur across 14 states in the continental U.S. along a 70-mile-wide (112-kilometer-wide) swath of the country. It’s common sense not to stare directly at the Sun with your naked eyes or risk damaging your vision, and that advice holds true for a partially eclipsed Sun. But, only with special-purpose solar filters, such as eclipse glasses or a handheld solar viewer, you can safely look directly at the Sun. NASA recommends that people who plan to view the eclipse should check the safety authenticity of viewing glasses to ensure they meet basic proper safety viewing standards. Eclipse viewing glasses and handheld solar viewers should meet all the following criteria: · Have certification information with a designated ISO 12312-2 international standard · Have the manufacturer’s name and address printed somewhere on the product · Not be used if they are older than three years, or have scratched or wrinkled lenses · Not use homemade filters · Ordinary sunglasses -- even very dark ones -- should not be used as a replacement for eclipse viewing glasses or handheld solar viewers “While NASA isn’t trying to be the eclipse safety glasses ‘police,’ it’s our duty to inform the public about safe ways to view what should be a spectacular sky show for the entire continental United States,” said Alex Young, associate director for science in the Heliophysics Science Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. “It’s important that individuals take the responsibility to check they have the proper solar eclipse viewing glasses. With the eclipse a month away today, it’s prudent to practice ahead of time.” An alternative method for safe viewing of the partially-eclipsed Sun is with a pinhole projector. With this method, sunlight streams through a small hole – such as a pencil hole in a piece of paper, or even the space between your fingers – onto a makeshift screen, such as a piece of paper or the ground. It’s important to only watch the screen, not the Sun. Never look at the Sun through the pinhole -- it is not safe. NASA has coordinated with medical and science professionals to provide additional safety information. For details, visit: eclipse2017.nasa.gov/safetyMore than 6,800 libraries across the U.S. are distributing safety-certified glasses. Many are working with scientists to hold viewing events and activities before and during the eclipse. For a listing of participating libraries, visit: www.starnetlibraries.org/2017eclipseNASA Television is offering a special live program, “Eclipse Across America: Through the Eyes of NASA” with real-time coverage of the event from coast to coast. The nearly four-hour program will include unprecedented images of the Aug. 21 eclipse from numerous spacecraft -- including the International Space Station – high-altitude aircraft and balloons, and ground observations. Each will offer a unique vantage point for the eclipse. Additionally, the broadcast will include live coverage of activities in parks, libraries, stadiums, festivals and museums across the nation, and on social media. To watch the Aug. 21 NASA TV eclipse broadcast online and access interactive web content and views of the eclipse from these assets, visit: www.nasa.gov/eclipselive-end- Dwayne Brown / Laurie Cantillo Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 / 202-358-1077 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov / laura.l.cantillo@nasa.gov Karen Fox Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-6284 karen.c.fox@nasa.gov Last Updated: Aug. 4, 2017 Editor: Katherine Brown
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Post by auntym on Aug 8, 2017 13:32:34 GMT -6
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The Best ISO-Certified Gear to See the 2017 Solar EclipseBy Hanneke Weitering, Space.com Staff Writer August 8, 2017 Photo Credit: Purch Slide 1 of 43 Gear Up for the Solar Eclipse!When the Great American Total Solar Eclipse sweeps across the U.S. on Aug. 21, you'll need some safety-rated gear to watch it safely. Not only will you need eye protection to see how the moon passes before the sun, but you'll also need safety-approved solar filters to spare your eyes a potentially irreversible case of eclipse blindness. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) tests eclipse-watching products to make sure they will adequately protect your eyes from the sun, and we've rounded up some of the best ISO-approved items available today. Here are Space.com's picks for the best ISO safety-rated solar-eclipse-viewing gear, including glasses, binoculars, telescopes and more! Updated Aug. 8, 2017 SEE ALL OF THE SLIDES: www.space.com/37262-solar-eclipse-gear.html?utm_content=buffer6e476&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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Post by auntym on Aug 13, 2017 12:14:44 GMT -6
www.space.com/37757-solar-eclipse-safety-for-all-language-speakers.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social#?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2016twitterdlvrit New Solar Eclipse Flyer Made for All Language SpeakersBy Doris Elin Salazar, Space.com Staff Writer August 13, 2017 A portion of a new flyer from the American Astronomical Society. Regions as far south as Colombia and Venezuela and as far north as the Alaskan Arctic Circle will see a quarter of the sun eclipsed by the moon. With millions of eyes looking to the sky for the Aug. 21 solar eclipse, public eye safety information is very important. Credit: American Astronomical Society A new flyer aimed at non-English speakers was released by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) and improves access to important safety information for the cross-country total solar eclipse on Aug. 21. By using graphics instead of text, the poster avoids restricting the message of eye safety to only English speakers. AAS recommends handing out the flyer when distributing handheld solar viewers or eclipse glasses, along with manufacturer's instructions for these viewers. The eclipse will be visible as either a partial or total eclipse in most of North America, and 220 million people live within a 1-hour drive of the path of totality. According to a NASA graphic, regions as far south as Colombia and Venezuela and as far north as the Alaskan Arctic Circle will see a quarter of the sun eclipsed by the moon. According to the 2010 United States Census, there are about 47 million speakers of non-English languages within U.S. borders alone. [Free Solar Eclipses Posters (and Map!) from Space.com!] On Aug. 21, the total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. A partial solar eclipse will be visible as far away as South America, Europe and Africa. Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio Such a safety flyer can help protect those people from the risks of viewing the sun incorrectly. Even if the sun is close to being completely covered by the moon, direct exposure of sunlight to an eye can cause serious damage. "I have seen instances where the patient has eventually shown up with crescents burned into the back of the eye, and you can almost tell exactly when they looked," Ralph Chou, of the School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of Waterloo in Canada, told Space.com in June. A one-page poster called "How to View a Solar Eclipse Safely" formed the foundation of the new flyer, and was written by the AAS Solar Eclipse Task Force with the assistance of eclipse experts and support from the National Science Foundation. The advice has also been endorsed by NASA, the American Academy of Optometry, the American Optometric Association and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. CONTINUE READING: www.space.com/37757-solar-eclipse-safety-for-all-language-speakers.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social#?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2016twitterdlvrit
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Post by auntym on Aug 17, 2017 15:27:44 GMT -6
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The Blind Can Experience the Eclipse with This Cool Sensory App and Braille BookBy Samantha Mathewson, Space.com Contributor August 17, 2017 A new multisensory app and tactile guide help blind and visually impaired communities experience the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21. The Eclipse Soundscapes Project uses sound to create a multisensory eclipse experience. The app includes audio descriptions of the eclipse in real time, as well as recordings of environmental sounds that tend to change during an eclipse. Users can also visualize the eclipse through touch, using the app's interactive "rumble map." "For individuals who cannot see, hearing is an ideal way to experience the eclipse, since soundscapes change dramatically as the moon passes between the Earth and sun," Eclipse Soundscapes representatives wrote on the project's website. "Due to the change in light, nocturnal animals stir into action, while diurnal animals settle. As the sun's light re-emerges, it often triggers a 'false dawn chorus.'" [Total Solar Eclipse 2017: When, Where and How to See It (Safely)] NASA has created a tactile guide for visually impaired people. Credit: NASA Ames Research Center Using the rumble map, people can hear and feel the physical qualities of the eclipse. Images of the eclipse are displayed at various stages, allowing users to touch the image and feel a level of vibration relative to the brightness of the section of the photo. Dark areas of the photo represent phases of the eclipse when the moon covers more of the sun's bright disk. When these areas are selected, users will experience less vibration, according to the statement. The Eclipse Soundscapes Project was created by Henry "Trae" Winter, who is a solar astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The National Parks Service, Science Friday, Brigham Young University and citizen scientists will record environmental sounds before, during, and after the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21. These recordings will be available through the app after the eclipse. During the eclipse, however, the Eclipse Soundscapes app will use geolocation to identify where the user is and align them with a narration of the eclipse's progression in real time. Readers can download the Eclipse Soundscapes app here. NASA, too, is helping blind people experience the eclipse: The agency has created a Braille book called "Getting a Feel for Eclipses," which features graphics that help users learn more about the total solar eclipse and the science behind the celestial event. More than 5,000 copies of the book have been distributed to schools and libraries for the blind, as well as other educational institutions, NASA officials said in a statement. "NASA is privileged to help bring this historic eclipse to a segment of our population who have previously not had an opportunity to enjoy these celestial phenomena," Greg Schmidt, deputy director of NASA's solar system exploration research virtual institute, said in the statement. "We feel strongly that everyone should have a part to play in exploring our universe." Editor's note: Space.com has teamed up with Simulation Curriculum to offer this awesome Eclipse Safari app to help you enjoy your eclipse experience. The free app is available for Apple and Android, and you can view it on the web. If you take an amazing photo of the Aug. 21 solar eclipse, let us know! Send photos and comments to: spacephotos@space.com.WATCH VIDEO: www.space.com/37746-solar-eclipse-experience-for-visually-impaired.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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Post by auntym on Aug 19, 2017 10:09:06 GMT -6
www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2017/08/totality-watch-nasa-videos-to-prep-for-mondays-live-streamed-total-eclipse.html "Totality!" --WATCH NASA Videos to Prep for Monday's Live-Streamed Total EclipseAugust 19, 2017 ". . . and the Sun has perished out of heaven, and an evil mist hovers over all." Said to refer to a total solar eclipse of 16 April 1178 BC. From, Homer, The Odyssey (8th century BC). The August 21st total eclipse will cross the entire United States, coast-to-coast, for the first time since 1918. Weather permitting, the entire continent will have the opportunity to view an eclipse as the moon passes in front of the sun, casting a shadow on Earth’s surface. Live video streams of the August 21 total solar eclipse, from NASA Television and locations across the country, will be available here. Over the course of 100 minutes, 14 states across the United States will experience more than two minutes of darkness in the middle of the day. Additionally, a partial eclipse will be viewable across all of North America. The eclipse will provide a unique opportunity to study the sun, Earth, moon and their interaction because of its long path over land coast to coast. Scientists will be able to take ground-based and airborne observations over a period of an hour and a half to complement the wealth of data and images provided by space assets. WATCH VIDEOS: www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2017/08/totality-watch-nasa-videos-to-prep-for-mondays-live-streamed-total-eclipse.html
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Post by auntym on Aug 20, 2017 13:38:14 GMT -6
www.space.com/37736-total-solar-eclipse-2017-live-streams.html Total Solar Eclipse 2017: Here Are the Best Live-Video Streams to WatchBy Sarah Lewin, Space.com Associate Editor August 20, 2017 NASA is one of many organizations streaming live views of the 2017 total solar eclipse Aug. 21. Credit: S. Habbal/M. Druckmüller/P. Aniol/NASA Updated Aug. 20 with additional webcast information. You can see all the major NASA webcasts on one page here. www.space.com/17933-nasa-television-webcasts-live-space-tv.htmlExperience 2017's total solar eclipse virtually: Come Aug. 21, people outside the eclipse path, under cloudy skies or hoping to stay indoors have plenty of options to watch the celestial event live. www.space.com/35080-total-solar-eclipse-2017-path-maps.htmlWhether you want expert commentary, eclipse history and legends, music derived from the shadow's path or just clear views of the disappearing sun, livestreamed webcasts on this list should have you covered. (We will be constantly updating this list with new webcasts and live streams as they are announced.) Visit Space.com on Aug. 21 for live eclipse views from NASA, and see our best livestream picks on our watch live page that day as well — but read on to choose from the many livestream options available. [Total Solar Eclipse 2017: When, Where and How to See It (Safely)] NASA's livestream, called "Eclipse Across America: Through the Eyes of NASA," will feature live views of the eclipse, from viewers around the world, 11 spacecraft and three NASA aircraft; and from more than 50 high-altitude balloons and astronauts on the International Space Station; plus views of eclipse celebration events across the country, NASA said in a statement. Viewers may also expect commentary and presentations by NASA scientists; the webcast will last for multiple hours. Watch NASA's eclipse webcast here — eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-live-stream there are options to watch through NASA Edge, NASA TV, Ustream, YouTube and more. NASA's Facebook page will carry a 4K, 360 degree livestream of the eclipse from Charleston, South Carolina. Slooh, the online community observatory, is hosting a three-day celebration of the eclipse in Stanley, Idaho, and will provide live coverage of the event itself as the eclipse races from coast to coast. The online observatory will also feature commentary from experts "covering everything from the science of eclipses, advice on how to observe the eclipse from your own backyard, together with [its] team of cultural correspondents, who will shed light on the history and spirituality of eclipses." You can watch that webcast at Slooh.com live.slooh.com/shows/event-details/393 starting at 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT), and we will also stream it live on Space.com, courtesy of Slooh. www.space.com/19195-night-sky-planets-asteroids-webcasts.html
The Eclipse Ballooning Project, in collaboration with NASA and the online video platform Stream, will be broadcasting live views of the eclipse from the edge of space through more than 57 cameras sent up on weather balloons across the country here: eclipse.stream.live/Exploratorium, a science museum based in San Francisco, will produce five livestreams of the eclipse as filmed from two locations starting at 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT). The streams will include: silent telescope feeds from Madras, Oregon and Casper, Wyoming; Spanish and English narrated eclipse feeds with telescope views from both locations; and a special "sonification" of the eclipse by Kronos Quartet, a string instrument group, streamed from the Exploratorium's campus in San Francisco: www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse (The streams are also available on their app for on-the-go watching) EarthCam will broadcast live views from 45 different camera locations, watching shadows pass over cities like Seattle, St. Paul, St. Louis and New York City, and look in on the bears at ZooMontana in Billings, Montana and giraffes at Greenville Zoo in South Carolina to see their reactions to the unexpected twilight. Check out views from the many webcams starting with San Francisco at 12:01 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT): www.earthcam.com/events/solareclipse/2017/ ABC will air a two-hour special on the eclipse starting at 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT). It will be anchored by David Muir and will feature reporters checking in from viewing parties and events, and interviewing people as they watch the eclipse, according to bob Steinberg at Variety. Meteorologists Ginger Zee and Rob Marciano will also weigh in from Nashville, Tennessee, and Lincoln City, Oregon, respectively. The broadcast will also air on abcnews.go.com/live as well as Facebook Live and YouTube. CNN and Volvo will provide a 360-degree view of the eclipse with 4K resolution from different locations along the eclipse path. The stream will also be viewable in virtual reality, which people can navigate by moving a phone or virtual reality headset. The livestream begins at 12:03 p.m. EDT (1603 GMT): www.cnn.com/specials/vr/total-solar-eclipse-2017/USA Today Network and Instagram have partnered to livestream the eclipse and interview viewers on the scene from multiple locations along its path: Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. USA Today Network will also broadcast a Facebook Live with feeds from NASA, AP and local networks. Find the livestreams here: www.solareclipse.usatoday.comScience Channel will broadcast views from Madras, Oregon, in partnership with the Lowell Observatory, according to Patrick Hipes at Deadline.com, starting at 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT) and will feature retired astronaut Mike Massimino as host based in Charleston, South Carolina. In addition to the live coverage, Science Channel will air an hourlong overview of the eclipse at 9 p.m. EDT (0100 on Aug. 22 GMT) — competing with PBS' NOVA, which will also be airing a documentary about the day's events at 9. More details from Science Channel: www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/great-american-eclipse/Virtual Telescope Project will host a free online observing session with views of the total solar eclipse beginning at 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT), with footage from a team of collaborators around the globe, according to Virtual Telescope Project's Gianluca Masi. Watch it here: www.virtualtelescope.eu/webtv/Western Sol is a short film that will be shot and streamed live during the eclipse from a movie-set replica ghost town in Wyoming. The movie by Slackline Films, which features a rancher forced to rob a bank, will begin at around 12:25 p.m. EDT (1645 GMT), featuring an in-story and real totality 13 minutes later. Watch it on Facebook or YouTube here: www.westernsol.com/watch (the links should appear at the film's start time) You can find additional eclipse livestreams on these YouTube channels: The Weather Channel, PBS NewsHour, Telemundo, Univision, Washington Post, TIME, NBC News, CBS News Editor's note: Space.com has teamed up with Simulation Curriculum to offer this awesome Eclipse Safari app to help you enjoy your eclipse experience. The free app is available for Apple and Android, and you can view it on the web. If you take an amazing photo of the Aug. 21 solar eclipse, let us know! Send photos and comments to: spacephotos@space.com. www.space.com/37736-total-solar-eclipse-2017-live-streams.html
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Post by swamprat on Aug 21, 2017 11:38:35 GMT -6
It's the moon, sunspots AND the ISS in front of the sun! A NASA photographer captured this image of the station transiting the sun during Eclipse2017. One of those sunspots IS the space station!
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Post by jcurio on Aug 21, 2017 12:14:12 GMT -6
I'll put my comments on my thread....... 😊
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Post by skywalker on Aug 21, 2017 12:15:54 GMT -6
Is anybody watching the eclipse? Take lots of pictures if you are.
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Post by skywalker on Aug 21, 2017 12:45:06 GMT -6
Darn it! There's a big cloud in the way and it won't move!
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Post by swamprat on Aug 21, 2017 13:11:31 GMT -6
The colander turned out better than the shoe box! North Florida, max coverage.
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Post by skywalker on Aug 21, 2017 13:24:27 GMT -6
That's no moon...that's a space station!
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Post by swamprat on Aug 22, 2017 9:12:49 GMT -6
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