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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #100 on: 08/22/2017 03:46 am »
Stuck in Edmonton, at work, I ran outside at 11:35 at the maximum extent and snapped off some shots.
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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #101 on: 08/22/2017 05:44 am »
Sadly I didn't see this eclipse, but I did witness an annular one back in 1994.  Hopefully everyone found this one enjoyable.  :)
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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #102 on: 08/22/2017 06:27 am »
I drove with a friend 430 miles from the Milwaukee area this morning to the south side of Carbondale.  I left at 3:30 AM and stretches of traffic on highway 57 were horrible, but we  made it in time.  We found a parking lot not far from the Southern Illinois University football stadium.  We could hear the cheering from the crowd there as totality was reached.  It was an impressive sight.  Being right near the spot of longest totality was worth it.  The clouds were just to the north of the sun clearing away from our view of the sun just in time.  The street lights came on and crickets were chirping.  There was a definite drop in temperature.  Another person in the parking lot who had also driven down from Wisconsin was cranking up on his car stereo Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album (Quite appropriate).  Mars became visible along with a few stars.  Shadows on the ground just before and after totality became much sharper defined than a normal mid day sun cast shadow.  It was an interesting experience.  I had a good pair of eclipse glasses so watching it approach totality was easy. It was fairly close to what I expected.

The drive back was horrible as people started streaming back towards Chicago. The nearly 7 hour morning drive took ten hours on the return trip.  But it was worth it.  Bucket list item checked off.  The eclipse didn't come out great on my cell phone camera.  Totality looked a lot better to my eyes than to my cell phone.  The corona was clear and distinct and looked as expected.
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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #103 on: 08/22/2017 01:46 pm »
In the Great lakes region we had this "arc welder-like" bluish hue that got deeper as the 70% max covered the area which was like wearing dark blue-gray sunglasses. 8) A feral cat that I feed thought it a great time to go to sleep... ;D
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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #104 on: 08/22/2017 01:57 pm »
NASA's EPIC View of 2017 Eclipse Across America

NASA Goddard
Published on Aug 22, 2017

From a million miles out in space, NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) captured 12 natural color images of the moon’s shadow crossing over North America on Aug. 21, 2017.

EPIC is aboard NOAA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR), where it photographs the full sunlit side of Earth every day, giving it a unique view of total solar eclipses.

More about how NASA studies eclipses: www.nasa.gov/eclipse

More about DSCOVR: https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/content/d...

Image credit: NASA/NOAA

This video is public domain and along with other supporting visualizations can be downloaded from the Scientific Visualization Studio at: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12690.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Katy Mersmann



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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #105 on: 08/22/2017 01:57 pm »
A few shots on my end. Ended up in Etowah, TN.

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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #106 on: 08/22/2017 02:37 pm »
Caught a 15 minute gap in the clouds right before totality on the Cherohala Skyway near TN. Totality was 100% in the clear. There aren't words.

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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #107 on: 08/22/2017 03:24 pm »
« Last Edit: 08/22/2017 03:27 pm by Rocket Science »
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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #108 on: 08/22/2017 04:42 pm »
Am I the only one who feels sad looking at pictures of the eclipse? As awesome as all these pictures are, to me they simply pale in comparison to the memory.

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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #109 on: 08/22/2017 05:13 pm »
Am I the only one who feels sad looking at pictures of the eclipse? As awesome as all these pictures are, to me they simply pale in comparison to the memory.

Agree 100%. I fully did not expect how awesome totality was. It was nothing short of amazing and I was not prepared for it. 

That said, I am totally in awe of Orbiter's images. That is some really nice kit and skill.
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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #110 on: 08/22/2017 05:18 pm »
Wow, it was a great experience of the totality in Terrebonne, OR. (Just north of Bend).  :)

Here are some pictures: (you can spot Mercury Regulus(?) in the lower left of the first image)
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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #111 on: 08/22/2017 05:40 pm »
Casper WY had excellent weather for the event.  Orbiters pictures are outstanding, & compare best to what my mind remembers.  When totality started, I pretty much put down my camera & just enjoyed it naked eye, as well as with 10 x 50 binoculars.  The solar prominences were very evident.  I noticed the lower right ( South West to my orientation) of the disc had a very bright orange/pink flare/prominence.  The last second or two of totality also had alot of activity on the trailing edge of the lunar disk. 

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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #112 on: 08/22/2017 05:49 pm »
You can capture a great picture. But you can never capture the experience of being there.

Yes, it is truly an experience that has to be experienced. But let me share a video to give people an idea:

Here's a 4x timelapse video showing how dark the environment got during the eclipse... (And it actually got even darker - my iPhone was trying to brighten up the exposure as much as it could) I placed my phone on a tripod and pointed it towards Mt Jefferson in the background that was going to receive the shadow before us, although when I started the video Mt Jefferson was already going dark...

Oh and the crazy photographer moving around is yours truly. :D



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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #113 on: 08/22/2017 06:00 pm »
Try using the Nightcap IOS app. Very useful for eclipses.

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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #114 on: 08/22/2017 06:11 pm »
Try using the Nightcap IOS app. Very useful for eclipses.

Thanks for the suggestion, it looks quite useful.
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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #115 on: 08/22/2017 06:46 pm »
Am I the only one who feels sad looking at pictures of the eclipse? As awesome as all these pictures are, to me they simply pale in comparison to the memory.

Some folks have seriously good equipment and take excellent pictures. That being said, you cannot reproduce totality in an image no matter how good or who the operator is. It has to be seen.

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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #116 on: 08/22/2017 06:47 pm »

Agree 100%. I fully did not expect how awesome totality was. It was nothing short of amazing and I was not prepared for it. 


Neither was I. My first. and I was FLOORED.

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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #117 on: 08/22/2017 07:12 pm »
I'm back home after an epic traffic jam and an epic experience. Like others I too was floored. I wished the experience would have lasted longer but it was remarkable seeing a deep twilight in the middle of the day. Venus was very bright high up in the sky and I saw the solar corona and prominences for the first time ever. It got noticeably colder and mom's chihuahua slept right though it after being given a blanket because she was getting very cold. The lights came on in the parking lot and even in the Rexburg LDS temple a mile away, like it was past sunset. The crowd was hollering and cheering and someone even shouted jokingly "it's the end of the world" as the light got weirder, more golden, dimmer before totality. I got pics of the eclipse with my iPad, phone, and most of all, my Alpha 6000 and 4.5 in Orion Starblast reflector on a motorized base on a camp table. My early favorite for going to the 2024 totality is Kerrville, TX, and there will be a trip.
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I'll even excitedly look forward to "flags and footprints" and suborbital missions. Just fly...somewhere.

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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #118 on: 08/22/2017 07:15 pm »
More pictures from Rexburg, closer to totality:
« Last Edit: 08/22/2017 07:16 pm by Bubbinski »
I'll even excitedly look forward to "flags and footprints" and suborbital missions. Just fly...somewhere.

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Re: 2017 US Eclipse thread
« Reply #119 on: 08/22/2017 07:16 pm »
Totality from Rexburg!
« Last Edit: 08/22/2017 07:17 pm by Bubbinski »
I'll even excitedly look forward to "flags and footprints" and suborbital missions. Just fly...somewhere.

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