August 30th, 2016: Solar Eclipse
Hurry up and get ready, the Solar Eclipse for the US is only a year away.
http://cellar.org/2016/eclipse.jpg A great interactive Google map is here. You can zoom in on your hood. |
That'll be the most exciting thing in western Kentucky...ever.
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I think I get to be too far north for this one :(. But, in retrospect, I'm not too terribly disappointed...I did get to photograph the full moon a couple years back when it was eclipsed on the winter solstice, which happens like once every 400 years. Can't wait to see photos from Dwellars along the path, tho'!
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Is that the path of the total eclipse? I missed the way to toggle on and off the partial eclipse. Can I see anything in DC?
Umbra and penumbra, if I remember my high school physics correctly. And I think I do, in this case. |
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The green line is the very limit of seeing anything at all. That is, a tiny nick out of the edge of the sun.
Thanks for the heads-up Bruce! |
I have had this event in mind for a year or two and I think I need to see it, having only viewed a couple around 80-90% in my 75 years.
The path of totality will be about 450 miles north of me, with a good local scheduled airline route. Maybe I will charter a bus or rent a large motor home and take the kids and grandkids. It will miss most of the big US population centers, but will still be a nice "movable feast." |
We could all visit Elspode. :lol2:
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Diaphone, I think that would be fabulous to get the kids out of their phones and looking at nature. I bet every last one of them would remember the trip all their lives. Make an eclipse projector. Bring filters. And maybe use a web camera with an alpha filter in front of it on a flat screen everyone can see at the same time.
[IMG]http://cellar.org/2016/28_guide-hydr...lescopes_1.jpg[/IMG] |
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