August 30th, 2016: Solar Eclipse

xoxoxoBruce · 08-29-2016, 09:27 PM

Hurry up and get ready, the Solar Eclipse for the US is only a year away.

A great interactive Google map is here. You can zoom in on your hood.

elSicomoro · 08-29-2016, 10:06 PM

That'll be the most exciting thing in western Kentucky...ever.

Snakeadelic · 08-30-2016, 07:37 AM

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'!

glatt · 08-30-2016, 07:44 AM

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.

glatt · 08-30-2016, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

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?

Duh. Is that what the green lines way down in Brazil and up in the arctic are?

elSicomoro · 08-30-2016, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Is that the path of the total eclipse?

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sexobon · 08-31-2016, 01:35 AM

I'll have to use my Lenox Eclipse china that day.

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SPUCK · 08-31-2016, 03:28 AM

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!

Diaphone Jim · 08-31-2016, 11:38 AM

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."

xoxoxoBruce · 08-31-2016, 01:01 PM

We could all visit Elspode.

SPUCK · 09-04-2016, 02:39 AM

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.

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08-29-2016, 09:27 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	August 30th, 2016: Solar Eclipse Hurry up and get ready, the Solar Eclipse for the US is only a year away. A great interactive Google map is here. You can zoom in on your hood. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-31-2016, 01:01 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	We could all visit Elspode. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	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][/IMG]

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08-29-2016, 10:06 PM	#2
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	That'll be the most exciting thing in western Kentucky...ever.

08-30-2016, 07:37 AM	#3
Snakeadelic Banned Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 660	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'!

08-30-2016, 07:44 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	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.

08-31-2016, 01:35 AM	#7
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	I'll have to use my Lenox Eclipse china that day.

08-31-2016, 03:28 AM	#8
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	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!

08-31-2016, 11:38 AM	#9
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	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."

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