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| Mary showing the eclipse |
I left my exercise class a little early so I could walk around and see what was happening around town during the eclipse. I knew we would get 88% coverage, but what really amazed me the most is how bright is still was with so much of the sun covered. The picture above is about ten minutes away from our maximum, but you can see that it never got all that dark. Mary is using a pair of binoculars with one lens covered and transmitting the image onto a light-colored sheet.
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| Lovely crescent shadows |
As I walked towards the coffee shop, I saw these pretty crescent shapes which show that the sun is very close to what we would see at maximum coverage for us. To me it was the best part of the show. That, and all the people outside enjoying looking at the sun through their special glasses.
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| From Time Magazine sometime in the 1960s |
It sure beats the way schoolchildren used boxes in the old days to view the eclipse. I notice that the teacher or administrator is doing just what President Trump did yesterday: looking at the eclipse without using anything at all. My retinas are damaged enough, I was happy just to look at the shadows.
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It was an amazing thing to see even on TV!
ReplyDeleteWe just had 70% eclipse.
We had 99.3% totality here in Portland. I took a break from work and went outside to watch. A truly amazing experience! It got dark, the street lights came on, and a cold wind blew.
ReplyDeleteIt really was an awesome day yesterday. So much excitement with the country coming together for one event.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea with the binoculars. Love the second photo. Natural and special! Great photo!
ReplyDeleteI will hafta remember that about the lens covering and binoculars. Never heard of this, and love the idea.
ReplyDeleteWe had 94% here. It didn't get dark but the strangest was the cool down from 96 degrees to a comfy 86. Ahh.
ReplyDeleteOur percentage was in the high 90's but with the rain and clouds we couldn't see it or notice a big difference in the light - but we did note the lights in the parking lot come on. We watched online and it was amazing.
ReplyDeleteThe crescent shadows were amazing. And the binocular idea brilliant.
ReplyDeleteLike you I was surprised how light it was. It was barely noticeable .We were at 80%.
ReplyDeleteWe didn't get much of an eclipse here in Hawaii.
ReplyDeleteThose are neat pictures of the shadows!
ReplyDeleteI think now I regret not making it a social event. And we missed the shadows. But ti was still very cool.
ReplyDeleteI was fascinated by the crescent shapes in the shadows coming through the trees. Took way, way too many photos. Tried a colander first. Been fun to see all the ways people observed.
ReplyDeleteDear DJan, total solar here. But never totally dark. Still it was awe-inspiring. Peace.
ReplyDeleteAll those crescents! And that old photo of the kids...
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