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Solar Eclipse 2017-Where will you be?
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Site Supporter   Location: Bellevue area - WA Joined: Wed Jan 9, 2013 Posts: 1497 
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I went super low tech, but it worked great.
 Cell phone through binoculars - LOL  Shadows  |
| Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:41 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Fort Towson, OK Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2013 Posts: 2160 Real Name: Paul
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I was in the air somewhere between Seattle and Dallas. The pilot banked left and right so everyone could get a chance to blind themselves. It was pretty cool from the sky though to be honest.
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| Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:50 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: I-5 /512 Joined: Thu Dec 8, 2011 Posts: 15491 Real Name: chris
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I thought I was seeing things too
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| Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:53 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Index Joined: Thu Aug 23, 2012 Posts: 12955 Real Name: Jeff
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Rix86 wrote: We get it, you don't care. Move along.   _________________ -Jeff How can I help you, and/or make you smile, today? You are entitled to your opinion. You are not entitled to tell me what mine must be. Do justice. Love mercy. “I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” ~ Richard P. Feynman |
| Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:55 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Index Joined: Thu Aug 23, 2012 Posts: 12955 Real Name: Jeff
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cmica wrote: I thought I was seeing things too . COOL! _________________ -Jeff How can I help you, and/or make you smile, today? You are entitled to your opinion. You are not entitled to tell me what mine must be. Do justice. Love mercy. “I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” ~ Richard P. Feynman |
| Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:56 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Everson, WA Joined: Sun Jan 6, 2013 Posts: 28461 Real Name: Ace Winky
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We saw the shade slit phenomenon through some firs as well. I guess the theory goes early thinkers figured out what was going on with the moon and sun this way.
_________________ Why does the Penguin in Batman sound like a duck? Because the eagle sounds like a hawk. |
| Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:59 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: King County Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2014 Posts: 4012
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mmalleck wrote: mmalleck that is awesome! It's not stupid if it works! I just hope those are on the side you face towards the sun, and not the side you put your eyes up to. |
| Mon Aug 21, 2017 1:32 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: The banana belt of MT Joined: Wed Dec 30, 2015 Posts: 8704 Real Name: Brian
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none of my DSLR photos turned out, guess I need to go back to photo skool.
However not all was lost, the spotting scope with a solar filter and cell phone came out nice. Casper Wyoming. https://sportsdad60.smugmug.com/Solar-eclipse Video of the last 55 seconds https://vimeo.com/230486602 _________________ "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."- Hunter S. Thompson |
| Mon Aug 21, 2017 2:05 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Bellevue area - WA Joined: Wed Jan 9, 2013 Posts: 1497
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snozzberries wrote: mmalleck wrote: mmalleck that is awesome! It's not stupid if it works! I just hope those are on the side you face towards the sun, and not the side you put your eyes up to. Yes, filters were on the sunny side. :) I modified 2 sets of binoculars this way. But, like you mentioned, just looking via 1x glasses was pretty cool. I had to drag the family out. They enjoyed it in the end though. |
| Mon Aug 21, 2017 5:28 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: King County Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2014 Posts: 4012
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sportsdad60 wrote: none of my DSLR photos turned out, guess I need to go back to photo skool. However not all was lost, the spotting scope with a solar filter and cell phone came out nice. Casper Wyoming. https://sportsdad60.smugmug.com/Solar-eclipse Video of the last 55 seconds https://vimeo.com/230486602 Sorry to hear your DSLR didn't turn out. What happened? |
| Mon Aug 21, 2017 6:03 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: The banana belt of MT Joined: Wed Dec 30, 2015 Posts: 8704 Real Name: Brian
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snozzberries wrote: sportsdad60 wrote: none of my DSLR photos turned out, guess I need to go back to photo skool. However not all was lost, the spotting scope with a solar filter and cell phone came out nice. Casper Wyoming. https://sportsdad60.smugmug.com/Solar-eclipse Video of the last 55 seconds https://vimeo.com/230486602 Sorry to hear your DSLR didn't turn out. What happened? I trusted a website for solar eclipse camera settings instead of falling back on 40 years of shooting photography with of gut instinct. :( _________________ "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."- Hunter S. Thompson |
| Mon Aug 21, 2017 6:52 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Bellingham Canada Joined: Thu Jan 3, 2013 Posts: 4995 Real Name: Josheewa
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_________________ It must be frustrating always being the smartest person in the room.-Jagerbomber35 Divided we fall. |
| Mon Aug 21, 2017 6:58 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Everson, WA Joined: Sun Jan 6, 2013 Posts: 28461 Real Name: Ace Winky
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OhShoot! wrote: That is very cool!!! _________________ Why does the Penguin in Batman sound like a duck? Because the eagle sounds like a hawk. |
| Mon Aug 21, 2017 7:24 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: King County Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2014 Posts: 4012
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sportsdad60 wrote: snozzberries wrote: sportsdad60 wrote: none of my DSLR photos turned out, guess I need to go back to photo skool. However not all was lost, the spotting scope with a solar filter and cell phone came out nice. Casper Wyoming. https://sportsdad60.smugmug.com/Solar-eclipse Video of the last 55 seconds https://vimeo.com/230486602 Sorry to hear your DSLR didn't turn out. What happened? I trusted a website for solar eclipse camera settings instead of falling back on 40 years of shooting photography with of gut instinct. :( oh man. I learned that with my DSLR hooked to my spotting scope, I needed a really fast shutter to fix the wobble in the scope. So I shot my best photo at 400 ISO, 1/180 sec. I also had to shoot much darker than the camera told me. |
| Mon Aug 21, 2017 8:31 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: olympia Joined: Sat Sep 21, 2013 Posts: 3795
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The wife and I noticed how the birds stopped chirping for a while and you could hear crickets as if the sun was setting. Definitely noticed a temp drop, and how dark it got in the house but it was a weird dark. It amazed both of us how light it still was with so little of the sun showing. Almost reminded us of being far north in Alaska. I could only imagine what ancient civilizations would have been like when something like this happened.
My wife had a friend up in Canada, and her husband locked everyone in the basement thinking it was going to be the end of the world. Apparently he had been secretly stocking supplies down there. After about 30 min of being down there (and texting friends), she took the kids and went out to enjoy the event. I wonder how many loony cult members are no longer with us? A cool pick a friend shared to me: The 82nd at Ft Bragg. Attachment: 20988402_10211305473406866_4344714492047750931_o.jpg You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. |
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