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Old 05-20-2012, 05:40 PM   #1
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And don't stare at it!
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Old 05-20-2012, 06:05 PM   #2
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Old 05-20-2012, 06:29 PM   #3
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Any chance of the clouds parting?
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Old 05-20-2012, 06:32 PM   #4
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Any chance of the clouds parting?
I'll ask JC if his Dad is up for it.
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Old 05-20-2012, 06:35 PM   #5
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Don't think its gonna be clear enough to get a retina searing look at it.
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Old 05-20-2012, 06:41 PM   #6
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Might not be retina searing but it's definitely brighter then it should be when it's this cloudy.
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Old 05-20-2012, 06:43 PM   #7
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Might not be retina searing but it's definitely brighter then it should be when it's this cloudy.
Eclipses are supposed to be darker, not brighter.
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Old 05-20-2012, 06:45 PM   #8
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Old 05-20-2012, 06:52 PM   #9
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Yea that confused me too because we should be blacked out right now and yet it looks really bright outside.

I know it's annular eclipse but it should still have been a little dark.
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Old 05-20-2012, 06:59 PM   #10
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the cool part will be the shadows being very crisp
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Old 05-20-2012, 07:19 PM   #11
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Looks good now. Quickly built the shoebox viewer. Also did about 3 pairs of sunglasses, looks better.
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Old 05-20-2012, 07:23 PM   #12
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Came in here expecting a Uranus joke, leaving disappointed.
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Old 05-20-2012, 07:46 PM   #13
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Yea that confused me too because we should be blacked out right now and yet it looks really bright outside.

I know it's annular eclipse but it should still have been a little dark.
Even though it's an annular eclipse, we're not even getting full coverage here, just a portion (75%)

It changes so slowly though that it's hard to tell without the really distinctive full eclipse, I mean in the winter we probably get even less light than with this 75% eclipse, but we still see that as daytime.

Fortunately the big cloud moved out of the way right before maximum so my pinhole projector worked quite well.

75% eclipse, next one not for a decade or something, and no one around me even knew about it let alone were out to watch.
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Old 05-20-2012, 07:49 PM   #14
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That's because eclipses are boring, brah
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Old 05-20-2012, 08:56 PM   #15
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Apparently there's a transit of Venus June 5th... last one until 2117. I just learned this today. Wonder if there's still enough time to order a solar filter.
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What would you need to see that, anything below a telescope work?

EDIT: Looks like it. Neat!
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Here's a shot of the eclipse from Japan (this am). A bit cloudy, but added to the mood:
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