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I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Eclipse Monday!

Forever Sunshine · Guru

I realized yesterday that viewing the eclipse from the comfort of my front or back porch isn't going to happen. The sun will be directly over the building at the time of the eclipse. I will have to drive somewhere to see it and I will. I really want to try to get a quick pic of it. I'm in the 60 go 70% range I think. I need to figure out what time it'll be around here.

Other than that, it's a beautiful start to the day here. Clear as a bell at this point. Have to work this evening. Hope everyone has a safe eclipse day!

TrudyML · Guru

Forever Sunshine wrote:
I realized yesterday that viewing the eclipse from the comfort of my front or back porch isn't going to happen. The sun will be directly over the building at the time of the eclipse. I will have to drive somewhere to see it and I will. I really want to try to get a quick pic of it. I'm in the 60 go 70% range I think. I need to figure out what time it'll be around here.

Other than that, it's a beautiful start to the day here. Clear as a bell at this point. Have to work this evening. Hope everyone has a safe eclipse day!

I heard you won't supposed to take pictures with your phone. It'll ruin it.

Morning.

Domestic Engineer · Guru

On our way to totally eclipse land. I had a shocker though. We stopped at McDs for DH to get some coffee. I ran in to use the rest room. There was a MAN in the bathroom, not a transgender, a man man. He was on the phone talking. It was so weird! He left before I did or I would have gone to the manager.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

How odd, DE.

I got to my Mom's yesterday afternoon.

We are looking forward to watching the eclipse.

Have a great day, everyone! smile

Lindley · Guru

My dd made the same thing as fine for her dd and my DVD to watch the eclipse. Personally I can't wait for it to be over. That was strange DE. I wonder if he was so involved with who he was talking to that he didn't pay attention to what bathroom he walked into.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Up and about to get at it.

Need to put away all the vacation stuff, do the regular Monday cleaning.

My brother came in last night to view the eclipse, I have a feeling the ball fields across the road will be a popular viewing area.

Family reunion this coming Sunday.

Forever Sunshine · Guru

TrudyML wrote:
Forever Sunshine wrote:
I realized yesterday that viewing the eclipse from the comfort of my front or back porch isn't going to happen. The sun will be directly over the building at the time of the eclipse. I will have to drive somewhere to see it and I will. I really want to try to get a quick pic of it. I'm in the 60 go 70% range I think. I need to figure out what time it'll be around here.

Other than that, it's a beautiful start to the day here. Clear as a bell at this point. Have to work this evening. Hope everyone has a safe eclipse day!
I heard you won't supposed to take pictures with your phone. It'll ruin it.

Morning.

That is if you set it up to video for the entire process. Yes, the lens magnifies the suns intensity and will melt / destroy some of the internal features. I don't plan to do that. I'll point and shoot. But I won't be using my phone. I'll use my DSLR camera. A quick shot. No biggie.

Domestic Engineer · Guru

DH bought sheets of the special lens material for our cameras. I'm going to attempt to video the entire process.

Forever Sunshine · Guru

I have UV and Polarized filters for mine. I figure for a quick point and shoot that should suffice. It can't be any different than driving down the highway with the sun directly in my face when it's setting. lol

I would love to see the video!

-- Edited by Forever Sunshine on Monday 21st of August 2017 10:54:51 AM

FNW · Guru

I'll take a few shots over my shoulder with my camera, not my iphone, JIC. I might just take the boys to their school to view from the field. We'll see. They're expecting a large crowd at camp, and with all the trees, it might not be a good spot to view.

Momala · Great cook-happy wife-superb fisherman

Lots of clouds here today - don't think
we'll have a very good viewing spot.
But that's OK - we'll see lots of it on TV.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Can I safely view it with a telescope?

Forever Sunshine · Guru

I wouldn't think so, IKWTDS. You'd still need to protect the telescope's lens and your eyes.

TrudyML · Guru

I am trying the close the office theme. Not working!

FNW · Guru

No, in fact viewing through a telescope is worse from what I've read. Not sure why.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Forever Sunshine wrote:
I have UV and Polarized filters for mine. I figure for a quick point and shoot that should suffice. It can't be any different than driving down the highway with the sun directly in my face when it's setting. lol
I would love to see the video!

-- Edited by Forever Sunshine on Monday 21st of August 2017 10:54:51 AM

That is a good point about the sun in your face driving. I should keep my eclipse glasses in my car!

FNW · Guru

We're getting warnings about doing that. We're told to pull over somewhere safe during the event.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Forever Sunshine wrote:
I have UV and Polarized filters for mine. I figure for a quick point and shoot that should suffice. It can't be any different than driving down the highway with the sun directly in my face when it's setting. lol
I would love to see the video!

-- Edited by Forever Sunshine on Monday 21st of August 2017 10:54:51 AM
That is a good point about the sun in your face driving. I should keep my eclipse glasses in my car!

You haven't looked through your eclipse glasses, yet, have you? You can't see anything. So, probably best not to use them driving.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

FNW wrote:
No, in fact viewing through a telescope is worse from what I've read. Not sure why.

B/C it just magnifies the image.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Lawyerlady wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Forever Sunshine wrote:
I have UV and Polarized filters for mine. I figure for a quick point and shoot that should suffice. It can't be any different than driving down the highway with the sun directly in my face when it's setting. lol
I would love to see the video!

-- Edited by Forever Sunshine on Monday 21st of August 2017 10:54:51 AM
That is a good point about the sun in your face driving. I should keep my eclipse glasses in my car!
You haven't looked through your eclipse glasses, yet, have you? You can't see anything. So, probably best not to use them driving.

When the sun is in my face while driving I can't see. biggrin

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I think the biggest reason people are being told not to be on the road during the eclipse is because of the looky-loos.

Those watching the eclipse instead of the road.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Well. That was anticlimactic.

FNW · Guru

Well, laugh if you will, but the viewer worked better than the blind selfies I took:

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FNW · Guru

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TrudyML · Guru

OMG FNW. Laughing away!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

We watched through a pin hole on the carport floor.

It was cool.

FNW · Guru

THe boys loved it.

My friend was watching rooftop off the Dept. of Labor bldg. downtown. Just as it peaked, a cloud went over it. Bawahahahahahahaha!

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

That was awesome
But you couldn't be focused just on the sun and moon. The lack of nature activity such as the birds and such was amazing. They are coming out now.

FNW · Guru

Yes, my aunt in Idaho noticed that as well. Quiet as can be while it occurred.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

It was quiet, except for crickets.

But then again, it seems like we have a crap ton of crickets this year.

Forever Sunshine · Guru

So because I did not have eclipse glasses, I dug through my old film negatives and found some where the end of the roll was not developed. It's at the very end and extremely dark (almost black. I cut those down with just the black one and put two together and taped them over the lens of my camera. Then I found more and taped them over my polarized sunglasses. Here's a pic or two. I took 55 pics with my camera. Obviously not going to post them all. The only reason the pics look dark is because of the negatives on the lens. It didn't get dark here.

-- Edited by Forever Sunshine on Monday 21st of August 2017 03:42:21 PM

FNW · Guru

So film negatives act as a screen?

Forever Sunshine · Guru

FNW wrote:
So film negatives act as a screen?

Yes, but it can't be a negative with a developed picture. It has to be the end of the roll where there is no pic and the negative looks black. If you put two of those together, it works fine.

ETA: I had forgotten about being able to use negatives like that. A good friend who's a great photographer reminded me of it.

-- Edited by Forever Sunshine on Monday 21st of August 2017 03:41:07 PM

Ohfour · Hooker

We had 99.91% coverage. It was absolutely amazing. It got so dark, you could see the stars and all of the street lights came on. The cicadas stopped chirping and after about 2 minutes, the crickets started. It was almost surreal.

Forever Sunshine · Guru

Ohfour wrote:
We had 99.91% coverage. It was absolutely amazing. It got so dark, you could see the stars and all of the street lights came on. The cicadas stopped chirping and after about 2 minutes, the crickets started. It was almost surreal.

Pretty amazing!!!

FNW · Guru

Awesome pics!

Ohfour, do you have pics?

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

60% ish here. Still awesome. All the animals became silent which is amazing in an animal preserve.

Ohfour · Hooker

FNW wrote:
Awesome pics!

Ohfour, do you have pics?

None that really came out great. I was enjoying it more than I was worried about picts.

I had G take 2 pair to Canada with him, and he and his friend came off the water just as the eclipse was starting. They got to see it too! Not in totality, but about 3/4. So we talked on the phone through the eclipse...it was fun to share it with him, bring in a different country...

Ohfour · Hooker

These show us outside at the start of the eclipse, and then close to the coverage. You can see that the street light is on. It was darker than its looks in the picture...

-- Edited by Ohfour on Monday 21st of August 2017 03:58:06 PM

Ohfour · Hooker

Seriously????? Why is ONE sideways????????

TrudyML · Guru

You were drunk?

FNW · Guru

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

I told my kids I wasn't buying those darned glasses because it was just going to be cloudy anyway and sure enough, a cloud passed over right around peak time. They now think I'm clairvoyant.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

lilyofcourse wrote:
It was quiet, except for crickets.

But then again, it seems like we have a crap ton of crickets this year.

That was predicted to happen. Crickets and bullfrogs started making their noise.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

FNW wrote:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

I told my kids I wasn't buying those darned glasses because it was just going to be cloudy anyway and sure enough, a cloud passed over right around peak time. They now think I'm clairvoyant.

FYI one can still see the eclipse through the clouds if you have the glasses on.

FNW · Guru

At the time, I didn't think to listen for nature sounds. We had a lot of thunder in the distance.

Ohfour · Hooker

If you go to this facebook page and search for the timelapse video, you can see how dark it was about 1/4 mile from my house...

www.facebook.com/CityOfFranklin/

FNW · Guru

Wow! How long do you remember it lasting?

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Was rainy here. It got really dark at the time if max totality.

FNW · Guru

It got dark here, too, but I wasn't sure if it was storm clouds or the eclipse.