TOTALLY GEEKED!

Ohfour · Hooker

RE: Eclipse Monday!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Just realized it's only 17 weeks til Christmas.

Forever Sunshine · Guru

Here's a couple more. I thought these were cool in how it reflected off the cloud cover around the sun / moon.

chef · Guru

We were a bit shy of 67% coverage. I went out to take a quick look. Didn't get dark here. At least, no darker than it does when a cloud passes over the sun.

Cheerios4606 · Guru

www.youtube.com/watch

The four minute mark is where it starts to happen!

FNW · Guru

That was awesome! I was really surprised how the eclipse did not show up on the camera. It didn't for me either, and I spent too much time clicking pictures when I should have been staring into my pinhole viewer until the sun started to come back. It was pretty dark, but not pitch black.

Forever Sunshine · Guru

A solar filter for your camera would have shown the pics. If you're using your phone, just get some old negatives from film and use the blackest end to tape over the lens. That'll work.

FNW · Guru

Interesting! I'll have to remember that next time! We here on the East Coast will see another one in a few years.

Forever Sunshine · Guru

FNW wrote:
Interesting! I'll have to remember that next time! We here on the East Coast will see another one in a few years.

If you do use it for the next one, make sure you use two layers of the black part of the negative. That will do it. One isn't enough. I'm somewhat on the east coast. The next one in 2024 will be a short drive for me to see the totality. I'm already looking forward to it. hahaha

FNW · Guru

I might grab a pair of glasses now. I'll bet the price has gone down.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

2024 may be the year I get to Austin, TX.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

FNW wrote:
I might grab a pair of glasses now. I'll bet the price has gone down.

It's too soon, FNW. My glasses say to throw them away after 3 years. I'll buy new ones for the 2024 eclipse.

Fort Worth will be in the totality zone. Yay!

I hope I live long enough to see it! wink

n

FNW · Guru

Oh, okay!

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
FNW wrote:
I might grab a pair of glasses now. I'll bet the price has gone down.
It's too soon, FNW. My glasses say to throw them away after 3 years. I'll buy new ones for the 2024 eclipse.
Fort Worth will be in the totality zone. Yay!
I hope I live long enough to see it!

n

OH, OH, OH, I'm coming to see you that day!!!! biggrin

Make O4 come too!

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

It will be 100% totality in my area on April 8, 2024. I am going to have a party. You are all invited.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
It will be 100% totality in my area on April 8, 2024. I am going to have a party. You are all invited.

YES!!!

I will get a plane ticket.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

just Czech wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
It will be 100% totality in my area on April 8, 2024. I am going to have a party. You are all invited.
YES!!!
I will get a plane ticket.

OK you have a bedroom reserved!