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Solar Eclipse!

N2056

N2056

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Happening now. I got this pic at the peak of the event here in San Diego by using a pair of binoculars to project an image onto the side of my house.

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Airplanes were not the only thing I grew up with. My Dad also makes telescopes! That means I also learned a bit about gazing at the heavens, and more importantly how to gaze at the sun and be able to see afterwards! :icon_lol:
 
A few more...I dug out my old 6" newtonian for these shots. Haven't had it set up for 10+ years. Boy was it ever dirty!
 
for the life of me...i could not get my mother to believe this was real...even when the light dimmed and got a somehwat yellowish haze?...i had to discribe it as if the smoke from a fire was blocking the suns rays..then she realised that in fact it WAS a tad darker....then she called a few minutes ago and said OH WOW its bright out again.....then hung up........mothers.....
 
N2056 said:
Airplanes were not the only thing I grew up with. My Dad also makes telescopes! That means I also learned a bit about gazing at the heavens, and more importantly how to gaze at the sun and be able to see afterwards! :icon_lol:
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I can see fine. I used an welding mask with a No10 shade and then pulled the No5 shade out of my oxy acetylene.
 
Crystal Egger, weather babe on The Weather Channel, called it an "annual eclipse", hehe. Maybe it was just a "verbal type-o". Could happen. Can't for for next year's... :icon_lol:
 
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