Although we knew it wasn't going to be a total eclipse, my Lady and I still got a little excited and set up to make the best of the event. I remembered from way back when that you can view the eclipse safely by directing the suns rays through your binoculars onto a sheet of cardboard. That led to the thought, why not the spotting scope...
aYup, that worked! Here's a comparison with the original method (binocs):
And a comparison of the double images from the binocs over the single of the spotting scope:
As the scope was on a tripod, it was a lot steadier. And as I didn't have to sit there and hold the binocs, they got put down at this point.
Slow graduation... From this at near the start:
To this at about peak performance:
The light became a little subdued, and did change towards the blue end of the spectrum near the end. Most noticeable was that the heat of the sun went away, and at it's peak it was downright chilly out there!
A final, and perhaps the most interesting shot. Right at the peak we noticed the rays of the sun that were being filtered through the tree branches above us perfectly mimicked the crescent in the scope shadow! Very interesting, pretty much an unexpected event. We also happened to notice the same effect anywhere in the yard the light was being filtered through the branches & leaves...
Most likely the last one the two of us will ever see, so worth the hour and a bit to take it in for us...
Cheers,
Nog
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Very cool, we had 98% coverage here and I now wish I would have fought the traffic and crowds and headed north another 75 miles to view totality.
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Very cool...
A touch of frost has heightened your awareness and your heart steadily beats in anticipation. Your senses are suddenly alert to the movement on the forest floor and you realize that the moment of truth is at hand.
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I used binos also. Had them propped up on a table on my deck.
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We had 100% eclipse for over 2 minutes where I watched in central Missouri. It was fantastic! There will be another total eclipse in Missouri in 2024 and this one will last up to 4 minutes! I hope to be around for that one.
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I used a mig welding helmet to watch it today.
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Similar to that here (90+%). I'll have to stick around for 7 more years and drive about 60 miles northwest to see another total eclipse (April 8, 2024).
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In southern MN. we saw about 87%
I put two welding glass together no. 5 & a10
looked at the sun on Sun., worked great.
Mon we had 2.7 inch of rain and total clouds
I put two welding glass together no. 5 & a10
looked at the sun on Sun., worked great.
Mon we had 2.7 inch of rain and total clouds
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Talk about luck!Blood on the floor wrote:In southern MN. we saw about 87%
I put two welding glass together no. 5 & a10
looked at the sun on Sun., worked great.
Mon we had 2.7 inch of rain and total clouds