Solar Eclipse: 20 MAY 2012
this is taking place on sunday evening beginning at 6:30 PM MDT and will be visible in the western US.
SOLAR ECLIPSE: 20 MAY 2012 - wikipedia
Solar Eclipse over the USA - NASA Science
This will not compare to the total eclipse through parts of the USA on August 21, 2017. I'm planning to watch from near Idaho Falls.
but regrettably, am going to miss this one.
i look forward to all eclipses, but i too prefer the total to the annular.
the one i am really waiting for is TOTAL ECLIPSE: 2024 APRIL 08.
i will be in Montreal for that one.
Here is a great site for the study of eclipses,
including the astronomical charts for eclipses
NASA - Solar Eclipses of History
FIVE MILLENNIUM CANON OF SOLAR ECLIPSES: -1999 TO +3000
Quote: MoosetonI noticed Las Vegas is not in the direct path of one of your maps. Will you be able to watch it from here or not? TIA
It will be partial in Vegas. The sun should be covered about 90% at the pinnacle.
but not the annular effect of the sun with the center blocked completely by the moon...
Quote: Wizard
This will not compare to the total eclipse
Seen one, seen em all. Seriously.
Quote: EvenBobSeen one, seen em all. Seriously.
which one did you see? live, not on TV.
Quote: WizardThis will not compare to the total eclipse through parts of the USA on August 21, 2017.
I'm planning to watch from near Idaho Falls.
i will be near Charleston, SC for that one. Can't wait.
i am considering going to the
2012 NOVEMBER 13 TSE near Cairns, Austrlaia
and also either the
2019 JULY 2 TSE near Coquimbo, Chile
or the
2020 DEC 14 TSE near Valdivia, Chile,
december in valdivia is like summer in seattle.
so there is a pretty good chance it will be raining that day...
the probability of a rainy day in December is 42%
what do you think, Wiz..is it a good bet?
incidentally, the path of this eclipse will be passing almost directly over Las Vegas, Chile.
I was in college. Crossed it off my list.
Quote: EvenBobThere was one in 1970, watched with a pinhole projector when
I was in college. Crossed it off my list.
i was four, so i missed that one.
my dad wouldn't let me use the car.
Quote: ewjones080Iowa must be a pretty bad place for astronomical events, I've never seen an eclipse...
yes Hale Bopp was amazing.
if you are interested...
2017 AUGUST 17 TSE
will be passing over Nebraska and Missouri
months beforehand, like it was the 2nd coming.
Compared to the build up, it was a yawner. We
had men walking on the moon in 1970. An eclipse?
Really?
Quote: EvenBobThey hyped the crap out of the 1970 eclipse. For
months beforehand, like it was the 2nd coming.
Compared to the build up, it was a yawner. We
had men walking on the moon in 1970. An eclipse?
Really?
i do have one very early eclipse memory of crescent shaped lights
dappled through the trees in our backyard in philadelphia.
i wonder if that was the [link =http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_1970_GoogleMapFull.html]1970 MARCH 7 TSE
the path of totality was less than 100 miles away.
i would have been age 4 years, 6.5 months
so i think it is possible.
of the day. Street lights came on. But I vowed
never to go farther than the window to see
another one.
Quote: DocI will be quite interested in seeing/photographing a true total eclipse if I live long enough to see one in this country.
i hope you will make both the 2017 and 2024 events.
the next TSE in the USA after 2024 will be
2045 AUGUST 12
a few days before my 80th birthday.
i will be in florida for that one,
or on a boat nearby if florida is underwater by then...
Why are you so negative? If you're not into the eclipse, then why did you bother trolling the thread?
These are some great photo opportunities and a chance to experience some cool science first hand.
I do not consider an unpopular opinion to be trolling. I also did not care about the eclipse. BORING !!
Quote: AyecarumbaAnyone (besides the Wizard (check out his blog)) with pictures to post from yesterday?
No, unfortunately I was in the wrong geographic area to get a view of it. Not to let such a trivial thing stand in my way, I'll post another photo I have. I'm posting this because the Wizard's blog mostly showed the images/shadows on the ground during the eclipse with only a partial-eclipse direct view of the sun and moon.
On May 30, 1984, I had the opportunity to photograph a solar eclipse as the event passed through the Atlanta area. The local media had promoted it as a "total eclipse", and I did not learn what an annular eclipse is until reading the Wizard's report of the eclipse he viewed in China in 2009. I was using color negative film for my photographs in 1984, and after 28 years and an interstate move, I can no longer locate my negatives from that day. I have only one print, and I scanned that into my computer. The white specks are not stars -- they are either dust on the print or more likely scanner defects.
The reason I like this photo so much is that it clearly shows what are known as Baily's Beads, named for astronomer Francis Baily who explained them in 1836. They are formed by light passing between mountains and other surface irregularities on the moon.
As with the small images in my Casino Chip of the Day thread, click on this small image if you want to see a larger one.
Hopefully, someone will come up with more and better photos of this week's eclipse.
Quote: DocNo, unfortunately I was in the wrong geographic area to get a view of it. Not to let such a trivial thing stand in my way, I'll post another photo I have. I'm posting this because the Wizard's blog mostly showed the images/shadows on the ground during the eclipse with only a partial-eclipse direct view of the sun and moon.
On May 30, 1984, I had the opportunity to photograph a solar eclipse as the event passed through the Atlanta area. The local media had promoted it as a "total eclipse", and I did not learn what an annular eclipse is until reading the Wizard's report of the eclipse he viewed in China in 2009. I was using color negative film for my photographs in 1984, and after 28 years and an interstate move, I can no longer locate my negatives from that day. I have only one print, and I scanned that into my computer. The white specks are not stars -- they are either dust on the print or more likely scanner defects.
The reason I like this photo so much is that it clearly shows what are known as Baily's Beads, named for astronomer Francis Baily who explained them in 1836. They are formed by light passing between mountains and other surface irregularities on the moon.
As with the small images in my Casino Chip of the Day thread, click on this small image if you want to see a larger one.
Hopefully, someone will come up with more and better photos of this week's eclipse.
That is a great photo, Doc. Do you have any recollection regarding the filter(s) you used?
Quote: AyecarumbaThat is a great photo, Doc. Do you have any recollection regarding the filter(s) you used?
Absolutely. I used no filters at all. And I either used the "automatic" exposure setting or made a wild guess. Negative film is extremely forgiving, provided you have enough light. You can see that the photo is in color, even though it's basically a B&W image.
I remember being quite unprepared -- I had the camera and tripod with me but nothing for direct viewing. I was on the job at a client's facility, and when everyone went out to have a look, I just set up the tripod and camera and did what I could.
I pointed the camera in the general direction of the sun, but I couldn't get into a position to look through the viewfinder because the tripod was in the way of my head with the camera pointing almost straight up. Because I couldn't look directly at the sun, I couldn't even tell just when to release the shutter. I just guessed based on the way things looked all around me -- I didn't notice the kind of shadows that the Wizard showed in his blog, but everything on the ground looked weird enough that I could tell something was going on. I just snapped a bunch of shots and printed the one I liked best.
Oh yes, in spite of all that guessing I was doing, I was confident of the proper focus setting to use.
Quote: DocOh yes, in spite of all that guessing I was doing, I was confident of the proper focus setting to use.
93MM miles?
Quote: Ayecarumba93MM miles?
Oh, no! I focused instead on the lunar surface. My lenses have that setting marked, but they use this strange emblem for it that looks a bit like a Mobius strip. For practical purposes, it's very nearly the same focus ring position as the one you suggested.
Quote: WizardJust a reminder that there are only 1422 days until the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. There are already informal plans for an informal meetup in Idaho City, ID on the big day. Hope to see you there.
I can't wait. We are either going to the St. Louis area or the Myrtle Beach area.
Quote: WizardJust a reminder that there are only 1422 days until the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. There are already informal plans for an informal meetup in Idaho City, ID on the big day. Hope to see you there.
I hope you don't have too big a group show up. Idaho City is very small. Approximately an area of 0.67 square miles.
