Solar Eclipse 2017

NPR had an eclipse expert on. He said cell phone cameras are about useless because the camera adjusts the exposure for daylight. An eclipse is definitely not daylight.
He then said, the best use of a cellphone camera during an eclipse is: right after the eclipse comes out of totality/max; turn around and take pics of the people around you - he bets they will almost all have their mouths open in total awe.
Besides, there will be thousands (millions?) of pics and videos of the eclipse on the internet - many taken with very good equipment.
 

CeeCee said:
I'm also praying the youngest grandson doesn't whip off his glasses...I worry.
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I don't blame you for worrying CeeCee, whether in school or at home, when it comes to young children the adults must be sure to monitor them closely during the eclipse. I don't think it's too long of a time, maybe 2+ hours, but it may be hard for some, especially kids, not to want to automatically look up.

I bought a pair of cheap glasses for the eclipse at Walmart, turns our they are approved for safety, but I still won't be glancing at the sun for more than a few moments. We'll probably be out in the park with our dog for part of the event, and although I don't like to wear hats much, I'll have a ball cap on along with my sunglasses for the walk. I often look up at the sky, at the clouds, etc. especially on hot summer days. I watch for them to cover the sun and give some shade and cool. :p

Hopefully everyone is safe and just enjoys the eclipse while protecting their precious eyesight.
 

SeaBreeze said:
I don't blame you for worrying CeeCee, whether in school or at home, when it comes to young children the adults must be sure to monitor them closely during the eclipse. I don't think it's too long of a time, maybe 2+ hours, but it may be hard for some, especially kids, not to want to automatically look up.

I bought a pair of cheap glasses for the eclipse at Walmart, turns our they are approved for safety, but I still won't be glancing at the sun for more than a few moments. We'll probably be out in the park with our dog for part of the event, and although I don't like to wear hats much, I'll have a ball cap on along with my sunglasses for the walk. I often look up at the sky, at the clouds, etc. especially on hot summer days. I watch for them to cover the sun and give some shade and cool. :p

Hopefully everyone is safe and just enjoys the eclipse while protecting their precious eyesight.
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Im sure my son and DIL will be careful but I'll send them a reminder that day. :)

As for taking photos of it, HipGnosis....I'm not sure what my son will use but I agree that the best pics will be on the internet.
 
Marie5656 said:
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This has been on a lot of the pet groups on the internet, and to me, it makes absolutely NO sense whatsoever ! Why would my dog be more apt to look at the sky when there is an eclipse than any other time ? Dogs don't care about seeing the eclipse, and I have never ever seen any dog try to look at the sun, eclipse or no eclipse.
I will be sure to keep my little dogs in the house in any case; but not because I think that they will suddenly start looking at the eclipse.
I remember after Mt. St. Helens erupted, and we lived in eastern Washington. When we saw the huge black ash cloud coming towards Spokane, we went inside because we thought it must be a terrible storm, but it was all over the news about the volcanic eruption.
As it got closer, the birds went to bed, and I think that all of the animals took shelter, too; because everything was very quiet. I think that the eclipse will have a similar effect on the birds and wildlife, although not for as long as the eruption had.
 
Happyflowerlady said:
This has been on a lot of the pet groups on the internet, and to me, it makes absolutely NO sense whatsoever ! Why would my dog be more apt to look at the sky when there is an eclipse than any other time ? Dogs don't care about seeing the eclipse, and I have never ever seen any dog try to look at the sun, eclipse or no eclipse.
I will be sure to keep my little dogs in the house in any case; but not because I think that they will suddenly start looking at the eclipse.
I remember after Mt. St. Helens erupted, and we lived in eastern Washington. When we saw the huge black ash cloud coming towards Spokane, we went inside because we thought it must be a terrible storm, but it was all over the news about the volcanic eruption.
As it got closer, the birds went to bed, and I think that all of the animals took shelter, too; because everything was very quiet. I think that the eclipse will have a similar effect on the birds and wildlife, although not for as long as the eruption had.
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Pickles will look up if he sees birds, so I'm not going to even take the chance. He's an inside dog anyway, no reason for him to be out when the eclipse is happening.

Also, since my yard is fenced when I do let him out, he's out by himself and I don't know what he looks at. He's wanting back in after doing his business and chasing some birds.
 
Happyflowerlady said:
This has been on a lot of the pet groups on the internet, and to me, it makes absolutely NO sense whatsoever ! Why would my dog be more apt to look at the sky when there is an eclipse than any other time ? Dogs don't care about seeing the eclipse, and I have never ever seen any dog try to look at the sun, eclipse or no eclipse.
I will be sure to keep my little dogs in the house in any case; but not because I think that they will suddenly start looking at the eclipse.
I remember after Mt. St. Helens erupted, and we lived in eastern Washington. When we saw the huge black ash cloud coming towards Spokane, we went inside because we thought it must be a terrible storm, but it was all over the news about the volcanic eruption.
As it got closer, the birds went to bed, and I think that all of the animals took shelter, too; because everything was very quiet. I think that the eclipse will have a similar effect on the birds and wildlife, although not for as long as the eruption had.
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My take is this, along with the bird watching, dogs, as Pack Animals will follow the pack. If they see the alpha of the pace (read that as us humans) looking up, wouldn't they, out of curiosity, look up as well? I have not been a dog owner for many years, so I may just be talking out my butt here. But I figure, keeping Fido inside for an hour or so is OK. Plus I saw an interview with zoo people who were saying it is hard to know how animals in general will respond to any changes in the routine of the light/dark thing. Especially in the states where it will go full dark. Our local zoo is even going to be observing the animals just to see if they do anything different.
 
Happyflowerlady said:
This has been on a lot of the pet groups on the internet, and to me, it makes absolutely NO sense whatsoever ! Why would my dog be more apt to look at the sky when there is an eclipse than any other time ? Dogs don't care about seeing the eclipse, and I have never ever seen any dog try to look at the sun, eclipse or no eclipse.
I will be sure to keep my little dogs in the house in any case; but not because I think that they will suddenly start looking at the eclipse.
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I don't think a dog is likely to look up at the sun either Happyflowerlady. The eclipse by me will be a partial one and it will take place during the time that we're usually at the dog park with the pup. I read an article in the paper the other day saying that dogs don't look up at the sun, they're smart enough not to do that.

My kiddo's just 2 years old, and he will look up if there's a loud helicopter flying low, or a loud flock of geese flying overhead, etc. So, we're thinking of postponing our normal walk on Monday until after it's over with, just to be on the safe side.
 
They're selling solar eclipse postage stamps now, when you put your thumb on the stamp it changes, may try and pick some up this week. :cool: https://store.usps.com/store/browse/productDetailSingleSku.jsp?productId=S_475304
The Total Eclipse of the Sun stamp is the first U.S. stamp to use thermochromic ink, which reacts to the heat of your touch. Placing your finger over the black disc on the stamp causes the ink to change from black to clear to reveal an underlying image of the moon.

The image reverts back to the black disc once it cools. The back of the stamp pane shows a map of the eclipse path.You can preserve the integrity of your Total Eclipse of the Sun Forever® stamp pane with our protective sleeve specifically designed for stamp preservation.

The stamp uses a photograph taken by astrophysicist Fred Espenak of a total solar eclipse that was seen over Jalu, Libya, on March 29, 2006. Mr. Espenak also took the photograph of the full moon that is revealed by pressing upon the stamp image.

The reverse side of the stamp pane shows the path across the United States of the forthcoming August 21, 2017, total solar eclipse and gives the times that it will appear in some locations.
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I just went outside to check out my cheap $1 glasses I got at Walmart, they are ISO approved. The sun was super strong, hard to look at it without squinting. I put on the glasses and everything looked black, when I looked up at the sun with them on, the sun looked like the moon. :cool:
 
Marie5656 said:
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I was hearing stuff like this and thinking it too, but it just dawned on me that the sun is no brighter than it is any other day, if anything it may be less bright as the eclipse takes place, it's started by me now, but won't peak for another 45 min. or so. I walked to dog early today for nothing, he would get the same damage looking at the sun any day of the week, and dog's don't generally look directly at the sun, they're too smart. The glasses are just for people who will be gazing at it longer today.
 
Happyflowerlady said:
This has been on a lot of the pet groups on the internet, and to me, it makes absolutely NO sense whatsoever ! Why would my dog be more apt to look at the sky when there is an eclipse than any other time ? Dogs don't care about seeing the eclipse, and I have never ever seen any dog try to look at the sun, eclipse or no eclipse.
I will be sure to keep my little dogs in the house in any case; but not because I think that they will suddenly start looking at the eclipse.
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I missed your post and was sucked in with the warnings, just dawned on me today how it didn't make sense. We had 92% coverage and I was surprised how light it was outside, expected it to get darker. Saw the full eclipse on TV, now it looked pretty dark there. :)
 
It is definitely getting darker here now, too, and I have been really having a great time ! I am watching it on television, and then running to look out the back window to see what is happening . I think we get around 95% totality; so it should get pretty dark here.
One of the interesting things I have been noticing on television is that the sky seems lighter at the horizons, and some places have gold and pinkish colored clouds just like you would see at sunset. I have no clue what causes this phenomenon, but it is interesting, too. Anyone know why the sky looks like a sunset, since the sun is not at the horizon, but completely overhead ?

Just as a side note, the cicadas think it is night time, they are out there chirping like crazy !
 
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