Re: Eclipse
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:50 pm
Sorry, Marcus. I felt compelled to represent the introvert community.
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Re: Eclipse
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:06 pm
No problem. An eclipse unviewed is still as amazing and miraculous.Jersey Girl wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:50 pmSorry, Marcus. I felt compelled to represent the introvert community.
(by the way, if it's just that looking upon your beautiful self will turn viewers into frogs, you don't get a pass. We'll take the risk.
)Re: Eclipse
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:02 am
I was a little disappointed at what I saw today.
Re: Eclipse
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 3:25 am
Aww!! Were you out of the path? We had an expected 92% coverage so it didn't get very dark but with the glasses, over about 90 min I could clearly see the shapes overlap, down to a one-sided sliver of sun, then back. It was amazing. Only cloudy for the final 20 min or so.Everybody Wang Chung wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:02 amI was a little disappointed at what I saw today.
Re: Eclipse
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 3:41 am
The Totality Eclipse not hitting Salt Lake or Arrakis proves that both the Book of Mormon and the Dune series are true!
Re: Eclipse
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:02 am
Sounds nice. I remember when there was one when I was a kid. But I still didn't see it. People said they did. I didn't have special glasses. I don't understand why we can look at the sun when there isn't an eclipse but can't when less sun is on show. I used to stare at the sun as a kid.Kishkumen wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:51 pmWe went out to the backyard, set out our event chairs, and put on our eclipse glasses. We watched it at various points, including its peak of coverage in our area, which reached 65%. As always it was magnificent. Originally we had planned to travel to a location where we could see the totality, but professional obligations got in the way. Sigh. We were sad to miss the totality. We saw it two eclipses ago, and it was an unforgettable experience.
Re: Eclipse
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:03 am
Re: Eclipse
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:57 am
um....I hope you are kidding, but I don't know you that well, so, just in case... NO, we don't stare directly at the sun when there is not an eclipse.Imwashingmypirate wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:02 amSounds nice. I remember when there was one when I was a kid. But I still didn't see it. People said they did. I didn't have special glasses. I don't understand why we can look at the sun when there isn't an eclipse but can't when less sun is on show. I used to stare at the sun as a kid.
And yes, you need the glasses to see an eclipse, except very briefly at its peak if your location is in the path of the totality.
Re: Eclipse
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:36 am
Oops lol. I literally would stare at it for ages. It would turn into like a grey disk. I used to stare at things in general.Marcus wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:57 amum....I hope you are kidding, but I don't know you that well, so, just in case... NO, we don't stare directly at the sun when there is not an eclipse.Imwashingmypirate wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:02 amSounds nice. I remember when there was one when I was a kid. But I still didn't see it. People said they did. I didn't have special glasses. I don't understand why we can look at the sun when there isn't an eclipse but can't when less sun is on show. I used to stare at the sun as a kid.
And yes, you need the glasses to see an eclipse, except very briefly at its peak if your location is in the path of the totality.
Re: Eclipse
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:44 am