• "Ring of Fire" Solar Eclipse Coming Sunday
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[QUOTE=ThePuska;36032558]I'm probably a bit late here. Bright visible light isn't dangerous even though it may feel painful. It's invisible UV light which causes all the damage. The pain you experience when looking at a bright light is supposed to protect your eyes from UV radiation. Looking at the sun normally is safe enough because your eyes adjust to the light. However during a solar eclipse, the corona doesn't shine very brightly in the visible spectrum - it's relatively more intense in the UV spectrum. Your eyes won't adjust, and they can get burned.[/QUOTE] I thought it was the infrared light that fucked you up. The NASA website isn't coming up, but it said on there that it was infrared light that caused the burning.
I think MIPS is a Vancouveran.
[QUOTE=Officer brown;36032648]I think MIPS is a Vancouveran.[/QUOTE] Vancouver is just a stone's throw away from Washington, so I count him as a Washingtonian in this case.
Well, apparently the livestream I posted sucks dick - it's not an actual livestream it seems. [url=http://www.ustream.tv/channel/eclipse-live-from-fujiyama-by-solar-power]this one[/url] is an actual livestream (they're streaming right now, and come on to talk every few minutes). The clouds coverage is less than ideal, but hey, they're clearer than Washington at any rate. The eclipse is about 50 minutes from now, using THAT stream.
Haha they got rain too, those fuckers.
if you're on the SLOOH cam, switch over to the NAOJ station on the stream window. it's got pretty good coverage.
I wish I was able to see this, but the rain just fucks everything over, fucking rain. Even if it wasn't rain, it isn't visible in my area :rolleyes:
[QUOTE=Gmod4ever;36032593]Confirmed list of Washingtonians: MIPS Remscar Gmod4ever yawmwen (I can tell by the bitching about how it's been beautiful all week and now it's cloudy and rainy).[/QUOTE] Washingtonian here, as well. [editline]20th May 2012[/editline] I can't see shit right now, though. I'll go for a drive and see if I can get away from the clouds.
its raining time to wait another 11 years
[QUOTE=The First 11'er;36033057]Washingtonian here, as well. [editline]20th May 2012[/editline] I can't see shit right now, though. I'll go for a drive and see if I can get away from the clouds.[/QUOTE] Probably not, unfortunately. [url]http://www.wsdot.com/traffic/weather/[/url] You might get some sun at Yakima or Tri-Cities, but everywhere else is engulfed in clouds.
Fucking southern hemisphere.
if you go to SLOOH, we've got amazing coverage on the Mt. Fuji cam!
Ustream looks a bit nice IMHO. [url]http://www.ustream.tv/channel/eclipse-live-from-fujiyama-by-solar-power[/url]
And the Solar Power ustream's eclipse is over. Was pretty damn cool, though. Just wish Mt. Fuji's weather was better.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;36033257]Ustream looks a bit nice IMHO. [url]http://www.ustream.tv/channel/eclipse-live-from-fujiyama-by-solar-power[/url][/QUOTE] a livestream of an eclipse in a place where its cloudy and raining genius
Doubt I'll be able to see it here in south east Texas.
[img]http://i47.servimg.com/u/f47/11/87/91/70/celest10.png[/img] look at that moon on sun action!
[QUOTE=yawmwen;36033152]Probably not, unfortunately. [url]http://www.wsdot.com/traffic/weather/[/url] You might get some sun at Yakima or Tri-Cities, but everywhere else is engulfed in clouds.[/QUOTE] Haha, well shit. I am in the tri-cities.
Pennsylvania here, sun is unobstructed :c
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;36033606]Pennsylvania here, sun is unobstructed :c[/QUOTE] does'nt start for a few hours even in cali
I'm in Tokyo right now, I took pictures. [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6035324/eclipse2s.jpg[/img] [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6035324/eclipses.jpg[/img] [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6035324/eclipse3s.jpg[/img]
Have to wait 'till November to see the solar eclipse.
I just made a box instead of buying those $2 pairs of glasses (I'm too lazy to get one). Any Northern Nevadans here?
Currently in cali, gonna hit us in ~2 hours How can I view/photograph this without destroying my eyes
[QUOTE=Alvaldi;36033852]does'nt start for a few hours even in cali[/QUOTE] Oh, I misunderstood the times in the article then.
me and a buddya re gonna get baked and watch it from california
The livestream from SLOOH is going off right now. They have cameras set up in California, Arizona, and New Mexico. It hasn't started eclipsing yet, but I think it should in the next ten or so minutes. [url]http://events.slooh.com/[/url] [editline]Fish[/editline] The guys streaming [b]just[/b] said that the partial should be starting in about 5 minutes, in the California camera's stream!
Starting now!
Yeah, the eclipse is really slow, and the California camera's update rate is really slow. But it's definitely eclipsing - just look at the bottom of the sun on the California camera! [editline]21st May 2012[/editline] "Ahh, of course. He's in the Grand Canyon; they don't have Internet there - they have donkeys!" :v: (In regards to the streamers being concerned that the eclipse should be starting on the Grand Canyon camera by now, but hasn't yet; they think GC's camera may not be updating).
"How to photograph a solar eclipse" live webpage stats [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12024286/solar.png[/img]
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