Annular solar eclipse today

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Break out your eclipse glasses from 2017!

Annular solar eclipse will turn the sun into 'ring of fire' today. Here's what you need to know.

Today's the day for an annular solar eclipse!

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A lot of us will see this. Any eclipse is worth a look if your weather is permitting.

I remember an eclipse in 85 or 86, where the sun's shadow coming through the trees made a thousand little crescent eclipse shadows on the sidewalk ... amazing sight!

DO NOT LOOK AT IT WITHOUT ISO-APPROVED VISION PROTECTION. There, I used caps - yeah! Community outreach message for real: don't go blind.

As the celestial gears turn, we observe, each with our own thoughts on its meaning. I like clocks and timepieces; is this not the grandest one?


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Artsy, if not professional...

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Of course, we had that one Pink Floyd album playing...

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[martym]

Took this photo with my phone.

 

[simon1]

I didn't have any glasses so I didn't look at it...light just got a little dimmer outside.

Funny thing though. Grandma cat wanted to go outside a bit before it started and didn't want to come in. I popped in and out until it peaked and Grandma came in about 30 minutes after it peaked. I was out in the sunlight with her when it was at its peak.

That was strange. I wonder if she was trying to tell me something.

 

[mr_houston]

I did get to see a 90 percent eclipse today. However, I had never noticed or heard of the effect on the sun shining through trees. Here is the effect from my tallest tree -all crescents.

 

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I did get to see a 90 percent eclipse today. However, I had never noticed or heard of the effect on the sun shining through trees. Here is the effect from my tallest tree -all crescents.

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That's it! Absolutely saw the same effect, long ago and far away. Cool, thanks!

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[TheGoat]

I did get to see a 90 percent eclipse today. However, I had never noticed or heard of the effect on the sun shining through trees. Here is the effect from my tallest tree -all crescents.

So interesting... first time hearing about this.

 

[Toothpick]

Missed it. But no doubt I would have A. Blinded myself or B. Got a terrible photo.

IDK how y’all get these great photos with our phones. Maybe with my new iPhone 15 + Pro Max Super Duper phone I can finally figure it out.

 

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Missed it. But no doubt I would have A. Blinded myself or B. Got a terrible photo.

IDK how y’all get these great photos with our phones. Maybe with my new iPhone 15 + Pro Max Super Duper phone I can finally figure it out.

I just stuck my cheap Android carefully into the 25mm eyepiece of "Heavy Duty Judy," a beat-up 90mm refractor (Celestron Inspire 90 AZ). Judy is a $30 Goodwill scope on a $350 ES Twilight I mount (don't ask me about astronomy economics). Homemade solar filter atop (Baader filter, dollar store bucket).

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[La Malice]

As luck would have it I am right in the crosshair

 

[martym]

Missed it. But no doubt I would have A. Blinded myself or B. Got a terrible photo.

IDK how y’all get these great photos with our phones. Maybe with my new iPhone 15 + Pro Max Super Duper phone I can finally figure it out.

I want that new iPhone but my wallet doesn’t. I have the 13 pro max with 1 terabyte of memory. All of my music and movies are on this baby!!

 

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I want that new iPhone but my wallet doesn’t. I have the 13 pro max with 1 terabyte of memory. All of my music and movies are on this baby!!

The thing with astrophotography, other people will always get better photos, but the ones you shoot are uniquely yours - which makes it worth doing. That said, not investing $5K in a piggyback scope setup.


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