tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post6221709300980509683..comments2024-03-29T07:33:41.566-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Solar Eclipse 2017 - First Impressions SiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-8057695342996627812017-08-22T07:47:37.322-04:002017-08-22T07:47:37.322-04:00We saw 81 percent, and the clouds broke at nearly ...We saw 81 percent, and the clouds broke at nearly the perfect instant to see the eclipse.<br />Maybe its not too early to start planning 2024.<br />Great description of being there and seeing the eclipse.John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-27025975501844109812017-08-21T23:52:18.151-04:002017-08-21T23:52:18.151-04:00Truly a once in a lifetime experience. Even at 99....Truly a once in a lifetime experience. Even at 99.2 totality up here in Portland we did not get to see a corona but it was awesome in the true sense of the word.<br />It would be worth a trip like that to see such a phenomenon in person.<br />Words fail miserably trying to describe the works of God.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-6231634423722927982017-08-21T23:49:19.279-04:002017-08-21T23:49:19.279-04:00I was in a 90% zone, but I managed to get a reason...I was in a 90% zone, but I managed to get a reasonably clear pic of the crescent by putting my phone camera in manual, running the ISO down as far as it would go, decreasing the exposure as far as it would go, and pointing it through a pair of eclipse glasses for the final filtering. It's not the greatest, but it's about as clear as my pictures of the first shuttle launch from miles away.<br /><br />I was visiting my wife in stroke rehab, 200 miles from home (and <i>away</i> from totality, dang it). For some reason it just didn't occur to me to bring my real camera.Malatropenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-70932710980570774852017-08-21T22:35:35.613-04:002017-08-21T22:35:35.613-04:00Saw a total eclipse in my youth and living on a fa...Saw a total eclipse in my youth and living on a farm it was rather funny to see the chickens heading back to the coup. We are in the 90% range today so we didn't travel. Used a newer welding helmet and it did look good...not an hour later it was raining so we got lucky. indyjonesouthereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-18971456693379504372017-08-21T22:28:31.931-04:002017-08-21T22:28:31.931-04:00I've seen a couple, and they're pretty ama...I've seen a couple, and they're pretty amazing.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.com