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Title: partial solar eclipse today
Post by: Conrad on October 23, 2014, 04:40:26 AM
http://spaceweather.com/ (http://spaceweather.com/)

SUNSET SOLAR ECLIPSE--TODAY! On Thursday, Oct. 23rd, the Moon will pass in front of the sun, off center, producing a partial solar eclipse visible from almost all of North America. The event will be particularly beautiful in the Central and Eastern time zones where maximum eclipse occurs at sunset.

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/17oct_sunseteclipse/ (http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/17oct_sunseteclipse/)

This animated visibility map shows when to look.  http://shadowandsubstance.com/ (http://shadowandsubstance.com/)

(http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/72467682.jpg)
Photo by TJ Auminer of the May 2012 annular eclipse near Pep New Mexico.

"When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set. --Lin Yutang" 
Title: Re: partial solar eclipse today
Post by: Scaffolder on October 23, 2014, 05:13:41 AM
Too much stormy weather for us up in the north east to see this.
Title: Re: partial solar eclipse today
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 23, 2014, 05:38:38 AM
We should be able to see it here, but I have a lot of trees in the way.
Title: Re: partial solar eclipse today
Post by: B.D.F. on October 23, 2014, 09:27:28 AM
Yeah, and if you can see your shadow on those trees you are looking in the wrong direction anyway....

 :rotflmao:

Brian

We should be able to see it here, but I have a lot of trees in the way.
Title: Re: partial solar eclipse today
Post by: jettawreck on October 23, 2014, 05:24:42 PM
I got a good look at it until about 6:00 PM, then the trees on the western horizon got in the way.
Welding helmet on worked good except that the old glass is very pitted.

Title: Re: partial solar eclipse today
Post by: Conrad on October 24, 2014, 04:44:25 AM
Rain here.    :(