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apoppin
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Post subject: Anyone watching the Solar eclipse?  Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 8:53 pm |
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i think we get 86% in SoCal Happening live in case you are wondering why it is getting a bit darker Go outside 
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SickBeast
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Post subject: Re: Anyone watching the Solar eclipse? Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 9:05 pm |
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it's not happening here on the east coast.
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Post subject: Re: Anyone watching the Solar eclipse? Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 9:05 pm |
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Wrong hemisphere to see anything, plus it's a cloud covered, dull overcast day here, sadly.
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apoppin
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Post subject: Re: Anyone watching the Solar eclipse? Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 9:42 pm |
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We got it good here. The temperature has dropped a couple of degrees and the light is cut down by well over 70% Two pairs of Nvidias' 3D Vision glasses come in very handy for viewing the sun directly - the double polarization blocks most of the visible light. About 500 miles further North (where i was, at the GTC) would have full coverage (well there is a "ring of fire", so it is not exactly 100% coverage . . . . i think it is at peak here now the sun is becoming more visible.  Back to work .. the GTC evaluation is next and Mario has the top Apps of the Week ready to go tonight also 
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Post subject: Re: Anyone watching the Solar eclipse? Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 3:24 am |
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ARGH!! I so badly wanna see one, for once in my life! The lunar eclipse that I saw was probably nothing like what a solar eclipse would be, in terms of "awe"!!!
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apoppin
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Post subject: Re: Anyone watching the Solar eclipse? Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 9:44 am |
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Post subject: Re: Anyone watching the Solar eclipse? Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:24 pm |
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Venus eclipsing the Sun tomorrow!!!  http://www.weather.com/news/venus-sky-show-20120612 We won't see it again for the rest of our lifetime!
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apoppin
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Post subject: Re: Anyone watching the Solar eclipse? Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:10 am |
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And if you try watching it without proper eye protection, you won't see anything for the rest of your life. i think you have to head for an observatory for this one  --do they really call it "eclipsing" the sun?
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Post subject: Re: Anyone watching the Solar eclipse? Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:24 am |
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apoppin wrote: And if you try watching it without proper eye protection, you won't see anything for the rest of your life. i think you have to head for an observatory for this one --do they really call it "eclipsing" the sun? They call it a "Transit".
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Post subject: Re: Anyone watching the Solar eclipse? Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:25 pm |
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Completely cloudy now.. argh!!!!!! Right now, near where I live:  It sucks because I'm closely related to Venus, being such a Libra!! Moon's in Aquarius, along with several other astronomical "features" - I'm like 45% Libra and 30% Aquarius! 
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