Marvel Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 We drove up to Crossville Sunday evening, had a great breakfest at Cracker Barrel and went to Cumberland Mountain State Park. The company we work for gave everyone glasses for viewing. Total eclipse, the corona was spectacular. Cell phone wouldn't really focus well, but the event was great. Bruce 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 you can see this anytime if you drink enough beer. Great photo Bruce thanks for posting. Joking aside I did not get out to see nor is my vantage point as good as yours. I am surprised that there was more fuss about the sun than there was today about the USS John S. McCain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 The recent events at sea are a huge problem. The eclipse was a great diversion. We were glad our company gave most of the staff the day off to view it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 4 hours ago, Marvel said: The recent events at sea are a huge problem. The eclipse was a great diversion. We were glad our company gave most of the staff the day off to view it. here is an anti missile ship electronically disables not so long ago. And there another recent case involving the Marines where they were electronically disables for 14 hours in South America (looking for more details on that). The implications are frighting. We are not seeing this news on main stream media and that is even more disturbing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Donald_Cook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 14 hours ago, Tarheel said: 90% here on Wrightsville Beach....ho hum Wrong pic Chuck 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 2 hours ago, Ceptorman said: Wrong pic Chuck Is this better? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 All that you touch And all that you see All that you taste All you feel And all that you love And all that you hate All you distrust All you save And all that you give And all that you deal And all that you buy, Beg, borrow or steal And all you create And all you destroy And all that you do And all that you say And all that you eat And everyone you meet And all that you slight And everyone you fight And all that is now And all that is gone And all that's to come And everything under the sun is in tune But the sun is eclipsed by the moon. There is no dark side of the moon, really. Matter of fact, it's all dark. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-js- Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 46 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: All that you touch And all that you see All that you taste All you feel ... And everything under the sun is in tune But the sun is eclipsed by the moon. There is no dark side of the moon, really. Matter of fact, it's all dark. nice. me likey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-js- Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 11 hours ago, Marvel said: The recent events at sea are a huge problem. The eclipse was a great diversion. We were glad our company gave most of the staff the day off to view it. agreed - events at sea should be of great concern to those in charge. hopefully not quite so much for those of us not (yet) directly involved - meaning - I hope the USN folk are throwing every possible resource into the investigations of those events, and that the outcome is good for the US of A, where it means no conflict comes to visit us in person. eclipse - I wish we were given the day off. in days past (pre-merger, under previous management), we might have been given a chance to do that. but, post-merger, ha! so much has changed... but we did still informally move outdoors to check it out during work. so that was cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 On 8/18/2017 at 3:02 PM, jimjimbo said: I'm going to be in the middle of my driveway staring directly at it through a Giant tumbler of Mai Tais. Oh boy, that worked really well....what day is this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted August 22, 2017 Moderators Share Posted August 22, 2017 On 8/19/2017 at 10:51 AM, Don Richard said: In the early 80s I saw a total eclipse. Kinda meh, it was about noon, it did not get totally dark, about like dusk except my shadow looked like it would about noon. Looking at the shadows under trees, they were crescent shaped. Ring of fire for about a minute. Cooler than normal. Won't drive anywhere to see this one, we are going to get ~ 75% where I live. Never heard anyone who saw a total eclipse describe it as "meh" before. Where were you when you saw it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted August 22, 2017 Moderators Share Posted August 22, 2017 On 8/21/2017 at 1:11 PM, dtel said: Looks like about 40% here now, might be about all we get ? Dark welding shields work well. Hopefully they were at least 12, preferably 13, or you did some damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted August 22, 2017 Moderators Share Posted August 22, 2017 On 8/21/2017 at 2:54 PM, JL Sargent said: 82nd Airborne Division That's not a total eclipse, it's an annular. If that photo was taken in North Carolina it would be from 1984. Impressive amd inspirational nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 If real, that is one spectacular photo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted August 22, 2017 Moderators Share Posted August 22, 2017 6 minutes ago, Ceptorman said: If real, that is one spectacular photo. Shoot. https://www.google.com/amp/amp.newsobserver.com/news/local/article168553272.html But as you said, spectacular just the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted August 23, 2017 Moderators Share Posted August 23, 2017 We were in Wyoming, 2 mins 30 secs of totality. We had a documented (EDIT, typo) 15 degree drop in temprature. We were fortunate enough to also have shadow bands before and after totality which we were able to capture on a white sheet with video. The hundreds of acres of sunflowers we saw before the eclipse were following the sun as they normally do, after the eclipse they were all facing east, fooled into thinking the sun had set. You could look in any direction during totality and it looked just aftet sunset. Without a doubt the most spectacular natural event I have ever seen. Awe-struck doesn't even come close. Many much more able to describe it than I still come up short. Photos don't do it, videos don't do it; a total eclipse of the sun is just something you have to experience in person one time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted August 23, 2017 Moderators Share Posted August 23, 2017 2 hours ago, dwilawyer said: On 8/21/2017 at 1:11 PM, dtel said: Looks like about 40% here now, might be about all we get ? Dark welding shields work well. Hopefully they were at least 12, preferably 13, or you did some damage. I don't remember the number but I did have plans to change it, it's too dark to even see well when welding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted August 23, 2017 Moderators Share Posted August 23, 2017 1 hour ago, dwilawyer said: We were in Wyoming I am glad to hear you had a good trip and time. It's one of those things that make you just stand there amazed, and a couple of minutes that you will not forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 I totally agree, Travis. Would have been incredible to see the sunflowers facing east. It wasn't a heart racing event, rather awe inspiring and humbling. Words always fail me when something like this takes place. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeK Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 I drove 20 hrs in a 30 hr period to witness 2min and 30 sec of totality and it was worth it. I felt like I witnessed a miracle. I experienced a 90% partial eclipse in 1979 and there is no comparasion. Awesome. GeorgeK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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