A different view on the solar eclipse
Aug 12, 2017 06:26:31 #
I've seen a lot of posts on UHH over the last 6 months or so on the upcoming solar eclipse and while I can understand how photographers can get excited about photographing it I think they may be missing the point.
I will be driving 3 hours south to be there and will take my camera and tripod, but for me it isn't all about taking pictures. This is going to be a bucket list trip. I've been waiting a lifetime to see a total eclipse. I've experienced partial eclipses before but never a totality. I'm taking my 14 year old granddaughters with me so that they don't have to wait a lifetime to experience it. So, I would urge those who want to take photos to go ahead, but don't forget to take some time just to be there and experience something that is rare, enjoy the moment.
Walt
I will be driving 3 hours south to be there and will take my camera and tripod, but for me it isn't all about taking pictures. This is going to be a bucket list trip. I've been waiting a lifetime to see a total eclipse. I've experienced partial eclipses before but never a totality. I'm taking my 14 year old granddaughters with me so that they don't have to wait a lifetime to experience it. So, I would urge those who want to take photos to go ahead, but don't forget to take some time just to be there and experience something that is rare, enjoy the moment.
Walt
Aug 12, 2017 06:34:57 #
Whuff wrote:
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Excellent advice! For me, it's the same when taking any trip. My goal is to enjoy the trip, with a compact camera to record the experience.
Aug 12, 2017 07:28:41 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Excellent advice! For me, it's the same when taking any trip. My goal is to enjoy the trip, with a compact camera to record the experience.
Taking your advice. My 2 sons are flying in for the eclipse. We are driving hrs. away to see it.
Both are excellent photographers and I'm thinking of relying on them to record the eclipse while I observe.
One of the sons lives in Dallas and will get another chance in 2024 to see another. My chances? Not likely.
Aug 12, 2017 07:32:44 #
This is going to be a bucket list trip. I've been waiting a lifetime to see a total eclipse. I've experienced partial eclipses before but never a totality.
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My last post to Jerry was really directed to you also.
My similar circumstance to you.
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My last post to Jerry was really directed to you also.
My similar circumstance to you.
Aug 12, 2017 08:03:05 #
ad9mac wrote:
Taking your advice. My 2 sons are flying in for the eclipse. We are driving hrs. away to see it.
Both are excellent photographers and I'm thinking of relying on them to record the eclipse while I observe.
One of the sons lives in Dallas and will get another chance in 2024 to see another. My chances? Not likely.
Both are excellent photographers and I'm thinking of relying on them to record the eclipse while I observe.
One of the sons lives in Dallas and will get another chance in 2024 to see another. My chances? Not likely.
I'm sure you'll have lots of nice shots. Observing can be a lot less stressful, especially considering the short amount of time involved.
Aug 13, 2017 07:33:42 #
Whuff wrote:
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I agree with you, enjoy the moment. That is why I'm not going to shoot the Eclipse but just watch it. There will be so many pictures out there, so afterwards I can see them to reflect on what I saw.
Aug 13, 2017 08:10:31 #
Leitz
Loc: Solms
Whuff wrote:
So, I would urge those who want to take photos to go ahead, but don't forget to take some time just to be there and experience something that is rare, enjoy the moment. Walt
What's to forget? If you're going to photograph it, you have to take some time to be there! And if you're there, it's impossible not to experience it. I regret that I'll not be able to make the trip.
Aug 13, 2017 09:04:13 #
At the urging of some very persistent friends, I traveled north with them to see a total eclipse on 8/1/08. After many months of preparation, it was completely overcast at our carefully coordinated coordinates during the brief period of totality. Disappointed at first, we were startled by some unexpected events. We had an opportunity to experience the OTHER effects of the eclipse. All of the surrounding wildlife, mostly birds, were very disoriented and most of them huddled together. There was a strange breeze as it briefly cooled off. Certain lights turned on as they detected darkness. The people all ooh-ed and ahh-ed as the sky suddenly darkened. We realized that being in the moment was its own reward!
Aug 13, 2017 09:26:05 #
Wonderful attitude! Be prepared to change your destination. Predictions for St. Louis are partly cloudy for 8/21 but there must be a sunny place nearby.
Here is some BREAKING NEWS about another eclipse: there is one in Homer's Odyssey (book20, verses 355-357) on the eve of the suitors demise. It looks more and more likely that a real eclipse happened and there are two candidates, one on May 16, 1207 BCE, an annular eclipse centered at Sparta, or a partial eclipse for Ithaca on October 30, 1206 BCE (this one agrees with the season in the Odyssey), the real one centered in Tunisia. It's difficult to know for sure, but if it is true, the suitors were killed on October 31!
Here is some BREAKING NEWS about another eclipse: there is one in Homer's Odyssey (book20, verses 355-357) on the eve of the suitors demise. It looks more and more likely that a real eclipse happened and there are two candidates, one on May 16, 1207 BCE, an annular eclipse centered at Sparta, or a partial eclipse for Ithaca on October 30, 1206 BCE (this one agrees with the season in the Odyssey), the real one centered in Tunisia. It's difficult to know for sure, but if it is true, the suitors were killed on October 31!
Aug 13, 2017 09:43:34 #
Whuff wrote:
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I will mostly be shooting time lapse; pull off and put on the solar filter when the time is right, using an special app so I don't have to think about it.
Aug 13, 2017 10:12:52 #
Not making a trip but living in Florida we will get to see some of the eclipse. We plan to be in a wildlife area to see how the animals reaction to the event.
Aug 13, 2017 11:28:51 #
Whuff wrote:
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Stop by your local welding supply store and buy some arc welding replacement glass. Buy enough for everyone. Don't risk looking at it with your own eyes.
Aug 13, 2017 11:40:54 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
Stop by your local welding supply store and buy some arc welding replacement glass. Buy enough for everyone. Don't risk looking at it with your own eyes.
I did better than that. I went to walmart and got the ISO rated solar glasses for everyone. $1 per pair - can't beat that price. I was leery of them but tried them out and they do work.
Walt
Aug 13, 2017 11:45:38 #
Years ago, I made a viewing box. It was a square and about 3 ft long. I cut a square hole in one lower side and mounted a 45 degree flat opposite the hole and covered it with white paper. As I recall I was not overwhelmed with the viewing quality. Have wondered how to improve performance. Discarded the lens idea as a lens that focuses the sun, even when moon obscured, would burn a hole through the 45 degree flat.
Aug 13, 2017 11:48:13 #
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