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But Will It Be Cloudy? (the total eclipse)
Aug 13, 2017 23:46:27 #
rmorrison1116 wrote:
I agree 100%, which is why I began To each their own. If you are not interested in the event then fine, that's your prerogative and that's okay. Other people are interested in it and if they want to take pictures of the eclipse, that's OK also, regardless of whether NASA can do it better.
rehess wrote:
That's fine, if that's how you want to spend your time and money.
Aug 13, 2017 23:53:28 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
I wonder how many people are traveling someplace to see the the total eclipse, maybe reserving overpriced accommodations, and won't end up being able to see it.
Even with full cloud cover, one will still experience it getting briefly very dark, like sudden nightfall, and then an equally quick return to normal daylight. Will this still be worth all the trouble and expenses? Unless one has additional plans for the trip other than watching the eclipse, probably not.
Aug 14, 2017 05:33:25 #
I'm planning on it being cloudy in Kentucky. Any time there's any significant celestial event, it's cloudy. This one's pretty much a guarantee.
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Aug 14, 2017 05:50:35 #
photoman022 wrote:
The last two times we had partial eclipses in Connecticut, the weather was very, very cloudy. It got dark during the eclipse, but you couldn't see anything happen. The upcoming eclipse will only be partial in CT, but will it be cloudy???? How about where you are????
I posted this yesterday. Maybe it will help.
http://mashable.com/2017/08/11/eclipse-weather-map/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds#p7szoGeX1Oqy
Aug 14, 2017 06:47:18 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
photoman022 wrote:
The last two times we had partial eclipses in Connecticut, the weather was very, very cloudy. It got dark during the eclipse, but you couldn't see anything happen. The upcoming eclipse will only be partial in CT, but will it be cloudy???? How about where you are????
Yes, I can say for certain, there is a 10% of cloudy conditions in your area.
Aug 14, 2017 07:27:46 #
rehess wrote:
That's fine, if that's how you want to spend your time and money. Me, I'm always looking for a slightly different angle on things; if "totality" were coming through my area, I'd be looking for a way to get images of the chasers. I keep hearing that this is a special event, but all the planning I hear of is trying to do what NASA can do better.
Because otherwise, you don't need special equipment and you can just take pictures. Of course, if you have your head buried in the camera looking at the eclipse, you will miss much of what's unique about the event.
That's why I will have my solar camera on a tracker with an intervalometer shooting bracketed timelapse, and a timer to tell me when to pull off and put on the solar filter. I will have a landscape tracker on an intervalometer as well, shooting timelapse. And I will be mostly paying attention to the event, rather than the cameras (third camera to snap off anything that catches my fancy.
Solar camera setup:
Aug 14, 2017 07:54:11 #
With all the directions to tape up your view finder and all camera seams, $160 for a 18 stop reducing solar filter, cover camera with black cloth, sites being sold for $30-$50 a head, etc., I decided to skip the event. And if it is cloudy at 1:21PM WT?
I'll settle for making my own rendition of the black dot with a glow in Photoshop and save my cameras😎 Enjoy
I'll settle for making my own rendition of the black dot with a glow in Photoshop and save my cameras😎 Enjoy
Aug 14, 2017 07:55:10 #
Stay tuned to the Weather Channel covering the area of concern! You have a 50-50 chance with them! 50% on target/50% out in left field, with billions of dollars in computers and radar, Mother Nature in still in control! Anything nature is a game of chance, go for it!
Aug 14, 2017 07:59:39 #
photoman022 wrote:
The last two times we had partial eclipses in Connecticut, the weather was very, very cloudy. It got dark during the eclipse, but you couldn't see anything happen. The upcoming eclipse will only be partial in CT, but will it be cloudy???? How about where you are????
I'm pretty sure no matter what TV station I watch the weather will be fantastic.
Aug 14, 2017 08:08:57 #
Mary Kate wrote:
I'm pretty sure no matter what TV station I watch the weather will be fantastic.
Get a Farmers Almanac, it's right more than the weathernan!
Aug 14, 2017 08:15:05 #
I think it must be about exposure. Does anyone want to get texture of the moon and detail in the sun? I have seen some simulations with both. Must be a bracketed HDR? Wonder what the exposure difference is.
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Aug 14, 2017 08:41:03 #
Lots of hoopla about the sun being blocked from our view. It happens every night for up to 12 hours, at some times during the year. Or simply close your eyes, to get the same effect.
Aug 14, 2017 10:00:50 #
I'll be in Columbia SC thanks to a friend. With my luck it will snow. I'll be there for the first ever snowstorm in August in SC. But, I can still hope!!!
Aug 14, 2017 10:28:54 #
Try cutting a square hole out of a side of a tallish bix and mount a 45 degree white flat and view the reflected eclipse.
Aug 14, 2017 10:34:33 #
rjaywallace wrote:
(Singing...badly) Que Sera Sera, will it be cloudy... (show quote)
Yep that is what I want is to steal an image off the Web for myself. Following that philosophy why take any pictures yourself when you can just download someone else's...
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