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1 posted on 05/31/2021 7:57:43 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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It’s also a potentially dangerous event, especially for those touting cameras.

Now this Nikon is a great camera with its zoom lens and ..... ahhhh, I'm blind. Why did I tout this camera?

2 posted on 05/31/2021 8:18:55 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Police should refuse duty at NBA venues. Let them wallow in their desired chaos without police.)
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a New Moon slips precisely between the Earth and the Sun, what happens on 10 June, 2021

Having a solar eclipse reminds me of the global warming craze. For the global warming crowd to have any credibility with me they have be right with their predictions every now and then. I mean, Algore has told us, how many times, "We only have 10 years left..."?

By predicting there will be a solar eclipse on 10 June, 2021, and when that comes true, it demonstrates a real understanding of the orbital systems.

If the global warming crowd could correctly predict a hurricane on say, August 14th, 2021, will make landfall in Brevard County, Florida, and if that comes true, that too would demonstrate a real understanding of the climate system. But the global warming crowd can't do that, not even close. They have no real understanding of the climate system and therefore I just don't believe them when they tell me the earth is going to end in 10 years or whatever.

Global warming supporters say, "Follow the science". But remember, these are the same people who tell us there are 50 different sexes and a fetus is just a tissue blob.

4 posted on 05/31/2021 8:42:46 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem by far: most of the news media is agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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In April 2024 there will be a BIG solar eclipse going thru North America. Longest view will be in Texas so I plan to go there to a spot about 30 miles west of San Antonio.


5 posted on 05/31/2021 8:48:56 AM PDT by PJ-Comix (Frank Luntz's Head Rug Is Transitioning to Muskrat)
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To: BenLurkin

For clarity, a annular eclipse is a partial eclipse also. If you can see the Sun, it’s a partial.


13 posted on 05/31/2021 10:24:42 AM PDT by Conan the Librarian (Conan the Sailing Librarian)
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I use the lens from a welding hood over the lens of the camera, and make VERY sure it covers the entire camera lens.

With a point and shoot, the lens is about the size of a quarter, no problem. With my DSLR, I use a 135mm lens, it’s a bit bigger but the welding lens does cover it completely.

Last time I got a chance I also used a bridge camera, or super zoom, same thing, welding lens did a good job.

To just view it, you can use a telescope without much trouble.

Point the scope generally at the sun and DO NOT look through the eyepiece. Use the shadow of the telescope to see when it should be pointing directly at the sun, then hold a sheet of typing paper on a clipboard about a foot from the eyepiece. The telescope will project an image of the sun on the paper, then you can focus it same as if you were looking through the scope. The clipboard is to hold the paper flat more easily. A small patch of scotch tape at each bottom corner might be good too.

I used that method a number of times with my 6 inch astronomical telescope, not difficult at all to count sunspots that way. I even used a point and shoot camera to get a decent picture.


16 posted on 05/31/2021 3:24:17 PM PDT by Paleo Pete (You can't fix stupid, but you can numb it with a 2X4...)
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