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?
Posted on 05/31/2021 7:57:42 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The northern hemisphere is about to get a solar eclipse. A rare celestial event where a New Moon slips precisely between the Earth and the Sun, what happens on 10 June, 2021 will look drastically different depending on your location on the planet. From some locations this eclipse will look like a dramatic ‘ring of fire’ around the Sun with an annular eclipse, though most of North America, the Arctic, Europe and Russia will see a partial solar eclipse.
For a maximum of 3 minutes and 51 seconds it will be possible for photographers in Canada’s remote northern Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut regions, eastern Greenland and over the North Pole to eastern Russia to image a ‘ring of fire’ around the Moon as 89% of our star is blocked by our natural satellite.
For anyone either side of that path the event will be a partial solar eclipse, from where the Moon will appear to take a bite out of the Sun. Your distance from that path through Canada, Greenland and Russia determines how much of the Sun will be blocked by the Moon, and at what time of day. In northeast U.S. states and eastern Canada a huge partial solar eclipse will occur at sunrise, while in the UK and Europe a much smaller partial solar eclipse event takes place in late morning.
Either way, this is a big event; North America hasn't seen a solar eclipse of any kind since 2017, while Europe hasn't experienced anything like this since 2015. It’s also a potentially dangerous event, especially for those touting cameras.
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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?
Should have just toted it.
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.
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.
Solar eclipses are great times to go into the basement and catch up on some e-mails.
We have a relative who lives in Temple, TX and his house is about 35 miles from the center of the path of totality for the 2024 eclipse.
We’ve already notified him to expect houseguests for a couple days. I hope it’s not cloudy that day.
One of the coolest ways to observe and photograph occurs in the partial phase. Find a place where sunlight passes trough tree leaves, producing dapple patterns on a wall or sidewalk.
As the eclipse progresses, should will see multiple images of the crescent sun. No special equipment nor eye protection is needed, as you are not facing the sun.
You can produce a single crescent image by putting a pinhole in a piece of foil or dark paper. The smaller the hole, the more perfect the image, though it is not as bright. You will have made a camera obscura, a primitive lens. It’s a fun and safe project for kids.
Personally, I like the effect through the trees best.
Whatever you do, use protection if you are facing the sun. Sunglasses are not enough. The filtering needed is like in an arc-welding helmet.
I seen the last total eclipse here in Georgia. Pictures do not due it justice.
An awesome experience.
I have read that even welding goggles are not enough. ???
Gas welding glasses are not safe at all, as they only block heat and infrared. Electric arc produces the same sort of damaging energy as sunlight (lots of UV). You can see nothing through that filter ordinarily.
Eye damage is permanent. Do not take any chances unless you know what you are doing.
Now if Billy Gates, could just figure out the mechanisms, of what causes a
solar eclipse, he would not need to be plotting and planning to pollute the atmosphere with his junk to cool down the sun.
For clarity, a annular eclipse is a partial eclipse also. If you can see the Sun, it’s a partial.
Before the 2017 eclipse I was looking for some goggles. It turns out you need number 14 for looking at the sun, and the only welding that needs that level of protection is arc welding and you need a full mask for that to prevent face ultraviolet burns.
I just did find a pair of 14 glasses for $30, but it looks like they wouldn't fit over my glasses.
*some astronomy websites said 12 is enough, but that is about 7 times as much light as 14. I'll stay safe with 14. Also if you are going into totality, you want your eyes as dark adapted as possible when totality hits and you can look at the eclipse naked eyed.
Baily's Beads:
Solar Prominence
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.
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