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Eclipse

Postby Fred588 » Mon Aug 21, 2017 2:12 pm

The eclipse is now over here in Arkansas. Although we are in a zone of 96 percent of totality I'd have to classify it as a bit of a disappointment. The sky was absolutely clear but the level of darkness was, while clearly apparent, a good deal less than during a heavy thunderstorm. It was indeed different to see direct, but dimmer than usual, sunlight, but it did not get dark. Except for actual shots of the eclipsed sun I think one could film a scene and mimic the effect by just adjusting the exposure, either on the camera or in post production.
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Re: Eclipse

Postby Green Heart » Mon Aug 21, 2017 2:17 pm

https://puu.sh/xfWra/3f916b6269.png

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Re: Eclipse

Postby PM2K » Mon Aug 21, 2017 4:11 pm

Green Heart wrote:https://puu.sh/xfWra/3f916b6269.png

Picture I took



Nice! :D
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Re: Eclipse

Postby Mynock » Mon Aug 21, 2017 7:30 pm

The darkening effect was interesting, like dusk/dawn but with more shadows. Other weird thing I noticed was that standing in what direct sunlight was left didn't feel hot.
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Re: Eclipse

Postby bumberjack » Mon Aug 21, 2017 7:36 pm

75% coverage in my neck of the woods. A time-lapse I shot shows a noticeable dim at around the peak.
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Re: Eclipse

Postby jadokast98 » Mon Aug 21, 2017 7:53 pm

"Watching" it on NASA's www page was kind of a bust as my server kept giving me the buffering arrow. I "watched" it using the timeandplace.com page for my area. 68% Totality, so...
What NASA had when I could see was very enjoyable for the ones that could view it.
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Re: Eclipse

Postby rhinodynamo » Mon Aug 21, 2017 9:24 pm

100% here in Missouri. My pictures turned out terrible though.
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Re: Eclipse

Postby Boggy Man » Tue Aug 22, 2017 1:38 am

It was around 80% here in Vernon BC, Canada. When it neared its peak, the sunlight was noticeably duller, and the air had a slight chilly bite to it, like in late autumn. I had put together a rather effective setup for viewing the event safely, but I had to keep making adjustments as the sun moved around. Here are some photos:

My Eclipse Projection Apparatus.jpg

Peak Coverage Vernon BC.jpg

Partial Eclipse Shining Through Cherry Tree.jpg
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