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Post by NoSoapRadio on May 15, 2022 19:04:57 GMT -5
We East Coasters should have a front row seat.
It was cloudy all morning -- cleared up a little this afternoon. Now it's cloudy again.
I have my small telescope, a pair of bins, and my camera ready just in case.
We'll see.
This kind of thing doesn't happen every day -- if you get the chance you should take a look. Out here it starts around 11:30 PM and wraps up about an hour later.
Clear skies.
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Post by jonnyblooz on May 15, 2022 19:17:32 GMT -5
I'll check in out!
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Post by Leftee on May 15, 2022 19:33:45 GMT -5
It’s way too overcast here.
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Post by argo on May 15, 2022 20:25:30 GMT -5
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Post by michael on May 15, 2022 20:47:03 GMT -5
very cloudy here... 65% chance of rain about the time of the eclipse
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Post by Auf Kiltre on May 15, 2022 21:18:30 GMT -5
Got a front row seat, sitting in our driveway with Chickentails, perfectly clear skies.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on May 15, 2022 21:28:37 GMT -5
Mmmmm....chickentails.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on May 15, 2022 21:37:51 GMT -5
Man, I need to sit out here more often. Some teenage girl just came weaving down the road like a drunk on her bicycle, on her phone. Stopped and took a selfie of herself flipping the bird to someone. 🤣🤣
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Post by Ragtop on May 15, 2022 21:43:18 GMT -5
Big ol' moon, shines like a spoon, it's up.
Kind of cloudy though, we'll see what happens.
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Post by Ragtop on May 16, 2022 5:50:00 GMT -5
Ended up with a nice view of the event. Total eclipse at 9:30, very cool.
I then went to bed. Got up at 2:30 and walked through the house. The moon was so bright it was as if a car was parked on the deck with its brights on and pointed at the window. You could read the newspaper by it. Also very cool.
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Post by HeavyDuty on May 16, 2022 7:20:59 GMT -5
Cloudy and stormy here - no joy.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on May 16, 2022 7:27:08 GMT -5
It was a perfect night here, 79f and no skeeters in the front yard. The full eclipse was quite spectacular. I wish it wasn't past the grandkids bedtime and I had the chance to explain it to them. It coulda been a Grampa moment.
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Post by Leftee on May 16, 2022 7:34:32 GMT -5
It was a perfect night here, 79f and no skeeters in the front yard. The full eclipse was quite spectacular. I wish it wasn't past the grandkids bedtime and I had the chance to explain it to them. It coulda been a Grampa moment. I would have pumped them full of Mtn Dew and had our moment. |
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Post by michael on May 16, 2022 7:43:20 GMT -5
i was awake fooling around with the radio gear and went out to check. it was really cloudy but i COULD see reddish BEHIND the clouds. too bad...
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Post by Taildragger on May 16, 2022 9:46:03 GMT -5
Seemed like just a partial from my left-coast vantage point.
Or maybe I just didn't watch long enough.
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Post by NoSoapRadio on May 16, 2022 14:03:52 GMT -5
The overcast here gave way to wispy clouds -- and great viewing. It really was spectacular. There was no need for the telescope or bins but I wanted to get some photos. Ya think I might have checked the battery in the camera? -- nope. Dumbass.
I was wondering how the Flat Earth guys explain an event like this.
For the record, I don't (think) I know any flat earthers -- but doubt that many of them actually believe the earth is flat. I assume this is just an organized movement to poke a stick at the current scientific orthodoxy -- I can get behind that and appreciate the joke.
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Post by Taildragger on May 16, 2022 14:45:39 GMT -5
Wait...the Earth isn't flat?
Who told you this?
My understanding is that the Earth is actually inflatable and, generally, round.
It only looks flat when there's a slow leak and nobody remembers to to check the pressure and pump it back up.
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Post by walshb 🦒 on May 16, 2022 15:43:32 GMT -5
Wait...the Earth isn't flat?
Who told you this?
My understanding is that the Earth is actually inflatable and, generally, round.
It only looks flat when there's a slow leak and nobody remembers to to check the pressure and pump it back up.
It looks flat to me every time I see a picture of it from something in space. So, there's that.... |
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