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| Thread ID: 56501 | 2005-04-06 22:42:00 | The Solar Eclipse - Don't Miss It !! | Strommer (42) | PC World Chat |
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| 342332 | 2005-04-06 22:42:00 | Saturdy morning, folks - watch and enjoy!! THIS (http://www.shadowandsubstance.com/) web site shows the solar eclipse Saturday 9 April. The graphics are superb and well worth a look. A time bar slides across as you watch, with the sun being eclipsed...! There is also the NASA eclipse page HERE (sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov) that gives excellent information (upcoming and historical) on eclipses. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 342333 | 2005-04-06 23:15:00 | Re sunrise - this from another forum :- While looking at a house, my brother asked the real estate agent which direction was north because, he explained, he didn't want the sun waking him up every morning . She asked, "Does the sun rise in the North?" When my brother explained that the sun rises in the east, (and has for some time), she shook her head and said, "Oh, I don't keep up with that stuff . " . . . . . ( a blonde . . . . ?) |
TonyF (246) | ||
| 342334 | 2005-04-06 23:45:00 | she shook her head and said, "Oh, I don't keep up with that stuf . " . . . . . A friend of mine sat with his 17 yr old daughter, giving fatherly advice: "It is not the bullies, cheaters and criminals that are going to be hard for you to deal with in Life . . . . it is all the STUPID people in this world!" How true, how true . Anyhow, as for the eclipse, is it still OK to view it through a piece of glass smoked with a candle? |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 342335 | 2005-04-06 23:48:00 | Sweet, thanks for pointing that out Steve_L I will have to see that :thumbs: | Overdrive_5000 (4950) | ||
| 342336 | 2005-04-07 01:55:00 | Anyhow, as for the eclipse, is it still OK to view it through a piece of glass smoked with a candle? Steve, it's [b[never[/b] been OK to do that. :( And never, ever, use a telescope, binocular, or any other "enhancer". An engineers supplier will sell you arc welding filters very cheaply. I'm not sure what grade would be best ... probably anything from 12 up should be safe. Your video/digital camera might not like looking directly at the sun either. On one of the first moon landings they had a video camera, and they weren't trained in its use. The first time it was pointed at the sun it stopped working. :) That was a vidicon tube, not a CCD, but the lenses focus the subject on the sensor. Remember scorching (or actually things with a magnifying glass? |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 342337 | 2005-04-07 02:34:00 | Steve, it's never been OK to do that. :( And never, ever, use a telescope, binocular, or any other "enhancer". ... An engineers supplier will sell you arc welding filters very cheaply. I'm not sure what grade would be best ... probably anything from 12 up should be safe ... A couple of US university sites recommend No 14 filters. (One page reminded me that you can make a pinhole projector for viewing the sun. That's even safer). |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 342338 | 2005-04-07 02:42:00 | Thanks Steve and that is an impressive website. I'll pass it on to the guys in the Southland Astronomical Society. | Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 342339 | 2005-04-07 05:57:00 | It's a quickie ... 42 seconds. ;) There's a good map, with times (at sunrise!), at www.rasnz.org.nz |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 342340 | 2005-04-07 06:31:00 | as for the eclipse, is it still OK to view it through a piece of glass smoked with a candle? I used to use an old photo negative to view. I assume it worked as I'm over 60 and still don't need glasses for my drivers licence. The smoked glass should work too. |
AMD1 (6552) | ||
| 342341 | 2005-04-07 06:40:00 | Both of those are dangerous. People have been blinded by using them. | Graham L (2) | ||
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