Solar Eclipse (August 21, 2017) count down!

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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Caporegiem wrote: »
    Within 5 minutes of getting to work I've already managed to lose my eclipse eye tints.

    Somebody stole them! Or not...
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Solar Eclipse 2017
    On August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Viewers around the world will be provided a wealth of images captured before, during, and after the eclipse by 11 spacecraft, at least three NASA aircraft, more than 50 high-altitude balloons, and the astronauts aboard the International Space Station – each offering a unique vantage point for the celestial event.

    NASA’s live eclipse programming begins at 12 p.m. EDT, Monday, August 21.
    12 p.m. EDT - Eclipse Preview Show, hosted from Charleston, South Carolina.
    1 p.m. EDT - Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA. This show will cover the path of totality the eclipse will take across the United States, from Oregon to South Carolina.

    Watch live, beginning at 12 p.m. EDT:
    Eclipse Live: Video streams from NASA Television and locations across the country.

    Alternate NASA live streams:
    Facebook Live -- https://www.facebook.com/NASA/videos/10155497958441772/
    Twitter/Periscope -- https://www.pscp.tv/nasa
    Twitch TV --
    Ustream -- http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv
    YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwMDvPCGeE0

    Eclipse images raw feed (no commentary):
    NASA TV Eclipse images channel
    NASA TV on UStream
  • Caporegiem
    Caporegiem Posts: 4,297 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    Caporegiem wrote: »
    Within 5 minutes of getting to work I've already managed to lose my eclipse eye tints.

    Somebody stole them! Or not...

    I found them, but I have offered them up for $10 to anyone here that wants to buy them.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,990 Member
    My DD's school is getting NASA approved sunglasses for all the kids to watch the eclipse this morning. As a yard duty, I'll be out there also monitoring that kids to try to take them off to look. Historic event that I get to share with my DD.

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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Current satellite image of the nation.
    https://www.weather.gov/satellite#vis

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  • Caporegiem
    Caporegiem Posts: 4,297 Member
    I'm ready you all

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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Caporegiem wrote: »
    I'm ready you all

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    But with the blast shield down...
  • NeshiaP16
    NeshiaP16 Posts: 7 Member
    I am in Ga not too far from SC, I can't wait. I made me pin whole box to view the eclipse. Everywhere was sold out!
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    My DD's school is getting NASA approved sunglasses for all the kids to watch the eclipse this morning. As a yard duty, I'll be out there also monitoring that kids to try to take them off to look. Historic event that I get to share with my DD.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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    That's cool that you're sharing this with your daughter. My dad took me to see the total eclipse in 1979. We were in Washington or Oregon (it didn't cross the entire US that time. It went up into Canada and across Greenland.) I barely remember it because I was so little! He's taken the grandkids to Idaho this time. B)
  • Caporegiem
    Caporegiem Posts: 4,297 Member
    TeacupsAndToning wrote: »
    I think it's good that I'm stuck at work during the eclipse because when I'm told that I can't do something the urge to do it is incredibly strong.

    Must. stay. inside.

    But what if your boss comes by at the last minute and tells you that you can't go outside during the eclipse? Whatchu gonna do then?
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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    The eclipse begins on the West Coast at 9:05 a.m. PDT (12:05 p.m. EDT/1605 GMT) and ends on the East Coast at 4:09 p.m. EDT (2009 GMT).
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    Well. I got to see one little nibble missing. It is now completely cloud covered.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    rheddmobile wrote: »
    Well. I got to see one little nibble missing. It is now completely cloud covered.

    That sucks. It's about to max out here where I live. I'm not in totality, but it's still pretty cool seeing the lights dim. Nice, clear day as usual.
  • beagletracks
    beagletracks Posts: 6,034 Member
    edited August 2017
    Experiencing the eclipse like

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  • Chase_The_Pain
    Chase_The_Pain Posts: 255 Member
    MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »
    Anyone going to just stare right at it? I'm going to stare right at it
    I am
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    Well, well, well I guess I'll be wearing them after all.


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    And here I thought you were hard.
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  • Chase_The_Pain
    Chase_The_Pain Posts: 255 Member
    Avocado_AS5 wrote: »
    My 7th grader is super excited, and has asked all the teachers if they'll let the kids go outside and watch. No one will give her a definite answer, so I'm letting her skip school.
    Bad parent or cool parent move I'm not sure, but zero fvcks given. :sunglasses:

    Both of my kids' schools are giving them glasses and letting them watch.
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  • MarylandRose
    MarylandRose Posts: 239 Member
    Getting cloudy here in MD but I did get to a) use my glasses and b) see a nibble out of the sun! I'll go back out after 2 and see what I can('t) see!
  • RunningJustIncase
    RunningJustIncase Posts: 81 Member
    Starting to get darker here in Oklahoma
  • SomebodyWakeUpHIcks
    SomebodyWakeUpHIcks Posts: 3,836 Member
    It's giving me an NHO
  • DamienAngelica
    DamienAngelica Posts: 281 Member
    I made a camera obscura from two shoe boxes taped together for length and have been going outside every ten minutes to watch the progress. I'm in Maryland so no totality here, but it's still pretty incredible to see.
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    We'll only get 78% coverage where I live, but at least the clouds are staying off long enough for me to watch it. My home town is getting 100% totality and they can't see *kitten* because it's raining, lol.
  • vnb_208
    vnb_208 Posts: 1,359 Member
    edited August 2017
    Stood outside looked up at the sky forgetting to put my glasses on till someone shouted at me to put them on :#
  • vnb_208
    vnb_208 Posts: 1,359 Member
    TeacupsAndToning wrote: »
    vnb_208 wrote: »
    Stood outside looked up at the sky forgetting to put my glasses on till someone shouted at me to put them on :#

    Let us know if you wake up tomorrow with blurred vision.

    Will do I'm already panicking! Feel like a total idiot ! :D
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