Comments on: Eclipse followup part 2: tons o' links on how to safely watch http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/05/20/eclipse-followup-part-2-tons-o-links-on-how-to-safely-watch/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Matt B. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/05/20/eclipse-followup-part-2-tons-o-links-on-how-to-safely-watch/#comment-331676 Matt B. Thu, 24 May 2012 21:39:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=49158#comment-331676 Until the eclipse shades came along, I was planning to shrink my pupils with a flashlight right before looking at the eclipse in 2017. Now I won't have to! If my order (of 25, the required minimum) arrives in time I'm going to hand out eclipse shades to my friends for the transit of Venus. (All of us forgot to watch the eclipse on Sunday, unfortunately, and I was too far behind on reading BA to set an appointment on my watch or anything.) Until the eclipse shades came along, I was planning to shrink my pupils with a flashlight right before looking at the eclipse in 2017. Now I won’t have to! If my order (of 25, the required minimum) arrives in time I’m going to hand out eclipse shades to my friends for the transit of Venus. (All of us forgot to watch the eclipse on Sunday, unfortunately, and I was too far behind on reading BA to set an appointment on my watch or anything.)

]]> By: Kaylen http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/05/20/eclipse-followup-part-2-tons-o-links-on-how-to-safely-watch/#comment-331675 Kaylen Mon, 21 May 2012 16:15:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=49158#comment-331675 My family went to my old elementary school because we had too many trees next to our house. Lucky for us, we stumbled upon an Astronomy club that had all kinds of equipment and let us look through their telescope and binoculars with filters. I even got to see a video feed from their telescope! SO COOL. My family went to my old elementary school because we had too many trees next to our house. Lucky for us, we stumbled upon an Astronomy club that had all kinds of equipment and let us look through their telescope and binoculars with filters. I even got to see a video feed from their telescope! SO COOL.

]]> By: Kimball Nilsson http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/05/20/eclipse-followup-part-2-tons-o-links-on-how-to-safely-watch/#comment-331674 Kimball Nilsson Mon, 21 May 2012 07:24:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=49158#comment-331674 Wonderful View in Newport Beach California (Southern California). Bought a whole bunch of Eclipse Viewers (ordered online) a couple of weeks ago, and passed them all out to friends and family. Everyone was able to share in our hobby. My daughter got some nice pics to share. BTW.. (Phil) you times for Pacific Time were a wee bit off. eclipse max was at 6:38 pm Pacific Time. (which was just before the fog rolled in) Wonderful View in Newport Beach California (Southern California).
Bought a whole bunch of Eclipse Viewers (ordered online) a couple of weeks ago, and passed them all out to friends and family. Everyone was able to share in our hobby.

My daughter got some nice pics to share.

BTW.. (Phil) you times for Pacific Time were a wee bit off. eclipse max was at 6:38 pm Pacific Time. (which was just before the fog rolled in)

]]> By: Paul A. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/05/20/eclipse-followup-part-2-tons-o-links-on-how-to-safely-watch/#comment-331673 Paul A. Mon, 21 May 2012 05:38:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=49158#comment-331673 My eclipse viewing was absolutely safe, since here in northern Ohio the eclipse happened just as the sun was setting. My best views of the eclipse were using Stellarium and StarCalc. My eclipse viewing was absolutely safe, since here in northern Ohio the eclipse happened just as the sun was setting. My best views of the eclipse were using Stellarium and StarCalc.

]]> By: Tribeca Mike http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/05/20/eclipse-followup-part-2-tons-o-links-on-how-to-safely-watch/#comment-331672 Tribeca Mike Mon, 21 May 2012 05:05:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=49158#comment-331672 That's really cool, thanks! That’s really cool, thanks!

]]> By: Wzrd1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/05/20/eclipse-followup-part-2-tons-o-links-on-how-to-safely-watch/#comment-331671 Wzrd1 Sun, 20 May 2012 23:51:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=49158#comment-331671 LarianLeQuella, I have to wait for well after sunset to see it, as I'm in Pennsylvania and am both out of position to see the eclipse and overcast. :/ So, like you, I'll have to wait until 2017. LarianLeQuella, I have to wait for well after sunset to see it, as I’m in Pennsylvania and am both out of position to see the eclipse and overcast. :/
So, like you, I’ll have to wait until 2017.

]]> By: Michael http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/05/20/eclipse-followup-part-2-tons-o-links-on-how-to-safely-watch/#comment-331670 Michael Sun, 20 May 2012 23:03:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=49158#comment-331670 Thanks for the tips! That mirror trick is clever! Thanks for the tips! That mirror trick is clever!

]]> By: LarianLeQuella http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/05/20/eclipse-followup-part-2-tons-o-links-on-how-to-safely-watch/#comment-331669 LarianLeQuella Sun, 20 May 2012 22:22:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=49158#comment-331669 Or I suppose, one can live on the east coast and not have any inclination to try to look at the sun. :( Man, I can't wait until 2017 when we get a good one through the entire US. Or I suppose, one can live on the east coast and not have any inclination to try to look at the sun. :( Man, I can’t wait until 2017 when we get a good one through the entire US.

]]> By: littleboots http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/05/20/eclipse-followup-part-2-tons-o-links-on-how-to-safely-watch/#comment-331668 littleboots Sun, 20 May 2012 21:16:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=49158#comment-331668 I have completed the projector with mirror and tin foil as you described in your video and it works great! Thank you for the information, it will allow my family and I to watch the partial eclipse safely, and I really did not want to miss out on the photo op. Plus they think their mom is pretty crafty! I have completed the projector with mirror and tin foil as you described in your video and it works great! Thank you for the information, it will allow my family and I to watch the partial eclipse safely, and I really did not want to miss out on the photo op. Plus they think their mom is pretty crafty!

]]> By: Blaise Pascal http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/05/20/eclipse-followup-part-2-tons-o-links-on-how-to-safely-watch/#comment-331667 Blaise Pascal Sun, 20 May 2012 20:17:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=49158#comment-331667 The skies are beautiful here. If it weren't for the mountain to the west of here, I'd try to catch the eclipse in the last 4 minutes before sunset. The skies are beautiful here. If it weren’t for the mountain to the west of here, I’d try to catch the eclipse in the last 4 minutes before sunset.

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