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David K
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Really lucked out as a cloud made photos possible.
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Barry A.
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The eclipse was wonderful, and we had a totally clear day up here to see it. It got pretty dark, but not as dark as i expected. The moon was
considerably smaller than the sun, from this location. Big ring of fire, but I did not see any "solar flares" or anything like that.
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David K
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We were in Chula Vista today for a birthday party (Josh) and just as the eclipse became as full as it was going to get (about 6:30) a cloud came in
front of the sun which made a perfect filter! We were also watching a live web cam feed from Area 51 (Rickey.org) where the moon went totally inside
the sun for the ring affect.
Here are 4 photos from my phone camera:
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elgatoloco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
The eclipse was wonderful, and we had a totally clear day up here to see it. It got pretty dark, but not as dark as i expected. The moon was
considerably smaller than the sun, from this location. Big ring of fire, but I did not see any "solar flares" or anything like that.
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Cool you got to see it. We only saw first half and then clouds moved in. Where we are it was only 86% coverage where you had 97%. You need a TOTAL
eclipse to see flares and diamond ring effect.
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BajaDanD
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I stacked 4 pairs of sun glasses worked great
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It was good, really good here in Redding. Barry and I saw the best of the best. I did though expect it to get darker.
We watched through my husbands welding helmet........pretty neat, Nancy
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by nbacc
It was good, really good here in Redding. Barry and I saw the best of the best. I did though expect it to get darker.
We watched through my husbands welding helmet........pretty neat, Nancy |
Yep, and the moon was smaller than I thought it would be. I saw no solar flares, and I REALLY wanted to see "flares". (-: Pretty good "ring of
light" tho, and the moon was centered perfectly on the sun. The temperature in Redding dropped 35 degrees during the event, down to 95. (kidding)
It was great.
Barry
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Used a Welders mask to shade lens
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maybe now?
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i tried the hole in the paper trick and it didn't work!?!?! i finally broke out the binoculers(sp?) and saw it real good.
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Did road trip out to Rachel Nevada to the Little A'Li'Inn. Watched with my crazy cousin who wore his tinfoil hat. 2 for 1 Alien burgers w/ coupon from
their website! It was great!!
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I think the eye care industry will get a big kick in business for awhile.
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4 pair of sunglasses stacked may make you feel good, but your retinologist is likely holding his head in agony over that approach.
Our welding supply stores ran out of #12 (with sunglasses that was about right) early in the week. Just that simple little glass is the ideal way to
watch....
My daughter drove up to Redding, stood on the bridge, put on the funky little official eclipse glasses they had bot on line, then tossed them and just
used the welding glass OldDad had provided.
She was in awe of the event,
Of course, this is the teenager, back then, who rode 3600 miles to La Paz and back with OldDad in 1991 to see the real event!!
So, now we wait until 2017 when it sweeps across from John Day, OR to Salem.... better drive up to Eastern Oregon, the West will likely be cloudy and
the crowds for that total eclipse will be massive along I-5.
Final note- my daughter called and said two things, actually
1. It was awesome
2. Redding was an oven!!
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Barry A.
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Hey---------Redding was cool yesterday---------don't think it even got to 90. Our temps are the only thing that keeps the hordes away------we like
that!!.
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Guess she needs to fix her car info
| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
Hey---------Redding was cool yesterday---------don't think it even got to 90. Our temps are the only thing that keeps the hordes away------we like
that!!.
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Yeah, just like the folks in Seattle say it never rains (much)
It was 93 here in Oakdale at 6 p.m. and we run ten back of you guys most of the time,
Her dash thermometer read 98 when they parked at 4 p.m. and walked to the bridge, and she said it got a lot hotter en route.
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by thebajarunner
| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
Hey---------Redding was cool yesterday---------don't think it even got to 90. Our temps are the only thing that keeps the hordes away------we like
that!!.
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Yeah, just like the folks in Seattle say it never rains (much)
It was 93 here in Oakdale at 6 p.m. and we run ten back of you guys most of the time,
Her dash thermometer read 98 when they parked at 4 p.m. and walked to the bridge, and she said it got a lot hotter en route. |
 
I guess I am just use to it---------98 huh!?!?!-------I just checked my Max/min thermometer and it says it got to 92 yesterday up here on the hill I
live on where we get a breeze most of the time. Funny, it 's usually cooler down by the COLD river (the Sacramento River) as it comes out of the
bottom of Shasta and Keswick dams. Oh well, HOT is relative to what you are use to, I guess. Just wait until mid-July to Aug, tho------------THAT
is the HOT time!!! I think.
Barry
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Here are some shots from 26°N
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David K
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Very Cool!
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We had a full-on view of the ring 40 miles northeast of Reno.
What was surprising were some of the resulting "effects" Nearby clouds around the sun took on incredible rainbow hues, the landscape took on an odd,
surreal appearance, shadows of nearby objects became blurry with multiple shadows Really neat.
Although no one had the right equipment, we all tried to take photos as best we could.
  
Gearing up for the total eclipse passing through Oregon in 2017:
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2017Aug21Tgoogle.html
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