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Keep your eyes safe on Monday's Solar Eclipse

Jonatan
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Hi folks,

I thought I would share this video with you in case you didn't have time to get a pair of eclipse glasses. This looks like a pretty cool way of doing it and there's a little watch bonus in the video.

Enjoy the show.

 
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I wrote up some guidelines, and posted them to facebook:

How to keep your eyes safe during next week's solar eclipse:

Step 1: Don't look at the solar eclipse
Step 2: See Step 1
 
ahsposo
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I need to travel a few miles north for the totality on Monday. The Missus and I are taking some friends up into South Carolina near Columbia.

I'll post a picture if I get a decent one.
 
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Is this actually the first time since 79' that a total eclipse has taken place? Some websites say it happens every 18 months??
I think that was meant as "across the continental US".
 
ahsposo
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Okie, dokie.

We traveled up to St. Matthews, SC and got really, really lucky as far as weather. It was mostly cloudy until the critical minutes before the eclipse but it was PERFECT when it counted!

I think I blew the focus a bit but I'm stilled thrilled with the memory at least. I can assure you a 95% partial eclipse is nowhere near totality. It's like being 95% of the way to getting laid...

Eclipse _082117 7171.jpg Eclipse _082117 7176.jpg Eclipse _082117 7183.jpg

I got a little internal lens flare on the "diamond ring".

A totally awesome thing to see.
 
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Okie, dokie.

We traveled up to St. Matthews, SC and got really, really lucky as far as weather. It was mostly cloudy until the critical minutes before the eclipse but it was PERFECT when it counted!

I think I blew the focus a bit but I'm stilled thrilled with the memory at least. I can assure you a 95% partial eclipse is nowhere near totality. It's like being 95% of the way to getting laid...

Eclipse _082117 7171.jpg Eclipse _082117 7176.jpg Eclipse _082117 7183.jpg

I got a little internal lens flare on the "diamond ring".

A totally awesome thing to see.
Awesome pictures.
 
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