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beren44 Level 10 Posts: 1,595	Got any plans for the 2017 eclipse? Aug 21, 2017 21:27:38 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by beren44 on Aug 21, 2017 21:27:38 GMT The only good part of the eclipse here was, even though we only had around 60-65% coverage, we still had a 7 degree temperature drop. That was welcome, although short-lived.
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Hari Seldon Level 10 Posts: 1,411	Got any plans for the 2017 eclipse? Aug 22, 2017 3:05:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Hari Seldon on Aug 22, 2017 3:05:09 GMT All clouds here. Kind of interesting tho, the clouds already had everything relatively dim, but when the peak hit the eclipsed sun was able to break through the clouds and it actually got quite a bit brighter.

bigvanray Level 10 Posts: 565	Got any plans for the 2017 eclipse? Aug 22, 2017 16:21:23 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bigvanray on Aug 22, 2017 16:21:23 GMT beren44 Next time you want to use the projection method, try using an oak tree.
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Got any plans for the 2017 eclipse? Aug 22, 2017 16:34:04 GMT beren44 and bigvanray like this

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Post by nillindeiel on Aug 22, 2017 16:34:04 GMT

Aug 21, 2017 22:03:02 GMT DoTheMath said:

Someone in response to that tweet points out that seems to be the 2015 eclipse (digging into it, seems to be true, yt video from 2015 here: linky link)

Here's some plane footage from yesterday:

I didn't take any pictures, but my sister ended up going outside and, like bigvanray , used 'natures pinhole viewer' (trees) to get some images of the crescent beams of light caused by the eclipse.

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bigvanray Level 10 Posts: 565	Got any plans for the 2017 eclipse? Aug 23, 2017 1:39:00 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bigvanray on Aug 23, 2017 1:39:00 GMT Blessed are they who have stood in the shadow of the moon, for they have seen totality.
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Got any plans for the 2017 eclipse? Aug 24, 2017 14:56:58 GMT

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Post by nillindeiel on Aug 24, 2017 14:56:58 GMT

*lol* How NOT to shoot a music video during a total eclipse (linky link)

Poor Peter... though despite the technical difficulties that kept popping up I still think it's a great video...and my gosh I love his voice.

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