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Partial solar eclipse tonight!
« on: May 20, 2012, 10:29:19 am »
From about 5:30 to 7:45. So I've got my plans for the evening. Griffith Observatory has an entire wing devoted to watching the sun; the cameras they've got aimed at it should have some spectacular footage.
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Re: Partial solar eclipse tonight!
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2012, 11:29:34 am »
In Finland the eclipse is only visible in the most northern part of our country so I'm gonna miss this one.

And considering that the eclipse starts 02:24 the sun is going to be pretty low. (But still visible. Midnight sun and all that.)
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Re: Partial solar eclipse tonight!
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2012, 01:08:46 pm »
I doubt I will be able to see it but if I can it will be spectacular.
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Re: Partial solar eclipse tonight!
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2012, 01:13:19 pm »
Don't think I can see it from here. I wish I both could and that I had access to the solar telescopes I used at uni.
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Re: Partial solar eclipse tonight!
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2012, 04:53:53 pm »
I'm on the east coast so I'm S-O-L on this one (hmmm, unintended pun there, but it works.)  But I'd have my scope out with the solar filter on if it were visible here.
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Re: Partial solar eclipse tonight!
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2012, 11:21:07 pm »
Here's the only pic I managed to capture before my phone died (bad planning on my part). The screen is a live image from the observatory's solar telescope. Due to the angle of reflection from the mirrors that brought us the image, the sun is rotated around 100 degrees counterclockwise, putting the actual eclipse at the lower right corner. I'm sure better pics will show up online later, but here's something for you east coasters who wanted to see it.
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Re: Partial solar eclipse tonight!
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2012, 11:45:21 pm »
Wouldn't have been able to see it even if it was visible round here.  It was pretty cloud-shrouded all day.
EDIT: As it is here just about EVERY memorable celestial event.  Yay.
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