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Solar eclipse from just outside Hudson, Wisconsin. Canon DSLR through Orion ED80 with white-light filter (Baader film).
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21 August 2017
Watching the Eclipse from Wilson Lake, Conser Road, Linn County, Oregon
About 9 a.m., we all walked down to the lake, where the filbert orchard owner & a dozen of his family and friends had gathered at their ‘cabin’, and we dozen borrowed chairs and sprawled on the lawn to watch the Eclipse. There was a ‘bite’ out of the sun from the time we got there, and we watched through Mylar “eclipse glasses” as the moon coursed across the face of Sol. I set up my spotting scope and projected the ‘camera obscura’ image onto a sheet of paper so people could see a larger image than just looking through the glasses. We visited, threw sticks for Bacon the Dog, and watched the sky get progressively darker.
From the 1979 eclipse, which was only partial in Chiloquin, Oregon when I lived there, I had remembered the change of light as the moon obscured the sun. The atmosphere doesn’t just get dark like when the ‘sun goes down’ on a normal day, but rather takes on an odd blue-rose or lavender-coloured hue.
Another phenomenon I wanted to see was the crescent ‘pinhole’ effect caused by the sun shining through the leaves of the orchard. Small openings between objects such as tree leaves act like pinhole camera apertures. These allow light rays from different parts of the partially obscured Sun to create an enlarged image of the Sun on the ground. The same shadows occur all the time, but the images created are circular, showing the entire solar disk. Under very good conditions, the image can include large sunspots, as well, but we didn’t notice spots today, except through the spotting scope. I pointed this effect out to the landowners' family, and they all oohed and ahhed when they looked.
Until about 10 minutes before totality, the birds were going to roost, with the robins being among the last to quieten. The last bird I saw was a Blue Heron flying toward the north end of the lake.
Finally, the moon totally obscured the face of the sun, and we saw the ‘diamond’ ring, just before the sky changed color as if a light switch had been flipped. The sun’s corona was amazing!! I don’t often use the word “awesome”, but seeing the eclipse in totality was, indeed, AWESOME! The ‘stars’ came out, with Venus shining brightly, and some of the other larger stars and planets being visible. It was a strange darkness – not ‘dark’, but darker than the light seen at sunset. We had just one minute and 58 seconds to marvel at this astral spectacular, and all present took full advantage. Even the smaller children seemed enraptured by the spectacle.
Then, it was past, and the initial bead of light once again filled the world, as though a light was switched on. For some reason, it seemed brighter after totality than it did before, even with the same amount of sun showing. It was not until 10 minutes past totality until I noticed the first bird – the call of a Scrub Jay from across the lake. It was another 5 minutes before the robins and waxwings reawakened and began flying. The heron flew back from its roost to its feeding spot at the south end of the lake, and I didn’t see or hear the barn swallows until we were almost back at the house. The Yellowthroats remained quiet. We stayed at the lake until the sun was about 90% exposed, and walked back through the filberts to the house. The farmers were off to continue combining and harvesting.
I made this little desert dish garden during the Eclipse with some of my pottery and glass succulents, broken Texas arrowheads, and a pottery snake in a recycled nut dish.
Nikki Reed attends the Gala Premiere of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse at Odeon Leicester Square on July 1, 2010 in London, England.
Much thanks to SLOOH.com, Google, and Paramount for providing a view of this event to us in the US...we weren't invited to the party this time around :(
This image was taken at 3:09pm CST.
SEE THE LAST TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON UNTIL 2014
This animation simulates the total lunar eclipse of Dec 10, 2011.
The animation depicts a wide-angle horizon view of the western sky, Saturday morning, Dec 10, as the eclipsed Moon sets into the west just before dawn.
Note how the brightening pre-dawn sky will make it hard to see the darkened eclipsed Moon through the last stages of totality.
Animation created with Starry Night Pro™ software.
Here are more details of what is the last total eclipse of the Moon until April 15, 2014.
WHAT
During a total lunar eclipse, the Full Moon passes through the shadow of the Earth and the entire Moon turns deep red — in this case for 51 minutes.
WHEN
On December 10 the partial phase of the eclipse begins at 5:45 a.m. That’s when the Moon begins to enter Earth’s shadow and a dark bite appears on the Full Moon.
Over the next 81 minutes more of the Moon is engulfed in our shadow, until 7:06 a.m. when the Moon is entirely within Earth’s shadow and the total eclipse begins.
The total eclipse lasts until 7:57 a.m. when the Moon appears just above the northwest horizon, about to set. The sky will be so bright that the dark eclipsed Moon may be difficult to see as the Moon begins to emerge from our shadow.
From Calgary, the Moon sets at 8:34 a.m., with the partial eclipse in progress — the Moon will appear about half eclipsed as it sets.
Partial Eclipse begins5:45 a.m. MST
Total Eclipse begins 7:06 a.m. MST
Mid-Eclipse 7:31 a.m. MST
Total Eclipse ends 7:57 a.m. MST (Moon only 4 degrees above horizon)
Moon sets and Sun rises8:34 a.m. MST (with partial eclipse in progress)
WHERE
When the total eclipse begins the Moon will be low in the northwest, setting into a sky brightening in the pre-dawn twilight. This will be the best time to see the total eclipse from Alberta—around 7:06 a.m. Look northwest to see the red Moon.
HOW TO VIEW
Lunar eclipses are perfectly safe to look at with the unaided eye or any optical aid. Binoculars will provide the best view. The best viewing location will be from a rural site with an unobstructed view to the northwest.
Due to its urban location and Tom Campbell Hill to the northwest, no public observing event is planned at TELUS Spark the morning of the eclipse, December 10.
For more info, email astronomy@sparkscience.ca
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NPS | Mary O'Neill
On August 21, 2017 the Night Sky Festival went out with a flare as a partial solar eclipse occurred over Shenandoah National Park. Visitors young and old gathered at Byrd Visitor Center to experience the wonder of this natural phenomenon together.
While wandering around Ashbridges Bay Park during the partial eclipse, I walked along a path through a wooded area. Much to my delight, the partial eclipse was being played out at my feet.
NPS | Mary O'Neill
On August 21, 2017 the Night Sky Festival went out with a flare as a partial solar eclipse occurred over Shenandoah National Park. Visitors young and old gathered at Byrd Visitor Center to experience the wonder of this natural phenomenon together.