Solar Eclipse 2017

[djwhog]

Originally Posted by W9TR

We found a great spot 20 miles west of Glendo, WY high on a ridge in the Medicine Bow National Forest. While a picture can't really match the experience, here's what totality looked like. These were taken with a Nikon D7000 with an 18-200 zoom, handheld. So not the best quality but shold give you an idea of what it was really like.







The air was dry, and perfectly clear. We could see the corona out to three sun diameters. The dot to the left and slightly down is the planet Mercury. We could also see Venus, very bright but further away.







We had my Questar 3.5" scope with a solar filter to watch the partial eclipse progress. Totality was amazing with the 'scope. You could see lots of prominences and the corona was beautiful.



2024 here we come!

Awesome congrats too. Was suppose to be there with you guys talked about for a year plus.

Well I have been major suffering migraines for 10 months and life is not fun hard to plan etc.

So anyway not near as good at 98.3% in Cody, so I drove toward the south fork out of town drove update to the fire access road on carter mountain and put a chair in back of the truck popped a beer and temp dropped from 64 to 46 at 9500 feet during the eclipse. The shadows of totality were only maybe 4 miles in front of me could the mountain was dark but I missed the best that you guys saw and feel numb and disappointed. Guess I was 99% or so.

I was all alone high up no smoke sky as good as it gets at the entire shadow clarity neat and weird, lack oh contrast wind was powerful for ten minutes was still a great time Dead quiet birds deer saw them bed down was way neat.

Anyway hope to for sure make it to 2024.

Congrats guys and sorry if I let ya all done just been very ill for the year with head pain to date..

[W9TR]

Hi Dave, Migraines are the worst! I really feel for you, man. No worries. When we started talking it was already too late to book lodging so I went the camping route. That is a whole other story as my friend's ancient RV is always a crap shoot. He boiled a gallon of transmission fluid out the breather getting from Glendo to the campsite. He had to camp in the road side overnight, at a slant, and that killed the refrigerator. Went into town in his sidekick to get more transmission fluid. Didn't get ice, though. Managed to get the RV up the hill and it seems to be fine. Oh, I forgot, he turned on the water heater with RV antifreeze still in it so no hot water and super strong hydrogen sulfide smell. Anyway it would have been great to see you. Let's plan on another time and place my friend. Maybe RMAF? Stay well, Tom

[PHC1]

Question for those who observed the eclipse. I did not watch it. Does anyone recall seeing the moon itself before or after the eclipse?

[tweet]

Serge,
Funny you should ask. We were watching for the moon using a Nikon app and NASA's tracking app right up to the moment of first contact. Even with NASA's tracking app showing the moon's exact location above us based on our location and cloudless blue skies, there was no sign of the moon until the app called out First Contact. At that moment, you could see the edge beginning to move into the sun. It was sort of weird seeing the edge touch the sun but nothing else. The entire event left us pretty much speechless for the rest of the day.

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by tweet

Serge,
Funny you should ask. We were watching for the moon using a Nikon app and NASA's tracking app right up to the moment of first contact. Even with NASA's tracking app showing the moon's exact location above us based on our location and cloudless blue skies, there was no sign of the moon until the app called out First Contact. At that moment, you could see the edge beginning to move into the sun. It was sort of weird seeing the edge touch the sun but nothing else. The entire event left us pretty much speechless for the rest of the day.

That's what I thought. Thanks.

[PMCH]

Here is a picture my wife took with her hand held camera in Charleston SC. My son brought a tripod and 1000mm lens so his pics came out better. I have to say the total eclipse looked better with my eyes than the pictures show. Only need to wait 7 years for the next one in upstate NY.

[GaryProtein]

Space Station Transit during Eclipse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lepQoU4oek4

[W9TR]

The space station transit was so cool. I didn't even know it was happening. The pictures are awesome.

[vintage_tube]

Thanks Serge.

That was really cool - had no idea neither -- Mr. Flemming, the rancher was awesome.

Best Sirs,

Bob