There's a group called Astronomers Without Borders who say they'll be collecting eclipse glasses for re-use in South America during the 2019 eclipse. [link]
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Calli - Aug 21, 2017 10:17:26 am PDT #15691 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Jesse - Aug 21, 2017 10:20:10 am PDT #15692 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I love that! I was noticing that ours say not to use after three years, so I can't keep them for 2024.
amyth - Aug 21, 2017 10:20:34 am PDT #15693 of 30002
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Cool, Calli!
Connie Neil - Aug 21, 2017 10:22:31 am PDT #15694 of 30002
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I just checked Weatherunderground, which keeps a running log of the temperature during the day. There's a significant dip during the eclipse.
Calli - Aug 21, 2017 10:22:36 am PDT #15695 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I hung out with a group of students, staff, and teachers for the height of the eclipse. One of them brought his chocolate lab. The dog was pretty chill. He was clearly taking his cue from his people, and was like, "Well, the sun's disappearing, but my human's cool with it and I'm getting lots of pettings. So, OK!"
Liese S. - Aug 21, 2017 10:23:35 am PDT #15696 of 30002
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
My farmers market farmer did a video time lapse of his chickens. They got a little confused, looked like they wanted to roost, but it went by so fast they didn't really.
Steph L. - Aug 21, 2017 10:25:46 am PDT #15697 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
We reached 92% totality, and it was basically just like an overcast day -- not remotely dark or even twilight-y. It seems 8% sunlight is a lot of sunlight. But it was noticeably cooler at the eclipse's peak.
Kate P. - Aug 21, 2017 10:27:05 am PDT #15698 of 30002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Whoa, that was cool. Totality was quite dark all of a sudden, and the sun looked like a huge black rock burning in the sky. Lots of screaming and hat-tossing and general merriment among the kids I was with. I was amazed at how it got dark little by little, and then a lot all at once. I didn't get to see the thing I remember most vividly from the 2002 eclipse in Botswana (still one of the most incredible experiences of my life): the shadow of the moon racing down the long straight road toward us at superspeed. But this was still, you know, pretty damn cool, and so much fun to see it with my kid.
...Now I kind of want to plan a trip to catch one of the next ones. There's one coming up in Australia and New Zealand sometime in the next decade!
Calli - Aug 21, 2017 10:30:16 am PDT #15699 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
In July 2019 it looks like there will be a solar eclipse viewable from Argentina and Chile. [link]
Liese S. - Aug 21, 2017 10:31:49 am PDT #15700 of 30002
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, we were watching for the shadow but missed it, too!
But still, that bit at totality is surreal.