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BrianHG:
Eclipse watchers in America on April 8th.

Anyone here lucky enough to be able to go see it?
Apparently, I have been told, where I'm located, near Montreal in Quebec, Canada, we're supposed to get 1 full minute of totality.

I like how most of the online maps have the path through the US, then suddenly as the border crosses over into Canada, the eclipse data vanishes...

Gotta find some protective glasses.  It's going to be my first time.  :popcorn:

fourfathom:

--- Quote from: BrianHG on April 07, 2024, 03:22:26 am ---Eclipse watchers in America on April 8th.

Anyone here lucky enough to be able to go see it?
Apparently, I have been told, where I'm located, near Montreal in Quebec, Canada, we're supposed to get 1 full minute of totality.

I like how most of the online maps have the path through the US, then suddenly as the border crosses over into Canada, the eclipse data vanishes...

Gotta find some protective glasses.  It's going to be my first time.  :popcorn:

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I'm going to miss it, but a bunch of people along or near the path have already or will deploy radio gear I've built, in order to make ionosphere measurements.  FWIW, *all* the eclipse maps that pop up when I google it show the entire path over North America.  I've only seen partial ones, sorry to be missing a total.

pqass:

--- Quote from: BrianHG on April 07, 2024, 03:22:26 am ---Anyone here lucky enough to be able to go see it?
Apparently, I have been told, where I'm located, near Montreal in Quebec, Canada, we're supposed to get 1 full minute of totality.

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I'm just out of totality so I won't be seeing the halo. 
See this zoomable map with lots of stats.

jpanhalt:

--- Quote from: BrianHG on April 07, 2024, 03:22:26 am ---Eclipse watchers in America on April 8th.

Anyone here lucky enough to be able to go see it?

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My home is in Lorain County, OH.  It's pretty close to the center path of totality.  I'll have to walk out my front door, and past a large Tulip tree get a good view SW at about 3PM, EDT.  This will be the first time I have experienced totality in 80+ years. 

I have a couple of welding helmets, one is auto-dimming.  I will try to photograph through the non-auto-dimming lens.  I believe it's 11 shade (12 is being recommended for eye protection).  My camera is a Nikon Z30 I got early last year.  Will autofocus work?  Is there danger to the sensor turing totality?  I also have a much older CoolPix 900 that still works and could b sacrificed.

EDIT: Added snippet of my location .  Very slightly SE of Lorain and West of Obelin.

nctnico:

--- Quote from: jpanhalt on April 07, 2024, 09:49:20 am ---
--- Quote from: BrianHG on April 07, 2024, 03:22:26 am ---Eclipse watchers in America on April 8th.

Anyone here lucky enough to be able to go see it?

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My home is in Lorain County, OH.  It's pretty close to the center path of totality.  I'll have to walk out my front door, and past a large Tulip tree get a good view SW at about 3PM, EDT.  This will be the first time I have experienced totality in 80+ years.

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Get one of those special eclipse glasses. A welding helmet is too dark. Back when we had a total eclipse, we used a CD to look through but good luck finding those nowadays. The eclipse itself is a bit weird. It gets dark during the day... The camera on my Samsung S-series mobile seems to have no problems with taking pictures when aimed into the sun. My strong advise is to enjoy the moment though and not get caught up in taking pictures. Lots of other people will take pretty pictures for you to watch.

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