Solar eclipse blazes a 'ring of fire' this weekend

[Brink]

For the first time in 18 years, millions of people can watch the moon pass in front of the sun, exposing a brilliant scorching halo for up to 4.5 minutes in an annular solar eclipse.

People lucky enough to be in Southeast Asia and the western U.S. this weekend will have the chance to view the first annular solar eclipse of its kind since 1994, according to NASA. Rather than a complete blocking out of the sun, as seen in a total eclipse, a "ring of fire" will radiate from behind the moon as it passes in front of the fiery globe.

The transformation will begin on Sunday as the moon makes its voyage across the sun; at one point, as much as 94 percent of the sun will be covered, according to NASA.

Read more at:
Solar eclipse blazes a 'ring of fire' this weekend | Cutting Edge - CNET News

 

[Dinesh]

Wow, it would be worth watching.

 

[Borg 386]

I'd like to see that too, unfortunately I'm out of the area...guess I'll watch it online (At least I hope someones going to take some vid of that)

 

[linnemeyerhere]

This will be a must see on Sunday.

 

[Joan Archer]

Not something I'll see this side the pond either.

 

[A Guy]

Too far from me as well, although I could drive a hundred + miles to see it. You can't look at it directly in any case.



A Guy

 

[rvbfan]

Marty was a classic.
Young Frankenstien among
his best.

 

[A Guy]

A Guy

 

[Airbot]

In just a couple of hours for me.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

2:30 hrs to go here !

 

[A Guy]

Annular Eclipse of the Sun and Today's night sky

A Guy

 

[A Guy]

6:34PM here, noticeably darker here. Neat Wish I had a welders mask. A Guy

 

[linnemeyerhere]

OK here you go !

 

[A Guy]

Funny, I thought it would be more spectacular

A Guy

 

[Lava King]

I missed it, gosh darn it! (sorry for the strong language)

Stupid clouds obscured the sun near sunset. I know they were stupid, I heard them going "duh." Or maybe it was "rumble."

 

[linnemeyerhere]

I glanced onto the sun a couple of times quickly and I could see the coverage but there would be no way to stare for any length of time. So it made the hole in the card board trick absolutely necessarily. But it totally losses something in the translation.

 

[Brink]

Stunning annular eclipse footage

CNET cameraman Jared Kohler captures portions of the ring-of-fire phenomenon, the first annular eclipse in almost two decades, from outside his Moss Beach home in Northern California. The camera used to capture this footage is a Panasonic HDX900 professional broadcast camera shooting at 720 60p. The lens is a HD Fujinon TV zoom lens with 2x extender and the neutral density filter-wheel was set to ND 1/64. The iris controls were set to manual as the changes in cloud cover facilitated rapid f-stop adjustments.

See video here:
Stunning annular eclipse footage (video) - CNET News

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Hey I think Jared just stole my excellent footage and stills shots and added some clouds for effects!
I used a small USPS priority mail box and used an xacto blade to put a hole in it and a white sheet of copy paper.

 

[M1GU31]

Didn't get to see it,totally forgot and napped for like 4 hours during the day once I got home since I was so tired from being out all day :huh:

 

[Phone Man]

Found this on local news site. Taken on Lake Pontchartrain which is on the North side of New Orleans.



Jim