Solar Eclipse

[ray1970]

At least your hood had a lens.

[wctriumph]

I dug out my old welding goggles and sunglasses, the pair together worked just fine. Now it is over and whoopee ...

[hurley842002]

Used a welding helmet, was just meh IMO, glad I didn't invest any extra time/energy into this event. Pretty cool that it was such a rare event, but the event itself was nothing to write home about.

[Great-Kazoo]

Used a welding helmet, was just meh IMO, glad I didn't invest any extra time/energy into this event. Pretty cool that it was such a rare event, but the event itself was nothing to write home about.

Or post on line, either

[buffalobo]

Like pancake?Attachment 71726

Pancake welding hood.

Pipeline welders use them (or used to, think safety regs have pretty much done away with them) for welding outside, keeps sunshine from washing out vision from shining over shoulder into hood.

If you're unarmed, you are a victim

[hurley842002]

Or post on line, either

Posting online increases my post count, writing home doesn't lol.

[Hummer]

Well, I thought it was a pretty neat experience. I'm at our place outside Palisade and watched as the light dimmed, as if the area was blanketed in smoke from forest fires. Inside the house which normally is light and bright, became rather dark. I used binoculars reversed to project the image of the eclipse onto paper and photographed it at the beginning and the end.

The peak here was about 11:17 a.m., and from about 11:00 to 11:30, I noticed that flocks of Gambel's Quail, Scrub Jays and doves came up to feed as if it were late in the day. The hummingbirds also came into the feeders in waves that are not normal during mid day. Interesting stuff.

[buffalobo]

Well, I thought it was a pretty neat experience. I'm at our place outside Palisade and watched as the light dimmed, as if the area was blanketed in smoke from forest fires. Inside the house which normally is light and bright, became rather dark. I used binoculars reversed to project the image of the eclipse onto paper and photographed it at the beginning and the end.

The peak here was about 11:17 a.m., and from about 11:00 to 11:30, I noticed that flocks of Gambel's Quail, Scrub Jays and doves came up to feed as if it were late in the day. The hummingbirds also came into the feeders in waves that are not normal during mid day. Interesting stuff.

Seeing the birds reaction to eclipse is more interesting than the eclipse itself.

If you're unarmed, you are a victim

[.455_Hunter]

Well, it was worth it...

[JohnnyEgo]

The best shot I got was probably of the class hot mom.


Followed by this from my point & shoot camera: