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Solar Eclipse 2017

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Houstunna, Aug 15, 2017.

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  1. TMac'n

    TMac'n Contributing Member

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    I'll be looking at it through a box #slumlivesmatter

     
    #41 TMac'n, Aug 21, 2017
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    #42 Cohete Rojo, Aug 21, 2017
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  3. boomboom

    boomboom I GOT '99 PROBLEMS
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    FIRST!

    Eclipsing it up in Happy Valley, Oregon!
     
    #43 boomboom, Aug 21, 2017
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  4. LosPollosHermanos

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    Charleston here
     
    #44 LosPollosHermanos, Aug 21, 2017
  5. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    I just found out Texas is getting another eclipse in 2024. I'll wait for that one.
     
    #45 REEKO_HTOWN, Aug 21, 2017
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  6. HR Dept

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    Just looked at the sun for like 10 minutes straight and didn't see anything. In fact it just got more and more blurry the longer I stared.

    This eclipse is so overrated.
     
    #46 HR Dept, Aug 21, 2017
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  7. Dgn1

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    I will sacrifice something to the basketball gods upon maximum eclipse Houston time.
     
    #47 Dgn1, Aug 21, 2017
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  8. Os Trigonum

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    media conspiracy
     
    #48 Os Trigonum, Aug 21, 2017
  9. Butterfingers

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    Can we see this from Houston? And at what time?
     
    #49 Butterfingers, Aug 21, 2017
  10. HeWhoIsLunchbox

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    It won't be a total eclipse, but yes. And it started about 45 minutes ago and will peak around 1:15pm. I just went out on my lunch break and saw it briefly. Clouds are really messing up viewing at the moment.
     
    #50 HeWhoIsLunchbox, Aug 21, 2017
  11. Chilly_Pete

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    Seattle, WA here. Not total eclipse but about 92% coverage here. I tried to take a pic of it inside my cereal box viewer, but it came out really fuzzy. For some reason I could see the eclipse with the naked eye in my viewer, but my camera wouldn't show the shadow.
     
    #51 Chilly_Pete, Aug 21, 2017
  12. don grahamleone

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    It's already started. It's about 1/3 covered by the moon right now.
     
    #52 don grahamleone, Aug 21, 2017
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    Fake News.
     
    #53 dandorotik, Aug 21, 2017
  14. geeimsobored

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    I imagine a cell phone camera will have a hell of time focusing on the sun and the shadow correctly. It's the same reason why cell phones have trouble with night time photos.
     
    #54 geeimsobored, Aug 21, 2017
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    Good luck with the apocalypse that accompanies the eclipse. Oregon is a wasteland now. Tijuana north.

    Currently constructing a Thunderdome for my neighborhood.
     
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    "Mama always told me never look into the sights of the sun.... but mama, that's where the fun is." - Blinded by the Light (written by Bruce Springsteen, popularized by Manfred Mann's Earth Band)
     
    #56 dandorotik, Aug 21, 2017
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    San Antonio, Austin, and Dallas will get 100% in 2024.

    [​IMG]
     
    #57 Mr.Scarface, Aug 21, 2017
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    the sky didn't even get dark in texas. Overhyped.
     
    #58 TheRealist137, Aug 21, 2017
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    #59 Astrodome, Aug 21, 2017
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    What a failure in Carbondale! The hype was real to see the longest totality and the clouds said "f**k all yall"

    That was hilarious watching that live. I feel so bad for all those people who bought tickets.
     
    #60 DreamShook, Aug 21, 2017
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