Jump to content

'Ring of fire' eclipse visible in US this weekend

abarbarian

By abarbarian,
in The Restaurant at the Edge of the Universe

 Share Followers 0

Recommended Posts

abarbarian

abarbarian 3,523

Posted
Posted

http://www.tgdaily.com/space-features/63442-ring-of-fire-eclipse-visible-in-us-this-weekend

 

In the US, the eclipse will begin around 5:30 pm PDT and last around two hours. The greatest coverage will be at around 6:30 pm PDT. The last such eclipse to be seen in the US took place in 1994, and the next will be in 2023.

Because some of the sun is always exposed during the eclipse, the amount of daylight fall dramatically - but looking at the ground beneath leafy trees will reveal crescent-shaped sunbeams and rings of light.

 

Shame I'm too busy to fly over to the states to see this :(

Link to post
Share on other sites
ichase

ichase 506

Posted
Posted (edited)

Awesome pic Mac, that will soon be the new weeks background on my laptop. :thumbup:

Edited by ichase
Link to post
Share on other sites
abarbarian

abarbarian 3,523

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Amazing looking!!!! Thanks for posting it mac! :thumbsup:

 

More over at SpaceWeather.com Gallery

 

Tyler-Burg-052012a_1337569908_med.jpg

 

By gum there are some lucky folk in this world. I'd love to have seen some of those sights in real life.

 

I can always use low tech if we get a ocurance over here.

 

oVgXe.png

Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest LilBambi

Guest LilBambi

Posted
Posted

Did you see the image of the little boy with all the shadows of it coming through the sliding glass doors or windows, or something. There were shadows of it all over his shirt and all around him. It was on one the pages on the Gallery page I found over at SpaceWeather.com.

Link to post
Share on other sites
abarbarian

abarbarian 3,523

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Did you see the image of the little boy with all the shadows of it coming through the sliding glass doors or windows, or something. There were shadows of it all over his shirt and all around him. It was on one the pages on the Gallery page I found over at SpaceWeather.com.

 

I did. Little guy with a green shirt and a ball. :breakfast:

Link to post
Share on other sites
ichase

ichase 506

Posted
Posted

Thanks Fran, it would be absolutely amazing if that were in fact a "real" picture but the artwork is amazing. This evening, it's definitely going on the laptop. Might even put it on the desk top with the dual monitors. AWESOME!!!!!

Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest LilBambi

Guest LilBambi

Posted
Posted

Thanks Fran, it would be absolutely amazing if that were in fact a "real" picture but the artwork is amazing. This evening, it's definitely going on the laptop. Might even put it on the desk top with the dual monitors. AWESOME!!!!!

You're welcome Ian! :thumbsup:

Link to post
Share on other sites
Temmu

Temmu 1,931

Posted
Posted

awesome pictures!

 

johnny cash sung, "burning rings of fire"

the inspiration for that song was him inadvertently grabbing his

"ben gay" instead of his "preparation h"

:clap: :hysterical:

Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Followers 0
Go to topic listing
×
×
  • Create New...