Anyone travelling to NW WA for it?

Witty Rejoinder said:

Anyone travelling to NW WA for it?

I don’t go that far for my holidays.

Still, I’d really like to see one at some point.

Yes, me and my boy

Ian said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Anyone travelling to NW WA for it?

I don’t go that far for my holidays.

Still, I’d really like to see one at some point.

It’s well worth it. It’s quite an extraordinary experience. Seen two. One was cloudy. The other was full sun (but cloudy either side of the eclipse). Both were amazing.

Michael V said:

Ian said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Anyone travelling to NW WA for it?

I don’t go that far for my holidays.

Still, I’d really like to see one at some point.

It’s well worth it. It’s quite an extraordinary experience. Seen two. One was cloudy. The other was full sun (but cloudy either side of the eclipse). Both were amazing.

I’ve seen one total solar, in 1976. Viewed from Happy Valley SA, no clouds.

dv said:

Yes, me and my boy

got a spare seat?

Michael V said:

Ian said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Anyone travelling to NW WA for it?

I don’t go that far for my holidays.

Still, I’d really like to see one at some point.

It’s well worth it. It’s quite an extraordinary experience. Seen two. One was cloudy. The other was full sun (but cloudy either side of the eclipse). Both were amazing.

I had accommodation booked for the FNQ one but never made it.

We have to wait 5 years I notice for the next one after WA.. but it will be visible from Sydney.

Ive experienced at least two solar eclipses where the sky went dark. One the school told us about it and we were building pinhole cameras. The second time, I was cut off from the world when the sky went dark before I realised what was going on.

Nah but I’ll probably fly up to Nova Scotia to see the next one again.

roughbarked said:

Ive experienced at least two solar eclipses where the sky went dark. One the school told us about it and we were building pinhole cameras. The second time, I was cut off from the world when the sky went dark before I realised what was going on.

Damn where were you?

ChrispenEvan said:

dv said:

Yes, me and my boy

got a spare seat?

I love you man but I’ve been planning this as a father/son thing.

dv said:

ChrispenEvan said:

dv said:

Yes, me and my boy

got a spare seat?

I love you man but I’ve been planning this as a father/son thing.

I can be the mad uncle you haven’t told the family about.

dv said:

ChrispenEvan said:

dv said:

Yes, me and my boy

got a spare seat?

I love you man but I’ve been planning this as a father/son thing.

I’d love to have that sort of memory of me and me dad.

dv said:

ChrispenEvan said:

dv said:

Yes, me and my boy

got a spare seat?

I love you man but I’ve been planning this as a father/son thing.

search your feelings

Peak Warming Man said:

Nah but I’ll probably fly up to Nova Scotia to see the next one again.

Wearing your apricot scarf…?

dv said:

roughbarked said:

Ive experienced at least two solar eclipses where the sky went dark. One the school told us about it and we were building pinhole cameras. The second time, I was cut off from the world when the sky went dark before I realised what was going on.

Damn where were you?

Out on a remote farm with no TV radio or phone.

Shame it’s brief, only about a minute.

dv said:

Shame it’s brief, only about a minute.

dv waits patiently

planet earth “activate clouds, 90 seconds just to make sure”

dv said:

Shame it’s brief, only about a minute.

Is that dependant on how close the Moon is to the Earth at the time?

Is the shadow even going to touch land?

btm said:

Is the shadow even going to touch land?

Yes. Totality on the Exmouth region, WA, and other places not in Australia.

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2023-april-20

Michael V said:

btm said:

Is the shadow even going to touch land?

Yes. Totality on the Exmouth region, WA, and other places not in Australia.

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2023-april-20

This page partially answers Witty’s question.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_April_20,_2023

Witty Rejoinder said:

dv said:

Shame it’s brief, only about a minute.

Is that dependant on how close the Moon is to the Earth at the time?

Yes

btm said:

Is the shadow even going to touch land?

Yes

dv said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

dv said:

Shame it’s brief, only about a minute.

Is that dependant on how close the Moon is to the Earth at the time?

Yes

Good explanation here, Witty:

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/hybrid-total-solar-eclipse-20-april-2023/

Michael V said:

Michael V said:

btm said:

Is the shadow even going to touch land?

Yes. Totality on the Exmouth region, WA, and other places not in Australia.

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2023-april-20

This page partially answers Witty’s question.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_April_20,_2023

Ta.

I reckon what we’ll do is watch the gloom approach, take about 20 seconds to experience the dark surrounds, about 30 seconds looking at the eclipse, then back to the landscape.

dv said:

I reckon what we’ll do is watch the gloom approach, take about 20 seconds to experience the dark surrounds, about 30 seconds looking at the eclipse, then back to the landscape.

And then drive home.

I’m waiting for the TSE on boxing day 2038. The shadow will pass over much of central Australia, then through parts of Victoria, including Sale, where I plan to watch it. All I have to do is not die before then.

btm said:

I’m waiting for the TSE on boxing day 2038. The shadow will pass over much of central Australia, then through parts of Victoria, including Sale, where I plan to watch it. All I have to do is not die before then.

I think I’d better watch this one. ’38 is a bit far away.

dv said:

I reckon what we’ll do is watch the gloom approach, take about 20 seconds to experience the dark surrounds, about 30 seconds looking at the eclipse, then back to the landscape.

Are you going to rehearse this sequence to make sure you get it right on the day?

dv said:

I reckon what we’ll do is watch the gloom approach, take about 20 seconds to experience the dark surrounds, about 30 seconds looking at the eclipse, then back to the landscape.

Get special solar eclipse glasses. The gloom approaching is quite fast. It’s like someone has got the dimmer switch and turned the sun down quite quickly. Darkness is incomplete. With the special glasses, you can watch it all, and take them off during totality.

Michael V said:

dv said:

I reckon what we’ll do is watch the gloom approach, take about 20 seconds to experience the dark surrounds, about 30 seconds looking at the eclipse, then back to the landscape.

Get special solar eclipse glasses. The gloom approaching is quite fast. It’s like someone has got the dimmer switch and turned the sun down quite quickly. Darkness is incomplete. With the special glasses, you can watch it all, and take them off during totality.

https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/what-to-know-solar-eclipse-glasses

Michael V said:

dv said:

I reckon what we’ll do is watch the gloom approach, take about 20 seconds to experience the dark surrounds, about 30 seconds looking at the eclipse, then back to the landscape.

Get special solar eclipse glasses. The gloom approaching is quite fast. It’s like someone has got the dimmer switch and turned the sun down quite quickly. Darkness is incomplete. With the special glasses, you can watch it all, and take them off during totality.

One does not need glasses that is hokum to prevent MAGA

Cymek said:

Michael V said:

dv said:

I reckon what we’ll do is watch the gloom approach, take about 20 seconds to experience the dark surrounds, about 30 seconds looking at the eclipse, then back to the landscape.

Get special solar eclipse glasses. The gloom approaching is quite fast. It’s like someone has got the dimmer switch and turned the sun down quite quickly. Darkness is incomplete. With the special glasses, you can watch it all, and take them off during totality.

One does not need glasses that is hokum to prevent MAGA

Exactly. it doesn’t hurt your eyes it only makes them stronger again.

Tamb said:

btm said:

I’m waiting for the TSE on boxing day 2038. The shadow will pass over much of central Australia, then through parts of Victoria, including Sale, where I plan to watch it. All I have to do is not die before then.

I think I’d better watch this one. ’38 is a bit far away.

My mum will be 100 years old.

Kothos said:

Tamb said:

btm said:

I’m waiting for the TSE on boxing day 2038. The shadow will pass over much of central Australia, then through parts of Victoria, including Sale, where I plan to watch it. All I have to do is not die before then.

I think I’d better watch this one. ’38 is a bit far away.

My mum will be 100 years old.

I’ll be 79.

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

I reckon what we’ll do is watch the gloom approach, take about 20 seconds to experience the dark surrounds, about 30 seconds looking at the eclipse, then back to the landscape.

And then drive home.

Well we thought we might check out some nearby attractions as well.

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

I reckon what we’ll do is watch the gloom approach, take about 20 seconds to experience the dark surrounds, about 30 seconds looking at the eclipse, then back to the landscape.

Are you going to rehearse this sequence to make sure you get it right on the day?

Honestly…

Yes,for the benefit of the boy. You don’t get a redo.

Michael V said:

dv said:

I reckon what we’ll do is watch the gloom approach, take about 20 seconds to experience the dark surrounds, about 30 seconds looking at the eclipse, then back to the landscape.

Get special solar eclipse glasses. The gloom approaching is quite fast. It’s like someone has got the dimmer switch and turned the sun down quite quickly. Darkness is incomplete. With the special glasses, you can watch it all, and take them off during totality.

Y’all bes’ believe we have our eclipse glasses already.

Kothos said:

Tamb said:

btm said:

I’m waiting for the TSE on boxing day 2038. The shadow will pass over much of central Australia, then through parts of Victoria, including Sale, where I plan to watch it. All I have to do is not die before then.

I think I’d better watch this one. ’38 is a bit far away.

My mum will be 100 years old.

So will I, I’ll probably be what’s its name by then.

dv said:

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

I reckon what we’ll do is watch the gloom approach, take about 20 seconds to experience the dark surrounds, about 30 seconds looking at the eclipse, then back to the landscape.

Are you going to rehearse this sequence to make sure you get it right on the day?

Honestly…

Yes,for the benefit of the boy. You don’t get a redo.

sure you do just set up 10 steradians of smartphone camera on video and relive it at leisure

btm said:

I’m waiting for the TSE on boxing day 2038. The shadow will pass over much of central Australia, then through parts of Victoria, including Sale, where I plan to watch it. All I have to do is not die before then.

I support your plan of not dying!

dv said:

Michael V said:

dv said:

I reckon what we’ll do is watch the gloom approach, take about 20 seconds to experience the dark surrounds, about 30 seconds looking at the eclipse, then back to the landscape.

Get special solar eclipse glasses. The gloom approaching is quite fast. It’s like someone has got the dimmer switch and turned the sun down quite quickly. Darkness is incomplete. With the special glasses, you can watch it all, and take them off during totality.

Y’all bes’ believe we have our eclipse glasses already.

Good-oh. Enjoy!

:)

Michael V said:

dv said:

Michael V said:

Get special solar eclipse glasses. The gloom approaching is quite fast. It’s like someone has got the dimmer switch and turned the sun down quite quickly. Darkness is incomplete. With the special glasses, you can watch it all, and take them off during totality.

Y’all bes’ believe we have our eclipse glasses already.

Good-oh. Enjoy!

:)

Not that Deev’s is likely to have one, but a welding helmet where you can dial-in how much filtering it has could also be a good thing.

Bubblecar said:

Kothos said:

Tamb said:

I think I’d better watch this one. ’38 is a bit far away.

My mum will be 100 years old.

I’ll be 79.

63 for me.

Michael V said:

dv said:

Y’all bes’ believe we have our eclipse glasses already.

Good-oh. Enjoy!

:)

Yes, enjoy it with your son. Should be great.

Even the 2012 TSE, partial from here, was pretty amazing. Listening to all the wildlife quiet down.. seeing the naturally occurring pinhole images on the ground… :)

btm said:

I’m waiting for the TSE on boxing day 2038. The shadow will pass over much of central Australia, then through parts of Victoria, including Sale, where I plan to watch it. All I have to do is not die before then.

There’ll be a pretty good one in 2028. Path of totality covers Sydney and environs.

Kothos said:

Tamb said:

btm said:

I’m waiting for the TSE on boxing day 2038. The shadow will pass over much of central Australia, then through parts of Victoria, including Sale, where I plan to watch it. All I have to do is not die before then.

I think I’d better watch this one. ’38 is a bit far away.

My mum will be 100 years old.

My dad would have been 121 a few days ago and my mother would have been 106 by the ides of March. Had they still been here.

One good thing about this eclipse is that it gives a good learning moment about hybrid eclipses. This eclipse begins annular, then goes through a critical point near Kerguelen Island and flips to total, then later has another critical point near Kiribati and goes back to annular. Fun.

We actually have a pretty good run of total eclipses here in Australia for the next 15. I’ve taken these maps from timeanddate.com.

The 2023 job clips the north-west coast of WA and lasts about 1 minute.

There’s a more substantial number in 2028, around 5 minutes. It passes through Sydney.

2030 will last 4 minutes. Bit of a drive from Brisbane or Adelaide.

2038 will last 2 minutes. Savour this one because it will be the last total eclipse in Australia for 28 years.

2066 will last around 3 minutes and will pass through the south-east extreme of Western Australia, including towns such as Augusta and Margaret River.

2068 will be another brief one, only about 1 minute. On the plus side it will pass right through Perth and will be a drivable target from Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney or Canberra.

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Upcoming annular eclipses include this in 2035, which I think will miss the south coast of Tasmania by a few km, so maybe you could get out there in a tinnie or something.

2042 annular eclipse path will go through Canberra, Tennant Creek.

2052 annular will take a nip out of Cape York.

Kinda wish I had a yacht.

party_pants said:

Kinda wish I had a yacht.

Looks like you have time to save up.

roughbarked said:

party_pants said:

Kinda wish I had a yacht.

Looks like you have time to save up.

Or a Leerjet

dv said:

roughbarked said:

party_pants said:

Kinda wish I had a yacht.

Looks like you have time to save up.

Or a Leerjet

I’ve had yachts. Shared ownership with two mates.

Wonderful devices for getting rid of spare money. And some money that’s not-so-spare.

dv said:

One good thing about this eclipse is that it gives a good learning moment about hybrid eclipses. This eclipse begins annular, then goes through a critical point near Kerguelen Island and flips to total, then later has another critical point near Kiribati and goes back to annular. Fun.

Most of the hybrid eclipses have “critical points” out in the ocean (which makes sense because the oceans cover most of the planet) so I was wondering when the next one occurs that can be viewed as annular and total over land.

That seems to be 25 Nov 2049. Starts annular as seen in Sudan, Yemen, Saudi, then can be seen total in Maldives, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, then flips back annular to be seen in Halmahera.

For reasons that should be obv, hybrid eclipses tend to be brief.

Wonder what the odds are of extra solar planets having total eclipses

In years to come a total eclipse of the sun on a windless day could have catastrophic consequences.

Cymek said:

Wonder what the odds are of extra solar planets having total eclipses

I reckon pretty reasonable. In this solar system, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Pluto all enjoy total eclipses by at least one of their moons, as do some other minor planets, asteroids and assorted trans-neptunian objects.

What would be rare is to find another planet-moon pair like Earth and Moon that have both total and annular eclipses. That requires a very close match of the apparent size of sun and moon. We’re special!

It should be noted that this circumstance is temporary. The moon is moving away. Half a billion years ago, all eclipses were total. Half a billion years in the future, all eclipses will be annular. Enjoy it while it lasts.

dv said:

Cymek said:

Wonder what the odds are of extra solar planets having total eclipses

I reckon pretty reasonable. In this solar system, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Pluto all enjoy total eclipses by at least one of their moons, as do some other minor planets, asteroids and assorted trans-neptunian objects.

What would be rare is to find another planet-moon pair like Earth and Moon that have both total and annular eclipses. That requires a very close match of the apparent size of sun and moon. We’re special!

It should be noted that this circumstance is temporary. The moon is moving away. Half a billion years ago, all eclipses were total. Half a billion years in the future, all eclipses will be annular. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Damn our God truly favoured us in this epoch ¡

dv said:

Cymek said:

Wonder what the odds are of extra solar planets having total eclipses

I reckon pretty reasonable. In this solar system, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Pluto all enjoy total eclipses by at least one of their moons, as do some other minor planets, asteroids and assorted trans-neptunian objects.

What would be rare is to find another planet-moon pair like Earth and Moon that have both total and annular eclipses. That requires a very close match of the apparent size of sun and moon. We’re special!

It should be noted that this circumstance is temporary. The moon is moving away. Half a billion years ago, all eclipses were total. Half a billion years in the future, all eclipses will be annular. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Oh, I will!

:)

dv said:

Cymek said:

Wonder what the odds are of extra solar planets having total eclipses

I reckon pretty reasonable. In this solar system, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Pluto all enjoy total eclipses by at least one of their moons, as do some other minor planets, asteroids and assorted trans-neptunian objects.

What would be rare is to find another planet-moon pair like Earth and Moon that have both total and annular eclipses. That requires a very close match of the apparent size of sun and moon. We’re special!

It should be noted that this circumstance is temporary. The moon is moving away. Half a billion years ago, all eclipses were total. Half a billion years in the future, all eclipses will be annular. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Damn, better hurry up then!

Peak Warming Man said:

In years to come a total eclipse of the sun on a windless day could have catastrophic consequences.

That’s highly unlikely given battery storage.

Kothos said:

Peak Warming Man said:

In years to come a total eclipse of the sun on a windless day could have catastrophic consequences.

That’s highly unlikely given battery storage.

Also, electrical grids cover wide areas, whereas total eclipses are brief, transitory, cover a small area at any time.

dv said:

Kothos said:

Peak Warming Man said:

In years to come a total eclipse of the sun on a windless day could have catastrophic consequences.

That’s highly unlikely given battery storage.

Also, electrical grids cover wide areas, whereas total eclipses are brief, transitory, cover a small area at any time.

Impatient alien probes looking for whales now that’s another matter

Speaking of “You’re so vain”, the reference to the total eclipse of the sun in Nova Scotia may be a deliberate attempt to muddy the waters further because there were three of them in the space of a decade.

Did anyone on the old forum go to the 2012 total eclipse in Queensland?

Or the Annular eclipse the following year?

dv said:

Did anyone on the old forum go to the 2012 total eclipse in Queensland?

Or the Annular eclipse the following year?

Steve (primus) the weatherman, Mrs V and I went to FNQ to observe and experience the total eclipse. We went with other non-forumites.

Michael V said:

dv said:

Did anyone on the old forum go to the 2012 total eclipse in Queensland?

Or the Annular eclipse the following year?

Steve (primus) the weatherman, Mrs V and I went to FNQ to observe and experience the total eclipse. We went with other non-forumites.

I think that’s the one I saw from my verandah.

Tamb said:

Michael V said:

dv said:

Did anyone on the old forum go to the 2012 total eclipse in Queensland?

Or the Annular eclipse the following year?

Steve (primus) the weatherman, Mrs V and I went to FNQ to observe and experience the total eclipse. We went with other non-forumites.

I think that’s the one I saw from my verandah.

I think it was 1974 when the sky went dark in the middle of the day while I was out in the middle of nowhere.

Morning Pilgrims.
Overcast with the threat of light rain in the Pearl.
Over.

Peak Warming Man said:

Morning Pilgrims.
Overcast with the threat of light rain in the Pearl.
Over.

<——- Chat thread.

I was thinking about taking up the boss lady’s schmicko camera to get some good astrophotography shots but idk, there are going to be thousands of better photos. I might just focus on the experience.

dv said:

I was thinking about taking up the boss lady’s schmicko camera to get some good astrophotography shots but idk, there are going to be thousands of better photos. I might just focus on the experience.

But you’ll have the exclusive rights¡

And you can look like the good guy when you make them CC NC BY¡

Hmm

dv said:

Hmm

That could and will easily change by the 20th.

dv said:

Hmm

That wind looks SSW to me but it’s probably just some crazy golf flag symbol.

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

Hmm

That wind looks SSW to me but it’s probably just some crazy golf flag symbol.

Towards the SSW ie a NNE wind.

Seems dumb but that’s how they do over in meaty or golly gee

roughbarked said:

dv said:

Hmm

That could and will easily change by the 20th.

Yeah but still, I’ll be salty as a gamete-producing sailor’s balls if this somehow gets clouded out.

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

Hmm

That wind looks SSW to me but it’s probably just some crazy golf flag symbol.

Towards the SSW ie a NNE wind.

Seems dumb but that’s how they do over in meaty or golly gee

Imagine calling things according to where they come from and not where they’re going, example those refugees are Dirty ASIANS they’r‘n’t Real Australians¡

SCIENCE said:

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

That wind looks SSW to me but it’s probably just some crazy golf flag symbol.

Towards the SSW ie a NNE wind.

Seems dumb but that’s how they do over in meaty or golly gee

Imagine calling things according to where they come from and not where they’re going, example those refugees are Dirty ASIANS they’r‘n’t Real Australians¡

I could be considered a grave instead of a Townsvillain.

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

Hmm

That wind looks SSW to me but it’s probably just some crazy golf flag symbol.

Towards the SSW ie a NNE wind.

Seems dumb but that’s how they do over in meaty or golly gee

smacks head

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

That wind looks SSW to me but it’s probably just some crazy golf flag symbol.

Towards the SSW ie a NNE wind.

Seems dumb but that’s how they do over in meaty or golly gee

smacks head

Steady that’s elder abuse

dv said:

roughbarked said:

dv said:

Hmm

That could and will easily change by the 20th.

Yeah but still, I’ll be salty as a gamete-producing sailor’s balls if this somehow gets clouded out.

It’s not the same, but a cloudy total eclipse is still quite an experience.

Been planning this trip so long I can hardly believe it’s finally here.

dv said:

Been planning this trip so long I can hardly believe it’s finally here.

How’s the weather up there?

Arts said:

dv said:

Been planning this trip so long I can hardly believe it’s finally here.

How’s the weather up there?

sunny

dv said:

Arts said:

dv said:

Been planning this trip so long I can hardly believe it’s finally here.

How’s the weather up there?

sunny

Won’t last

dv said:

Been planning this trip so long I can hardly believe it’s finally here.

Well I hope it all goes swimmingly and you enjoy a memorable eclipse.

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

Been planning this trip so long I can hardly believe it’s finally here.

Well I hope it all goes swimmingly and you enjoy a memorable eclipse.

+1

roughbarked said:

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

Been planning this trip so long I can hardly believe it’s finally here.

Well I hope it all goes swimmingly and you enjoy a memorable eclipse.

+1

I don’t trust eclipses, they seem a bit shady to me.

esselte said:

roughbarked said:

Bubblecar said:

Well I hope it all goes swimmingly and you enjoy a memorable eclipse.

+1

I don’t trust eclipses, they seem a bit shady to me.

I have some fine tools and even watches that were made by Eclipse.

esselte said:

roughbarked said:

Bubblecar said:

Well I hope it all goes swimmingly and you enjoy a memorable eclipse.

+1

I don’t trust eclipses, they seem a bit shady to me.

You’re a suspicious hombre

All that you touch
And all that you see
All that you taste
All you feel
And all that you love
And all that you hate
All you distrust
All you save
And all that you give
And all that you deal
And all that you buy
Beg, borrow or steal
And all you create
And all you destroy
And all that you do
And all that you say
And all that you eat
And everyone you meet (everyone you meet)
And all that you slight
And everyone you fight
And all that is now
And all that is gone
And all that’s to come
And everything under the sun is in tune
But the sun is eclipsed by the moon

Ian said:

All that you touch
And all that you see
All that you taste
All you feel
And all that you love
And all that you hate
All you distrust
All you save
And all that you give
And all that you deal
And all that you buy
Beg, borrow or steal
And all you create
And all you destroy
And all that you do
And all that you say
And all that you eat
And everyone you meet (everyone you meet)
And all that you slight
And everyone you fight
And all that is now
And all that is gone
And all that’s to come
And everything under the sun is in tune
But the sun is eclipsed by the moon

There is no dark side of the moon. A matter of fact, it’s all dark.

Morning pilgrims, nothing to report.
Over.

Found it, back in chat now.
Morning pilgrims, nothing to report.
Over.

roughbarked said:

Ian said:

All that you touch
And all that you see
All that you taste
All you feel
And all that you love
And all that you hate
All you distrust
All you save
And all that you give
And all that you deal
And all that you buy
Beg, borrow or steal
And all you create
And all you destroy
And all that you do
And all that you say
And all that you eat
And everyone you meet (everyone you meet)
And all that you slight
And everyone you fight
And all that is now
And all that is gone
And all that’s to come
And everything under the sun is in tune
But the sun is eclipsed by the moon

There is no dark side of the moon. A matter of fact, it’s all dark.

not if you throw some oranges on it

Peak Warming Man said:

Found it, back in chat now.
Morning pilgrims, nothing to report.
Over.

top job, squire

Ian said:

All that you touch
And all that you see
All that you taste
All you feel
And all that you love
And all that you hate
All you distrust
All you save
And all that you give
And all that you deal
And all that you buy
Beg, borrow or steal
And all you create
And all you destroy
And all that you do
And all that you say
And all that you eat
And everyone you meet (everyone you meet)
And all that you slight
And everyone you fight
And all that is now
And all that is gone
And all that’s to come
And everything under the sun is in tune
But the sun is eclipsed by the moon

:)

When are you leaving for your trip, dv?

NASA Science Live: Watch a Total Solar Eclipse in Australia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2U3a1xXv8k

…or if you don’t want yackety yanks:

Ningaloo Total Solar Eclipse – Hosted by the Gravity Discovery Centre

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWEv1DWel3Y

Bubblecar said:

…or if you don’t want yackety yanks:

Ningaloo Total Solar Eclipse – Hosted by the Gravity Discovery Centre

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWEv1DWel3Y

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-20/hybrid-solar-eclipse-wa-exmouth-thousands-gather/102217232

Bubblecar said:

…or if you don’t want yackety yanks:

Ningaloo Total Solar Eclipse – Hosted by the Gravity Discovery Centre

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWEv1DWel3Y

A good feed, thanks.

It’s overcast here on the Gold Coast, so I can’t even watch a partial eclipse.

Bubblecar said:

…or if you don’t want yackety yanks:

Ningaloo Total Solar Eclipse – Hosted by the Gravity Discovery Centre

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWEv1DWel3Y

Actually they’re stuffing it all up and just showing talking heads.

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

…or if you don’t want yackety yanks:

Ningaloo Total Solar Eclipse – Hosted by the Gravity Discovery Centre

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWEv1DWel3Y

Actually they’re stuffing it all up and just showing talking heads.

Working again, nearly totality.

Wow, that is indeed spectacular.

Looking good :)

Spiny Norman said:

Wow, that is indeed spectacular.

Got dark didn’t it

Cymek said:

Spiny Norman said:

Wow, that is indeed spectacular.

Got dark didn’t it

Sure did. The flares were quite impressive.

I expect a full report from DV, our man on site.

Exquisite!

Cymek said:

Spiny Norman said:

Wow, that is indeed spectacular.

Got dark didn’t it

Black as the inside of a cat.

NASA do JSEX

https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/JSEX/JSEX-index.html

I expect to hear from DV as soon as his eyes get better.

Peak Warming Man said:

I expect to hear from DV as soon as his eyes get better.

What, can’t they find a braille plugin for Forum, crazy to think that generative ai exists and yet such things could be unavailable.

Brisbane eclipse pic as seen on Reddit

Using the insides of a floppy disk as a filter lol.

Divine Angel said:

Using the insides of a floppy disk as a filter lol.

It’s pretty standard.

https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEhelp/safety2.html

Cool

I knew about the level 14 welder’s mask and pinholes but hadn’t heard of floppy disks before.

Astronomy magazine had a whole article about safe viewing practices not long ago. Australian Sky & Telescope probly did too, but I barely read that.

While I’m at it, I found this article really interesting.

dv said:

Cool

So it all went well.

I didn’t take any closeups, as previously mench, as I was trying to capture our reactions and the environment. Indeed total eclipse itself was only in few frames of video, eg

I won’t share the vid because my son is 14 and I don’t want the libertarians offering to marry him.

Apart from that I did have an old phone videorecording the northward view in a static position, showing the shadow receding, I’ll see if I can get that to you in some form.

Will describe in detail later, obv amaz, stars coming out, boids going quiet etc, but one thing that struck me is that the distant sky remained bright (which makes sense, as that bit of atmosphere wasn’t in the umbra) but it did make the horizon really “pop” compared to the darkened earth… felt very wrong.

We did have a nice spot picked out but unforch a lot of other people had the same idea and the authorities blocked the road to vehicules, fearing traffic chaos. Happily me lad was content to hike the remaining distance with me.

Not many people wanted to leave their cars, only saw about 8 people up on the ridge, but we could hear the cheers from far away when the lights went out.

That last fingernail of sun seemed to take forever to wink out, to the extent that I was worried I was in the wrong spot.

It’s always good when a plan works out okay.

dv said:

I didn’t take any closeups, as previously mench, as I was trying to capture our reactions and the environment. Indeed total eclipse itself was only in few frames of video, eg

I won’t share the vid because my son is 14 and I don’t want the libertarians offering to marry him.

Apart from that I did have an old phone videorecording the northward view in a static position, showing the shadow receding, I’ll see if I can get that to you in some form.

Will describe in detail later, obv amaz, stars coming out, boids going quiet etc, but one thing that struck me is that the distant sky remained bright (which makes sense, as that bit of atmosphere wasn’t in the umbra) but it did make the horizon really “pop” compared to the darkened earth… felt very wrong.

We did have a nice spot picked out but unforch a lot of other people had the same idea and the authorities blocked the road to vehicules, fearing traffic chaos. Happily me lad was content to hike the remaining distance with me.

Not many people wanted to leave their cars, only saw about 8 people up on the ridge, but we could hear the cheers from far away when the lights went out.

That last fingernail of sun seemed to take forever to wink out, to the extent that I was worried I was in the wrong spot.

It’s always good when a plan works out okay.

:)

I remember that weird horizon effect from my total eclipse, previous century.

dv said:

I didn’t take any closeups, as previously mench, as I was trying to capture our reactions and the environment. Indeed total eclipse itself was only in few frames of video, eg

I won’t share the vid because my son is 14 and I don’t want the libertarians offering to marry him.

Apart from that I did have an old phone videorecording the northward view in a static position, showing the shadow receding, I’ll see if I can get that to you in some form.

Will describe in detail later, obv amaz, stars coming out, boids going quiet etc, but one thing that struck me is that the distant sky remained bright (which makes sense, as that bit of atmosphere wasn’t in the umbra) but it did make the horizon really “pop” compared to the darkened earth… felt very wrong.

We did have a nice spot picked out but unforch a lot of other people had the same idea and the authorities blocked the road to vehicules, fearing traffic chaos. Happily me lad was content to hike the remaining distance with me.

Not many people wanted to leave their cars, only saw about 8 people up on the ridge, but we could hear the cheers from far away when the lights went out.

That last fingernail of sun seemed to take forever to wink out, to the extent that I was worried I was in the wrong spot.

It’s always good when a plan works out okay.

George Peppard would agree

Cymek said:

dv said:

I didn’t take any closeups, as previously mench, as I was trying to capture our reactions and the environment. Indeed total eclipse itself was only in few frames of video, eg

I won’t share the vid because my son is 14 and I don’t want the libertarians offering to marry him.

Apart from that I did have an old phone videorecording the northward view in a static position, showing the shadow receding, I’ll see if I can get that to you in some form.

Will describe in detail later, obv amaz, stars coming out, boids going quiet etc, but one thing that struck me is that the distant sky remained bright (which makes sense, as that bit of atmosphere wasn’t in the umbra) but it did make the horizon really “pop” compared to the darkened earth… felt very wrong.

We did have a nice spot picked out but unforch a lot of other people had the same idea and the authorities blocked the road to vehicules, fearing traffic chaos. Happily me lad was content to hike the remaining distance with me.

Not many people wanted to leave their cars, only saw about 8 people up on the ridge, but we could hear the cheers from far away when the lights went out.

That last fingernail of sun seemed to take forever to wink out, to the extent that I was worried I was in the wrong spot.

It’s always good when a plan works out okay.

George Peppard would agree

The best most of us can hope for is “okay”…

dv said:

Cool

You enjoyed it?

dv said:

I didn’t take any closeups, as previously mench, as I was trying to capture our reactions and the environment. Indeed total eclipse itself was only in few frames of video, eg

I won’t share the vid because my son is 14 and I don’t want the libertarians offering to marry him.

Apart from that I did have an old phone videorecording the northward view in a static position, showing the shadow receding, I’ll see if I can get that to you in some form.

Will describe in detail later, obv amaz, stars coming out, boids going quiet etc, but one thing that struck me is that the distant sky remained bright (which makes sense, as that bit of atmosphere wasn’t in the umbra) but it did make the horizon really “pop” compared to the darkened earth… felt very wrong.

We did have a nice spot picked out but unforch a lot of other people had the same idea and the authorities blocked the road to vehicules, fearing traffic chaos. Happily me lad was content to hike the remaining distance with me.

Not many people wanted to leave their cars, only saw about 8 people up on the ridge, but we could hear the cheers from far away when the lights went out.

That last fingernail of sun seemed to take forever to wink out, to the extent that I was worried I was in the wrong spot.

It’s always good when a plan works out okay.

Excellent!

:)

Michael V said:

dv said:

I didn’t take any closeups, as previously mench, as I was trying to capture our reactions and the environment. Indeed total eclipse itself was only in few frames of video, eg

I won’t share the vid because my son is 14 and I don’t want the libertarians offering to marry him.

Apart from that I did have an old phone videorecording the northward view in a static position, showing the shadow receding, I’ll see if I can get that to you in some form.

Will describe in detail later, obv amaz, stars coming out, boids going quiet etc, but one thing that struck me is that the distant sky remained bright (which makes sense, as that bit of atmosphere wasn’t in the umbra) but it did make the horizon really “pop” compared to the darkened earth… felt very wrong.

We did have a nice spot picked out but unforch a lot of other people had the same idea and the authorities blocked the road to vehicules, fearing traffic chaos. Happily me lad was content to hike the remaining distance with me.

Not many people wanted to leave their cars, only saw about 8 people up on the ridge, but we could hear the cheers from far away when the lights went out.

That last fingernail of sun seemed to take forever to wink out, to the extent that I was worried I was in the wrong spot.

It’s always good when a plan works out okay.

Excellent!

:)

+1
Some good logistical planning there.

Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

dv said:

I didn’t take any closeups, as previously mench, as I was trying to capture our reactions and the environment. Indeed total eclipse itself was only in few frames of video, eg

I won’t share the vid because my son is 14 and I don’t want the libertarians offering to marry him.

Apart from that I did have an old phone videorecording the northward view in a static position, showing the shadow receding, I’ll see if I can get that to you in some form.

Will describe in detail later, obv amaz, stars coming out, boids going quiet etc, but one thing that struck me is that the distant sky remained bright (which makes sense, as that bit of atmosphere wasn’t in the umbra) but it did make the horizon really “pop” compared to the darkened earth… felt very wrong.

We did have a nice spot picked out but unforch a lot of other people had the same idea and the authorities blocked the road to vehicules, fearing traffic chaos. Happily me lad was content to hike the remaining distance with me.

Not many people wanted to leave their cars, only saw about 8 people up on the ridge, but we could hear the cheers from far away when the lights went out.

That last fingernail of sun seemed to take forever to wink out, to the extent that I was worried I was in the wrong spot.

It’s always good when a plan works out okay.

Excellent!

:)

+1
Some good logistical planning there.

They even rehearsed their eye movements during totality. How long to witness the eclipse, how long to take in surrounding sky and landscape etc.

We got around a 70% eclipse here. The light faded and was a bit eerie, the temp noticeably dropped.

We did the old pinhole and cardboard trick. Then someone grabbed a welding mask from the workshop. So we all stood around in the carpark and had turns with that. Not much to see with the welding mask either, just a crescent shape but no detail.

I will have to organise myself better for the next one in 5 years time and be somewhere I can get the full impact of it.

When you are in the bush during an eclipse, the trees have hundreds of pinhole cameras.

Kingy said:

When you are in the bush during an eclipse, the trees have hundreds of pinhole cameras.

Interesting.

Michael V said:

dv said:

I didn’t take any closeups, as previously mench, as I was trying to capture our reactions and the environment. Indeed total eclipse itself was only in few frames of video, eg

I won’t share the vid because my son is 14 and I don’t want the libertarians offering to marry him.

Apart from that I did have an old phone videorecording the northward view in a static position, showing the shadow receding, I’ll see if I can get that to you in some form.

Will describe in detail later, obv amaz, stars coming out, boids going quiet etc, but one thing that struck me is that the distant sky remained bright (which makes sense, as that bit of atmosphere wasn’t in the umbra) but it did make the horizon really “pop” compared to the darkened earth… felt very wrong.

We did have a nice spot picked out but unforch a lot of other people had the same idea and the authorities blocked the road to vehicules, fearing traffic chaos. Happily me lad was content to hike the remaining distance with me.

Not many people wanted to leave their cars, only saw about 8 people up on the ridge, but we could hear the cheers from far away when the lights went out.

That last fingernail of sun seemed to take forever to wink out, to the extent that I was worried I was in the wrong spot.

It’s always good when a plan works out okay.

Excellent!

:)

We didn’t end up going to Exmouth per se. Perched above Charles Knife Canyon. We were planning to go to Exmouth after the eclipse but then we saw the level of traffic heading that way and thought fk it, we’ll go to Coral Bay

dv said:

Michael V said:

dv said:

I didn’t take any closeups, as previously mench, as I was trying to capture our reactions and the environment. Indeed total eclipse itself was only in few frames of video, eg

I won’t share the vid because my son is 14 and I don’t want the libertarians offering to marry him.

Apart from that I did have an old phone videorecording the northward view in a static position, showing the shadow receding, I’ll see if I can get that to you in some form.

Will describe in detail later, obv amaz, stars coming out, boids going quiet etc, but one thing that struck me is that the distant sky remained bright (which makes sense, as that bit of atmosphere wasn’t in the umbra) but it did make the horizon really “pop” compared to the darkened earth… felt very wrong.

We did have a nice spot picked out but unforch a lot of other people had the same idea and the authorities blocked the road to vehicules, fearing traffic chaos. Happily me lad was content to hike the remaining distance with me.

Not many people wanted to leave their cars, only saw about 8 people up on the ridge, but we could hear the cheers from far away when the lights went out.

That last fingernail of sun seemed to take forever to wink out, to the extent that I was worried I was in the wrong spot.

It’s always good when a plan works out okay.

Excellent!

:)

We didn’t end up going to Exmouth per se. Perched above Charles Knife Canyon. We were planning to go to Exmouth after the eclipse but then we saw the level of traffic heading that way and thought fk it, we’ll go to Coral Bay

I think it is the best thing. Well-made memories Mr. v.

This is what Mars would look like with a bit of vegetation

dv said:

This is what Mars would look like with a bit of vegetation

Are you in New Mexico?

dv said:

This is what Mars would look like with a bit of vegetation

And a lot of anthills.

Might as well share various pics I took during the trip.

We saw this spiky boy crossing the road near Kalbarri.

Wooramel Lookout

Murchison river, much higher than it was last time I saw it

>>We saw this spiky boy crossing the road near Kalbarri.

Did you stop and give it an ant?

Peak Warming Man said:

>>We saw this spiky boy crossing the road near Kalbarri.

Did you stop and give it an ant?

dead ant?

Peak Warming Man said:

>>We saw this spiky boy crossing the road near Kalbarri.

Did you stop and give it an ant?

Echidna been less photogenic if he tried

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

>>We saw this spiky boy crossing the road near Kalbarri.

Did you stop and give it an ant?

Echidna been less photogenic if he tried

Oh dear.

Michael V said:

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

>>We saw this spiky boy crossing the road near Kalbarri.

Did you stop and give it an ant?

Echidna been less photogenic if he tried

Oh dear.

Needs to be said with a quick tongue but we told yous to use ‘e for genderneutral.

dv said:

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Apart from that I did have an old phone videorecording the northward view in a static position, showing the shadow receding, I’ll see if I can get that to you in some form.

I’ve reduced the resolution, and also doubled the speed (10 minutes into 5 minutes). It’s still over 200 MB so if you’re on a slow connection you might want to download.

http://dazvoz.com/TSE2023/20230420_DV_NNE_STATIC_lowres-2xspeed.mp4

dv said:

dv said:

.

Apart from that I did have an old phone videorecording the northward view in a static position, showing the shadow receding, I’ll see if I can get that to you in some form.

I’ve reduced the resolution, and also doubled the speed (10 minutes into 5 minutes). It’s still over 200 MB so if you’re on a slow connection you might want to download.

http://dazvoz.com/TSE2023/20230420_DV_NNE_STATIC_lowres-2xspeed.mp4

very nice.

Better here I think

https://scitechdaily.com/australian-total-solar-eclipse-captured-in-stunning-image/
This total solar eclipse image was captured from Exmouth, Australia, on April 20, 2023. Credit: Mantarays Ningaloo, Australia/MIT-NASA Eclipse Expedition

Tau.Neutrino said:

Better here I think

https://scitechdaily.com/australian-total-solar-eclipse-captured-in-stunning-image/
This total solar eclipse image was captured from Exmouth, Australia, on April 20, 2023. Credit: Mantarays Ningaloo, Australia/MIT-NASA Eclipse Expedition

I mean I’m not trying to take away from the experience of seeing it live, but you can put up a photo of any eclipse and no one is going to know it wasn’t the one that just happened….

Arts said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Better here I think

https://scitechdaily.com/australian-total-solar-eclipse-captured-in-stunning-image/
This total solar eclipse image was captured from Exmouth, Australia, on April 20, 2023. Credit: Mantarays Ningaloo, Australia/MIT-NASA Eclipse Expedition

I mean I’m not trying to take away from the experience of seeing it live, but you can put up a photo of any eclipse and no one is going to know it wasn’t the one that just happened….

Wait all eclipse are the same¿

SCIENCE said:

Arts said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Better here I think

https://scitechdaily.com/australian-total-solar-eclipse-captured-in-stunning-image/
This total solar eclipse image was captured from Exmouth, Australia, on April 20, 2023. Credit: Mantarays Ningaloo, Australia/MIT-NASA Eclipse Expedition

I mean I’m not trying to take away from the experience of seeing it live, but you can put up a photo of any eclipse and no one is going to know it wasn’t the one that just happened….

Wait all eclipse are the same¿

I mean surely all solar eclipses look the same and all lunar eclipses look the same or similar in totality. Maybe a photo from 20 or 30 thousand years ago might have some resolution differences.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Better here I think

https://scitechdaily.com/australian-total-solar-eclipse-captured-in-stunning-image/
This total solar eclipse image was captured from Exmouth, Australia, on April 20, 2023. Credit: Mantarays Ningaloo, Australia/MIT-NASA Eclipse Expedition

A black hole between us and the sun would look similar.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Better here I think

https://scitechdaily.com/australian-total-solar-eclipse-captured-in-stunning-image/
This total solar eclipse image was captured from Exmouth, Australia, on April 20, 2023. Credit: Mantarays Ningaloo, Australia/MIT-NASA Eclipse Expedition

A black hole between us and the sun would look similar.

The light would bend a bit more, so maybe it might look a bit different.

Dunno, scratches head.

Arts said:

SCIENCE said:

Arts said:

I mean I’m not trying to take away from the experience of seeing it live, but you can put up a photo of any eclipse and no one is going to know it wasn’t the one that just happened….

Wait all eclipse are the same¿

I mean surely all solar eclipses look the same and all lunar eclipses look the same or similar in totality. Maybe a photo from 20 or 30 thousand years ago might have some resolution differences.

Their length frequently changes based on where the relevant celestial bodies are in their orbit.

Arts said:

SCIENCE said:

Arts said:

I mean I’m not trying to take away from the experience of seeing it live, but you can put up a photo of any eclipse and no one is going to know it wasn’t the one that just happened….

Wait all eclipse are the same¿

I mean surely all solar eclipses look the same and all lunar eclipses look the same or similar in totality. Maybe a photo from 20 or 30 thousand years ago might have some resolution differences.

Lunar probably, but them bright streaks in a ring around the solar eclipse should be distinguishing features for different ones right¿

dv said:

dv said:

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Apart from that I did have an old phone videorecording the northward view in a static position, showing the shadow receding, I’ll see if I can get that to you in some form.

I’ve reduced the resolution, and also doubled the speed (10 minutes into 5 minutes). It’s still over 200 MB so if you’re on a slow connection you might want to download.

http://dazvoz.com/TSE2023/20230420_DV_NNE_STATIC_lowres-2xspeed.mp4

That is a thing of beauty.

Arts said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Better here I think

https://scitechdaily.com/australian-total-solar-eclipse-captured-in-stunning-image/
This total solar eclipse image was captured from Exmouth, Australia, on April 20, 2023. Credit: Mantarays Ningaloo, Australia/MIT-NASA Eclipse Expedition

I mean I’m not trying to take away from the experience of seeing it live, but you can put up a photo of any eclipse and no one is going to know it wasn’t the one that just happened….

It would be cool if there was a large CME during the eclipse, so that you could see it by eye.

Of course, this might make you rather unsettled and never go outside again, but whatever.

Divine Angel said:

dv said:

dv said:

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Apart from that I did have an old phone videorecording the northward view in a static position, showing the shadow receding, I’ll see if I can get that to you in some form.

I’ve reduced the resolution, and also doubled the speed (10 minutes into 5 minutes). It’s still over 200 MB so if you’re on a slow connection you might want to download.

http://dazvoz.com/TSE2023/20230420_DV_NNE_STATIC_lowres-2xspeed.mp4

That is a thing of beauty.

Cheers

dv said:

Divine Angel said:

dv said:

I’ve reduced the resolution, and also doubled the speed (10 minutes into 5 minutes). It’s still over 200 MB so if you’re on a slow connection you might want to download.

http://dazvoz.com/TSE2023/20230420_DV_NNE_STATIC_lowres-2xspeed.mp4

That is a thing of beauty.

Cheers

I just had a look, good one stout yeoman.