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May 20 Solar Eclipse
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, 10 May 2012 12:47 PM
#1
Posted 10 May 2012 - 12:47 PM
There will be annular solar eclipse on May 20. Although the annular path doesn't affect this subforum, everyone here will have an opportunity to see a partial eclipse provided the weather cooperates. The standout solar eclipse event for me was the May 1994 annular event. This one won't cover as much of the sun but will occur near sunset unlike the 1994 event. A partial sunset eclipse looks something like this:
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#3
Posted 10 May 2012 - 12:57 PM
Guess I'm only have a slight and partial viewing here, but its something to watch for,
#4
Posted 10 May 2012 - 01:03 PM
in 2024 a total eclipse happens at my grandfathers place in southern quebec something to look forward to i guess
#5
Posted 10 May 2012 - 01:04 PM
If my understanding is correct, the best viewing (maximum percentage of sun obscured) will be along/west of that green line. It seems areas east of there don't achieve maximum eclipse until after sunset.
#6
Posted 10 May 2012 - 01:19 PM
According to that map, maximum eclipse at LAF occurs at 9:21 PM. Sunset is 9:03 so will miss out on the peak but there will be a 40 minute window of partial before sunset.
#7
Posted 10 May 2012 - 01:51 PM
Cool, looks like a partial eclipse here. Max partial eclipse (@ 8:19) would be 7 minutes after sunset. Something to look for.
#8
Posted 11 May 2012 - 12:40 AM
Maximum eclipse is right at sunset in Madison, which might be kind of cool. Looks like 60% or greater which might be the biggest I've seen.Cool, looks like a partial eclipse here. Max partial eclipse (@ 8:19) would be 7 minutes after sunset. Something to look for.
Weather could easily screw this up though.
#10
Posted 13 May 2012 - 09:42 PM
Early look from the GFS. Maybe some weather issues?
Boy I hope not. I've got the perfect viewing place out here in the country, and I'm too impatient to wait until 2017 for the next good one, haha.
#11
Posted 13 May 2012 - 11:00 PM
Boy I hope not. I've got the perfect viewing place out here in the country, and I'm too impatient to wait until 2017 for the next good one, haha.
I think there's another partial in 2014 or 2015, but yeah the big show will be in 2017. Sorta hard to plan 5 years ahead but I'm hoping that I will be able to put myself somewhere in the path of totality for that one. Want to see at least one total eclipse before I die.
#12
Posted 14 May 2012 - 11:24 AM
Well if you can wait until April 2024, there will be a total eclipse even closer than the one in 2017.I think there's another partial in 2014 or 2015, but yeah the big show will be in 2017. Sorta hard to plan 5 years ahead but I'm hoping that I will be able to put myself somewhere in the path of totality for that one. Want to see at least one total eclipse before I die.
http://eclipse.gsfc....r08Tgoogle.html
#13
Posted 14 May 2012 - 11:40 AM
I think there's another partial in 2014 or 2015, but yeah the big show will be in 2017. Sorta hard to plan 5 years ahead but I'm hoping that I will be able to put myself somewhere in the path of totality for that one. Want to see at least one total eclipse before I die.
The 2017 eclipse should be quite a show. Of course you can't predict where the clouds will be!
Looks like Paducah, KY will be the best place to be for that one!
#14
Posted 18 May 2012 - 08:14 PM
Still looking close on whether clouds will hold off long enough to get a good show in...
I made an eclipse database at work for all the big LAF eclipses through 2100. www.jconline.com/eclipse.
I made an eclipse database at work for all the big LAF eclipses through 2100. www.jconline.com/eclipse.
#16
Posted 20 May 2012 - 01:59 PM
Big ole cloud shield moving in, I really hope it doesn't ruin this whole thing. Talk about timing too, no clouds for days and then they move in when the only solar eclipse in decades is happening. Of course 
#17
Posted 20 May 2012 - 02:08 PM
I just remembered this is going on later. Storms are pretty likely here. Will have to have a lucky break in the clouds to see it I'm afraid.
#18
Posted 20 May 2012 - 02:12 PM
If it looks like it's going to be clear around the WI/IA border I'm going to head there. Probably have to make that decision soon. It's already clearing in NW IA so there's some hope.I just remembered this is going on later. Storms are pretty likely here. Will have to have a lucky break in the clouds to see it I'm afraid.
#19
Posted 20 May 2012 - 03:42 PM
Line of t-storms looks to be hanging out over the lake at sunset. Not sure I'm going to see anything. Meh.
#20
Posted 20 May 2012 - 07:57 PM
Nothing but high thin cirrus left here, so the eclipse is visible. No sure how the pics will turn out though.
#21
Posted 20 May 2012 - 07:59 PM
Drove out to SE Clinton Co. just in time to see the sun disappear behind clouds for the final time. Bummer.
#22
Posted 20 May 2012 - 08:05 PM
The eclipse is starting in Topeka right now. I don't have eclipse goggles, but I'm wearing multiple pairs of sunglasses.
#23
Posted 20 May 2012 - 08:08 PM
No clouds here. Got a good look at it. Photos did not turn out though...
#24
Posted 20 May 2012 - 08:08 PM
Just took this pic at sunset here at the shore. Unfortunately just a partial eclipse here. Basically, the best place to view one of these is over a lake, at maximum eclipse, just before sunset. So, some lake in West Texas is likely going to have some incredible pics.
#25
Posted 20 May 2012 - 08:11 PM
This is what the eclipse calculator has for Topeka. Just about the whole bottom of the sun is covered right now.
http://www.timeandda...e/in/usa/topeka
Edit, just my typical luck...a tiny a$$ cloud has moved in front of the sun.
http://www.timeandda...e/in/usa/topeka
Edit, just my typical luck...a tiny a$$ cloud has moved in front of the sun.
#26
Posted 20 May 2012 - 08:16 PM
I barely got a glimpse of the eclipse through the clouds. FTW: The sunset was quite colorful tonight.
Awesome photo Trent!
Awesome photo Trent!
#27
Posted 20 May 2012 - 09:07 PM
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Three photos. Lots of trees around here, found a clearing but I wasn't thinking and parked by power lines. Was then too late to move. BLAH!
Shot with my Canon Powershot through welding glass.
Shot with my Canon Powershot through welding glass.
#28
Posted 20 May 2012 - 09:07 PM
I saw about 30% of the sun covered before a pesky cloud bank moved in, would have seen 50-60% otherwise. Awe inspiring, and brought back memories of the 2005 solar eclipse in South Florida.
#29
Posted 20 May 2012 - 09:38 PM
Had a pretty good view off the escarpment in Hamilton Ontario, only a partial but still great.
#30
Posted 20 May 2012 - 09:49 PM
Had a pretty good view off the escarpment in Hamilton Ontario, only a partial but still great.
Awesome pic!
#32
Posted 21 May 2012 - 01:32 AM
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#33
Posted 21 May 2012 - 02:27 AM
Except that there are no lakes in West Texas.Just took this pic at sunset here at the shore. Unfortunately just a partial eclipse here. Basically, the best place to view one of these is over a lake, at maximum eclipse, just before sunset. So, some lake in West Texas is likely going to have some incredible pics.
Steve
#34
Posted 21 May 2012 - 05:51 AM
Except that there are no lakes in West Texas.
Steve
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#35
Posted 23 May 2012 - 08:26 PM
I got a brief peak at it through a thin rain curtain out over Lake Michigan. The disk was really blurry from the rain though so you could just barely make it out. Maybe a polarizing filter would have made it more clear but it was starting to pour and the camera was getting wet so I gave up. There was a sweet lightning storm out over the water after dark though. I put together a video of the whole thing here.
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