Solar eclipse: Excitement builds as event nears

[MindMover]

Excitement is building over a rare "ring" eclipse that is expected to be visible in California and other parts of the Southwest.

The Griffith Observatory is set to hold a special eclipse-viewing event Sunday, and plans to sell affordable eclipse-viewing glasses and other devices that will project images of the eclipse on the ground. Regular sunglasses will not protect the eyes, said observatory spokeswoman Susan Szotyori.

Telescopes equipped with special filters will also be set up to help the public view the eclipse, officials said.

The best view of the ring eclipse -- which scientists call an "annular" eclipse, in which the moon completely blocks out the sun except for an annulus, or ring of fire, around the moon's edge -- is expected to be on the northern edge of California, coursing near Eureka, Redding, the northern suburbs of Sacramento
and Lake Tahoe.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/05/solar-eclipse-excitement-builds-as-event-nears.html

[Quixote1818]

1. I live in Albuquerque and it's going directly over us

Really looking forward to it!

[Warpy]

2. As long as the clouds don't roll in again

and they're already calling for partly cloudy on Sunday. Bah.

Otherwise, I'd have a great view from my front porch.

[oldhippydude]

3. yes im concernd about the cloud cover too...

visible just before sunset local time i think... know what time Albuuerque local?

[Warpy]

5. According to the map, between an hour or two before sunset.

My guess is that it'll be between 4:30 and 5, but that's just a wild guess.

[XemaSab]

4. It's the only time Redding has ever been at the center of anything

ever in the history of everything. Ever.

[zappaman]

6. I am going to stare at that thing until it goes away.

And pull the hearts out of a few Mayans.
In between BBQing some ribs, of course...