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****watch this NOW!!!**** Eclipse Live (Original Post) AsahinaKimi May 2012 OP
Thanks malaise May 2012 #1
Nice! CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #2
aw you are welcome Peggy AsahinaKimi May 2012 #3
Hard to say how dark it will get here... CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #5
I have my window open next to me... AsahinaKimi May 2012 #6
here in sacramento shanti May 2012 #42
Awesome. UnrepentantLiberal May 2012 #4
kicking this up AsahinaKimi May 2012 #7
Thank you! K&R femmocrat May 2012 #8
Thanks, Kimi. Ikonoklast May 2012 #9
THANK YOU. It got cloudy this am and I am pissed. Watching that now, thanks. uppityperson May 2012 #10
Thanks. Scurrilous May 2012 #11
I just went out, it's at about 25% now in Albuquerque. Warpy May 2012 #12
November is a good comparison. Here in cloudy WA, looks like it is a couple hrs later than it is. I uppityperson May 2012 #15
Thank you! GoCubsGo May 2012 #13
KICKING! AsahinaKimi May 2012 #14
Ring Of Fire thelordofhell May 2012 #16
another shot. AsahinaKimi May 2012 #17
I was outside trying to see the ring through a pin hole on another piece of paper, and missed AnotherDreamWeaver May 2012 #31
kicking again AsahinaKimi May 2012 #18
K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT May 2012 #19
Holy cow! It started getting dark here, and I had no idea what was going on. Gregorian May 2012 #20
closer.. AsahinaKimi May 2012 #21
RING OF FIRE! AsahinaKimi May 2012 #22
In CA it is so bright that when I tried to goclark May 2012 #23
And here comes the sun! uppityperson May 2012 #24
k&r n/t RainDog May 2012 #25
IT Looks like AsahinaKimi May 2012 #26
I was just walking around on my property, through the redwoods, with a cup of latte. Moonlight-like. Gregorian May 2012 #29
OMG< Check out the New Mexico feed uppityperson May 2012 #27
we're at 100% right now in vegas - laruemtt May 2012 #28
A kick for CA catchnrelease May 2012 #30
Very cool - Thanks! dgauss May 2012 #32
So cool. The sunight through the tree leaves shimmers like water. hunter May 2012 #33
Took this picture at 6:30. Thought I could use Photoshop to darken it, couldn't. cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #34
Serendipity. Great picture. uppityperson May 2012 #36
that is wild!!! laruemtt May 2012 #38
Thanks! Almost forgot! That is, until it started getting dark... RufusTFirefly May 2012 #35
complete ring of fire observed in St. George, Utah Stainless May 2012 #37
No one was interested? That is wild. This eclipse is very cool. uppityperson May 2012 #41
Lots of neighbors out in the street stopwastingmymoney May 2012 #47
I'm in Los Angeles county Iliyah May 2012 #39
just awesome AsahinaKimi May 2012 #40
I think it is very symbolic kentuck May 2012 #46
8/21/2017. Next total eclipse for N America. uppityperson May 2012 #43
I found an eclipse calculator... For me the eclipse in 2017 will cover 63%. cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #44
Interesting site, thank you. It says today was only 27% here. 2017. Too long. uppityperson May 2012 #45

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)
6. I have my window open next to me...
Sun May 20, 2012, 08:36 PM
May 2012

Blue skies in San Francisco... they said on the feed.. that there may be some darkness, but not much... I guess we shall see.

Warpy

(110,907 posts)
12. I just went out, it's at about 25% now in Albuquerque.
Sun May 20, 2012, 08:53 PM
May 2012

It's just enough to tell the sunlight is weaker, looks like November.

uppityperson

(115,674 posts)
15. November is a good comparison. Here in cloudy WA, looks like it is a couple hrs later than it is. I
Sun May 20, 2012, 09:03 PM
May 2012

wonder if the chickens will head inside soon?

AnotherDreamWeaver

(2,846 posts)
31. I was outside trying to see the ring through a pin hole on another piece of paper, and missed
Sun May 20, 2012, 09:43 PM
May 2012

the ring on this web page. Only saw crescent through the pin hole, but there were lots of cresents on the wall caused by sunlight coming through grape leaves of the arbor.

Thanks for the web page.

Gregorian

(23,867 posts)
20. Holy cow! It started getting dark here, and I had no idea what was going on.
Sun May 20, 2012, 09:24 PM
May 2012

I am turning on the lights and realizing it's not night yet. I called my mom and dad, and none of us realize it was happening. I had to come to du to get the lowdown.

goclark

(30,404 posts)
23. In CA it is so bright that when I tried to
Sun May 20, 2012, 09:33 PM
May 2012

look I had to stop -- it's huge!
Edit for a question: What am I doing wrong or is it the PST or ???

Gregorian

(23,867 posts)
29. I was just walking around on my property, through the redwoods, with a cup of latte. Moonlight-like.
Sun May 20, 2012, 09:38 PM
May 2012

laruemtt

(3,992 posts)
28. we're at 100% right now in vegas -
Sun May 20, 2012, 09:38 PM
May 2012

it's almost dark in the house and the little guinea pig is running around in circles ;=)

 

cherokeeprogressive

(24,853 posts)
34. Took this picture at 6:30. Thought I could use Photoshop to darken it, couldn't.
Sun May 20, 2012, 09:47 PM
May 2012

Then I noticed a reflection inside the camera lens. It's the orange spot near the center. Cool!

Stainless

(717 posts)
37. complete ring of fire observed in St. George, Utah
Sun May 20, 2012, 09:51 PM
May 2012

I made a pinhole camera so I could watch live! Didn't see any neighbors who were interested.

kentuck

(110,950 posts)
46. I think it is very symbolic
Sun May 20, 2012, 10:30 PM
May 2012

it is light vs darkness, good vs evil, truth vs deception. And the light and truth will win.

 

cherokeeprogressive

(24,853 posts)
44. I found an eclipse calculator... For me the eclipse in 2017 will cover 63%.
Sun May 20, 2012, 10:10 PM
May 2012

I used my phone's GPS to find my specific location, input it, then selected that eclipse from the list on the site.

http://www.chris.obyrne.com/Eclipses/calculator.html

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