So, starting tomorrow (April 3rd) I’m gonna be out of town on a road trip to see the total eclipse. I’ll be gone for about a week but I’ll try to get some posts (probably one per day) queued up ahead of time, so nobody thinks the blog is dead or anything.
Those of you who have been with me from the tumblr days may remember I took off to see the last one visible in the US, in 2017, as well, and came back with this crappy picture (obviously from before totality).
Technology marches on, so perhaps, weather permitting, I’ll get something a little better this time. I’ll share them if so. Wish me luck.
I encourage US (or Mexican) residents to try and see it if they can. Seeing totality is something special, but if you live where it’s only partial and can’t get away, it’s still worth taking a moment to check it out. If you don’t have solar viewer (don’t look at the sun without one!) an interesting effect you can still observe is how dappled light through leaves turns into little crescents instead of discs.
Anyways, I’ll be back soon enough. See you all later.
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I’m assuming you’re coming to Rochester where I live and everybody is coming to see the eclipse. If so, I happen to be doing a nude comedy show at Bare Lake Nudist Resort in Corning just outside of town on Saturday the 6th. I would recommend coming out watch if you can.
Nope, I was nowhere near that. Hope you had a great time though.
I checked the path of totality in relation to where I live, and…
I live in a place that is so close to the path, that it’d be a simple drive,
but sadly, won’t be able to drive anywhere that day.
Aww too bad. Hope you at least got to take a moment to check out the partial where you where.
The dappling turning to cresents is because it’s effectively hundreds of low-quality pin-hole cameras, and the general sunlight drowns out all but the brightest images – so, basically everything but the sun.
That does however mean that anyone can make a safe sun viewer by holding a board with a small hole in it up and looking at the projection it makes – and given that means you’re looking away from the sun, you can be certain that it is in fact safe (so long as there isn’t a mirror or something reflecting the sun into your eyes).
Enjoy yourself