Happy Total Solar Eclipse Day

[fearsomefour]

Get some from Amazon.

They have done for same at the counter of my local 7-11....quality Im sure.

 

[fearsomefour]

Something else wacky that is happening in the County I live in...

All parents of children who attend public school here in Seminole County have just been notified that they can keep their kids at home the day of the eclipse.

WTFFFFFFFF

Haha.
Meanwhile the kids face will be buried in their phone when the eclipse is happening.

 

[fearsomefour]

Yeah no dumb eclipse is worth ruining porn viewing for the rest of your life.

So many dumbasses are going to hurt themselves looking without proper eye protection.

That and driving.
Last partial one there were people on the highway all around me trying to look up at it while they were driving. All over the road.

 

[IowaRam]

Something else wacky that is happening in the County I live in...

All parents of children who attend public school here in Seminole County have just been notified that they can keep their kids at home the day of the eclipse.

WTFFFFFFFF

 

[Farr Be It]

Uhhh. Everyone freaking out they don't have proper eye protection, just politely ask one of the people next to you standing outside that has them. After seeing it for a bit they will hand theirs to you, then you can see the eclipse.

 

[bnw]

To check on eclipse viewers:
https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/iso-certification

 

[dieterbrock]

Apparently, this will be our view in Jersey:

 

[Angry Ram]

Haha.
Meanwhile the kids face will be buried in their phone when the eclipse is happening.

Well, maybe this one time it will be better to have a phone in front of their faces than the eclipse.

I plan on staying indoors then too. They say the temps are gonna dip. So 100 to 90. Just peachy.

 

[Prime Time]

Click the link below and then 'click to begin,' put in your zip code to see what time the eclipse will be seen in your area.

http://time.com/4882923/total-solar-eclipse-map-places-view/

 

[DrHavenstein]

Why is it worse to look at an eclipse than looking at the regular sun?

 

[Prime Time]

Why is it worse to look at an eclipse than looking at the regular sun?

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/10/health/how-to-safely-watch-the-eclipse/index.html

Can you really go blind staring at an eclipse? Tips for safe viewing
By Ashley Strickland, CNN

June 1927

On August 21, the moon's shadow will block the sun from view in a total solar eclipse.

Wherever you are in the United States, you're going to want to look up, and that's OK. Every astronomer in the country will tell you to enjoy this rare opportunity. No matter what superstitions you've heard, there is no risk to your health due to simply being outside during a total solar eclipse.

But there's one thing you shouldn't do, and that's look at the sun with your naked eye.
Don't do it. Really.

The only time you can look at the sun with your naked eye is A) if you're in the path of totality, where the sun will be completely covered by the moon, and B) during those two minutes or less when the sun is completely covered.

During those brief and geographically constrained moments, the brightness of the sun is reduced to that of a full moon, which can be viewed safely without anything over your eyes.

Otherwise, any glimpse of the sun's brightness is not only uncomfortable, it's dangerous.

What happens if you ignore the warnings?
Your face won't melt off, "Raiders of the Lost Ark"-style, but your eyes could be severely damaged. And, yes, you could go blind.

Looking directly at the powerful brightness of the sun can cause damage to the retina, the light-sensitive part of the eye.

"When you look directly at the sun, the intensity of the light and the focus of the light is so great on the retina that it can cook it," said Dr. Christopher Quinn, president of the American Optometric Association. "If the exposure is great enough, that can and will lead to permanent reduction in vision and even blindness."

The retina may translate light into an electrical impulse that the brain understands, but one thing it can't translate to your brain is pain. So even if you're excited about the eclipse and think one brief glimpse at the sun before it completely hides behind the moon is worth it -- it's not. There's no internal trigger that is going to let you know that you've looked at the sun for too long. Any amount of looking at it is too long.

Even the smallest amount of exposure can cause blurry vision or temporary blindness. The problem is, you won't know whether it's temporary.

"It's really impossible for people, when they're in the moment, to make a judgment over brief versus prolonged exposure," Quinn said. "It's never a good idea to view the eclipse without the protection."

Why you need eclipse glasses
No matter how cute or fancy they may be, wearing your favorite pair of sunglasses -- or a whole stack of sunglasses, for any MacGyver wannabes out there -- won't help. You'll need eclipse glasses, which are regulated by an international safety standard. They're cheap and widely available, and some libraries are even providing them free.

Whether you use the cardboard eclipse glasses or a handheld card with a single rectangular view, the most important feature is the filter.

"Filters that meet the ISO 12312-2 standard reduce the sun's brightness to a safe and comfortable level, like that of a full moon, and block harmful ultraviolet and infrared radiation as well," said Rick Fienberg of the American Astronomical Society.

"Solar filters that meet this standard are about 100,000 times darker than ordinary sunglasses, and sunglasses don't block infrared radiation."

Unsafe eclipse glasses bearing the ISO logo and certification label have been flooding the market, according the astronomical society. Websites are also displaying false results that claim to show positive test results for glasses they sell.

"The only way you can be sure your solar viewer is safe is to verify that it comes from a reputable manufacturer or one of their authorized dealers," the society said in a recent release. The organization has a list it keeps updated.

To test for safety, the only thing you can see through a safe solar filter is the sun itself. If you look through and the sun is too bright, out of focus or surrounded by a murky haze, or if you can see things like ordinary household lights, the glasses aren't safe.

If you're tempted to reuse eclipse glasses that are three years or older, they were made before the international safety standard was in place and come with a warning that says you can't look through them for more than three minutes at a time. These should be discarded, according to the astronomical society.

Eclipse glasses can be worn over regular eyeglasses, as well.

Viewing safety
If you plan on watching the eclipse through a camera, a telescope or binoculars, buy a solar filter to place on the end of the lens. But do not wear eclipse glasses while looking through any of these.

"The concentrated light from the optics will go right through the filters on the eclipse glasses and cause severe injury to the eye," Fienberg said.

Binoculars do enable you to have an up-close view of the wonders of the eclipse, Fienberg said. Cheap solar filters are available to place on the binoculars, and you may remove them during totality, when the sun is completely blocked from view.

"During totality, the sun is ringed by this spectacular pearly white corona, a beautiful crown around the jet-black silhouette of the moon, with loops and streamers tracing the sun's magnetic field and extending for several solar diameters in every direction," Fienberg said.

Want to go old school and look through welding filters? Make sure they are Shade 12, 13 or 14 -- although some people say Shade 12 leaves the sun too bright and Shade 14 makes the sun too dim, which leaves only the hard-to-find Shade 13 as the Goldilocks filter. Know that most welders' helmets that might be lying around in garages probably won't have those filters.

Here are safety tips to remember, according to the American Astronomical Society:

Always inspect your solar filter before use; if it's scratched, punctured, torn or otherwise damaged, discard it. Read and follow any instructions printed on or packaged with the filter.

Always supervise children using solar filters.

If you normally wear eyeglasses, keep them on. Put your eclipse glasses on over them, or hold your handheld viewer in front of them.

Stand still and cover your eyes with your eclipse glasses or solar viewer before looking up at the bright sun. After looking at the sun, turn away and remove your filter; do not remove it while looking at the sun.

Do not look at the uneclipsed or partially eclipsed sun through an unfiltered camera, telescope, binoculars or other optical device.

Similarly, do not look at the sun through a camera, a telescope, binoculars or any other optical device while using your eclipse glasses or handheld solar viewer; the concentrated solar rays could damage the filter and enter your eyes, causing serious injury.

Seek expert advice from an astronomer before using a solar filter with a camera, telescope, binoculars or any other optical device; note that solar filters must be attached to the front of any telescope, binoculars, camera lens or other optics.

If you are inside the path of totality, remove your solar filter only when the moon completely covers the sun's bright face and it suddenly gets quite dark. Experience totality and then, as soon as the bright sun begins to reappear, replace your solar viewer to look at the remaining partial phases.

Outside the path of totality, you must always use a safe solar filter to view the sun directly.

How can kids watch?
Keep an eye on children and make sure they keep their glasses on at all times, perhaps helping to hold the glasses in place.

There are lots of ways to get your kids involved in the eclipse and all it has to offer. They can create their own "pinhole projection" by crossing the outstretched fingers of one hand over the other during the partial eclipse and enjoying the crescent suns that shine through the waffle-like pattern.

"One thing that always gets kids excited at a solar eclipse is to have them look at the shadow of a leafy tree during the partial phases," Fienberg said. "They'll see lots of little crescent suns projected on the ground by the tiny spaces between the leaves."

One thing that people don't need to worry about is shielding their pets from the eclipse. While animals may exhibit strange behavior during the eclipse, they know better -- better than humans, anyway -- than to look up.

 

[Prime Time]

Eclipse Calculator – City Lookup

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in.html

 

[IowaRam]

 

[Rabid Ram]

Don't worry if you miss it.. there will be another total eclipse in July 2019..but you have to travel to South America

Gonna be another in North America in 2024 just move from north east to south west

 

[LumberTubs]

Why is it worse to look at an eclipse than looking at the regular sun?

I don't think it is worse. Its just that more people are looking at an eclipse than the regular sun because its different and people also get complacent because they think the moon will stop them getting blinded.

 

[Farr Be It]

I don't think it is worse. Its just that more people are looking at an eclipse than the regular sun because its different and people also get complacent because they think the moon will stop them getting blinded.

Exactly. I've heard so many people freaking out. Even saying they won't go outside. WTF??? People.

My only thing with people dumb enough to stare at the sun is: Are we going to get a huge influx of people applying to be NFL referees?

 

[LesBaker]

Something else wacky that is happening in the County I live in...

All parents of children who attend public school here in Seminole County have just been notified that they can keep their kids at home the day of the eclipse.

WTFFFFFFFF

My girlfriends kids are home too.

I had a pair of eclipse glasses but gave them to her so her sons friend can see it. I'm sacrificing LOL.

EDIT:

Just found out that it was a choice to keep the kids out of school and she decided to get them early since they won't be missing anything.

The school is taking all of the kids into the gym so that they can't do something stupid and fuck up their eyes. So everyone who's parents can't come get them or didn't opt to keep them home gets an extended recess.

 

[~lyser]

ECLIPSESSES ARE DA DEBIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Centuries ago, celestial events such as eclipses evoked deep superstition.

And they still do for some people, as a Christian radio host claimed that Monday’s total eclipse of the sun may be a “message” from God.

Bryan Fischer, host of a Christian radio show called “Focal Point,” posted on Facebook that the Bible states the sun and moon serve as “signs.”

Then, he attempted to interpret those signs like a fortune teller.

“This is a metaphor, or a sign, of the work of the Prince of Darkness in obscuring the light of God’s truth,” he wrote, adding, “Satan, and those who unwittingly serve as his accomplices by resisting the public acknowledgement of God and seeking to repress the expression of Christian faith in our land, are bringing on us a dark night of the national soul.”

Fischer, whose radio show claims to be “the home of muscular Christianity,” called on his followers to “fight the darkness that we may return this nation to an unapologetic acknowledgement and embrace of the God of the Founders and his transcendent standard for human behavior as enshrined in the Ten Commandments.”

He included a disclaimer that he did not, in fact, receive a “revelation from God” related to the eclipse but his post was instead “an effort to ponder this sign in the heavens and speculate as to its possible spiritual implications.”

Fischer’s attempt to paint a normal celestial event as some kind of message from God drew laughs from critics online, including the Church of Satan.

However, Fischer is not the only evangelical to interpret the eclipse as a possible warning from a deity.

Earlier this month, Anne Graham Lotz ― leader of AnGeL Ministries in North Carolina and daughter of famed evangelist Billy Graham ― also warned the eclipse could be a signal of darker things.

She wrote:


“The celebratory nature regarding the eclipse brings to my mind the Babylonian King Belshazzar who threw a drunken feast the night the Medes and Persians crept under the city gate. While Belshazzar and his friends partied, they were oblivious to the impending danger. Belshazzar wound up dead the next day, and the Babylonian empire was destroyed.”

Lotz said she doesn’t view the eclipse as “celebratory” as a result.

“While no one can know for sure if judgment is coming on America, it does seem that God is signaling us about something,” she wrote. “Time will tell what that something is.”

Christian Post columnist Rev. Mark H. Creech wrote that he was “inclined to agree” with Lotz.

“Is it a sign from the heavens calling upon our nation to turn from its sins and to Christ or suffer the consequences? I don’t really know,” he wrote. “What I do know, however, is that we would be wise to treat it as though this very well may be the case.”

 

[LesBaker]

Fucking A we have our share of religious nutjobs in the USA don't we.

 

[DaveFan'51]

In the late 1960's we'd call this event a "Happening!!" But everyone was on drugs, so what did we know!!