That’s crazy, it looked like it happened all at once.
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That’s crazy, it looked like it happened all at once.
That was a bad video. It didn't even begin to capture what happened. For one thing, it took hours. The moon doesn't move THAT fast. Furthermore, the camera used for that video wasn't capable of capturing the scene. That video makes it look like the sun becomes a smaller, but still round, light in the sky. That wasn't the case at all. During the totality, there was a freaky black hole in the sky, not a round, though smaller, light.
It was just my GoPro laying in the grass then sped up to 8x normal speed. LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
Were you at totality? That 'small sun' looks like you weren't quite at 100%. The sun is so bright that even a percent or two off would leave enough light to overwhelm the sensor.
I wouldn't have driven seven hours to only get to partial totality. That's why I chose to go to Hopkinsville.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
GoPro cameras automatically adjust the aperture for low light conditions and they are really not meant for this type of videography. I got much better still photos of the eclipse using my Nikon D3300 on a tripod. The GoPro video was just an afterthought.
I was in a 90% one time. It was just a bit north of Cincinnati, and I guess it had to be in 94. It was pretty cool, because I was out in the deciduous forest. The gaps in the leaves turned into camera obscura, and projected little crescents on the ground. The day felt 'off', though not dark, but a forest full of crescent sun spots was interesting to see.
May 10, 1994. I watched it from my dad's driveway in suburban Cleveland and it was about 90% as well. I know what you mean by the "off" feeling. Usually you can look in the general direction of the sun, but that day it hurt just to glimpse the annular eclipse out of the corner of my eye. I didn't see the crescents in the tree shadows that time as I was out in the open, but I did see it in 2017 under a small maple tree. It was something I was not expecting, but very cool to see.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
Solar eclipses aren’t real.
Yeah, they're kind of hidden from you. Heck, I was looking right AT the sun, and I saw it be hidden. Who KNOWS what was happening back there.
Tomorrow the New York Jets play the Atlanta Falcons in London. What did the British do to deserve this?
Is this a boat race?
HA! That's along the lines of my thoughts, too. I thought we were trying to project a GOOD image.Quote:
Originally Posted by homer13j
Dirty birds and dirty planes. Poor Brits.
The game is certainly living up to expectations.
"Pass interference on the Browns"
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As if I needed yet another reason to HATE the NFL... :mad::down:
It doesn't matter. That was a terrific game...if you don't like defense. They may meet again this winter.
Doesn't matter? It was the turning point of the game! It should have been a turnover on downs giving the Browns the ball at the LA 41 yard line, instead it gave LA the ball at the Browns' 26 against their already gassed defense who should have been off the field. The officiating in that game could not have possibly been worse if the game was fixed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
It doesn't matter because the Browns are going to win their division, but not take the top seed...which is certainly looking like it will go to the Bills.
Well, OK, if the Browns are going to go and get their ENTIRE team injured, then I guess they won't be winning the division....but otherwise they could have.
I am currently losing this week in fantasy football to my 7 year old son who insisted on drafting Joe Burrow as his number 1 pick. The only way I can win now is if his defense gets negative points. Who is his defense you ask? Oh, it's the Buffalo Bills.
My son is also number 1 in our league.