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Don't Forget The Eclipse Tonight

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January 20, 2019, 10:40 PM
tatortodd
Don't Forget The Eclipse Tonight
Been pretty neat stepping out periodically every few minutes and checking progress. Starting to get some orange now.

Cold by Houston standards (39), but I still have some Alaska blood in me so I'm going out in short sleeves.


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January 20, 2019, 10:48 PM
ARman
Just checked again, just turning red. Crystal Clear Skies, cold as hell. Can't stay out too long....but it's beautiful.


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January 20, 2019, 10:51 PM
deepocean
Very nice. We are blessed to see it here because in a few hours we are getting snow.
January 20, 2019, 10:51 PM
Belwolf
Good red color in FLA, cold here too by FLA standards-49 degrees. Not total yet.


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January 20, 2019, 10:57 PM
Balzé Halzé
quote:
Originally posted by deepocean:
Very nice. We are blessed to see it here because in a few hours we are getting snow.


Yeah, it's amazing how clear the sky is right now...and in a few hours we'll be getting blasted again with another winter storm.

I'll check it in another 15 mins then I need some shut eye. Got to get to the slopes early tomorrow. Wink


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January 20, 2019, 11:15 PM
newtoSig765
Totally clear here, too, and a good view from our back yard. Unfortunately, our neighbors are all trying to sleep, so we had to keep quiet. That, plus a temp of 3 degrees and both of us recovering from colds, we didn't last long. Hopefully, some of the pics my girlfriend took turned out.


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January 20, 2019, 11:17 PM
BBMW
Just came back in. 16 degrees here, so wasn't going to watch the whole thing. Haven't seen one of these before.
January 20, 2019, 11:19 PM
FN in MT
Currently snowing pretty well in Central Montana. No eclipse viewing tonight. Frown
January 20, 2019, 11:21 PM
onegeek
Below zero here but stayed clear until the full eclipse. Potato pic.


January 20, 2019, 11:30 PM
Sgt Neutron
Just a few glimpses here in NW Washington. Heavy clouds with just a few holes.
January 20, 2019, 11:31 PM
matai

January 20, 2019, 11:35 PM
deepocean
matai, did you take that image above?
January 20, 2019, 11:42 PM
flashguy
I checked before it started and we have clear skies here. I also watched some of the web live-streams of it. It's interesting, but not something I want to spend a lot of time doing.

flashguy



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January 20, 2019, 11:48 PM
matai
quote:
Originally posted by deepocean:
matai, did you take that image above?


Yeah, in the backyard.
January 20, 2019, 11:50 PM
RHINOWSO
Beautiful and cold here, great eclipse viewing - we used an older Newtonian reflector, a couple of 8x binos, and the naked eye.

Neat seeing a total lunar eclipse after seeing the total solar 2 years ago.
January 21, 2019, 12:01 AM
Texas Bob C.
Thank you. I saw this post and went out just in time to see about a 90% eclipse. Very cool.
January 21, 2019, 12:01 AM
mdblanton
A few of the >80 pics I took tonight:


The setup:


Michael
January 21, 2019, 01:51 AM
SigSauerP226
Nice pictures guys. Still all cloudy here so missed it. Not cold though haha.



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January 21, 2019, 03:53 AM
sns3guppy
Clear night in Belgium. I saw it, froze my butt off, but the pictures are indecipherable.

The last time I watched one was living in Saudi Arabia.
January 21, 2019, 03:53 AM
sns3guppy
quote:
Originally posted by sns3guppy:
Clear night in Belgium. I saw it, froze my butt off, but the pictures are indecipherable.

The last time I watched one was living in Saudi Arabia, over a decade ago.