I have had the good fortune to have experienced a total eclipse (the same
one Chuck mentioned) in 1970 and an annular eclipse when I lived in NY
which, IMSMC, was in 1993. Both were stunning in different ways. As others
have described, at the time of totality it is suddenly darker, the
temperature drops, winds died and the birds went silent. A friend of mine
and I were shooting basketball in the backyard waiting for it. We just
stood there with our mouths hanging. The Annular eclipse was most notable
for the peculiar lighting effect. As the moon is further out in its orbit,
the smaller apparent diameter allows for a ring of the sun to be visible at
"totality". All shadows have a mufti-refingent appearance that is hard to
describe but never forgotten. I didn't have the equipment at the time to
photograph it properly but had built a pinhole view-box to watch it safely.
I'm really excited about the one in 2017. I've already begun searching
Google Maps to find the perfect location for a number of photos I would
like to take. I've also got to get the exposure times worked out better for
the Thousand Oak solar filter I have.
Chuck, if you are in the area then, we should get together for this one.
Charlie
On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 9:04 PM, Mark Marr-Lyon <mark.marrlyon@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> I'll have to drive for this one, but I fully intend to since I've never
> seen a total eclipse. I can't complain too much, as I only had to drive
> about a mile for an excellent view of the last annular eclipse.
>
> Mark
>
> On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 5:25 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
> chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > wrote:
>
> > Wow! I didn't realize this was to be a total solar eclipse. Not far
> > from you to the north and not far from Murrells Inlet to the south. I
> > hope to be in Murrells Inlet by the middle of next year. I saw the
> > total eclipse of March 1970 by driving 600 miles to Greenville, North
> > Carolina. I went prepared to take photos using a small reflector
> > telescope with a projection screen but as soon as totality hit I was so
> > overcome with awe that I just stood there staring at it. There were
> > thousands of people there but during totality you could have heard a pin
> > drop in the grass. The birds and animals also stayed perfectly quiet.
> > The sky suddenly goes black above, the stars come out, the sun's corona
> > becomes a glowing blue/red halo much larger than the sun and there's a
> > sunset/sunrise going on for 360 degrees around you. If you were from a
> > primitive culture you'd be terrified. Let's hope for good weather. It
> > is truly the most awesome thing I've ever seen in my life.
> >
> > Chuck Norcutt
> >
> >
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