As long as the weather cooperates, I’ll be pulling my kids out of school next Monday to drive east into the path of totality during the solar eclipse.
Do you have #eclipse plans?
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Only three humans have ever witnessed an eclipse of the Sun by the *Earth*. It happened while the Apollo 12 crew was returning home from the Moon, on November 21, 1969.
Fortunately, the astronauts filmed the moment so you can share in the experience.
https://archive.org/details/Apollo1216mmOnboardFilm [at the 4:50 mark] #space #science #nasa #eclipse
"approved" and safe Eclipse filters are starting to get harder to get delivered by the eclipse date (esp if you want to do some testing ahead of time). Lots of glasses styles still available though I assume they will start to get harder to get delivered soonish #eclipse #solareclipse #filters #astrophotography
In the 2019 solar #eclipse in Chile there was this couple next to me. Right when totality started, the woman turned around, facing away from the Sun, and asked her husband to take a pic of her with the eclipsed Sun behind her.
The guy was visibly confused, his face clearly saying "wtf are you doing, you're gonna miss it." He struggled to get a pic, as the Sun/Moon are much smaller on the sky than what most people think.
Totality is brief, enjoy it! Forget about pics if you're not experienced.
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Tips for enjoying the #eclipse when you don't have eclipse glasses:
- make a pinhole projector so you can face away from the sun and project the eclipse onto light colored paper
Instructions here: https://science.nasa.gov/resource/how-to-make-a-box-pinhole-projector-video/
- trees will naturally project the eclipse in their shadows in the gaps between the leaves
- you can watch a live stream here:
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/how-to-watch-upcoming-total-solar-eclipse-with-nasa-from-anywhere/
Stay safe, don't look at the sun with your naked eyes.
The astronauts aboard the ISS were amazed by the April 8 solar eclipse, just like the rest of us, and went crazy snapping photos from orbit.
They got some amazing views of the Moon's shadow sweeping across southern Canada & Maine, seen from 420 km (261 miles) above: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/with/53645140833 #space #eclipse #space #astronomy
For folk that are not in the path of Totality (or under cloud cover, or are stuck inside, or...), friendly reminder that NASA is doing a live view party:
https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/live/
Last time, the stream was really good, and I expect it'll be better this time around.
(Plus, you won't burn your retinas out.)
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As a Java developer, I could have told you that staring at #Eclipse for too long makes your eyes hurt.
Há tantos anos, ainda que não seja exatamente notório por estabilidade, #Eclipse ainda é o canivete suíço dos desenvolvedores na plataforma #Java que não queiram comprometer sua liberdade. 
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