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IF YOU ARE AWAKE RIGHT NOW (0430-ish Eastern), Watch the ECLIPSE!!! (Original Post) MADem Mar 2015 OP
It's got a very "Turkish crescent" look to it right about now! nt MADem Mar 2015 #1
Total eclipse, right now!! Wowza! nt MADem Mar 2015 #2
Thanks for posting! BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #3
I've always loved these things! nt MADem Mar 2015 #5
This is the first time since 1681 marym625 Mar 2015 #14
Yeah, it was a pretty big deal! nt MADem Mar 2015 #53
Very eerie light here in Switzerland trusty elf Mar 2015 #4
Lucky you to be on the proper side of the world to see it! nt MADem Mar 2015 #7
Hello from USA! lovemydog Mar 2015 #24
Hello back atcha! trusty elf Mar 2015 #54
hi Switzerland! marym625 Mar 2015 #26
hi! trusty elf Mar 2015 #55
Looks like a huge banana. lovemydog Mar 2015 #6
If you have access to BBC news they are also showing vantage views MADem Mar 2015 #8
Here's the link to the BBC news views lovemydog Mar 2015 #9
+1! Wish I could see it, but I'm on the other side of the world now, doggone it! nt MADem Mar 2015 #10
Beautiful, thanks! bvf Mar 2015 #13
From the European Space Agency's Proba satellite: lovemydog Mar 2015 #16
Beautiful! nt MADem Mar 2015 #51
I've been watching marym625 Mar 2015 #11
& here's their live feed: lovemydog Mar 2015 #15
Did I have it wrong? marym625 Mar 2015 #17
Cool! lovemydog Mar 2015 #20
omg! marym625 Mar 2015 #21
Yeah. Friggin' amazing. lovemydog Mar 2015 #22
That site is showing the absolutely amazing shots marym625 Mar 2015 #25
I love those two guys in your link, the astronomer lovemydog Mar 2015 #28
The scientist guy has been so excited marym625 Mar 2015 #30
Yeah, got both tabs open. lovemydog Mar 2015 #32
Svalbard total eclipse marym625 Mar 2015 #35
Unreal lovemydog Mar 2015 #36
I'm sure that the best pictures from Slooh will be on the site later marym625 Mar 2015 #38
They have a scientist on now marym625 Mar 2015 #12
Yeah, no words! lovemydog Mar 2015 #19
Quick Madem! marym625 Mar 2015 #18
screen capture marym625 Mar 2015 #23
It may look like the moon, but it's the sun lovemydog Mar 2015 #27
Cool! marym625 Mar 2015 #29
Yeah, it looks like Pacman! lovemydog Mar 2015 #31
Love that site marym625 Mar 2015 #33
We should do live broadcasts of our lives & talk like that. lovemydog Mar 2015 #34
Lol! marym625 Mar 2015 #37
Haha, same here. lovemydog Mar 2015 #41
Very marym625 Mar 2015 #42
Did you hear that? marym625 Mar 2015 #44
Image from Svalbard, Norway lovemydog Mar 2015 #39
Neat! nt MADem Mar 2015 #50
It's gone completely dark here in WA state, has been for a number of hours. Spooky. n/t jtuck004 Mar 2015 #40
DON'T GO IN THE BASEMENT! lovemydog Mar 2015 #43
lol n/t jtuck004 Mar 2015 #45
Oh no! marym625 Mar 2015 #46
I peeked out while ago, saw the light again, so I guess they have started moving. jtuck004 Mar 2015 #48
Haha! marym625 Mar 2015 #56
Heh--you were on the wrong side of the earth for the show....! nt MADem Mar 2015 #49
Thank you for the post! marym625 Mar 2015 #47
I like fun and interesting stuff--we used to do a lot of this here way back in the day! MADem Mar 2015 #52
ah, back in the day! marym625 Mar 2015 #57

marym625

(17,997 posts)
14. This is the first time since 1681
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 06:38 AM
Mar 2015

Here's a post that talks about how lucky we are to have a supermoon, spring solstice and total solar eclipse at the same time

http://www.democraticunderground.com/122837061

MADem

(135,425 posts)
8. If you have access to BBC news they are also showing vantage views
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 06:13 AM
Mar 2015

from a number of cameras, to include one in a plane "following along," as it were!

So cool to see the "diamond ring" over and over again as they go to different cameras on the Beeb!

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
9. Here's the link to the BBC news views
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 06:20 AM
Mar 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-31906556

Funny, I was just listening to BBC radio news and they were talking about it. That's what got me up to check it out!



It's being called 'the first great astronomical event of the century.'
 

bvf

(6,604 posts)
13. Beautiful, thanks!
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 06:35 AM
Mar 2015

The video in the OP link didn't work for me, but this one did. Wish I lived where I could have seen it for real, but this was a real treat.

marym625

(17,997 posts)
11. I've been watching
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 06:31 AM
Mar 2015

At http://solareclipse2015.org.uk for well over an hour. Unbelievable images. From Faroe Islands, Svalbard (hope that is right) and I am so glad I couldn't sleep.

The images are like nothing I have ever watched.

marym625

(17,997 posts)
17. Did I have it wrong?
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 06:43 AM
Mar 2015

Here's another feed from the Faroe Islands that is just a regular webcam so you can see what it looks like at the street

http://solareclipse.fo/information/live-stream-20th-march-2015/

marym625

(17,997 posts)
25. That site is showing the absolutely amazing shots
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 07:00 AM
Mar 2015

The one you fixed for me. Blown away!

So glad you're up watching with me!

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
28. I love those two guys in your link, the astronomer
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 07:04 AM
Mar 2015

& producer. They were so enthusiastic & informative.

marym625

(17,997 posts)
30. The scientist guy has been so excited
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 07:07 AM
Mar 2015

And amazed.

Were you watching them the whole time? Did you see when they removed the filter during the total eclipse? Those images will be everywhere later today

marym625

(17,997 posts)
35. Svalbard total eclipse
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 07:15 AM
Mar 2015

Just about a half hour ago but not the most wonderful picture

They just showed total again. Hope you saw it


marym625

(17,997 posts)
38. I'm sure that the best pictures from Slooh will be on the site later
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 07:19 AM
Mar 2015

I can't wait to see them.


Thanks for watching with me. Was just wonderful. Absolutely wonderful

marym625

(17,997 posts)
12. They have a scientist on now
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 06:33 AM
Mar 2015

That is an eclipse chaser that said the images from Svalbard are record setting in the corona and diamond ring. They were absolutely, well, no words

marym625

(17,997 posts)
29. Cool!
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 07:05 AM
Mar 2015

I'm still watching the Slooh feed and there is only 8:00 minutes left. It's showing Svalbard and it's amazing

marym625

(17,997 posts)
33. Love that site
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 07:11 AM
Mar 2015

I had a Facebook friend that is an astrologist at the Phoenix observatory. Wish I was on Facebook just to talk to him today

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
34. We should do live broadcasts of our lives & talk like that.
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 07:13 AM
Mar 2015

'Marym625 is going to the store! Will you look at that! She's getting out of her car! Oh what a beautiful day it is there. We're just so fortunate to be watching her day!'

marym625

(17,997 posts)
37. Lol!
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 07:18 AM
Mar 2015

My life would be boring.

We could do, "look at lovemydog! Opening a third tab to watch the Eclipse! That's something wonderful to see! "

I think I need some sleep.

marym625

(17,997 posts)
44. Did you hear that?
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 07:24 AM
Mar 2015

Telescopes you can control from your computer?

Too cool! I will get a link later and post.

Good night (morning)

 

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
48. I peeked out while ago, saw the light again, so I guess they have started moving.
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 10:37 AM
Mar 2015

But this happened during the eclipse. One might say coincidence, but I'm not so sure. I'll have to look again during the next one.





marym625

(17,997 posts)
47. Thank you for the post!
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 07:27 AM
Mar 2015

I wish I hadn't missed you. We watched some really cool stuff as it was happening.

Thanks again. Really enjoyed the links, pictures and conversation

MADem

(135,425 posts)
52. I like fun and interesting stuff--we used to do a lot of this here way back in the day!
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 12:00 PM
Mar 2015

Some of the threads would go on and on and on....!

marym625

(17,997 posts)
57. ah, back in the day!
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 07:45 AM
Mar 2015

Wish some things from back in the day were still true. But some of us still dig cool and interesting stuff!

Thanks again for the post!

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