Spyro 8,438 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 A partial solar eclipse will be viewable across much of North America on Thursday, but experts urged would-be sky watchers to use the proper gear to avoid damaging their eyes. The eclipse will be visible when the Moon passes in front of the Sun, obscuring just about half its bright light, in the late afternoon of October 23. New York and the rest of the US northeast will likely miss it because the Sun will be setting by the time the Moon moves into position. A tiny bite may be visible at sunset. But people in Los Angeles should see 45 percent of the Sun's diameter covered at 3:38 pm local time (2238 GMT). In Seattle, almost two-thirds of the Sun should be covered at 2200 GMT, and the eclipse will cover just over half the Sun for viewers in Denver and Chicago. Sauce: http://news.yahoo.com/partial-solar-eclipse-over-north-america-thursday-163054257.html Spyro the Dragon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagaloo911 12,959 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 What?? Omg I will be able to see it!! Only an hour from Denver yaaassss :scream: :pumpkoons: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I wanna see it!!!! :emo: Why do these kinds of things hate New York State!?!?!? :emo: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyro 8,438 Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 I wanna see it!!!! :emo: Why do these kinds of things hate New York State!?!?!? :emo: Asia won't be able to see it! Spyro the Dragon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nein 508 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Remember to catch it, guys Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,149 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Just a suggestipn. Don't see it with naked eyes, y'all. Solar Eclipse could make you blind. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theMonster5 74 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I need to borrow a welder's mask, anyone? lol Rather look up, people are advised to use special solar filters made of black polymer, not regular sunglasses. "The Sun is so bright that even through ordinary sunglasses you can damage your eyes if you stare at it," said Jay Pasachoff, a professor at Williams College in Massachusetts and chair of the International Astronomical Union's Working Group on Eclipses. Another other option for looking directly at the Sun is to do so through a welder's glass, number 12, 13, or 14. To safely see the eclipse indirectly, punch a hole a quarter of an inch (half centimeter) into a piece of cardboard. With the Sun at your back, use that hole to project its image on the ground or on a wall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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