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Re: Eclipse
[Re: dustinbh]
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08/02/2017 09:27 AM
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Global Type: Total Solar Eclipse Philipsburg: Partial Solar Eclipse
Begins: Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 2:18 pm Maximum: Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 3:38 pm Ends: Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 4:49 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 31 minutes Magnitude: 0.87
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Re: Eclipse
[Re: smalbany]
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08/03/2017 02:29 PM
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smalbany said: Remember: It is never safe to look directly at the Sun without wearing proper safety glasses. Especially during an eclipse !!
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Re: Eclipse
[Re: dustinbh]
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08/03/2017 09:53 PM
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Well, according to the "NEWS people" it concentrates the "beam" and will burn a hole in your retina. I'll take their word for it. They said even using welding goggles isn't safe, but I find that hard to believe. The glass on welding goggles is pretty dark, and staring into the welding sparks (whatever they call them) seem like they would cause more damage than exposure to a few minutes of eclipse..
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Re: Eclipse
[Re: boucharda]
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08/04/2017 09:19 AM
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boucharda said: I would think the "beam" is anything but concentrated .
It's just that, on a normal day, most people wouldn't sit in the backyard and just stare directly at the sun..I say most...but they would stare at an obliterated or partially obliterated sun thinking it was safe whwn it's not. I agree boucharda. I think most of the "news" people are full of it. It is amazing some of the things they say, and when they say it they even sounds silly to them, but since it is live TV, they just roll on with it.
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