#Eclipse2017 happens Monday -- Aug. 21, 2017! Learn how to safely view, plus where and when to look at https://t.co/K29zBFAvh4 pic.twitter.com/RB4JK6NxWc
— NASA (@NASA) August 19, 2017
Coast-to-coast on Aug 21, NASA will cover the total solar eclipse from the ground, air, space and more: https://t.co/A1LdWj6r3u #Eclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/XyDjoAHL1B
— NASA (@NASA) August 20, 2017
It's never safe to look directly at the Sun – even if the Sun is partly obscured. Make the most of #Eclipse2017: https://t.co/epj1y595Y8 pic.twitter.com/u5QqD9OWXN
— NASA (@NASA) August 20, 2017
"Never safe to look directly at the Sun"? Did you ever watch the sun rise or set? I've done that many times.
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Depending on your location in Wisconsin, the eclipse will start shortly before noon with the peak viewing time a few minutes after 1 p.m. In Milwaukee, the eclipse starts at 11:53 a.m., peaks at 1:18 p.m. when 83% of the sun is covered, and ends at 2:40 p.m.Since Wisconsin isn't in the path of totality, and a good deal of cloud cover is expected for the southeastern part of the state, the "Great American Eclipse" will not be so great here.
Since Wisconsin isn't in the path of totality, the difference will be literally like night and day. If you're indoors it might look overcast. But outdoors shadows will look a bit weird. Everywhere the sun casts a shadow or glows through holes, it produces a tiny image of itself. When the sun starts to look like a crescent as the moon slides across during the eclipse, it will distort shadows and look strange. Even the sun shining through leaves will cast unfamiliar crescent images.
Oh, well.
No comments:
Post a Comment