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Post by BellevueBuckeye on Jan 19, 2017 9:32:34 GMT -5
On August 21st there is going to be a solar eclipse visible in the US. Only a narrow strip of the U.S. stretching from Oregon southeast across the middle of the country to South Carolina will be able to see the total eclipse. The rest of the country will see a partial eclipse. For people in Ohio, the closest place to go to view the total eclipse is the middle part of Tennessee. www.eclipse2017.org/2017/path_through_the_US.htm |
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Post by Buckeye2b on Jan 22, 2017 3:04:01 GMT -5
I'm going. Told my wife it's time to check it out. I was here in Michigan during the annular eclipse in may of 1994, but a total eclipse should be just that much more intense to see, without so much outer ring of the sun showing.
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Post by Buckeye2b on Jan 24, 2017 7:23:23 GMT -5
I was looking into the future... There will be another total eclipse on April 8, 2024 where the path of totality crosses almost directly over Sycamore, Ohio, just north of Upper Sandusky and directly through the south side of Norwalk... How cool is that? Pull up the link and you can zoom in on the area to check it out... Most of the cities in our coverage area will be significantly affected. Zoom in on the map and explore... eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2024Apr08Tgoogle.htmlVery close and very cool... |
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Post by BellevueBuckeye on Aug 20, 2017 11:53:44 GMT -5
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Post by DrTorch on Aug 21, 2017 13:15:33 GMT -5
^^ HA! ^^
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Post by Buckeye2b on Aug 21, 2017 13:26:41 GMT -5
See you in Upper in 7 years for the next one...
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Post by Buckeye2b on Aug 21, 2017 13:33:53 GMT -5
What the hell is wrong with the morons who think animals are going to be looking up and letting 2.5 minutes of 100% total obscured sun change their lives forever? Its an eclipse, and a pretty cool space event, but there are so many fools making it more than it is with their stupidity. A local radio station has two roosters borrowed from a local farm.... One inside and one out, to prove they will or won't crow in the darkness?? On the Washington Post website, they are working with fainting goats to see if the darkness makes them faint. Good God, the stupidity runs rampant.
I'm not sure if it's better to kill the educated idiots or myself for having to listen to them.
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Post by tigeralum01 on Aug 21, 2017 13:40:19 GMT -5
We went out with glasses and looked. Neat to see but not as cool as I thought it may be
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Post by clb6110 on Aug 21, 2017 13:56:32 GMT -5
to think I wasted $5 on a pair of those dumb glasses
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Post by Buckeye2b on Aug 21, 2017 15:39:12 GMT -5
Not a waste... there's another one in our neighborhood in 7 years. It doesn't come with fireworks, but it's a major celestial event on this planet.
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Post by sportsjock on Aug 21, 2017 16:51:40 GMT -5
Came walking out of Perrysburg Costco and saw a group of about 25 peoples huddled together and thought they were waiting for a bus or something.
Quickly remembered the eclipse and noticed they were holding the 3-D looking glasses.
In a few minutes the time had arrived and the store manager handed me a pair.
Without the glasses, it looked like a super brilliant sun. Slipped on the solar glasses and wow!
I would approximate it at 7/8 of a total eclipse....more than I would have ever guessed.
What's most amazing, the jet black, black of the shadow and the intense brightness of the remaining sliver of light on the edge.
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Post by sportsjock on Aug 21, 2017 17:43:52 GMT -5
I'm not a mathematician or scientist, but I have a question.
I've been hearing varying estimates of the velocity of the lunar orbit from 1,800 mph to 2,200 mph.
The circumference of the earth is about 24,859 miles at the equator.
If we accept 2,000 mph as the correct velocity of lunar orbit X 24hrs = 48,000 miles.
would that be a fairly accurate estimate of the track of the lunar orbit in miles?
My guess the 2,000 mile estimate is only as it pertains to landfall movement on our planet, not actual velocity on it's actual orbital track.
As a result, the moon must be traveling at a far great velocity than the 2,000 earthly estimate, (48,000 radius?)
The earth's circumference probably has no baring or factor on any calculations, other than distance from centerline, that we arrive at our 2,000 mph calculation.
Those of you far smarter than me, put your two cents in on this.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 17:52:25 GMT -5
The moon orbits the Earth once every 28 days or so, not once a day.
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Post by sportsjock on Aug 21, 2017 17:54:06 GMT -5
The moon orbits the Earth once every 28 days or so, not once a day. Duh......I was staring at the sun too long....lol You are right and I feel foolish for not remembering that basic fact. I'm still interested in the orbital calculations. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 17:54:55 GMT -5
The moon is about 240,000 miles from the center of the Earth.
It's orbit is roughly 240,000 * 2 * pi = 1.5x10^6 miles
There are 672 hours in 28 days -> 1.5*10^6/672 = 2200MPH
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 17:55:50 GMT -5
The moon orbits the Earth once every 28 days or so, not once a day. Duh......I was staring at the sun too long....lol lol, it was very cloudy here  didn't even get to see it. |
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Post by sportsjock on Aug 21, 2017 17:58:30 GMT -5
The moon is about 240,000 miles from the center of the Earth. It's orbit is roughly 240,000 * 2 * pi = 1.5x10^6 miles There are 672 hours in 28 days -> 1.5*10^6/672 = 2200MPH That's exactly what I was getting at and hoping for. Thanks for the formula and answer. |
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Post by deathfromabove on Aug 24, 2017 13:37:48 GMT -5
 I was never good at algebra since 7th. grade when they switch to that new math and since that day I been total darkness. 
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didn't even get to see it.
I was never good at algebra since 7th. grade when they switch to that new math and since that day I been total darkness. 