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Posted: 8/20/2017 11:46:59 PM EDT

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Why go thru all that trouble, just watch on real-time streamed on the internet. In my 'berg, they are having a eclipse watching party at the local library staffed by amateur astronomers.

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ARFCOM = get both?

I can watch the high quality videos for years after the fact.

Making a simple method for the wife and daughter to SAFELY watch the event in real time is...better...no matter the flaws.

I wish I could watch it with my own flawed meat-lenses...but alas I will be sitting at my desk, doing my job.

Posted: 8/21/2017 10:59:28 AM EDT

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Last bump, get to it!

Posted: 8/21/2017 11:01:53 AM EDT

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Last bump, get to it!

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I'm there:

Let's hope the clouds hold off....

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Posted: 8/21/2017 11:03:13 AM EDT

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So the previous comment about it burning up the spotting scope is bogus?

Posted: 8/21/2017 11:03:17 AM EDT

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I'm there:

Let's hope the clouds hold off....

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Noice!

Yeah, I'm pretty happy to see it sunny outside.

Posted: 8/21/2017 11:25:45 AM EDT

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So the previous comment about it burning up the spotting scope is bogus?

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No, I think that is very likely. That's why I reduced the aperture on my setup.

Posted: 8/21/2017 11:39:37 AM EDT

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I wonder if this would work with a rifle scope?

.....one that I'm not worried about smoking that is.

Posted: 8/21/2017 11:40:23 AM EDT

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I wonder if this would work with a rifle scope?

.....one that I'm not worried about smoking that is.

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Well, you'll give new meaning to "Shoot the Moon".

Posted: 8/21/2017 11:44:21 AM EDT

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No, I think that is very likely. That's why I reduced the aperture on my setup.

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Trying to build up the courage to try this.

Brunton may not fix it if I smoke this thing

Posted: 8/21/2017 11:50:12 AM EDT

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Trying to build up the courage to try this.

Brunton may not fix it if I smoke this thing

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No, I think that is very likely. That's why I reduced the aperture on my setup.

Trying to build up the courage to try this.

Brunton may not fix it if I smoke this thing

You won't smoke your scope.
It's just light passing through a couple of magnifying lenses.
Hell, I have set up my telescopes to view the Sun.....
Just don't put a camera or any type of sensor on the eyepiece.
https://petapixel.com/2017/08/19/shooting-sun-without-filter-can-melt-dslr/

Posted: 8/21/2017 11:53:28 AM EDT

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When I was a kid, we used this set up. Worked well enough.

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Posted: 8/21/2017 11:58:09 AM EDT

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Crap!!!

It's Arizona - all friggen year long the Sun burns down relentlessly, today it decides to cloud over...

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Posted: 8/21/2017 12:03:43 PM EDT

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We are approaching solar minimum so there are few ( the amateur radio bands have been shit) and I could care less about craters.

Posted: 8/21/2017 12:07:37 PM EDT

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Well, you'll give new meaning to "Shoot the Moon".

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lol.

Update: It works with my old Nikon buckmaster that has been gathering dust in the parts box.

Posted: 8/21/2017 12:16:05 PM EDT

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Cloudy all day here. I was going to run home at lunch and grab my spotting scope, debating now if it's worth it.

Posted: 8/21/2017 12:37:33 PM EDT

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Posted: 8/21/2017 12:38:18 PM EDT

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Crap!!!

It's Arizona - all friggen year long the Sun burns down relentlessly, today it decides to cloud over...

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If you're near Gilbert, come on over!

Eta nevermind now we're getting some clouds too.

Posted: 8/21/2017 1:09:55 PM EDT

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Okay arf homebrewing eclipse spotters, keep the pics coming! Showing them to my daughters!

Posted: 8/21/2017 2:05:41 PM EDT

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Okay arf homebrewing eclipse spotters, keep the pics coming! Showing them to my daughters!

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That's all she wrote!

Posted: 8/21/2017 2:26:12 PM EDT

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Good thread. My setup:

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Posted: 8/21/2017 2:27:23 PM EDT

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Tampa Bay, Florida. Spotting Scope on 60x isn't bright but it's big.

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Posted: 8/21/2017 2:31:22 PM EDT

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Just take a picture.

This is what it looked like from the fort worth area.

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Posted: 8/21/2017 2:31:44 PM EDT

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Here's my setup, cheap spotting scope and a check stub

Best pic i got

Posted: 8/21/2017 2:39:12 PM EDT

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It cleared up enough for me to see most of it.

Taken 2 minutes after peak coverage here.

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Posted: 8/21/2017 2:40:39 PM EDT

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Just take a picture.

This is what it looked like from the fort worth area.

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looks like that here now. The insects are beeping like it's dusk, they are confused.

Posted: 8/21/2017 3:11:31 PM EDT

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It cleared up enough for me to see most of it.

Taken 2 minutes after peak coverage here.

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Glad it cleared up, I was stressing as well.

Posted: 8/21/2017 3:27:58 PM EDT

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This was pretty cool.

Posted: 8/21/2017 3:36:24 PM EDT

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It cleared up enough for me to see most of it.

Taken 2 minutes after peak coverage here.

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Glad it cleared up for ya!

Posted: 8/21/2017 3:40:10 PM EDT

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This was pretty cool.

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Great shots.

The little crescents were cool.

Posted: 8/21/2017 3:43:19 PM EDT

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Awesome thread, thanks

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Posted: 8/21/2017 3:45:34 PM EDT

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Full aperture solar filters are available for telescopes of all sizes. For small scopes they are very affordable.

Posted: 8/21/2017 3:49:41 PM EDT

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Don't laugh at the setup..7x binos... it worked

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phone through glasses

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Posted: 8/21/2017 4:50:08 PM EDT

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Handheld 8x binoculars

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