P3D Re: Photographing the Eclipse

["Richard M. Koolish" <koolish@xxxxxxx>]

Thom Gillam writes:

> Our esteemed Mr. Starosta writes:

> > it may be more interesting to watch a total eclipse near the edge
> > of the path of totality.  Totality may not last quite as long, but various
> > "edge effects" make for a more interesting observing experience.
> >

> Apparantly, Boris, you've never stood in the moon's shadow (or stood in same so
> many times as to be jaded regarding the magic of totality)!  Until you've
> actually witnessed it, no one can adequately describe the experience, except to
> say that you have to experience it for yourself.  The edge effects are a
> wonderful part of it, but there is *totatity*, and then there is everything
> else.


    Absolutely true!  A total solar eclipse is one of the most spectacular
    natural phonomena you will ever see.  99% isn't even close since the
    suns surface is 100,000 times brighter than the corona, and just a tiny
    bit of surface light wipes out the delicate corona.  That's why I'm
    leaving for Europe this Friday to watch solar eclipse number 10.
    This one is pretty short, at 2:20, but I've seen the 1973 and 1991
    eclipses that were both over 6 minutes of totality.


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