Yes, I was so glad the sky cleared of clouds in time for the eclipse… marvellous viewing here in Philadelphia.
Richard Cuff wrote: <<...alas, I don't think there any significant ionospheric effects, however.>> I agree with Dan. The earth's shadow is always there, though the moon doesn't frequently move into it. Don't see how this would effect the ionosphere at all. Sheldon Harvey wrote: <<I've posted the photos on my Flickr page. Please feel free to have a look at them. You can see our bird photos there as well. The link is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sheldonharvey>> Thanks for the photos. I tried to do the same with my ordinary digital camera sans tripod and telescope, but of course I failed and the flash wouldn't reach 240,000 miles. The star to the right of the moon, FWIW, is Regulus. Mike Wolfson wrote: <<Actually, it wasn't a "total". It was what's called an "annular". An annular happens when the distances and angles don't match up precisely and a ring of the uneclipsed moon peaks around the edges of earth's shadow.>> Thanks for clarifying this. I was wondering, since I was observing at the point of "totality", and still saw the white crescent of the uneclipsed part of the moon. The astronomy sites I looked at all billed this as a "total eclipse". Maybe it was total in other parts of the US. Saul Broudy ************** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)
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