http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-eclipse-science-20170512-htmlstory.html
From the article:
In a partial eclipse - The sun is so bright that even when 99% of it is covered by the moon, the remaining 1% is still bright enough to make the sky blue, said Jay Pasachoff, an astronomer at Williams College in Massachusetts who has seen 33 total eclipses and 32 partial eclipses.
During a total solar eclipse, the moon completely obscures the face of the sun, causing the daytime sky to darken by a factor of 1 million.
Thanks Cool! Think I actually read a little about it. Is this thing safe to look at? I am assuming not.........Peace........joe
The only safe way to look directly at the uneclipsed or partially eclipsed Sun is through special-purpose solar filters, such as “eclipse glasses” or hand-held solar viewers.
Homemade filters or ordinary sunglasses, even very dark ones, are not safe for looking at the Sun. To date four manufacturers have certified that their eclipse glasses and handheld solar viewers meet the ISO 12312-2 international standard for such products: Rainbow Symphony, American Paper Optics, Thousand Oaks Optical, and TSE 17.
https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/safety
i may drive the 2.5 hours to go sit in the path, sounds fun.
Bumping up, 2 months or so ...
