Comments on: The Great Sun and Moon Spectacle/2025/01/04/the-great-sun-and-moon-spectacle/The goal of this blog is to create a long list of facts that are important, not trivia, and that are known to be true yet are either disputed by large segments of the public or highly surprising or misunderstood by many.Sun, 02 Feb 2025 07:13:48 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: thomasstigwikman/2025/01/04/the-great-sun-and-moon-spectacle/comment-page-1/#comment-2165Thu, 16 Jan 2025 03:24:36 +0000/?p=1614#comment-2165In reply to D. Wallace Peach.

That sounds like a lot of fun

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]]>By: D. Wallace Peach/2025/01/04/the-great-sun-and-moon-spectacle/comment-page-1/#comment-2163Thu, 16 Jan 2025 02:58:08 +0000/?p=1614#comment-2163In reply to thomasstigwikman.

Yes, they’re retired and take telescopes, cameras, and all the accessories with them.

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]]>By: thomasstigwikman/2025/01/04/the-great-sun-and-moon-spectacle/comment-page-1/#comment-2162Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:08:44 +0000/?p=1614#comment-2162In reply to D. Wallace Peach.

Wow. I can understand the addiction, but that is a bit extreme. I assume they have good cameras.

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]]>By: D. Wallace Peach/2025/01/04/the-great-sun-and-moon-spectacle/comment-page-1/#comment-2161Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:59:35 +0000/?p=1614#comment-2161In reply to thomasstigwikman.

I would have driven farther. One of my friends and her husband take vacations around the world to watch the eclipse and take photos. They’re addicted!

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]]>By: thomasstigwikman/2025/01/04/the-great-sun-and-moon-spectacle/comment-page-1/#comment-2159Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:20:58 +0000/?p=1614#comment-2159In reply to D. Wallace Peach.

It is great that you got to see one in Oregon but I am sorry you had to drive two hours. We were very lucky to have it right here in Dallas. I’ve read that more than 100,000 people travelled to Dallas for the event and the hotels were full, but we had a backyard party.

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]]>By: D. Wallace Peach/2025/01/04/the-great-sun-and-moon-spectacle/comment-page-1/#comment-2158Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:02:59 +0000/?p=1614#comment-2158Four minutes is wonderful! I saw a full eclipse in Oregon a few years ago (or more) and it was only for about 40 seconds. We had to drive a couple of hours south to get a good view and I had to be careful not to fiddle with my camera the whole time because it went by so fast. What an interesting experience. I was impressed that you made a party out of the event and got to stay in your own back yard!

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]]>By: thomasstigwikman/2025/01/04/the-great-sun-and-moon-spectacle/comment-page-1/#comment-2152Tue, 14 Jan 2025 23:04:41 +0000/?p=1614#comment-2152In reply to Debbie D..

Thank you so much Debbie. It is great that you so it too. Too bad that the photos did not turn out as well but it was probably a great experience in either case.

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]]>By: Debbie D./2025/01/04/the-great-sun-and-moon-spectacle/comment-page-1/#comment-2151Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:51:06 +0000/?p=1614#comment-2151We were lucky and able to view the total eclipse in our area, but it was a bit cloudy and my photos didn’t turn out so well. Thanks for sharing these much better ones! It certainly was a momentous event. Rollo looks so cute with his little red cape. 🙂

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]]>By: Sara Flower/2025/01/04/the-great-sun-and-moon-spectacle/comment-page-1/#comment-2150Mon, 13 Jan 2025 05:30:58 +0000/?p=1614#comment-2150In reply to thomasstigwikman.

Very cool.

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]]>By: thomasstigwikman/2025/01/04/the-great-sun-and-moon-spectacle/comment-page-1/#comment-2147Mon, 13 Jan 2025 05:03:43 +0000/?p=1614#comment-2147In reply to Sara Flower.

Thank you, Sara. The problem with the cell phone images is that they make the moon/sun look small and the corona really big. In reality the black circle was as big as the full moon, which it actually was, and the corona was maybe another moon diameter, maybe two, and it is also less bright than in the cell phone pictures. But the amazing thing is that you cannot see the corona without a total solar eclipse. You can’t look at the sun with the naked eye because it is too bright, and you won’t see the corona, and if you put on solar eclipse glasses the corona disappears. But with the total solar eclipse you can see the corona with the naked eye.

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