April 8th Eclipse

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Forecast for Central Texas is cloud cover for the first 2/3 of the day on Monday April 8th. We're virtually dead center in totality and have to admit I was looking forward to it as we don't have to go anywhere to see it - except outside.

The irony is that we have so few cloudy days here, regardless of the season, that it "just figures." Maybe we'll catch a break at the right time - I hope so.

Bryan

So clouds mean no eclipse? I would think it would at least go dark on you.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Everyone have their Made in Wuhan glasses?

the invasion will start after everyone goes blind. Sneaky little savages they are.

 

[SMSgt]

But, will Taylor Swift be there?

If it's dark and Taylor Swift is there, will anybody see her?

 

[NYlakesider]

Originally Posted by oldbrownhat View Post
Know a welder with a spare helmet?

NOT a good idea.

After over 40 years of welding, with a arc only inches from my eyes, it appears I have been doing things wrong. -

Mr Sear would you mind sharing your thoughts.-

 

[Jebus35745]

Early morning rain in the Cleveland Ohio area is long gone and the sun is shining and waiting to be blocked by the moon. Bring it on, we are ready. Maybe some thin high Cirus clouds later, Larry

 

[DWalt]

With a little more than there hours remaining to totality, the satellite view shows that south and east Texas are cloudy and the cover does not appear to be moving off. Probably no clear skies for us to view the eclipse. But Dallas looks clear.

 

[Muss Muggins]

Originally Posted by oldbrownhat View Post
Know a welder with a spare helmet?



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After over 40 years of welding, with a arc only inches from my eyes, it appears I have been doing things wrong. -

Mr Sear would you mind sharing your thoughts.-

Most welding goggles are not safe for watching the solar eclipse | king5.com

In short:

The shade number on welding goggles usually ranges from 4 to 14, with higher numbers indicating darker lenses, Phillips Safety Products says.

NASA says the only welding goggles that are safe for direct viewing of the sun are those of shade 12 or higher. But this is higher than the shade that’s typically used for most types of welding.

 

[oldbrownhat]

In short:
The shade number on welding goggles usually ranges from 4 to 14, with higher numbers indicating darker lenses, Phillips Safety Products says.

NASA says the only welding goggles that are safe for direct viewing of the sun are those of shade 12 or higher. But this is higher than the shade that’s typically used for most types of welding.

"This one goes up to 11" Oh, wait...

Being far from The Blessed Event, I won't be putting either of my auto-darkening helmets to the test, but I think mine may only go to 10. I'm just a "weekend welder" but at my age I notice that my eyes are not as sensitive as they once were, and I find I need more light generally, especially for detail work, including welding.

 

[NYlakesider]

Most welding goggles are not safe for watching the solar eclipse | king5.com

In short:

Thanks Muss. We/I normally wore 11s or 12 lenses in my helmet with a 2X cheater.. I never liked to weld with googles! All was approved by my eye Docs.

The Doc did say that welders can develop cataracts more and faster than the general population. (Yes I did have Cats, removed about 10 years ago)

Just to reiterate assuming the sky is clear enough I will be using my welding helmet to watch the light in the sky!

Be well, Dave

 

[Kevin J.]

Wait a minute. There is an eclipse today????

 

[robvious]

well... I am ready.... no where near total eclipse... but I have been watching these since Jr High.. I built a viewing box and got school dismissed... talked teacher into it and then the whole school emptied... 1978?

 

[LVSteve]

We are only going to get 50% coverage today, but I'm still going to take pictures.

 

[LVSteve]

well... I am ready.... no where near total eclipse... but I have been watching these since Jr High.. I built a viewing box and got school dismissed... talked teacher into it and then the whole school emptied... 1978?

It's satisfying getting the rest to go your way, isn't it. A few years back I stopped all work in the facility I was in when I said in the front office, "Nearly time for the recorder at home to start taping the America's Cup final race. It's the decider with New Zealand." The front office lady and the facility boss looked at each other and said, That sounds interesting, turn on the lobby TV." Pretty soon everyone was in the front office and asking me about those fancy flying yachts, and as a bonus, the US won.

 

[GypsmJim]

That's sad.

Why sad?

What's the big deal anyway? The world is at war, the USA is in total conflict, front page news only talks about yesterday's football game and Taylor Swift's latest excursion.

There are a lot of things we need to worry about, some of which we might even have control over. Like how we will keep the lights on in our house when everybody is forced to buy an EV. If Taylor were parachuting down with a known wardrobe malfunction I would't bother watching her either.

 

[DWalt]

30 minutes to go, nothing here but overcast sky. Will watch on TV.

 

[GaryS]

Here in Williamson it's been hit or miss. Right now it's mostly cloudy, but we've had times when the sun broke through. Getting close to our brief totality, but I'm expecting a phone call I'll probably miss it.

30 minutes to go, nothing here but overcast sky. Will watch on TV.

 

[Rustyt1953]

JR is getting antsy.

 

[LVSteve]

The US TV media have not surprised me. More views of the various journos and spectators than the actual eclipse. The Mexican channel are doing better. At least when they show a talking head they are in the small part of the split screen, with the big part showing the eclipse.

 

[tlawler]

I’m in Pasadena, TX on the southwest side of Houston and snapped this one during a little break in the clouds.





And the location it was taken from.

 

[arjay]

Walking into sprouts at the peak of it and a woman loaned me her eclipse glasses-pretty cool [emoji41]