[IL-Talk] Eclipse is anyone going to watch?

[Robert Hansen]

I think a lot of the bus tickets from Chicago to Indianapolis are generally
relatively cheap or affordable. I remember the 1994 eclipse. It didn't
really get too dim but I did notice it cooled off quite a bit. Like it was
in May I think. And it was probably like 80 something degrees and then when
the eclipse happened it did get cooler. It felt weird with that cool air
and the sun was up and it was in middle of may. And then probably like
about 1:00 or 1:30 it got back up to 85° again. So that was pretty odd and
I've never experienced that before or since. And the eclipse that we had in
2017 it was cloudy up here that day.

Robert Hansen
hansen.robert70 at gmail.com


On Wed, Mar 27, 2024, 9:53 PM Glenn III via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Only if your dog were staring at it more than he or she would normally look
> at the sun.
> The risk is that while much darker than normal, there's still light from
> the sun's corona that extends further out and isn't obstructed by the moon
> (also, I think the ultraviolet corona extends further than the visible
> corona so even more uv light isn't blocked. It's certainly not more harmful
> than staring at the normal sun but it's people's altered behavior to stare
> up at an eclipse. Since we're all equally blind to UV light, sighted people
> might not realize it's still brighter than it seems.
>
> By the way, Patti, If I can get a cheap bus ticket, I might take a trip to
> Indianapolis for the eclipse. I've seen one before in Columbia, MO. It did
> indeed  get dark like twilight, animals either got quiet or came out like
> it was nighttime and it gets noticibly cooler for a few minutes.
> Unfortunately in Chicago, there may be no noticibly changes. The strength
> of the shadow of totality is concentrated in a small area of land and if
> you'reeven maybe a hundred miles from totality, there would be no dimming
> at all.
>
> -Glenn III
>
> On Tue, Mar 26, 2024, 7:24 AM Leslie Hamric via IL-Talk <
> il-talk at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
> > I just thought of this, but could it damage my guide dogs eyes too?
> > Leslie Hamric
> > Cello and Braille Music Teacher
> >
> > > On Mar 26, 2024, at 6:41 AM, Robert Hansen via IL-Talk <
> > il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > Be careful with that even though you may have total blindness or
> limited
> > > visual acuity or light perception that can damage your eyes. I probably
> > > won't be watching that thing. I'll be indoors in some classroom. But
> just
> > > be careful that stuff. That's what they say. I know it might be kind of
> > fun
> > > to look at but you know it's also very dangerous to expose your self
> > > because the sun reflects off of the moon or some thing like that. And
> > they
> > > say that it's not good to look at that directly.
> > >
> > > Robert Hansen
> > > hansen.robert70 at gmail.com
> > >
> > >
> > >> On Mon, Mar 25, 2024, 6:26 PM Leslie Hamric via IL-Talk <
> > il-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I'm watching from my own patio. Last time, I was outside on the patio
> > with
> > >> my dog and all of a sudden everything got quiet. The bugs stopped
> > buzzing
> > >> and the bird stopped singing and my dog just laid down. It sounded as
> > if it
> > >> was nighttime.
> > >> Leslie Hamric
> > >> Cello and Braille Music Teacher
> > >>
> > >>> On Mar 25, 2024, at 12:35 PM, pattischang--- via IL-Talk <
> > >> il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Pls let me know.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Patti Chang
> > >>>
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> > >>>
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> > >>>
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