Partial Solar Eclipse, 4th Jan 2011

Woo mentioned this one a while back, just thought i'd bring it up nearer the time.

DONT LOOK DIRECTLY AT IT, IT COULD DAMAGE YOUR EYES PERMANENTLY.

http://uk.health.lifestyle.yahoo.net/solar-eclipse-safety-advice.htm

If you want a better image use a magnifying glass to project it onto a sheet of white card. DO NOT LOOK AT IT THRU THE MAGNIFYING GLASS.

I've used this method to look at sunspots. Don't let the image of the sun focus into a single small point or you will set fire to the card.

 

I've used a pair of binoculars to "project" the sun onto a sheet of paper (in case you have one, but not a magnifying glass).

Partial eclipse is nothing like a total eclipse I'm afraid - the two are like Night and Day by comparison [great pun eh?!!] - everyone should see a total eclipse at least once in their lifetime - its the most amazing experience :thumb:

 

I was going to mention the use of binoculars too Kristen but i didn't want people suing me if they looked at the sun with them.

INSTANT EYE BURN OUT FOLLOWED BY TOTAL BLINDNESS FOR EVER, FOR EVER EVER ? YES FOR EVER.

Hope that gets the message across. :pcpunch:

Yes, using binoculars to project onto a card will give you a much better pic than a pin hole camera. Plus you can photograph the image.

 

So this is what causes it,

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20110102/tsc-viking-wolves-return-for-first-solar-4de741d.html