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longship

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7. Apparently the money shot is seen with your eyes, not a camera.

Fri Jul 7, 2017, 06:27 PM

Jul 2017

It is the edge of the penumbra shadow of the moon screaming across the surface of the Earth just at the point of totality. The temptation is to look up at the sun when the money shot happens on the ground. Pretty much all die hard eclipse fanatics agree with that assessment. Apparently it is best if one has some altitude. It moves very, very fast and one apparently never forgets the experience.

I've never seen a total solar eclipse, and I won't be seeing this one.

Good luck, dear Peggy. Grab some corona for me!

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The Filtered Sun [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 OP

Nice! Liberal Jesus Freak Jul 2017 #1

Thanks! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #4

oooh! I'm looking forward to those pictures! WhiteTara Jul 2017 #2

You know I will! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #5

Nice! Apparently no sunspots evident. longship Jul 2017 #3

Nope, no sunspots that I could see either. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #6

Apparently the money shot is seen with your eyes, not a camera. longship Jul 2017 #7

I really want to grab some corona! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #9

Dumb, dumb longship! longship Jul 2017 #11

Thanks, and no worries! I understood what you meant more than what you said! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #12

I love you madly CaliforniaPeggy! longship Jul 2017 #13

Aw...you are a sweetheart, and thank you! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #14

Great ball of fire! n/t Binkie The Clown Jul 2017 #8

Indeed it is, though it hardly looks like it! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #10