The Great American Eclipse

[GJABS]

Is happening today, with the first penumbral shadow of the moon hitting the west coast right now.

Total eclipse starts on the west coast at 18:17 UK time, sweeping eastward in a narrow path across the continental USA to the east coast at 19:47

A very minor partial eclipse (4%) is visible from London, from 19:40 to 20:15 (sunset). Don't look directly at the sun without protection. Ask Brillopad for some.

Live streams at a number of locations, such as:

https://www.nasa.gov/eclipselive/#NA...Public+Channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eLja589E7I
(I think this is the same feed)

National Geographic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLBwibYSzEk

Sky news has Kay Burley in Oregon

https://www.nasa.gov/eclipse2017

[greenlake]

US Google doodle....

[GJABS]

Sky news has Kay Burley in Oregon

Not sure whether that was such a good idea. She's said in answer to the question about the differences in size between the sun and the moon:
"The moon is 400 million times smaller than the sun. But that's OK because the sun is 400 million times further away from the earth"

[greenlake]

Not sure whether that was such a good idea. She's said in answer to the question about the differences in size between the sun and the moon:
"The moon is 400 million times smaller than the sun. But that's OK because the sun is 400 million times further away from the earth"

Are you surprised....?

[centurian]

Don't look directly at the sun without protection.

Looking directly at the sun* now without protection just fine...

(Un)fortunately, the good-old British climate has afforded me some excellent natural protection - in the form of big arse clouds.

* or roughly where I think the sun is

[BrilloPad]

Donald Trump said the only thing not to be eclipsed is his ego.

[GJABS]

Kansas City

Kansas City Live Streaming News | 41 Action News | KSHB-TV

[BrilloPad]

Heathrow due to suffer an eclipse. MF passing through. To empty the bins.

[darmstadt]

Maybe they're going to move it...

[greenlake]

Don't look directly at the sun without protection.