Random Thought Thread

[Nathan the Machinist]

Saturn's moon Enceladus, pretty good binoculars...

tinfoil hat timmy here is a spherical celestial object that you can observe, yourself, with optics that can be purchased affordably by anyone.

 

[Richard338]

tinfoil hat timmy here is a spherical celestial object that you can observe, yourself, with optics that can be purchased affordably by anyone.

Not quite affordable. I was joking about the binoculars, that image came from the Cassini mission.

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

tinfoil hat timmy here is a spherical celestial object that you can observe, yourself, with optics that can be purchased affordably by anyone.

ok. is the ''space'' can of can of worms open?

How to Observe the Moons of Saturn | High Point Scientific

The moons of Saturn have long fascinated astronomers. As of this article being published, Saturn has 82 known moons with the number increasing. However, generally speaking, only eight of these moons c

www.highpointscientific.com

this feels like they're telling earth bound observers to not hope for too much

 

[Blues]

ok. is the ''space'' can of can of worms open?

How to Observe the Moons of Saturn | High Point Scientific

The moons of Saturn have long fascinated astronomers. As of this article being published, Saturn has 82 known moons with the number increasing. However, generally speaking, only eight of these moons c

www.highpointscientific.com

this feels like they're telling earth bound observers to not hope for too much

I certainly hope not. (But defer to Nathan and Jo.)

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

I certainly hope not. (But defer to Nathan and Jo.)

that's why I asked thanks

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

... sorry....

My bad

 

[Lorien]

well, it's eclipse day, which means only one thing...time to clean up my shop!

 

[Synov]

I thought eclipse day meant Tanto is out collecting the blood of 666 virgins to quench a blade in at the moment of totality.

 

[Blues]

I thought eclipse day meant Tanto is out collecting the blood of 666 virgins to quench a blade in at the moment of totality.

That's Tuesdays.

 

[Lorien]

exactly- these eclipses are pretty rare, so Tanto's- erm... ritual... for this day isn't so easily describable as his standard weekly routines. But, you can make a safe bet that if it were describable, that knowledge would be so horrendous that even an inkling would blast your soul into the void.

 

[bluemax_1]

Finally crossed it off the bucket list, after all these decades on the planet.

A full solar eclipse compared to a partial, is like a 16oz Prime Rib cooked to perfection, vs gas station ’beef sticks’.

I was outside during the 2017 partial. Forgot to set an alarm, and never noticed the difference from cloud cover.

Even if I’d been unaware of this one ahead of time, it would’ve been impossible not to notice it, inside the path of totality. Tried taking video from 30-60 seconds prior. The automatic brightness compensation pretty much eliminated the effect of the world darkening.

Phone pics didn’t come out very well.

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

A full solar eclipse compared to a partial, is like a 16oz Prime Rib cooked to perfection, vs gas station ’beef sticks’.

Quote of the day buddy, glad you crossed this one off

 

[toker]

I stared at the eclipse and it turned me into a newt!

 

[Richard338]

Finally crossed it off the bucket list, after all these decades on the planet.

A full solar eclipse compared to a partial, is like a 16oz Prime Rib cooked to perfection, vs gas station ’beef sticks’.

I was outside during the 2017 partial. Forgot to set an alarm, and never noticed the difference from cloud cover.

Even if I’d been unaware of this one ahead of time, it would’ve been impossible not to notice it, inside the path of totality. Tried taking video from 30-60 seconds prior. The automatic brightness compensation pretty much eliminated the effect of the world darkening.

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Yep, I was in an ideal spot in 2017. This time it only reached 89% here which might as well be nothing. Just dimmed slightly for a few minutes.

 

[DennisM]

How should I treat myself after a long day moving rock??? A nice thick ribeye sounds great!

Pull grill out of the garage to preheat ... tank empty. Thats ok ... I have a few spares. All empty too. F me!!! Look to my left and see the gas fire pit - raid its tank. All good now.

It's going to be a tasty dinner after all!

 

[clinton1]

Look at what search spiked on Google today!!

 

[toker]

Look at what search spiked on Google today!!
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I was going to guess Sydney Sweeney. Because reasons...

 

[carnifex knifeworks]

I stared at the eclipse and it turned me into a newt!

Burn her! Burn the witch!

 

[Matthew Gregory]

Almost total cloud cover, here. Best I could manage…

The skies yesterday were immaculate, pristine, unbroken blue. Even last night before I went to bed it was starry and devoid of haze.

Impenetrable battleship grey today, right through the eclipse, with only the slightest breaks as I’ve demonstrated above, then 45 minutes afterwards the skies cleared.


Goddamnit.


The City of Buffalo’s motto should be “Learn to Enjoy Losing”.

 

[Elgatodeacero]

I feel like I am the only person who doesn’t care about solar eclipses - a very lonely day for me…….