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Danny83 · 21 August 2017, 01:54 PM

Trf if you happen to catch any pics of the eclipse please share them

Wllnv19 · 21 August 2017, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Danny83

Trf if you happen to catch any pics of the eclipse please share them

Gonna try..live just outside Greenville,SC ...we should have the total eclipse for close to 2 minutes....

GradyPhilpott · 21 August 2017, 02:21 PM

I don't have the gear and we're very likely to have overcast skies, just as we did today.

I'm really looking forward to it, though, since, I would think, that it will get dark for a couple of minutes, clouds or no clouds.

I was in New Orleans in 1984 for the annular eclipse that was almost total and it was a very eerie sensation when everything darkened.

Rolex addict · 21 August 2017, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Wllnv19

Gonna try..live just outside Greenville,SC ...we should have the total eclipse for close to 2 minutes....

The weather is supposed to be good for us, so we should be able to get some good photos.

Wllnv19 · 21 August 2017, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Rolex addict

The weather is supposed to be good for us, so we should be able to get some good photos.

Hopefully I won't burn out my eyes.

jdt77 · 21 August 2017, 10:14 PM

I live about 50 miles from Hopkinsville, ky where the total eclipse will happen. You can check wpsd local 6 on Facebook who has already started live streaming this morning and I assume will show the event.
We will be floating on KY Lake watching it which should have about 8-10 seconds less of the eclipse than Hopkinsville.

joeychitwood · 21 August 2017, 11:33 PM

I've been on a motorcycle ride for the past two weeks. 3,600 miles so far, and this morning I'm in Ontario, Oregon in a hotel in the zone of totality. We can sit on the patio and watch the entire event. Im not shooting pictures, though, as astronomers have repeatedly said to just enjoy it.

droptopman · 22 August 2017, 02:17 AM

Should be good here in central WA. Not a cloud in the sky. Will try to get some phone pics.

beshannon · 22 August 2017, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by droptopman

Should be good here in central WA. Not a cloud in the sky. Will try to get some phone pics.

That will likely damage the sensor in your phone camera.

droptopman · 22 August 2017, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by beshannon

That will likely damage the sensor in your phone camera.

I think it is OK if you use the glasses to cover the lens. We will see. My phone needs replaced anyways. Waiting for the 8...

TheVTCGuy · 22 August 2017, 03:21 AM

Almost at our peak here and not much really, definitely darker then normal though; kind of spooky.

droptopman · 22 August 2017, 03:30 AM

With glasses on lens at 10:21

nyc2la · 22 August 2017, 03:48 AM

Screenshots on my iPhone from the NASA website.

mementomori1983 · 22 August 2017, 04:06 AM

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nyc2la · 22 August 2017, 04:06 AM

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Nice!

KrismanX · 22 August 2017, 04:07 AM

Besides the NASA.gov streams, the safest way to view! 75% SoCal totality

nyc2la · 22 August 2017, 04:10 AM

Safe way

mementomori1983 · 22 August 2017, 04:14 AM

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Nice!

It's overcast here in the Bay Area, which helped quite a bit

Here's another iPhone pic:

Runnin' Rebel · 22 August 2017, 04:40 AM

It's bright as can be here in Houston�� I want my money back !

Formulansx · 22 August 2017, 04:45 AM

Here's a snap of the remaining sunlight through a tree. The leaves acted like a bunch of projectors so you can see the eclipse on the ground.

Moggo · 22 August 2017, 04:49 AM

I remember when we had a total eclipse in the UK, huge anticipation and massively underwhelming. Maybe I'm just difficult to please :)

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piratepress · 22 August 2017, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Moggo

I remember when we had a total eclipse in the UK, huge anticipation and massively underwhelming. Maybe I'm just difficult to please :)

I agree. We were about 5 hours south of the path of totality, but still got to view it here with glasses on. It was neat, but I'm so glad I didn't drive 350 miles for that.

acfromwb · 22 August 2017, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Danny83

Trf if you happen to catch any pics of the eclipse please share them

Best I could get on my phone, not sure how it will show in tapatalk.

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SodiumMonkey · 22 August 2017, 08:24 AM

Didn't get any good shots during totality, but here are two of the better ones I got beforehand. First turned out due to cloud cover allowing my iPhone to focus. Second happened to catch a perfect glare of it on my watch at 6:00.

Lamone · 22 August 2017, 08:54 AM

Great shots! Too bad I missed it.

Runnin' Rebel · 22 August 2017, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by SodiumMonkey

Didn't get any good shots during totality, but here are two of the better ones I got beforehand. First turned out due to cloud cover allowing my iPhone to focus. Second happened to catch a perfect glare of it on my watch at 6:00.

Kidding Me !!?? The sun is facing the back of your wrist though

That's a true story and actual picture ?? That's a Yacht-Master !!

If so, that's indescribable and an omen of sorts if true

That's a great prank

Vanessa CW21 · 22 August 2017, 09:18 AM

This is as much as we got in SoCal.
Picture taken with my cell phone, covered by the eclipse glasses we received at the library.

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returntorolex · 22 August 2017, 09:21 AM

Saw it this afternoon - no pics, sorry. News said we had about 98% eclipse.

Tools · 22 August 2017, 09:25 AM

Took a while for the clouds to clear out here in the American Southwest...

Eclipse Aug 2017 by Larry Draper, on Flickr

SodiumMonkey · 22 August 2017, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Runnin' Rebel

Kidding Me !!?? The sun is facing the back of your wrist though

That's a true story and actual picture ?? That's a Yacht-Master !!

If so, that's indescribable and an omen of sorts if true

That's a great prank

It is a true story and an actual picture. My wrist was more presented towards the sun than the perspective reveals in the picture. Either that or it was reflecting from the camera lens and then back to the watch crystal. Not sure, but that's definitely the reflection of the sun during the eclipse today a while before totality.

21 August 2017, 01:54 PM	#1
Danny83 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Real Name: Danny Location: Bay Area CA Watch: Yellow Gold Posts: 20,314	TRF if you happen to catch tomorrows eclipse please post Trf if you happen to catch any pics of the eclipse please share them

21 August 2017, 02:21 PM	#3
GradyPhilpott 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Mexico Watch: Seiko #SRK047 Posts: 34,460	I don't have the gear and we're very likely to have overcast skies, just as we did today. I'm really looking forward to it, though, since, I would think, that it will get dark for a couple of minutes, clouds or no clouds. I was in New Orleans in 1984 for the annular eclipse that was almost total and it was a very eerie sensation when everything darkened. __________________ JJ Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner

22 August 2017, 02:17 AM	#8
droptopman "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Real Name: Mark Location: Washington State Watch: SUBS and GMT's! Posts: 9,664	Should be good here in central WA. Not a cloud in the sky. Will try to get some phone pics. __________________ Judge Smails: Ty, what did you shoot today? Ty: Oh, Judge, I don't keep score. Judge Smails: Then how do you measure yourself with other golfers? Ty: By height.

22 August 2017, 03:30 AM	#12
droptopman "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Real Name: Mark Location: Washington State Watch: SUBS and GMT's! Posts: 9,664	With glasses on lens at 10:21 __________________ Judge Smails: Ty, what did you shoot today? Ty: Oh, Judge, I don't keep score. Judge Smails: Then how do you measure yourself with other golfers? Ty: By height.

22 August 2017, 03:48 AM	#13
nyc2la "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Real Name: Stephen Location: Beach Watch: 16660 Posts: 9,424	Screenshots on my iPhone from the NASA website. __________________ "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." --- RWE

21 August 2017, 10:14 PM	#6
jdt77 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Ky Posts: 203	I live about 50 miles from Hopkinsville, ky where the total eclipse will happen. You can check wpsd local 6 on Facebook who has already started live streaming this morning and I assume will show the event. We will be floating on KY Lake watching it which should have about 8-10 seconds less of the eclipse than Hopkinsville.

21 August 2017, 11:33 PM	#7
joeychitwood "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Way Up North USA Watch: Rolexes & Tudors Posts: 6,361	I've been on a motorcycle ride for the past two weeks. 3,600 miles so far, and this morning I'm in Ontario, Oregon in a hotel in the zone of totality. We can sit on the patio and watch the entire event. Im not shooting pictures, though, as astronomers have repeatedly said to just enjoy it.

22 August 2017, 04:06 AM	#14
mementomori1983 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 667	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

22 August 2017, 04:07 AM	#16
KrismanX "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Real Name: Kristofer Location: Los Angeles, CA Watch: my feet. Posts: 2,364	Besides the NASA.gov streams, the safest way to view! 75% SoCal totality __________________ No sticker left behind. "Better three hours too soon, than a minute too late." "All we have to do is decide what to do with the time that is given to us." ref. 116520 Daytona - 10/2014

22 August 2017, 04:10 AM	#17
nyc2la "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Real Name: Stephen Location: Beach Watch: 16660 Posts: 9,424	Safe way __________________ "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." --- RWE

22 August 2017, 04:40 AM	#19
Runnin' Rebel "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: Mark Location: 🤔 Posts: 8,424	It's bright as can be here in Houston�� I want my money back ! __________________ ♛

22 August 2017, 04:45 AM	#20
Formulansx "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Real Name: Guy Gadbois Location: Norcal Watch: Rolex,Omega,Seiko Posts: 1,759	Here's a snap of the remaining sunlight through a tree. The leaves acted like a bunch of projectors so you can see the eclipse on the ground. __________________ Day-Date President, Datejust (flipped), Bluesy 16613, Omega 14kt Seamaster, Seiko Cocktail Time, Seiko Alpinist, REC 901-2 (Porsche 911), REC TTT Escape (Steve McQueen Triumph). A few Bulovas, cars, and fountain pens

22 August 2017, 04:49 AM	#21
Moggo "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wales Watch: 16610, SD4K, Exp 1 Posts: 1,098	I remember when we had a total eclipse in the UK, huge anticipation and massively underwhelming. Maybe I'm just difficult to please :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

22 August 2017, 08:24 AM	#24
SodiumMonkey "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Real Name: Jim Location: Nashville, TN Watch: 126334 Posts: 159	Didn't get any good shots during totality, but here are two of the better ones I got beforehand. First turned out due to cloud cover allowing my iPhone to focus. Second happened to catch a perfect glare of it on my watch at 6:00.

22 August 2017, 08:54 AM	#25
Lamone Banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NYC Watch: ya mawt! Posts: 3,448	Great shots! Too bad I missed it.

22 August 2017, 09:18 AM	#27
Vanessa CW21 TechXpert & 2016 Patron Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mx Posts: 1,572	This is as much as we got in SoCal. Picture taken with my cell phone, covered by the eclipse glasses we received at the library. Sent from my SM-G930T1 using Tapatalk __________________ Member# 5731 Instagram: @vanessa.cw21 Watch my Rolex repair video: https://youtu.be/jDnaotCTpTA

22 August 2017, 09:21 AM	#28
returntorolex "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Real Name: Steve Location: Atlanta Watch: Jackie Stewart DD Posts: 5,661	Saw it this afternoon - no pics, sorry. News said we had about 98% eclipse. __________________ Rolex - Tudor - Omega - Breitling - Oris - Grand Seiko - Timex - Casio - Ocean Crawler - Ganymede - American Waltham - Seiko - Gruen - Arethusa - Citizen - Sinn - Nodus - Formex

22 August 2017, 09:25 AM	#29
Tools TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Larry Location: Mojave Desert Watch: GMT's Posts: 43,516	Took a while for the clouds to clear out here in the American Southwest... Eclipse Aug 2017 by Larry Draper, on Flickr __________________ (Chill ... It's just a watch Forum.....) NAWCC Member

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