Photo by Steven
Eclipse viewing from Tompkins Square Park this afternoon...
Showing posts with label solar eclipse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label solar eclipse. Show all posts
Monday, April 8, 2024
Monday, August 21, 2017
Solar eclipse in the Park (and elsewhere)
Photos in Tompkins Square Park by Steven...
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Felton Davis was set up in his usual spot on Third Street and Second Avenue...
Photos by Frank Franca...
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On St. Mark's Place via @cybergal99 ...
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Peter Brownscombe shared these from 11th Street...
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and the moment inspired some eclipse 'ku...
a crowd in the park
she shares her eclipse glasses
with a tall stranger
after the eclipse
a garbage can overflows
with pin-hole boxes
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Jeffrey Rabkin
Saturday, August 19, 2017
So now you're thinking about getting a pair of solar eclipse glasses
Several people have asked if I knew anyplace in the East Village where one can buy solar eclipse glasses.
You need a pair of the special glasses, of course, to safely view the big event Monday afternoon. In NYC, we'll have a partial solar eclipse — about 70 percent of the sun will be covered when the moon passes directly between the sun and the Earth, as I cut and pasted.
Anyway, I have no idea where you can buy glasses here. (You're welcome!) This list of reputable vendors via NASA mentions 7-Eleven as an authorized nationwide dealer, among many others, such as Best Buy. For the sake of research, I stopped in the Avenue A 7-Eleven. The clerk had no idea what I was talking about.
Other articles mention that public libraries nationwide have them. Perhaps, but not around here...
Has anyone seen a store selling the glasses in the East Village? This article at Curbed lists several places in NYC with glasses, such as B&H (the photography shop on Ninth Avenue, not the diner on Second Avenue) and Adorama on 18th Street.
As for particulars on Monday, via the NYC Parks Department:
And etc. etc.: The last time the United States experienced a coast-to-coast total solar eclipse was 1918. After Monday, the next coast-to-coast total solar eclipse is due on Aug. 12, 2045, which coincides with Webster Hall's reopening.
In closing, please protect your retinas if you view the eclipse in any of these recommended Parks.
[Spurgeon Tanner!]
And because there are so many good songs with "sun" in the title...
You need a pair of the special glasses, of course, to safely view the big event Monday afternoon. In NYC, we'll have a partial solar eclipse — about 70 percent of the sun will be covered when the moon passes directly between the sun and the Earth, as I cut and pasted.
Anyway, I have no idea where you can buy glasses here. (You're welcome!) This list of reputable vendors via NASA mentions 7-Eleven as an authorized nationwide dealer, among many others, such as Best Buy. For the sake of research, I stopped in the Avenue A 7-Eleven. The clerk had no idea what I was talking about.
Other articles mention that public libraries nationwide have them. Perhaps, but not around here...
Has anyone seen a store selling the glasses in the East Village? This article at Curbed lists several places in NYC with glasses, such as B&H (the photography shop on Ninth Avenue, not the diner on Second Avenue) and Adorama on 18th Street.
As for particulars on Monday, via the NYC Parks Department:
The best time to view the eclipse is between 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. (weather permitting). The actual event occurs at 2:44 p.m. The eclipse will last only three minutes, so be prepared!
And etc. etc.: The last time the United States experienced a coast-to-coast total solar eclipse was 1918. After Monday, the next coast-to-coast total solar eclipse is due on Aug. 12, 2045, which coincides with Webster Hall's reopening.
In closing, please protect your retinas if you view the eclipse in any of these recommended Parks.
[Spurgeon Tanner!]
And because there are so many good songs with "sun" in the title...
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