witnessing the partial solar eclipse
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
June 21, 2020 3:35am CST
my brother was telling us that a lunar eclipse will occur this afternoon. I corrected him, saying that would be solar eclipse because it is day time.
15 minutes ago, he went out then said casually,"The eclipse is happening now". I immediately took my X-ray film plate and used that to see the eclipse; it should protect my eyes from the glare of the sun.
it is cloudy, but I waited to see it.
The moon's shadow did not cover the whole of the sun. I and my brother stayed outside and tried to record or take pictures of the eclipse but we were not able to because we only have our phones' cameras and there is no filter, even though I tried with my X-Ray plate.
It is still there. I am so happy to witness this phenomenon again. With the lunar eclipse that happened I think early this month and at dawn, it is a joy imagining I am with nature.
have you witnessed the eclipse? How was it?
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
21 Jun 20
Me and my father went to the backyard to see it but we were not able to watch the eclipse. We went inside at once because my mother was cooking pancit for father's day celebration... =)
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 Jun 20
@brokenbee really? for me and my brother, we were so serious about seeing the eclipse, that each of us took pictures. I had one shot thouh that shows the moon shadowing the sun. i posted in on FB
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Jun 20
ading, we used my x-ray film plate to see it. my late parents also said we can put water in a basin and we can see the eclipse through the water.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
22 Jun 20
@ridingbet yes I remember we did that,on a basin, when I was in Kinder. But yesterday we didn't have enough time. LOL
The pancit was more inviting... hihihi
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@LadyDuck (459861)
• Switzerland
22 Jun 20
@ridingbet Here it is the map of the states that could see the eclipse, as you can see not in Europe and not in north and south America.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Jun 20
maybe only here in Asian countries. in Twitter site, there were many photos of the eclipse from India, Thailand, and HongKong.
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@MALUSE (69409)
• Germany
22 Jun 20
@ridingbet The solar eclipses I watched didn't lead to total darkness, only to a light one. But the situation was eerie. There was no wind, not the lightest breeze and the light was so strange that the animals became nervous. Farmers said that the cows lay down as if they wanted to go to sleep. It only lasted for some minutes and then they got up again. I wonder what the cows thought - in case cows think. :-)
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Jun 20
my late mother narrated to us before that she witnessed a total solar eclipse. during that time, the usually very bright sky turned dark, that vehicles had to switch on their headlights, and they (with my father) could see the stars. it lasted for a few minutes only, she said before.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Jun 20
oh! but you have seen a solar eclipse already, right?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Jun 20
i think it is in the Asian countries that can see the eclipse? i do not know, i am not sure.
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@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
21 Jun 20
Yes it's solar eclipse and it's just amazing
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Jun 20
there in India, were you able to check the ring of fire when the moon totally covered the sun?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Jun 20
yes, the hotness of the day was not so, because even though the sun's location was not cloudy, the heat was not burning our skin.
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
21 Jun 20
the highest visibility for the philippines is where you are the northern part of the country, especially in batanes.
i just went out 4.30 because it suddenly grew dark and windy, and i remembered the eclipse..
but i can't see it because there were lots of gray clouds and the sun sets behind the house.
now i hear thunder.
the peak is supposed to be at 4:22 and will end at 5:31.
that was a good idea to use the x-ray to protect your eyes.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Jun 20
yes, even sunglasses cannot see the eclipse. hahaha
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
22 Jun 20
It's not the shadow of the moon. It's the moon itself that blocks the direct ray of the sun to the earth.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Jun 20
it was cloudy, but the sun occasionally peeped through the clouds, and we were able to witness it despite the clouds trying to obstruct the view.
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