Tag: eclipse
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Amazon targeted in class-action lawsuit claiming defective solar eclipse glasses
A boy wearing protective glasses watches a partial solar eclipse from Arlington, Va., in 2014. (NASA Photo / Bill Ingalls) A South Carolina couple has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, claiming that they suffered eye damage even though they used protective glasses sold through the online retailer. In the lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in U.S.…
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Eclipse Journal: Too good to be true? Mystery of the plane and the corona solved
The sun’s corona silhouettes an airplane during the total solar eclipse. (Dustin Huntington Photo via SpaceWeather.com) GeekWire reporters and correspondents are documenting the 2017 solar eclipse from the Pacific Northwest, including our home base in Seattle and locations in the “Path of Totality” in Oregon. Follow our eclipse adventures in this running live blog, and…
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Five ways to look back at this week’s total solar eclipse in a totally different light
This week’s solar eclipse progresses through totality in a composite image from Madras, Ore. (NASA Photo / Aubrey Gemignani) This week’s total solar eclipse ranked among history’s most widely documented celestial events, thanks to streaming video and social media. NASA and its media partners announced today that 12.1 million unique viewers watched the spectacle via…
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Seattle’s space sisters get great views (and learn lessons) from eclipse balloon flight
The moon’s shadow can be seen in the background of this picture taken by a camera on the Yeung sisters’ Loki Lego Launcher. A picture of the Yeung family’s late cat, Loki, and a Lego minifigure of Amelia Earhart take up the foreground. (Rebecca and Kimberly Yeung Photo) Not everything turned out the way pre-teen…
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Totality Awesome: Epic photos of the solar eclipse from an Idaho mountaintop
Solar eclipse from the summit of Bald Mountain at the Sun Valley ski resort in Ketchum, Idaho (Photos by Kevin Lisota) Ketchum, ID – Normally it is a powder day that brings the masses to Sun Valley for skiing, but today it was an opportunity to view the solar eclipse from the 9150 ft. summit…
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Total eclipse dims the sun over the U.S., bringing delicious darkness
The eclipse as viewed from Bald Mountain, Idaho, photographed by Kevin Lisota. The purple coloring on the underside is an eclipse phenomenon known as Baily’s Beads, in which the craters on the moon’s surface allow partial sunlight to shine through. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) MADRAS, Ore. – The spectacle that skywatchers made years’ worth…
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Did you miss totality? Relive the solar eclipse’s climax in this 3-minute video
The “diamond ring” effect sparkles just before the total phase of the Aug. 21 solar eclipse, as captured from Madras, Ore. (John E. Hoots via YouTube) MADRAS, Ore. – Some skywatchers spend thousands of dollars on telescopes, cameras and other hardware to document a solar eclipse. John E. Hoots did it with a Sony Handycam video…
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NASA science aircraft using Seattle as base during mission to capture first video of eclipse
NASA’s Gulfstream III science aircraft. (NASA Photo / Carla Thomas) The Museum of Flight in Seattle is no stranger to unique aircraft, and Monday’s total solar eclipse is attracting a special plane from NASA which will offer the first glimpse of the rare event off the coast of Oregon as it collects data. NASA’s Gulfstream III…
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Solar eclipse traffic and weather: Oregon feels the calm before totality
Clouds partially obscure the sun over Oregon Solarfest in Madras, Ore., precisely 24 hours in advance of Monday’s total solar eclipse. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) MADRAS, Ore. – Traffic to Oregon’s total eclipse zone has been surprisingly light over the past couple of days, but officials say they’re not out of the woods yet.…
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Don’t panic, but be ready: Last-minute guide to the all-American solar eclipse
Cars are lined up on Highway 26 heading east from Prineville, Ore., several days before the total solar eclipse. (Ochoco National Forest Photo) It’s prime time at last for the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse, America’s first coast-to-coast dose of totality in 99 years. Maybe you’re a veteran eclipse-chaser who’s been preparing for this since…