Solar eclipse sweeps Hua Hin on July 22

Post by **buksida** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:00 pm

If you're not already aware we'll be able to view a solar eclipse from Hua Hin on Wednesday July 22 (providing its not peeing down).

Details:
Time: 7 - 9am
Maximum coverage: 36%

More details here:
http://www.narit.or.th/index.php?option ... iew&id=350

(Don't bother clicking 'English' it doesn't work)

Post by **PeteC** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:20 pm

It looks like the north is going to get the best show. Good chance to teach my little one for the first time not to look directly at an eclipse. I'll have to look for some smoked glass. Will a Chang bottle suffice?

Pete

Post by **Big Boy** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:32 pm

Is she going to put the bottle to her eye or to her mouth? If the latter, you'd better make sure it's empty first

Spitfire · Post by **Spitfire** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:13 pm

Yeah, it'll be cool, for sure, I wrongly post about this on the 'Thailand photo thread' in 'Entertainment' a while back. Maybe this thread will be better for some photos, if people have capable cameras.

Cool!

VincentD · Post by **VincentD** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:33 pm

prcscct wrote:I'll have to look for some smoked glass. Pete

Pete, any hardware shop will stock replacement welder's filter glass. Much better than smoked glass and is pretty cheap. Most common is shade #11, but try to get closer to #15 if you can.

I'm raiding my welding shop stores if it's not raining.

Post by **PeteC** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:15 pm

VincentD wrote:
prcscct wrote:I'll have to look for some smoked glass. Pete
Pete, any hardware shop will stock replacement welder's filter glass. Much better than smoked glass and is pretty cheap. Most common is shade #11, but try to get closer to #15 if you can.

I'm raiding my welding shop stores if it's not raining.

Thanks Vincent, good tip and better than using Chang bottles as binoculars! Pete

VincentD · Post by **VincentD** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:55 am

prcscct wrote: ..... and better than using Chang bottles as binoculars! Pete

aka 'beer goggles' and has a tendency to distort reality from fantasy

Post by **buksida** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:12 pm

Doesn't look like we'll be able to see much anyway with this rain hanging around:

http://www.weather.com/maps/geography/a ... mated.html

Post by **The understudy** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:38 pm

Aghh!!! Pujuh!!!

Likewise here in Bangers where the clouds hang down'n low all evening now!

Here are some interesting notes from a couple Chinese Astrologers who look for sign of Future events and so forth.
This total Solar eclipse will have effects world wide they say! "Each time when such a long Solar Eclipse happens over the last 200 years or so a world war or small scale world war would happen!" said one Chinese Astrologer in an interwiev with german news site Spiegel Online!
Same goes for the Thai Astrologers who are forcasting upeavils in the Oceans to a point where Tsunamies can accur!
I'll take both forecasts with a grain of salt!
What do you think of this Buksida and y'all my Homies of HHAD Chilloutlians!!!

Your's The understudy

Post by **barrys** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:01 pm

Understudy wrote: "..... or small scale world war would happen!"

That seems to be a pretty safe prediction at any time ...............

Post by **Big Boy** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:36 pm

The understudy wrote:

a small scale world war would happen!

What is this please?

Post by **PeteC** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:38 am

It's not going to happen this side of the gulf. Totally cloudy and 200+ mm of rain predicted for the next two days.

I'm going to need to worry about drowning, forget the sun. Pete

Post by **buksida** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:36 am

Sweet FA here also - clouded out.

The world is still turning though ... or is it my head?

Post by **hhfarang** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:39 am

Glad I didn't waste the two hours sleep by getting up before nine!

Post by **The understudy** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:26 pm

Big Boy wrote:The understudy wrote:
a small scale world war would happen!
What is this please?

Aehh I'm very sorry Big Boy I got this piece from the german news site Spiegel Online where they were Interwieving some Chinese Astrologer blokes who claim when such a long Solar Eclipse haappen within the last 200 years a world war or small scale World war would happen,
As 4 me this Astrolger bloke wants to sell fear & should be not taken serioulsy

Your's The understudy

PS I woke up @ 7;30 to see low cloud cover immidiatly went back to bed and turned on the tube to witness the Eclipse!