Friday, May 18, 2012

Apparent Cloudy Skies for Friday Night/Solar Eclipse Sunday, May 20th

After having looked at the usual websites to make a guestimation on tonight's weather, it would appear to me that tonight will most likely be too clouded over for any real decent sky watching. It may clear late tonight for those that can observe from home. I am hopeful that tomorrow night will be clear. There will be on a good note this Sunday the 20th, an annular solar eclipse (where the Moon doesn't completely block out the Sun). The partial eclipse starts at approximately 5pm and ends at 7:23pm. This event should be well seen in both Abbotsford and Chilliwack. *REMEMBER: IT IS NOT SAFE TO VIEW THE SUN WITHOUT AN APPROPRIATE FILTER SUCH AS WELDERS GOGGLES OR ACTUAL SOLAR VIEWING PRODUCTS.* (This months issue of "Sky News" does contain a pair of Solar Glasses that are safe for this particular viewing without a telescope or binoculars.) I hope everyone gets a chance to see it.

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