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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ceasar" data-source="post: 3170811" data-attributes="member: 26155">I saw the Annular eclipse that came through Southern New York State in the Spring about 15 years ago.  I stopped at an exit on Interstate 81 North outside of Cortland, NY.  It was a gamble because the weather was calling for clouds.  There were a bunch of people there set up to look at it.  A quy was there with his Edmund Astro Scan set up on one of the redwood tables.  It had a set up on it to cast a reflection on a screen.  He would give it a slight nudge every few minutes to follow it.   It worked pretty good.  His wife had brought a tub full of Peanut Butter and a large amount of Ritz Crackers for every one to eat and we had a good time.  Another guy came by with his Brandon 92mm (or Vernon) Scope and a set up for it.  People driving by on Interstate 81 who hadn't heard about it stopped to find out what was going on and stayed to watch it.  During the period up to the full eclipse there were occasions when we could see it in tiny shadows caused by little pinholes in tree leaves near by.  I recall how it got much cooler as the eclipse reached totality.  Very shortly after it reached totality a thick cloud came over it and we all could see the annular ring through that cloud.  I had made a box with a little pin hole in it to cast a beam of light onto a white paper on the inside and if I got it lined up with the sun properly I could see the progress of the eclipse in a tiny circle of light cast on the paper.It was well worth the leave I had to take from work and the 90 mile drive north to see it! :t::king: Bob</blockquote>

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