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« on: August 21, 2017, 04:05:20 pm »

Eclipse: Busting the myths and misconceptions!

Do you have any worries or preconceived ideas about the 2017 solar eclipse? We debunk some myths!

August 21 is fast-approaching and although there are between two and five solar eclipses per year somewhere on earth, there hasn't been a total eclipse that crossed the entire contiguous United States since 1918! There is a metric ton of information about eclipses on the Internet. Some good. Some bad. Some plain loony. But we're here to to help you separate fact from fiction so that you can best enjoy the 2017 total solar eclipse.

I need a filter to shoot the eclipse on my iPhone

False! Your iPhone doesn't need a filter or anything else to shoot iPhone-quality images of the eclipse.

I won't see anything since I'm not in the path of totality

Not true! Although you may not be able to be at a location where the moon totally blocks the sun from view (totality), you can see some of the sun being eclipsed and it is still quite a beautiful event to behold. There are various applications th...

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