Editing Talk:1880: Eclipse Review

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The air temperature drop is greater during a total eclipse than during a partial eclipse, while the other two don't affect the air temperature at all. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.154.97|162.158.154.97]] 10:31, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

A booklet I got on the eclipse said this: "If natural wonders were on a scale of 1 to 10, a partial solar eclipse might be a '''7''', but a total solar eclipse would be a '''1,000,000!!!'''" They were right. I was there. [[User:Jacky720|That's right, Jacky720 just signed this]] ([[User talk:Jacky720|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jacky720|contribs]]) 10:50, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
:Yeah... That's quite a lot :) http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=((1000000!)!)! (There should be 1 more "1" in the link, but it didn't catch it)[[User:Kshksh|kshksh]] ([[User talk:Kshksh|talk]]) 08:23, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

This is fun. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.134.160|162.158.134.160]] 11:17, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

Is it worth having an "2017 Total Eclipse" tag for the 5 comics?  [[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.227|108.162.212.227]] 11:30, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
:Yes. Be sure it includes the other comics that mentioned the eclipse, like [[1868: Eclipse Flights]]. [[User:Dretler|Dretler]] ([[User talk:Dretler|talk]]) 12:37, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
::And it should also be "2017 Total [[Solar]] Eclipse". {{unsigned|Dretler}}
:::Here we go: [[:Category:Total Solar Eclipse 2017]]. Any comic missing? --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 14:41, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
::::Should probably get rid of Main page, which just shows the most recent comic, and add [[1779: 2017]], which mentions it directly, and [[1302: Year in Review]], which mentions the eclipse in the title text. I think that's it. [[User:Dretler|Dretler]] ([[User talk:Dretler|talk]]) 01:11, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
:::::Both comics are updated by some IPs. The Main Page is only listed because of an embedded eclipse comic there, when the next is published and doesn't belong to this category it will be vanished. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 15:40, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

Here's a Whatif topic: What if the earth's orbit around the sun and the moon's orbit around the earth were in the same plane so that a solar eclipse happened every month. How would that affect tides, global temperature, animal behavior, etc? Would the orbits be stable or would the gravitational tugs destabilize the orbits? [[User:Rtanenbaum|Rtanenbaum]] ([[User talk:Rtanenbaum|talk]]) 13:27, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
:Solar eclipse does not affect tides significantly more than the regular movement of the Moon and the Sun, those non-eclipse events where the Moon passes almost in front of the Sun actually make tides somewhat higher on that day, because forces sum up, but a fraction of angular degree misalignment which cases a "miss" does not make much difference for the tides. The effect of blocking the Sun's radiation during eclipse happens over a very small area and for a short time therefore it is too minuscule to affect temperature on Earth, normal Sun activity cycle creates a ''lot'' larger differences in the amount of energy reaching Earth. Animal behavior during eclipse might be a little different if it was a more frequent event, animals (including two-legged naked apes) would just get used to it. -- [[Special:Contributions/162.158.202.10|162.158.202.10]] 14:25, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

SO. TRUE. (I saw it in Salem) [[User:SilverMagpie|SilverMagpie]] ([[User talk:SilverMagpie|talk]]) 13:54, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

;Personal impressions on the 2017 eclipse or before
Maybe we can share some personal impressions from this eclipse or similar events. I personally was in the totality zone of the {{w|Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999|1999 solar eclipse}} in Germany. Weather was bad, dark clouds obscured the sun, and I almost could see nothing of the Sun at all. I was so happy living in that zone and then this. That was really annoying. It got darker, but not that much as expected because of the scattered light from the damn clouds at the horizon. The nature went quiet and automatic lights switched on, but that was it. Nothing cool at all. A much better experience I had recently in {{w|Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015|2015}}, a total eclipse at the Faroe Islands but still 80% at my location. Most of the Sun was blocked, it was getting darker, nature became silent, the temperature decreased and me and all my colleagues were impressed. But of course that also wasn't that cool like a total eclipse can be. So, after a missed total eclipse at home I still have to travel to get the real cool experience.--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 15:17, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

;saw Totality from nashville
No question there's a huge different betwen partial and total. Totality is awesome, I recommend anyone to chase one if you can. After the 2 minutes I wished I could rewind it. No video comes close to the IRL experience. {{unsigned ip|162.158.75.202}}

;Also saw Totality from nashville
I have to echo the sentiment above.  I've wanted to see a total eclipse ever since I was a small child and learned what they were, and the experience, however brief, DEFINITELY lived up to the years and years of anticipation. {{unsigned ip|162.158.79.29}}

;Now that's interesting. I remember an eclipse from my childhood. I won't tell you what I didn't give about it (hint: it was flying) but much more interesting: It must have been around 1970+- but I don't find an eclipse in Germany. The only sensible explanation: My memory has been fabricated. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.76.226|141.101.76.226]] 08:43, 28 August 2017 (UTC)