Bees Go Eerily Silent During Total Solar Eclipses
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Eclipse 2017: Report from an Extinct Volcano
Location, location, location — what’s critical to real estate is also critical to eclipse watching, and without sounding too boastful, those of us atop South Menan Butte, an extinct volcano in southeast Idaho, absolutely nailed it. Not only did we have perfect weather, we had an excellent camping experience, great food, a magnificent natural setting, and a perch 800 feet above a vast plain stretching endlessly to the east and west. Everything was set up for a perfect eclipse experience, and we were not disappointed.
Happy Campers
The eclipse itself was merely the climax of a weekend that just kept …read more
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Get Your Eclipse Glasses Emblazoned with Hackaday
We’re getting ready to stare at the Sun for a few hours when a total solar eclipse is visible across the United States on August 21st. You could protect your eyes with some welding goggles, but why not wear a pair of Hackaday eclipse glasses instead?
Let us know where you’ll be watching the eclipse and we’ll mail you some custom-printed Hackaday eclipse glasses. Head over to the Eclipse Meetups page, click the “Host a Meetup” button and tell us where you’ll be. We’ll add you to the map and contact you for the shipping address and the number of …read more
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