GrayBackgroundMusictoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish·6 months agoedit-26 months agowhy did the eclipse not darken proportionally?message-squarearrow-up193arrow-down15message-square28file-textfedilink
arrow-up188arrow-down1message-squarewhy did the eclipse not darken proportionally?GrayBackgroundMusictoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish·6 months agoedit-26 months agomessage-square28file-textfedilink
I was in ~80% zone. It wasn’t 80% darker. It was maybe 25% darker. Web searching that phrase just gives me times and such.
minus-squareQuarterSwedearrow-up12arrow-down2·6 months agolinkfedilinkYou’re just thinking visible light. There was almost no infrared in my 75% zone. Usually the sun is very warm out in the open (we’re at high altitude) but during the eclipse it was out but felt like I was in a shadow.
minus-squareFubber Nuckin'arrow-up0arrow-down3·6 months agolinkfedilinkI regret to inform you that the moon is not an IR filter.
You’re just thinking visible light. There was almost no infrared in my 75% zone. Usually the sun is very warm out in the open (we’re at high altitude) but during the eclipse it was out but felt like I was in a shadow.
I mean, you kinda were.
I regret to inform you that the moon is not an IR filter.