{"id":208,"date":"2017-08-22T02:58:11","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T02:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrotseverywhere.com\/?p=208"},"modified":"2017-08-22T02:58:11","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T02:58:11","slug":"eclipse-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/?p=208","title":{"rendered":"Eclipse 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we saw a partial solar eclipse from the roof of AKT&#8217;s building.\u00a0 There were a lot of people there to watch it.\u00a0 It was not a total eclipse, but pretty nice anyway.<\/p>\n<p>I build a box with a pair of binoculars in it to project the image of the sun onto a piece of paper.\u00a0 Yes, NCSU packing tape was used in the construction.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_209\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-209\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-209 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/box1-234x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/box1-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/box1.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WWT&#8217;s box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is the business end of the box:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_211\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-211\" style=\"width: 245px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-211 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wwt_box-245x300.png\" alt=\"box objective\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wwt_box-245x300.png 245w, https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wwt_box.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">box objective<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We, of course, had a picnic with sandwiches and cheese:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_223\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-223 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akt_picnic-300x210.png\" alt=\"akt picnic\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akt_picnic-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/akt_picnic.png 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">akt picnic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here is an image of the sun and moon as the eclipse was just starting:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_210\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-210\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-210 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sun_img1-300x297.png\" alt=\"img of sun\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sun_img1-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sun_img1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sun_img1.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">sun1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then the eclipse started progressing:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-212\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-212 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sun_img2-300x263.png\" alt=\"image 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sun_img2-300x263.png 300w, https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sun_img2.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">sun 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The eclipse progressed a little more (I&#8217;m not an artist):<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-213\" style=\"width: 253px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-213 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sun_img3-253x300.png\" alt=\"image 3\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sun_img3-253x300.png 253w, https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sun_img3.png 308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Others started getting into the act.\u00a0 Catie is an artist:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-215 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/cat2-226x300.png\" alt=\"cat img\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/cat2-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/cat2.png 362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">cat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>AKT added one also:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-216 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/angel-300x273.png\" alt=\"angel\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/angel-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/angel.png 328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">angel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You can also use a colander to project images as if it were a lot of pin-hole projectors:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-221 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wwt_colander-300x228.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wwt_colander-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wwt_colander.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The result looks nice:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_222\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-222\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-222 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/colander2-300x298.png\" alt=\"colander images\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/colander2-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/colander2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/colander2.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">colander images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Others (don&#8217;t know who) got into it:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-217 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/beard-300x267.png\" alt=\"beard\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/beard-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/beard.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">beard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And there was this:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-218\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-218 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fangs-300x274.png\" alt=\"fangs\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fangs-300x274.png 300w, https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fangs.png 409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">fangs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Everyone had a good time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we saw a partial solar eclipse from the roof of AKT&#8217;s building.\u00a0 There were a lot of people there to watch 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