• @rudyharrelson
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    21 hours ago

    Hell yeah. Did you have to do a long exposure for this, or could you also see it with the naked eye?

    I’ve tried catching a glimpse over the last few days, but it’s just too close to the sun, even after sundown.

    • @argh_another_username@lemmy.caOP
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      921 hours ago

      Naked eye, but you need to let your eyes get used to the dark. I’m at a campsite in the middle of farmland, so not many light sources.
      I just used an iPhone on top of a picnic table. 2 or 3 seconds exposure.

      • @rudyharrelson
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        420 hours ago

        Noice. There isn’t too much light pollution around where I live, so I’m hoping to get to see it some time over the next few days if the conditions are right

        • @TheDudeV2@lemmy.ca
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          318 hours ago

          If you have binoculars you should try using them. It’s not so much about the magnification, but rather the amount of light collected. Basically, the diameter of the objective lens is bigger than your own eyeball lenses/irises, so therefore more light is collected and projected to your retina while using binoculars.

          I’m in western Canada right now and have so far not had the right conditions to see it myself. I’m hoping that might change in the next day or two.

          • @rudyharrelson
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            316 hours ago

            Ah, thanks for the tip. I’ve got a dinky little pair of binoculars lying around, so I’ll give 'em a try