According to posts online, the photo was taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. It wasn't.
I feel fortunate to have witnessed two total solar eclipses in my lifetime. The first was at Center Hill Lake in central Tennessee in 2017, then this year’s (April 8) eclipse from Paducah, Kentucky. Given my age (68), I doubt I will see another. For those who have not witnessed one, many look at the […]
Canadian nature photographer Liron Gertsman captured one of the best total solar eclipse photos PetaPixel has ever seen. Gertsman's remarkable wildlife photo, The Frigatebird and the Diamond Ring, was years in the making and the culmination of research, hard work, practice, scouting, and a pinch of luck. After all, while you can control a lot, you can't control the weather. [Read More]
By LM OTERO Associated Press FORT WORTH, TEXAS (AP) — Photographer Mat Otero works for The Associated Press in Dallas, Texas, just inside the path of totality for this week’s solar eclipse. He created a solar filter and brought three cameras to the Dallas Zoo for the big event. Clouds rolled in. He thought he’d
Photographer Mat Otero works for The Associated Press in Dallas, Texas, just inside the path of totality for this week's solar eclipse
By LM OTERO Associated Press FORT WORTH, TEXAS (AP) — Photographer Mat Otero has been working at the AP in the Dallas bureau for nearly 30 years. In that time, he’s covered an annular and partial solar eclipse, so he was prepared for the challenge of making a photo of the only total solar eclipse
More than 115 people who viewed the solar eclipse in Ontario earlier this month experienced eye damage after the event, according to eye doctors in the province. The Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) says it has received 118 cases of reported eye complications since April 8. Inflammation of the cornea, dry eyes and solar retinopathy are among the conditions reported, the OAO said in a statement to CTV News Toronto. A spokesperson said that while inflammation of the cornea...
Smartphone manufacturers and mobile carriers are natural partners, with a shared interest in selling you stuff. The mobile carriers advertise big discounts and even claim they'll give you a new phone "on us." But are those deals legit or too good to be true? That can be impossible to figure out without an advanced accounting degree.As I wrote earlier this month, there are lots of gotchas hidden in these deals.I regret to inform you that you did not win the lottery, and your mobile carrier is not...
The Shared Sky Project encourages people to express experiences tied to science, including events like the solar eclipse, through poetry.
Video of previous coverage of the eclipse's local impact DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- The Ohio Department of Transportation has released travel data from the April 8 total solar eclipse. According to ODOT, traffic volumes were up 12.8% on Sunday, falling 4.4% the day of the eclipse, and increasing again by 15.8% on Tuesday. Officials say []
Dozens of cases of eye damage related to the April 8 total solar eclipse have been reported in Canada. The conditions include inflammation of the cornea and solar retinopathy.
There are so many labor-hating corporations eager to make a quick buck off of AI-generated content right now that it can be difficult to remember that, oh yeah, it's actually possible to use computer-based technology to create some cool art sometimes. — Read the rest