[SKYWARN_Announce] Special Annnouncement: Solar Eclipse Safety and Additional Information - Monday 8/21/17

[rmacedo at rcn.com]

Hello to all... 

The Solar Eclipse is today, Monday August 21st, 2017. This special announcement is to cover information regarding the Solar Eclipse including timing of the eclipse, Safety Information and other resource information including NASA webcast information and ways to view the solar eclipse via GOES Satellite system: 

Solar Eclipse 2017 Information (Includes links to Safety Information within these main links): 
https://www.weather.gov/source/crh/eclipse.html 
https://www.nasa.gov/eclipse2017 
https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/ 

Solar Eclipse Safety Information (Direct link to Safety Information): 
https://www.nasa.gov/content/eye-safety-during-a-total-solar-eclipse 

Here’s a list of links to watch the shadow from GOES Satellite System: 

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/shadow.html 

https://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/geo/#/animation?satellite=goes-16 
or 
http://re.ssec.wisc.edu/?products=G16-ABI-CONUS-BAND03.74,Eclipse.100&center=33.951939696815316,-92.5543357429688&zoom=4&width=1058&height=772&timeproduct=G16-ABI-CONUS-BAND03&timespan=-6t&animationspeed=50 

We hope people who have the time to view the solar eclipse event do so safely and hope people find this information useful for today's event. 


Respectfully Submitted, 


Robert Macedo (KD1CY) 
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator 
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator 
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