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[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 148 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Yeah I used a pinhole as well. Didn't notice the giant celestial dong, tho.

[–] Fixbeat@lemmy.ml 12 points 5 months ago

Proud, isn't it?

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

Bezos' new spaceship trying to block the view so everyone has to buy PPV on PrimeVideo.

[–] DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz 67 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 37 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Johnson! Get over here! What is this on radar?

I don't know, Sir. It looks like a huge...

[–] Che_Donkey@lemmy.ml 27 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Wang, get me some more noodles....

hey, is that a giant...

[–] Vector@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Wiener? Any of you kids want another wiener?

Dad, what’s that?

I don’t know son, but it’s got great, big…

[–] felbane@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago
[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but the eclipse put a curve on it...

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

well, something there is curving space and time. it must be absolutely MASSIVE!

[–] HoustonHenry@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago (3 children)
[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Biggus Eclipsus.

[–] kindenough@kbin.social 3 points 5 months ago
[–] Zier@fedia.io 17 points 5 months ago

There's always some dick photobombing...

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

Is that lord Helmet,or are you happy to see the eclipse?

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (3 children)

How is it possible that the eclipse is projected? I thought that all light rays coming from the sun were pretty much parallel given the enormous distance.

[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 19 points 5 months ago

Because the sun isn't a point source, they're still coming in from different directions depending on what part of the sun they originated from. The sun is far as hell but it's also big as hell.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

Same principle as a pinhole camera kids make in science class.

Just a bunch of pinholes.

[–] j4k3@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 months ago

Basically a pinhole camera. The lens is doing the same thing as your eyeball. If your eye can see it, so can the lens.