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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: LowRyter on June 29, 2017, 08:40:35 AM
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The big one is coming Aug 21. The first one in the CONUS in 99 years. Not only will it be total, the moon will be at the correct distance to completely envelop the sun, exposing the corona, the sky will darken and the stars will be exposed.
I am camping at Smithville Lake north of Kansas City. This should be very close, perhaps in the direct path of the eclipse.
And a personal note, this will be my youngest son's 28th birthday. And he was born in Belleville, IL, just to the north of the direct path. I am hopeful that he and his older brother can be there.
Perhaps we'll see other friends there too? Hopefully everyone within traveling distance will be able to see this once in a lifetime event.
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Maybe the first one in 99 years where the totality path covers that particular spot, but there have been about 8 in my little lifetime that were total somewhere in the USA that you could drive to ....
Still worth a trip to go see, though. Kentucky somewhere would be the nearest to me ....
Lannis
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· Total solar eclipses aren’t rare – they occur, on average, about once every 17.6 years – but, since most of the earth’s surface is water, many of them aren’t seen.
· Not since 1970 has there been the opportunity to see a total eclipse so easily in the U.S.
· There will be another opportunity to see a total solar eclipse in the U.S. on April 8, 2024, but along a different path.
· A total solar eclipse tends to return to the same point once every 375 on average… but Carbondale, IL will see a total eclipse this year AND again in 2024
· Solar eclipses occur when the moon comes between the sun and the earth, blocking out our view of the sun.
· The moon is about 400x smaller than the sun… but also happens to be about 400x closer to earth than the sun is. It’s pure luck that the geometry works out this way, making a total eclipse possible
· The moon’s shadow will be only about 70 miles wide as it traces a path on the earth.
· The moon’s shadow will move across the U.S. from coast-to-coast in about 90 minutes; its ground speed will be approximately 2,400 mph (more than 3x the speed of sound)
· Totality will last around 2 minutes in most U.S. locations
· About 12 million people live directly under the path of totality
· About 220 million people are within a day’s drive (~500 miles) of the path of totality
· Departments of Transportation are very worried about traffic jams, and some are stopping road construction and removing lane restrictions around the eclipse
· If you’re traveling to see totality you probably want to be there by Sunday, otherwise you risk a traffic jam
· Areas that experience a total eclipse will see planets and constellations only seen at night; birds will roost, and it will feel like night, but with a orange-ish tint all around the horizon
· During totality you may see thin filaments of light coming from the sun; these are plumes of hot hydrogen gas called prominences
· During totality you will see a pearly-white glow emanating from behind the moon’s shadow; this is the sun’s corona
· No one in Minnesota or Wisconsin will see a total eclipse this time
· The Twin Cities the eclipse will peak at 1:06p CDT, with 83.5% of the sun obscured by the moon’s shadow
· Based on the past 30 years of weather data, there is a 50/50 chance that it will be cloudy here for the eclipse
· You should NEVER look at the sun or a partial eclipse without protective eyewear specifically designed for viewing the sun
· It is safe to look at the sun with the naked eye during totality; but, you will not be able to do that anywhere in Minnesota or Wisconsin
Sources: My notes from a talk given by J. Kelly Beatty of Sky & Telescope Magazine (2017 American Meteorological Society Broadcast Conference in Kansas City, MO); WeatherWise magazine (March/April 2017); NOAA NC
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It's SmithVILLE lake, not Smithfield...
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I'm hoping to get somewhere under the total shadow for the event. Remember, it's only a total eclipse if you're under the direct path of the shadow. Too far north or south and you won't get the comlplete effect. Don't forget to look for the spaceship hiding behind the sun.
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Incidentally my hometown in Missouri is directly in the center to the area of totality. We have already gotten our viewing glasses...... Preparing to enjoy the day out on the deck of course !!
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Lowryter, Camping with your sons and watching the eclipse. Can't get much better. Have fun!
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They are anticipating a huge number of visitors to Oregon. Crazy.
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99 years since a solar eclipse traveled coast to coast. I can't say if the other total eclipse events mentioned or anticipated will be as perfectly aligned as this one. This particular event anticipates the moon will be at the right distance to cover the sun nearly perfectly. In this case, the sun's corona (atmosphere) can be seen. This is not always true, even for a total eclipse.
Thanks Chris for pointing out that this Smithville MO. I've camped there before, COE lake, very nice. North of KC but easy drive into City for BBQ. Should be near if not right on the path.
I am hopeful my sons can make it. My oldest is a teacher and school begins so it will take some luck. For sure my wife and I will be camping there. Perhaps we'll see some of you there. This is a "once in a lifetime" deal for me.
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99 years since a solar eclipse traveled coast to coast. I can't say if the other total eclipse events mentioned or anticipated will be as perfectly aligned as this one. This particular event anticipates the moon will be at the right distance to cover the sun nearly perfectly. In this case, the sun's corona (atmosphere) can be seen. This is not always true, even for a total eclipse.
Thanks Chris for pointing out that this Smithville MO. I've camped there before, COE lake, very nice. North of KC but easy drive into City for BBQ. Should be near if not right on the path.
I am hopeful my sons can make it. My oldest is a teacher and school begins so it will take some luck. For sure my wife and I will be camping there. Perhaps we'll some of you there. This is a "once in a lifetime" deal for me.
Regardless of how often, I'm glad you brought it up. Now planning a motorcycling "Road Trip" to our nearest point of contact in South Carolina. Middle of "totality path" is about 6 hours from the house on the back roads .... find a nice little motel somewheres and Bob's yer uncle ....
Lannis
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Don't forget to look for the spaceship hiding behind the sun.
how do you see behind the sun?
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I am planning on going someplace that will not be over run with tourist to be in the center of the path. Got a place about an hour from home out by a reservoir picked out. Long dirt roads to get there that I am hoping will be the path less traveled. But.......there may be campers around it too. Mostly want to avoid the traffic after it passes.
https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-maps (https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-maps)
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how do you see behind the sun?
During an eclipse the light goes off in the sun and you can see behind it. That's how those cultists found the spaceship in the comet, too. :boozing:
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I lived right north of there on Clinton County Highway C and SE 392nd Street for 10 years...although it was just RR2 Box 200 back in the wonderful days before 911 service...oh well, I wax poetic.... :weiner:
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I am planning on going someplace that will not be over run with tourist to be in the center of the path. Got a place about an hour from home out by a reservoir picked out. Long dirt roads to get there that I am hoping will be the path less traveled. But.......there may be campers around it too. Mostly want to avoid the traffic after it passes.
https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-maps (https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-maps)
I booked a room in Greenwood, SC for Sunday night.
Sunday, we'll drive down there, find a nice place for dinner, stay the night. Monday, we'll get up and have breakfast, then drive out into the country to the north a bit to get right in the middle of the totality path.
Have a picnic lunch with us, find a wide turnoff on a country road that's out of the roadway but still on the SC right-of-way, and hang out and .... wait for it!
It only lasts a few minutes .... then we're off home.
Lannis
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Regardless of how often, I'm glad you brought it up. Now planning a motorcycling "Road Trip" to our nearest point of contact in South Carolina. Middle of "totality path" is about 6 hours from the house on the back roads .... find a nice little motel somewheres and Bob's yer uncle ....
Lannis
FYI, I looked at doing that in Wyoming (not exactly population density central).and every motel room and campsite anywhere near the eclipse path has been booked since last year. Somebody already thought of this....
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It's SmithVILLE lake, not Smithfield...
Yep, I lived in Smithville 400 E Woods : )
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I'm gonna go visit me brudder in St. Joe. Maybe track down Ace Mallot too : )
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99 years since a solar eclipse traveled coast to coast. I can't say if the other total eclipse events mentioned or anticipated will be as perfectly aligned as this one. This particular event anticipates the moon will be at the right distance to cover the sun nearly perfectly. In this case, the sun's corona (atmosphere) can be seen. This is not always true, even for a total eclipse.
Thanks Chris for pointing out that this Smithville MO. I've camped there before, COE lake, very nice. North of KC but easy drive into City for BBQ. Should be near if not right on the path.
I am hopeful my sons can make it. My oldest is a teacher and school begins so it will take some luck. For sure my wife and I will be camping there. Perhaps we'll see some of you there. This is a "once in a lifetime" deal for me.
The towne Tavern in downtown Smithville is a nice little bar.
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see ya there John
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Map of predicted traffic density on highways crossing the 2017 Solar Eclipse path.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1lf1zQElZCKW8f0gTbY_b06wIfA4&hl=en_US&ll=38.47357050550013%2C-96.0817515&z=6
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FYI, I looked at doing that in Wyoming (not exactly population density central).and every motel room and campsite anywhere near the eclipse path has been booked since last year. Somebody already thought of this....
Didn't have any trouble in Greenwood, SC, which is right in the totality path .... all three motels I tried had rooms available. I picked the nicest one, in deference to Fay since last year I picked the most horrible motel in the United States on a trip through Gainesboro, Georgia ...
Lannis
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Map of predicted traffic density on highways crossing the 2017 Solar Eclipse path.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1lf1zQElZCKW8f0gTbY_b06wIfA4&hl=en_US&ll=38.47357050550013%2C-96.0817515&z=6
Very cool map. Thanks. Maybe there is hope the dirt roads will not be too crowded.......but who knows until it happens.
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The eclipse is going to be on my brother's 50th birthday.
That's gotta mean something, right?
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Mark Twain said "I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year (1910), and I expect to go out with it". He was born 20 days after it appeared in 1835, and died one day after it was at it's brightest, in 1910.
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Mark Twain said "I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year (1910), and I expect to go out with it". He was born 20 days after it appeared in 1835, and died one day after it was at it's brightest, in 1910.
Maybe not TOO much of a stretch to think that a 75-year-old guy who's not feeling well might think his time is coming soon.
His "Comet" thing was probably the basis for his short story "Captain Stormfield's Visit To Heaven", one of his funniest tales .... !
Lannis
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.........And for us that can remember, Halley's was a bust.
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I live in Elwood, KS. People around here seem to think it's going to be crazy. There is a rumor that the Japanese are going to have an orgy in the parking lot of Mainerds. I don't think I'm going anywhere. I should be able to see it from my front yard.
krb
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I decided to pass on travelling, too. There's cloud cover along the coast and south, which is where I would have been headed. Oregon is calling out the national guard for the event and we're being warned that an hour's normal travel will take up to 8 hours with the traffic in the totality zone. So I'm staying home.
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Let the rest crash, staying home w/welding mask, might not be a #14 though. Close enough.
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Friend and I are riding down from BC to John Day, camping on a small farm just outside town.
Supposed to be fine weather for the event.
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I live in Elwood, KS. People around here seem to think it's going to be crazy. There is a rumor that the Japanese are going to have an orgy in the parking lot of Mainerds. I don't think I'm going anywhere. I should be able to see it from my front yard.
krb
I really don't think it will be "crazy". We didn't have any trouble getting a South Carolina motel room at a normal price last month right in the center of the totality path, and, as I look at the map, there are hundreds of thousands of square miles of empty space to stop in and hang out.
After 2:40 PM on Monday, when the eclipse is done, I plan on taking the state and local roads through SC, NC, and VA to home, and I don't expect to see any traffic.
It's always more fun to say "AAAAAAAAHHH! IT'S GOING TO BE A NIGHTMARE, A DISTASTER, WE'RE ALL GONNA DIIIIEEEEE !!! " than it is to realize how big this country is and what it would take to fill up that whole path with people in dark glasses. Easier to get published that way, anyhow.
In any case, Monday evening we can debrief, right here!
Lannis
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Let the rest crash, staying home w/welding mask, might not be a #14 though. Close enough.
I've got one of those autoranging welder masks. I'm going to mount the camera in it and maybe a 4x neutral density on top of that, depending on cloud cover. Then I'll view it on the camera screen.
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Think I'll watch it on the internet , , way too many people for me , kinda like Sturgis :grin:
Dusty
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We are in KC all weekend for a wedding so we are staying there yet Sunday night. Will head ENE Monday morning in the car with four year old grand daughter along for the experience. Just hope to be able to park on a rural road well away from any significant towns or cites. Forecast looks good.
GliderJohn
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Flying to Salt Lake City this Saturday to rent an American Guzzi :wink: and do a loop of S. Idaho to watch it get dark and hunt for craft beers. I may not be able to pass anything on this bike but I'll have a S.E. grin on my face.
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I've got one of those autoranging welder masks. I'm going to mount the camera in it and maybe a 4x neutral density on top of that, depending on cloud cover. Then I'll view it on the camera screen.
Take the mask outside and try it right now. I use that kind of mask every day with my welding, and it doesn't work with the sun. I have some 12 shade goggle plates that I am using when I go to Wyoming.
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We are in KC all weekend for a wedding so we are staying there yet Sunday night. Will head ENE Monday morning in the car with four year old grand daughter along for the experience. Just hope to be able to park on a rural road well away from any significant towns or cites. Forecast looks good.
GliderJohn
why not go to Smithville lake? I think parking and swimming is $5. PM me and I'll give you my phone number and you can come by the trailer.
That's where I am camping. I am leaving tomorrow. Heading to the Arthur Bryants and the Jazz clubs Saturday. Royals are in town too.
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Have fun guys and good luck with the weather..
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Have fun guys and good luck with the weather..
Well, 14 hours riding and a hotel room is all we're investing.
If it's cloudy, we'll have had a nice picnic with a dark spot in the middle of the day!
Lannis
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Take the mask outside and try it right now. I use that kind of mask every day with my welding, and it doesn't work with the sun. I have some 12 shade goggle plates that I am using when I go to Wyoming.
:1:
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My 30th anniversary falls on the 21st. It's an omen! :wink:
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My 30th anniversary falls on the 21st. It's an omen! :wink:
A daaark omen, is an eclipse. Be careful ..... !
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We decided to go to mark Twain national forest in SE Missouri. Hoping we'll be off the beaten path enough and avoid the bigger crowds. Missouri net news says st joe mo is expection an extra 500,000 people in a town of 70,000. I'll pass on that thank you.
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Still up in the air as to where in Missouri we will be. Right now planning on riding up to Marshall. That could change with traffic and cloud cover predictions.
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Still up in the air as to where in Missouri we will be. Right now planning on riding up to Marshall. That could change with traffic and cloud cover predictions.
You're welcome to meet up with Tim and I :cool:
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We decided to go to mark Twain national forest in SE Missouri. Hoping we'll be off the beaten path enough and avoid the bigger crowds. Missouri net news says st joe mo is expection an extra 500,000 people in a town of 70,000. I'll pass on that thank you.
for $5 you should be able to park at the lake. PM me, perhaps you can come over to my trailer? I'd leave early though.
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Take the mask outside and try it right now. I use that kind of mask every day with my welding, and it doesn't work with the sun. I have some 12 shade goggle plates that I am using when I go to Wyoming.
My understanding is that is has to be a 12 to 14.
14 may be a bit too dark they say.
Me, I made a 'telescope' using a $1 reading glasses lens, and scrap cardboard. :azn: Guzzi cheap.
(http://thumb.ibb.co/mUDSMa/20170816_141250.jpg) (http://ibb.co/mUDSMa)
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Take the mask outside and try it right now. I use that kind of mask every day with my welding, and it doesn't work with the sun. I have some 12 shade goggle plates that I am using when I go to Wyoming.
Cloudy here today. After two full months of bliss, we had a week of bad haze, right up till the meteor shower. Then the haze blew off (BC fires). But it was blown off by rain clouds. Been mostly that way ever since. Except still no rain.
Mine goes to 13.
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for $5 you should be able to park at the lake. PM me, perhaps you can come over to my trailer? I'd leave early though.
We'll be over by elephant rocks state park. Opposite side of the state.
Careful swimming in smithville lake. It's on the Canada goose migration route. They leave plenty of "fertilizer" all winter long, thousands and thousands of the big nasty honkin' critters everywhere. Great place to spot eagles too, I saw 23 in one day. Don't forget the town tavern in downtown smithville. Mellow place for a :boozing:
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Got the Norge almost packed up for the trip down to Robbinsville, NC. A couple of us have a cabin rented there for the eclipse and a lot of good riding thereafter. I have a welding goggle with #5, #10, and #7 lenses to mix and match. Tomorrow I will test it against the sun. The eclipse was just an excuse to get back on the bike for a long, multi-day ride and to see some friends down South.
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I stopped in at the local welder's supply and said "I need something for the eclipse" and they pulled out a big box... they are ready! I bought a 2x4" shade 12 plate for $1. I shall leave Datil late on Saturday and zip up to Wyoming on the Stelvio all Sunday (700 miles) to see the eclipse, Glendo Lake state park in Wyoming has a campground that is perfectly in the total path... but I can camp anywhere, if it is busy. Now, this is what motorcycles were made for!
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I have a welding goggle with #5, #10, and #7 lenses to mix and match. Tomorrow I will test it against the sun.
NASA recommends 12 or better: ``make sure you know the filter's shade number. If it's less than 12 (and it probably is), don't even think about using it to look at the Sun. Many people find the Sun too bright even in a Shade 12 filter, and some find the Sun too dim in a Shade 14 filter — but Shade 13 filters are uncommon and can be hard to find.'' https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/safety (https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/safety)
I'm driving my car and my son down to stay overnight at Cape Girardeau, hoping for the best. I saw an earlier total eclipse over a large body of water and kind of want a similar experience, this time along the bank of the Mississippi in a state park to the north. I think it is better to be some place where you can listen to the natural environment, for bird and bug activity changes.
Good luck to us all.
Moto
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Eclipse Day is my birthday, and I've been an amateur astronomer since a wee nerd.
My oldest son is coming in from overseas and introducing us to his serious girlfriend.
We're all heading out to a health center that my organization runs in Robbinsville NC where we'll celebrate with the staff.
Big day all round.
We're moving to western NYS later this year and the next total solar eclipse will be on my daughter's birthday in a few years, and our new hometown will be in the path of that total eclipse. : )
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No way we can fit 500,000 people in st. joe. Oh by the way it's Trails West weekend too.
krb
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Hi, BrownK! Nice to see you again!
I promise to stay away. :laugh:
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No way we can fit 500,000 people in st. joe. Oh by the way it's Trails West weekend too.
krb
the guy honchoing it in St Jo said maybe 100k on NPR today. Many congregating at the airport.
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I saw 4 private jets come in yesterday. I wasn't home tonight so I don't know how many today. I may go eat breakfast at the airport in the morning and check it out.
krb
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I'll be at work, watching on the monitors and waiting for all the local nut jobs to start calling 911.
hahahahaha
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We have a clear day here. I tested the welding mask. at 13 it reacts to the sun. :thumb:
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Looks like some cities have overhyped it. Saturday many places were empty. Still hotel rooms available.
I wonder if the vast majority of the people really don't care :) The few that were got scared away by all the news hype.
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NE Kansas is heavily booked. We found one room in KC for Sunday night at a halfway reasonable price. What few places still had rooms were asking in the hundreds per night and some with a two night minimum. Don't know if the got their asking prices., which were in the $600-$800 range.
GliderJohn
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NE Kansas is heavily booked. We found one room in KC for Sunday night at a halfway reasonable price. What few places still had rooms were asking in the hundreds per night and some with a two night minimum. Don't know if the got their asking prices., which were in the $600-$800 range.
GliderJohn
Gee......I hope Mark Twain National forest 🌳 isn't overbooked. Too many squirrels can be a real nuisance!
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Heading to Robbinsville, NC. for our booked room, near Great Smoky Mountains.
Romantic weekend. Eclipse just a bonus...
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I got my new North Korean eclipse glasses in the mail yesterday :thumb:
(http://thumb.ibb.co/cYuiWk/001.jpg) (http://ibb.co/cYuiWk)
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No way we can fit 500,000 people in st. joe. Oh by the way it's Trails West weekend too.
krb
St Joe will be crazy tomorrow!
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We have a clear day here. I tested the welding mask. at 13 it reacts to the sun. :thumb:
Mine too. Set on shade 13 with sensitivity all the way up it reacts instantly any where near direct sunlight. It'll work,it appears. I have a shade 10 and a shade 5 conventional plate to stack together as well, and tested them too...works fine. I'm set!
Terry
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Gee......I hope Mark Twain National forest 🌳 isn't overbooked. Too many squirrels can be a real nuisance!
Uh , hmm ... never mind , too easy :grin:
Dusty
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Uh , hmm ... never mind , too easy :grin:
Dusty
Throwin' you a bone :grin:
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Very cool map. Thanks. Maybe there is hope the dirt roads will not be too crowded.......but who knows until it happens.
This has a link that you can put in your zip code and it will show you exactly the coverage you will get.
http://amp.timeinc.net/time/4882923/total-solar-eclipse-map-places-view/?source=dam
Where I live will be about 94% covered which is like dusk. I am too lazy to drive 2 hours south to see the real deal. I hope that maybe a few stars will appear. That would be enough for me
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This has a link that you can put in your zip code and it will show you exactly the coverage you will get.
http://amp.timeinc.net/time/4882923/total-solar-eclipse-map-places-view/?source=dam
Where I live will be about 94% covered which is like dusk. I am too lazy to drive 2 hours south to see the real deal. I hope that maybe a few stars will appear. That would be enough for me
That's pretty cool! THANKS!
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This has a link that you can put in your zip code and it will show you exactly the coverage you will get.
http://amp.timeinc.net/time/4882923/total-solar-eclipse-map-places-view/?source=dam
Where I live will be about 94% covered which is like dusk. I am too lazy to drive 2 hours south to see the real deal. I hope that maybe a few stars will appear. That would be enough for me
Good link! TIME mag. set it up.
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it it me or you?
I get this
"Please update your account for 3rd party hosting"
when I see photobucket photos.
I know that PB is holding photos hostage but does this only apply to me the viewer who doesn't subscribe to photobucket or to anyone that has?
Is it the poster's issues or is it mine?
I ain't payin' anyway, jus' wanna know.
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Poster's issue. They started this several weeks ago (longer?). It now costs the poster some significant $$ to use them to share pics on "outside" sites. Sucks.
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Specific info on it (called "3rd Party Hosting")
http://support.photobucket.com/hc/en-us/articles/115009597607-What-is-3rd-party-hosting- and
http://photobucket.com/pricing
Only the most-expensive option ($40 per month) allows the external/3rd party posting.
Did I mention that sucks?
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then it does the poster no good to keep on posting PB photos without paying PB.
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PSA. For those with an auto darkening welding helmet, if it doesn't auto dark, point it to the sun with it covered then remove the cover quickly to get it to react.
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I live in Elwood, KS. People around here seem to think it's going to be crazy. There is a rumor that the Japanese are going to have an orgy in the parking lot of Mainerds. I don't think I'm going anywhere. I should be able to see it from my front yard.
krb
The Japanese orgy or the eclipse? :huh:
Unfortunately, it looks like it will be at least partly cloudy to mostly cloudy from the Nebraska panhandle to near St Louis. I plan on getting to Beatrice, Nebraska in plenty of time to start dodging clouds and looking for blue sky.
Chuck
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In Dawson City in the winter large groups of couples get together in a building in the "bowl" and have at it. The myth is that children born under the northern lights have magical powers.
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A friend of mine just texted me and said he'd just landed at Providence, Ky. He was the only guy on the field.
My taxiway is covered by machinery and guys taking out a giant willow tree. Really good planning there, Chuck. :rolleyes:
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On station in Lincoln city, or.
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Woooohooooo! It's started! About a 1/5 covered. (West coast)
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In Dawson City in the winter large groups of couples get together in a building in the "bowl" and have at it. The myth is that children born under the northern lights have magical powers.
Too funny.
The myth part covers many asian cultures. We are seeing a pretty big increase in Chinese travellers too.
Easy to spot the tourists: super big Canada Goose rental parkas, down pants, and massive Sorel boots.... it's a wonder they can walk let alone....
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Almost to peak coverage! Cool!!! The thing I didn't think about is how much cooler (temp) it would be. It's odd.
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Now what is going on today ?
Dusty
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Almost to peak coverage! Cool!!! The thing I didn't think about is how much cooler (temp) it would be. It's odd.
Same here...watching from Vancouver BC here with 95% coverage...
noticed the temp dropped down quite a bit that makes me had goosebumps...
shameless post of my awesome iphone picture lol...
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Now what is going on today ?
Dusty
:angry: :grin:
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It has started here but we only get about 70% so been watching on the NASA site. When it was over Casper, WY (100%) they zoomed in and you could see a few solar flares clearly. Pretty cool.
https://www.nasa.gov/eclipselive/#National+Park+Service+Coverage
Pete
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I'm ready.
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I was going to head about 40 miles north, to the total eclipse zone. Then I realized that I had just spent years at my last job in total darkness. I don't need any more. :boozing:
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Yeah, been watching the NASA channel myself. Didn't get the glasses or have a welding helmet. Soooooooooooooooooo oooooo.
Pretty cool stuff though.
John Henry
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Fear not the E-Clips. I have allowed the sun to come back today.
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Far out!
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We got about 75% of the full eclipse here in Waldheim. It felt pretty cool to be doing the same thing simultaneously with millions of other folks...
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Welding mask #10 tint w/UV glasses from eye dr, it was plenty. Made a nice box so grand kids could watch, they weren't interested after 10min. Step son and I watched most all of it.
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We were 94% covered. Woods got quite except for the crows. As the sun filtered through the leaves it left a whole lot of scalloped dark markets on my driveway. I could clearly make out the moon on the pavement and my deck but only under the trees.
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Watching for aliens.
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As it started getting darker, the crickets and cicadas started doing their sundown thing, then as it got lighter, a rooster was crowing in the distance.
Pretty cool, I watched it all until it clouded over at about 3. Tstorm going on now. We were lucky.
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Nice view of 82 % partial from Tampa. Skies were clear. Telescope view showed nice sunspot group on limb of the sun.
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We got 99%. Got dim but not dark. Surprising that even with just a very small sliver visible could not look at it without the sun shield. Pretty cool.
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I watched it from my TV repeatedly in Madras, Or. and Wyoming. Saw it back in `79 when living near Madras.
When I was a kid someone challenged me to look up into the sun as long as I could. Not knowing any better I did that. It hurt. Maybe that's why I've been legally blind w/o glasses most my life. When you're a kid you do stupid things not knowing any better. :huh: No 1 else in my family had bad eyes like me. DOH
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Here's what our solar array saw during the eclipse.
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Rode over to Arco, Idaho and watched the eclipse in totality. It was something that I will never forget. Simply amazing!
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I watched it from my TV repeatedly in Madras, Or. and Wyoming. Saw it back in `79 when living near Madras.
When I was a kid someone challenged me to look up into the sun as long as I could. Not knowing any better I did that. It hurt. Maybe that's why I've been legally blind w/o glasses most my life. When you're a kid you do stupid things not knowing any better. :huh: No 1 else in my family had bad eyes like me. DOH
Wife's grandfather did the same thing with same results.
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Found it to be rather underwhelming. 98.2% here. Similar experience as a teenager for the one in 1979. Took advantage of it today to wash my dark gray (black for practical purposes...) Subaru and not have to rush the job to prevent water spotting on the dark paint in the sun. Went ahead and hand waxed it afterwards. My brother lives in the sticks farther north, has quite an astronomy rig in his back yard a mini-observatory (looks like an outhouse...). I'll get all the good quality photos I could ever want here pretty soon from his observations today. Has a solar filter and displays onto a laptop in 1080p, all sorts of whiz bang stuff.
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Can't see much from here
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And I95 is still backed up.
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The rain stopped and the clouds cleared up just as the eclipse started and stayed clear though totality, a little over a minute here, Independence, MO. and then afterwards it clouded up again.
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Clouded up where we were so we rode fast to the east and got off the road parking in a rural cemetery. Had heard the vampires would all be coming out, so we were in the right spot for that. :evil:
The clouds stayed away and was really an experience watching it go complete, with all the night critter noises starting up at the same time the street lights came on. The ring around the sun was cool too.
The traffic getting back to the hotel was a pain in the backside.
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View from Ironton, Mo.
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I took this in Winnsboro SC!! :cheesy:
I thought it was pretty cool to see!!!!!
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I took this in Winnsboro SC!! :cheesy:
I thought it was pretty cool to see!!!!!
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We had little to no traffic through Missouri boondocks the whole way. Killer day!
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My wife and our four year old grand daughter were in Kansas City this weekend for a wedding so we stayed over last night and drove to the little Kansas town near the Nebraska border called Highland, KS. It was in the direct path. We were near an old school building that had a large brick chimney. About 30 minutes before total, dogs started barking and a large number of swallows came out to feed. Just before total till just after were hundreds of bats coming out of the chimney. The only drawback to our location were street lights and yard lights that came on. Could see a few stars for a bit. Quite eerie but kind of cool. Speaking of cool the temp dropped about five degrees. Neat experience! We were in a very rural area but when leaving it still took an hour to cover 20 miles on highway 36. No problem after that.
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My son (age 15) and I stayed Sunday night in Cape Girardeau, but the forecast in the morning was bad so we drove 150 miles east to Hopkinsville, KY. We were right in the middle of the band of totality and had clear skies. The experience of totality is absolutely unlike a partial eclipse. It's a flabbergasting naked eyes experience.
But driving back to Madison has been a nightmare. The northbound interstate was at a complete standstill, and same for US 51. We finally made about 250 miles in 8 hours by angling over toward St. Louis, but have stopped for the night with 325 miles yet to go. It has been worth it to both of us.
Also had some great barbeque in Hopkinsville, and are bringing 2 pounds of it back home. 😀
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A most successful Total Solar Eclipse as measured by the degree of tackiness of the
souvenir. I present to you... Solar coaster! Yes, set this handmade wood coaster on your end table and be the envy of all.... :shocked:
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A most successful Total Solar Eclipse as measured by the degree of tackiness of the
souvenir. I present to you... Solar coaster! Yes, set this handmade wood coaster on your end table and be the envy of all.... :shocked:
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When you see these souvenir ideas, you gotta remember that some people stared directly at the sun.
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My son (age 15) and I stayed Sunday night in Cape Girardeau, but the forecast in the morning was bad so we drove 150 miles east to Hopkinsville, KY. We were right in the middle of the band of totality and had clear skies. The experience of totality is absolutely unlike a partial eclipse. It's a flabbergasting naked eyes experience.
I have to say, the 92% coverage here was kind of underwhelming. 1:11 pm peak, and the sun dimmed to a late afternoon brightness. Sun was still incredibly bright. Amazing how much energy that thing puts off!
Was neat looking at the eclipse through the glasses. And, I snapped a few pix with my digital camera through the glasses.
2024 eclipse totality is supposed to pass right over, so maybe it'll be more impressive. I've always wanted to see a total solar eclipse.
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This is the bike when the eclipse was at 95%, just outside of Guernsey, Wyoming. It got so dark that the bike doesn't show up in the next picture...
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The amazing thing was the traffic... at least several hundred thousand people converged south of Casper, maybe millions. I had never seen traffic STOPPED in an interstate in the wilds of Wyoming before.
Oh, and on the way up, this was seen just south of Colorado Springs... many thousands of VWs again.
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Around about 11PM Sunday my sister opined that the eclipse would be better in totality than the 92% we were going to get on the island here. So we caught the next ferry off the rock and drove to Lincoln City, OR via US-101. We arrived in time to set up gear and chat with others at the park we settled on (Devil's Lake -- seemed appropriate).
Running for it was a good choice. Traffic south was light, if any. We did not see any of the long lines, out-of-gas, and other horrors we were warned of. We did see a lot of opportunism, with gas prices up $0.50 at roadside stations, impromptu camp sites everywhere, and the little stores along the way having specials on whatever wasn't selling. There were little camper and tent cities in many yards and fields along Oregon 101. I felt a little sad for some of them: 16 rented portapotties in a row and three tents in the field. Crowed campsites in burn ban areas (no rain since May) and no eateries for miles. Trailer towns springing up in gullies with no east or south exposure, and thick fog.
It was foggy along most of the coast overnight, but the last little pass north of Lincoln City blocked the damp air. It was clear or clearing as dawn broke in the totality zone. We scouted for a good vista, and after several sorties off the highway, we found a little city park in Lincoln City (north margin of totality) that had a good line of sight down my compass. It was morning already. My sister napped in the car while I walked the grounds and found the best place to make my stand. We were alone at first, but as the sun rose, local totalitytarians joined us until the parking overflowed onto the adjacent streets. Cars with plates from all over the US and Canada lined both sides, leaving a one-way lane in the middle. They were doubled-up in the parking spaces, with the properly parked vehicles boxed in. Nobody minded -- we weren't going anywhere. It looked like a popular guy's press conference with all the cameras lined up -- banks and banks of cameras in rows and rows throughout the park. Kids played in the algae-choked lake. Parents gossiped. Strangers met. It was a festival air.
The event started. I watched through the welding mask and those cardboard glasses as the celestial dance began. It was initially a slow creep. Then the temperature dropped significantly as the moon covered the last quarter of the sun, and daylight snuffed out astonishingly quickly as the giant frog of tribal legend tried to eat the sun. A state-wide gasp and heartfelt "oohs and ahhhs", cheering, and clapping were heard in that few seconds of midnight darkness. Dogs at the park seemed startled, but not frightened. Birds went silent. People felt very small and fragile. It was something to have witnessed, indeed. The abrupt temperature drop invoked the Devil to rise from the lake in the form of a thick, ominous, very local fog bank on the water. As the sun returned, it was like bringing stage lights up -- from darkness to daylight in less than a minute. The demon fog rose in the rapid reheating and obscured the return of the sun -- just what you'd expect the Devil to do. For us in Lincoln City, the event was over.
The road home was more crowded. I was reminded of the old pictures of stampeders climbing the ice staircase out of Skagway. We decided that we were in no hurry and had the patience for it, so we joined the queue. It was like leaving a pro football game, but it went on for a couple hundred miles. Motorcycles were stopped on the shoulders regularly -- overheated, I imagine. Cops were stationed every 10 miles or so, but they were mostly bored or amused. I didn't see any interacting with motorists until we were in the urban dogfight that is the Tacoma/Seattle I-5 corridor, and those of course had nothing to do with the eclipse travelers.
With the stop-and-creep traffic, we didn't want to fall out of line. We didn't know if we'd get back in. A traffic light in a small town would back up the line for literally tens of miles, and our average speed from Lincoln City and Garibaldi was 12mph. Yeah, it took a while. Once clear of the traffic lights, and with more and more vehicles turning east to find the interstate, 101 became its old self, with a "weekend heavy" traffic load that moved fairly well. By the time we got to the Astoria bridge, all was normal. We arrived back on the island about 11:30PM. I hadn't slept since Saturday night, so I was beat. I haven't looked at my pics, but I predict they suck. I think the welding mask was making a moiré on the pictures. I'll find out for sure when I get them on the screen.
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
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well the clouds didn't help me but here goes.
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got dark, like twilight, the cicadas were screaching
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I'd be willing to bet we were the only Guzzi riders in Ironton,Mo.
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We had blue sky's!
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This is a shot of my Moto Guzzi near Guernsey, Wyoming. As a 6 year old nearby said: "Totality is fun!"
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This is a shot of my Moto Guzzi near Guernsey, Wyoming. As a 6 year old nearby said: "Totality is fun!"
Nice contrast, did you remove your lens cap? :laugh:
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That's amazing. I've taken that very same picture.. :smiley: :boozing:
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9 months from now many 3 headed children will be born!
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Well Idaho did not see the overwhelming flood of eclipse tourist predicted (hoped for). I went up a dirt road between the 2 major (for Idaho) highways to get into totality. Joined by other locals. Enjoyed the totality. Just got some dogs from a near by farm howling and a rooster making noise. There was a long line of traffic that we easily got around by taking side roads. Gas stations still had gas and stores had food on their shelves. The 50K visitors predicted for Weiser was closer to 6K. But a good time was had by all. :boozing:
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Buddy and I rode from Wichita, Ks to Beatrice, Ne. A friends relatives were hosting an Eclipse party and we got invited. Low thin clouds drifted past during partiality hiding and revealing the crescent sun. We did get to see it a number of times during the 1-1/2 hrs leading up to totality. A few minutes before totality we were granted a hole in the clouds and were able to watch the entire 2 min 38 sec without interruption! :grin: After totality the clouds came back but we did get to see the partial sun a number of times again while there was still a portion of the sun obstructed.
I have to say that the experience was absolutely unlike any natural phenomenon that I have ever seen before. Was watching the last sliver of the sun wink out through the welding lenses and when I came out from under the hood the entire world had changed. The quality of the light was unlike anything I have ever seen before. I have seen a partial before but the experience of totality is absolutely different from a partial. To see the corona hanging in the dark sky with the naked eye is mind boggling. The 360 degree "sunset" all around the horizon was also quite breathtaking.
Have heard people talk about a total eclipse as a "religious experience" and I can now understand where that feeling comes from. I also now get why folks spend tens of thousands of dollars to fly around the world chasing these events. The good Lord willing I would like to try and make it to the 2024 eclipse.
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Buddy and I rode from Wichita, Ks to Beatrice, Ne. A friends relatives were hosting an Eclipse party and we got invited. Low thin clouds drifted past during partiality hiding and revealing the crescent sun. We did get to see it a number of times during the 1-1/2 hrs leading up to totality. A few minutes before totality we were granted a hole in the clouds and were able to watch the entire 2 min 38 sec without interruption! :grin: After totality the clouds came back but we did get to see the partial sun a number of times again while there was still a portion of the sun obstructed.
I have to say that the experience was absolutely unlike any natural phenomenon that I have ever seen before. Was watching the last sliver of the sun wink out through the welding lenses and when I came out from under the hood the entire world had changed. The quality of the light was unlike anything I have ever seen before. I have seen a partial before but the experience of totality is absolutely different from a partial. To see the corona hanging in the dark sky with the naked eye is mind boggling. The 360 degree "sunset" all around the horizon was also quite breathtaking.
Have heard people talk about a total eclipse as a "religious experience" and I can now understand where that feeling comes from. I also now get why folks spend tens of thousands of dollars to fly around the world chasing these events. The good Lord willing I would like to try and make it to the 2024 eclipse.
Made me think of what an insignificant speck we really are in this universe. Hadn't gotten that feeling since the 1st time I stood on the edge of the Grand Canyon.
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OK, OK... here is proof, at 95%, that I was there. The flash went off, so it changed it. I would have liked to have lit up a cigar, but the flood of moving cars started within 30 seconds after totality. Had to get moving to stay ahead of the crowd... didn't work. The stopped traffic on the interstate north of Cheyenne Wyoming was truly impressive. I had to go 140 miles east into Nebraska to find a path back south. I think that some of those people must still be there...
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Visited a friend in Georgia whose house was in the path of totality. I left after the totality event. Roads were totally messed up heading north. It took my 2 hours to go the 70 miles to the interstate. Once I got there, no better, however I was better able to split lanes. I must have split lanes from Knoxville Tennessee to Blacksburg Va. Was hairy. My GPS kept updating when I'd get home. I was willing to drive to 1:30am, but when it adjusted my arrival home (in Arlington Va) to 3am. I looked for a cheap motel. I got up at 4:30 and was home by 9:30am. I did 300 miles in 7 hours on Monday. 300 miles in about 4.5 hours on Tuesday. The license plates on the road were from every northern state imaginable. Folks came out for this...
The Eclipse? Awesome. My friend had a big field, and I stood on one edge, and could see the leading edge of the shadow sweep across. Best images were through a colander. I had a #13 welding glass, but my friends paper glasses were better. Orange tinged rather than green.
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So we rode to the intersection of 65 and I 70 in Missouri. Stopped for gas and snacks and checked cloud cover and stuff. Made the decision to get on I 70, which was moving well 90 minutes before totality, and head east for around 30 miles to get to clearer skies.
Turned out to be a good decision as we ended up in a cemetery several miles south of I 70. Since it was a rural area there were only a few other cars of people there, the clouds cooperated, and the experience was super cool. As soon as it went full, the crickets and tree frogs started on cue and the ring around the moon was incredible.
We rode from Central Oklahoma to Branson on Sunday, then Monday rode 200 miles North and back to Branson. Tuesday rode South on Arkansas highways 7, 16, 23 and 309 (up to Mt Magazine), then into Hot Springs for the night. Wednesday was home via the Mena to Talihina Skyline Drive, then to Robbers Cave and home. Great 4 days of riding, hiking, and eclipse watching. Total riding miles of about 1300.
Yeah, we're going to be heading to Arkansas in 2024 for the next one, maybe around the Hot Springs area.
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From a British Airways pilot.. ahem, fairly nice.
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We drove down near Charleston, around Jamestown, SC. It struck us how strange it was right as totality started, because we had never seen it get dark so quickly. It was like someone turning down the dimmer on the dining room light, and well worth the effort to see. Seven years to an even better one, with around four minutes of totality.
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We drove down near Charleston, around Jamestown, SC. It struck us how strange it was right as totality started, because we had never seen it get dark so quickly. It was like someone turning down the dimmer on the dining room light, and well worth the effort to see. Seven years to an even better one, with around four minutes of totality.
Might be a good one for a NAR, maybe in TX (please).
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Definitely: http://www.ajc.com/news/the-next-total-solar-eclipse-only-years-away-states-where-you-experience-totality-2024/Lp7LZJsthmohtlUOe74BtL/