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Eclipse day coming!

My neighbors, who are big into astronomy (to the point they've built their own observatory with automatic roof that folds open, with an enormous telescope) - travel to all parts of the globe to watch eclipses (and I look after their house for them when they are gone...) -- anyway, they flew down to Kansas for the event. They left days ago, and won't be back till Thurs., so they really have made it an eclipse vacation.

-- What was great was they gave me this nice thick 5"x5" specialty eclipse glass. Wuz just out there, and am watching it slowly happen. Very cool.
 
holbritter said:
It's probably more exciting when it's a total eclipse like in Oregon or in the path. In AZ, you'll only see a partial according to the NASA maps.
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A guy in the office down the walk had a pair of glasses and it was pretty cool. We had the equivalent of a crescent moon that you could see through the glasses but as far as just watching the sun go dim, it was hardly noticeable.
 
Lutherf said:
A guy in the office down the walk had a pair of glasses and it was pretty cool. We had the equivalent of a crescent moon that you could see through the glasses but as far as just watching the sun go dim, it was hardly noticeable.
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Yeah, that part is disappointing. I watched the live stream on the Science Channel. They were in Oregon and boy, that was cool how dark it got! And they were saying it cooled down fast during the short time it was at totality.
 
holbritter said:
Is anyone else excited about the eclipse? Someone gave me this link which will show you how it's going to look from your zip code area. Pretty neat!

Solar Eclipse Map: See How the Eclipse Will Look Near You | Time.com

It's really interesting to me how civilization long ago reacted to events like this. It must have been frightening not knowing what was happening.

Anyone getting those "glasses"? I have to look into them, but I probably won't bother.
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1 PM here, and I can tell it's beginning. Overcast, so I'm guessing all those glasses people bought here won't do much. But I've also wondered what ancient civilizations must have thought. Unless folklore prepares them, they must have been very afraid.

Apparently cattle will bed down, birds will go to bed and night-time critters will begin their nightly rounds. So, if you have skunks, you might want to be exceptionally careful until it's over.
 
A huge darkness is spreading coast to coast! And there's an eclipse too!
 
It looks like a half moon right now! It is clouding up now, but with the glasses/lenses you can still see it clearly.
 
Lutherf said:
Currently at full eclipse in Tucson. This is HIGHLY overrated.
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It is noticeably dimmer here (Uhland, TX) and has gotten cooler (from 97 to 90) and we have about 65% eclipse judging by a pinhole (toothpick hole actually) in a piece of paper projected onto a piece of cardboard. Perhaps in 7 years it will be a better show here.
 
at 2:48. :) courtesy of nypost.com

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polgara said:
Greetings, holbritter. :2wave:

Perfect! Better than anything I've seen on TV or the internet! :thumbs:
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sorry! I took a screen shot from nypost.com
 
Well, that was exciting for me! Here is the path for 2024 eclipse! I'm driving to Buffalo!

2024 eclipse path.JPG
 
Lutherf said:
I'm going to Cleveland and hoping Polgara has a plate of cookies ready!
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Greetings, Lutherf. :2wave:

You betcha I will, several different kinds, too, but there's always chocolate chip! I think it's a law here, or something! :mrgreen:
 
holbritter said:
Well, that was exciting for me! Here is the path for 2024 eclipse! I'm driving to Buffalo!
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Remember to take likelihood of cloud cover into account when you are planning where to see the next eclipse.
 
holbritter said:
That would be very disappointing!
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Yes. That's why it is important to plan so as to minimize the chances of cloud cover.

Currently it looks like south Texas could have the best odds in the US. One of my friends suggested one of the Appalachian Mountains in Maine, which he believes will poke its top above typical cloud cover, but I'll need more data before I go with that.

Luckily we all have a number of years to do research before making a final selection.
 
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