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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 2, 2024 0:25:16 GMT -5
Anyone doing anything special for the big event? Several of the smaller counties in Texas have already declared a state of emergency because of all people looking to come in. I've seen a few, not that excited myself. We are going to have 53 seconds of totality at my house. If I drive west, every 10 miles I get another minute. I think I'll stick. Anyone else?
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Post by lizardonarock on Mar 2, 2024 0:32:52 GMT -5
I will just enjoy it but I am not going to drive to see it. Supposed to be best viewed along the Rio Grande just outside of Brownvsille or Uvalde.
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 2, 2024 0:36:34 GMT -5
I will just enjoy it but I am not going to drive to see it. Supposed to be best viewed along the Rio Grande just outside of Brownvsille or Uvalde. Yep, my friends ranch on the west side of Fredericksburg has a hill where they have the Easter fires. It's supposed to be the best place to see the "Double Diamonds".but once you get east of 45 there's just too much of everything including traffic.
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Post by urbino on Mar 2, 2024 0:48:32 GMT -5
My folks will be in it. My brother plans to drive over from Nashville. He's always been an astronomy guy. I have no particular plans, myself. I might go over, but it'll mostly be just to visit. I do know all the towns around there are gearing up for a lot of visitors. They're all hoping to make some bank off it, which I don't blame them for.
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Post by turbocat on Mar 2, 2024 1:55:12 GMT -5
I guess I missed hearing about this, I thought the thread was going to be about a Mitsubishi when I opened it 😃
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Post by urbino on Mar 2, 2024 2:42:30 GMT -5
I guess I missed hearing about this, I thought the thread was going to be about a Mitsubishi when I opened it 😃 Bonnie Tyler is about to make bank.
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Post by toshtego on Mar 2, 2024 3:11:47 GMT -5
Since we are west of the path it will not be much of an event here.
Some years back there was such a total event here in NM. A bat flew into my house through and open door. Bat landed on kitchen counter and went to sleep. I moved bat outside to safe spot. Sun returned. Bat awoke. Bat flew away. Moral of story, keep windows and doors closed as animals and some humans become confused.
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Post by coalsmoke on Mar 2, 2024 5:42:42 GMT -5
We'll be right in the path of totality here in Ohio. If the weather is clear, our deck is a good place to watch it happen just like the last one. I'll have to get the protective glasses again.
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Post by lizardonarock on Mar 2, 2024 11:24:43 GMT -5
I have a level 14 Lense in my desk drawer next NVidia 3d glasses all set.
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 2, 2024 11:34:33 GMT -5
I guess I missed hearing about this, I thought the thread was going to be about a Mitsubishi when I opened it 😃 Bonnie Tyler is about to make bank. Totally!
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 2, 2024 11:38:34 GMT -5
I have a level 14 Lense in my desk drawer next NVidia 3d glasses all set. I have a welding helmet, but I got a set of the glasses for the 3 of us in case we decide to go to Hughes Springs for 2 more minutes.
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 2, 2024 11:41:20 GMT -5
We'll be right in the path of totality here in Ohio. If the weather is clear, our deck is a good place to watch it happen just like the last one. I'll have to get the protective glasses again. They say that the clouds dissapate during an eclipse. I can't say that I've ever noticed.
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Post by urbino on Mar 2, 2024 17:03:21 GMT -5
We'll be right in the path of totality here in Ohio. If the weather is clear, our deck is a good place to watch it happen just like the last one. I'll have to get the protective glasses again. They say that the clouds dissapate during an eclipse. I can't say that I've ever noticed. Never heard that one.
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 2, 2024 18:00:25 GMT -5
They say that the clouds dissapate during an eclipse. I can't say that I've ever noticed. Never heard that one. Me either. This is from a reliable source, the Internet! 😁 "Not to worry, new research shows that cumulus clouds dissipate during even partial solar eclipses. Research published in the journal Nature, showed that the low, fluffy white clouds started to disappear when only 15% of the Sun was shaded by the Moon.2 days ago"
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Post by trailboss on Mar 2, 2024 18:59:30 GMT -5
Some friends that run an auto recycling facility in Souix falls SD are going to hoist a Mitsubishi Eclipse on a forklift at the same time...VIP's get to stand in the shadow.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Mar 11, 2024 10:32:02 GMT -5
My wife and I are planning on driving down to either eastern Indiana or western Ohio to view the eclipse. We live 100 miles north of Ft. Wayne which is just barely outside the totality zone. At the edge, there will be two minutes of totality. If we go further, we can get to a maximum of 4 minutes.
For the last solar eclipse near us several years ago, we attempted to drive to the totality zone that day. Unfortunately, as we got into Kentucky, the freeway turned into a parking lot with all the traffic. We ended up in Elizabeth, Kentucky which was just short of the totality zone and only got to see 98% totality.
We've learned a lesson from that one. However, we will be able to do a day trip and not need to go the night before. For the last one, it was close to noon time and we had to get to southern Kentucky. We didn't plan sufficiently for traffic and failed. However, this time it is much closer and we have to be in place by 2pm. Once we make the 100 miles to Ft. Wayne, which is normally a 90 minute drive, we'll be golden.
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 11, 2024 16:31:34 GMT -5
My wife and I are planning on driving down to either eastern Indiana or western Ohio to view the eclipse. We live 100 miles north of Ft. Wayne which is just barely outside the totality zone. At the edge, there will be two minutes of totality. If we go further, we can get to a maximum of 4 minutes. For the last solar eclipse near us several years ago, we attempted to drive to the totality zone that day. Unfortunately, as we got into Kentucky, the freeway turned into a parking lot with all the traffic. We ended up in Elizabeth, Kentucky which was just short of the totality zone and only got to see 98% totality. We've learned a lesson from that one. However, we will be able to do a day trip and not need to go the night before. For the last one, it was close to noon time and we had to get to southern Kentucky. We didn't plan sufficiently for traffic and failed. However, this time it is much closer and we have to be in place by 2pm. Once we make the 100 miles to Ft. Wayne, which is normally a 90 minute drive, we'll be golden. Since the last time I posted several more Texas counties have declared disaster areas. I think I will be happy with the 53 seconds of totality at my house.
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Post by trailboss on Mar 11, 2024 18:41:44 GMT -5
My wife and I are planning on driving down to either eastern Indiana or western Ohio to view the eclipse. We live 100 miles north of Ft. Wayne which is just barely outside the totality zone. At the edge, there will be two minutes of totality. If we go further, we can get to a maximum of 4 minutes. For the last solar eclipse near us several years ago, we attempted to drive to the totality zone that day. Unfortunately, as we got into Kentucky, the freeway turned into a parking lot with all the traffic. We ended up in Elizabeth, Kentucky which was just short of the totality zone and only got to see 98% totality. We've learned a lesson from that one. However, we will be able to do a day trip and not need to go the night before. For the last one, it was close to noon time and we had to get to southern Kentucky. We didn't plan sufficiently for traffic and failed. However, this time it is much closer and we have to be in place by 2pm. Once we make the 100 miles to Ft. Wayne, which is normally a 90 minute drive, we'll be golden. Since the last time I posted several more Texas counties have declared disaster areas. I think I will be happy with the 53 seconds of totality at my house. The question is What will you be smoking during the eclipse? As for me in the southwest...eclipse's hate us.
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 11, 2024 19:31:19 GMT -5
Since the last time I posted several more Texas counties have declared disaster areas. I think I will be happy with the 53 seconds of totality at my house. The question is What will you be smoking during the eclipse? As for me in the southwest...eclipse's hate us. Well, I'm sure that it has religious meaning for the Hopi and Navajo. And the Pueblo Indians in NM. Maybe they keep them away with prayers. It's 53 seconds. I don't have a pipe that small.
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Post by toshtego on Mar 11, 2024 19:35:45 GMT -5
Having seen one or two eclipse events, I will pass on this one. One is enough for me.
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 11, 2024 19:38:58 GMT -5
Having seen one or two eclipse events, I will pass on this one. One is enough for me. I've seen one total and a bunch of partials. Last year we had an 80%+.enough to feel really strange.
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Post by toshtego on Mar 11, 2024 19:47:54 GMT -5
Should be about 7/8 here. I will watch it and pray to Baal, Guschmeka, Aboratol and the others to return the Sun.
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Post by Plainsman on Mar 11, 2024 19:55:36 GMT -5
We won’t get much here. Meh.
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Post by Scott W on Mar 11, 2024 22:07:27 GMT -5
I will be in Tokyo, not sure how to see it from there.
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Post by Silver on Mar 11, 2024 22:10:27 GMT -5
Backyard. 98% and change. Close enough for me.
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Post by coalsmoke on Mar 11, 2024 22:34:44 GMT -5
Backyard. 98% and change. Close enough for me. About the same here, Pete. I need to order our eclipse glasses tomorrow.
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Post by CrustyCat on Mar 11, 2024 22:37:14 GMT -5
I've never been overly impressed by any eclipses I've seen. Maybe one day.
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Post by Silver on Mar 11, 2024 22:48:26 GMT -5
Backyard. 98% and change. Close enough for me. About the same here, Pete. I need to order our eclipse glasses tomorrow. Thanks for the reminder.
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 11, 2024 23:20:56 GMT -5
I will be in Tokyo, not sure how to see it from there. If you just look straight down real hard....
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Post by coalsmoke on Mar 12, 2024 4:38:31 GMT -5
There's always a flood of fake eclipse glasses on the market around the time of an eclipse. The fakes list themselves as having an ISO number, approved by NASA, etc. I only get them from vendors recommended by the American Astronomical Society and that list is on their website.
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