Clockwork5
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That cloud cover map is real depressing.
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Total Solar Eclipse (US) of 2017
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molnizzle
Member
Glasses or film? Film looks out of stock until the 30th...
superdeluxe
Member
I heard the reason prineville OR is insane because there is some solar event going on down there starting today
My company handed out free pairs to employees that donated during a school supply drive last week, but all the employees who got pairs had to throw them away once the company got notified that the glasses weren't ISO certified and couldn't be proven to be safe. They did manage to snag enough legit ones last minute to replace most of them though.
I bought my glasses back in March because I knew this exact thing would happen. I did make a few people happy though by bringing in my spare pairs and handing them out for free.
Earlier today film was in stock.
This one still is: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074DYBQ51/?tag=neogaf0e-20
I'm driving up to Wyoming tomorrow after work. Hoping that it doesn't take an eternity to do so. Normally it's a 4 hour drive for me from home. I'm expecting to add a couple of hours to that, but I really hope it's not worse.
molnizzle
Member
Ordered that one, thanks.
With one day shipping it still says not arriving until the 22nd though... ugh. Hoping that's wrong.
EDIT: I contacted Amazon support and they apologized for it not being in stock at the fulfillment center near my house and waived the up-charge for 1-day shipping. They say I should still get it by Sunday. Crossing my fingers...
I got 10 hours of Bombcasts already downloaded to my phone and plan on grabbing a 24 pack of water and a 5 gallon jerrycan when we land on Sunday lol
Grimm Fandango
Member
Worst case if you're going to be w/ other folks that have them you can just borrow theirs. During the totality you don't need them, and before and after you have about an hour of time where the sun is slowly being covered and another hour after. My guess is that the novelty of the sun that looks like a crescent moon will go away rather quickly.
It's funny how many people are so hyped for the partial part of this eclipse when there was a perfectly good one in 2012 that didn't get nearly as much attention:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_May_20,_2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_May_20,_2012
Same ... and I'm not even headed for a heavily populated area.
Just try to find a local astronomy club, museum, planetarium, college, etc. putting on an observing session. You don't need to look at the thing for the entire couple hours.
Here's an interactive map where you can see where totality will be.
https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/interactive_map/index.html
There's going to be less than a minute of totality as far into town as Cedar Bluff.
IISANDERII
Member
Is that EST 11:45am or pm???
This will be the first total eclipse visible in NA in 40 years, the next one being on April 8 2024, and then you'll have to wait 20ish years.
What?
An actual Total Solar Eclipse, where the moon gets to cover the sun perfectly during the day, and -if you have protecting eyewear- allowing you to see the Sun's corona. This is the kind of eclipse you might get to be near only 2 to 3 times in your lifetime possibly.
When?
Monday August 21 2017 (in roughly 3 months - if you need to reserve hotel rooms, better do it quick, media coverage is slowly ramping up)
Start at 3:35pm UTC (11:45 ET)
Maximum at 6:21pm UTC (2:21pm ET) - peak lasts for 2m40s)
Where?
A 60+ mile wide path from Oregon to South Carolina
Full Eclipse visible in: http://www.eclipse2017.org/2017/path_through_the_US.htm
Maximum duration: 2:40s minutes
Partial visible in: all of North America (with a minimum coverage of half the Sun's surface) and parts of South America
https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov
REMEMBER TO WEAR EYE PROTECTION!
No, Sunglasses aren't enough!
itwasTuesday
He wasn't alone.
I went out and just looked at the sun with a pair of eclipse glasses today. Whoa
I only glanced at it for a few seconds cause... I dunno. But it was pretty neat.
I only glanced at it for a few seconds cause... I dunno. But it was pretty neat.
AM... Sun isn't up 11:45 PM in the Eastern time zone
Falcs
Banned
When I was little I used to actually look into the sun for a few seconds before my eyes started to tear up. Yes, very stupid, I know.. But I must have been like 6 or 7.
Anyway, I can still remember what it looked like. Did it just look like a round burning ball of gas? I can still remember the swirling of flames, or at least what it appeared to be.
Your best bet at this point is a local astronomy club, museum, planetarium, college, etc. Alternatively, just build a pinhole camera:
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/make-pinhole-projector.html
All that swirling was just the Earth's atmosphere. The Sun is so bright that there's no way to discern any particular features on it with your naked eye. There just isn't the necessary contrast. You need to filter out a lot of the brightness before it starts looking like anything.
Leading up to the event, I'm almost seeing more articles warning against looking at the sun and using proper glasses than articles just talking about the eclipse in general or scientific terms.
And still... any bets on how many reports of permanent eye damage we'll be hearing about starting Tuesday?
My cameras will be doing most of the work for me, I don't imagine I'll actually be looking directly at it very much.
We're only getting a partial eclipse here... I wonder how many idiot reports we'll be getting from areas outside of the totality? "But they said you didn't need the glasses during the eclipse!!"
And still... any bets on how many reports of permanent eye damage we'll be hearing about starting Tuesday?
My cameras will be doing most of the work for me, I don't imagine I'll actually be looking directly at it very much.
We're only getting a partial eclipse here... I wonder how many idiot reports we'll be getting from areas outside of the totality? "But they said you didn't need the glasses during the eclipse!!"
perfectchaos007
Member
AM... Sun isn't up 11:45 PM in the Eastern time zone
Ayyup. Solar eclipses can only occur with daylight while Lunar Eclipses happen at night
Think of it this way: The moon casts a shadow on the Earth during a Solar eclipse, while in a Lunar eclipse, the Earth casts a shadow on the moon.
tonysidaway
Member
Lunar eclipses also happen in twilight, when both sun and moon are visible each on an opposite horizon. This will happen somewhere in the world (at wherever the terminator happens to be) during every lunar eclipse.
Edit: not twilight, exactly. Shortly after sunrise and shortly before sunset.
Himynameischris
Member
Tried all the lowes around me but no luck
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
Decided to make the drive with the family down to southern IL, pretty much at the last minute. Won't have an opportunity again like this for a long time.
CloudyTuba
Member
Goddamnit, Nebraska. That better just be high level, thin cirrus cloud.
Looking cloud-free where I'm going to be at!
(Traveling to south of Portland) Looks to be the most cloud-free state at that time. Hope it sticks.start doing crunches and gym now
Our next best bet is 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_August_12,_2026
Either go to Iceland or Northern Spain (the latter of which will exit totality almost simultaneously with sunset). About 2m of totality.
Or Gibralter, 2nd August 2027
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_August_2,_2027
itwasTuesday
He wasn't alone.
Like a red and yellow moon. No flames or flaring.
TerminalDogma
Member
I'm actually driving down to Florida from New Jersey Sunday night for vacation....the traffic is gonna be pretty bad, huh?
Apparently like 70% of people visiting are leaving Monday. We should be good.
Beer Monkey
Member
Glasses tip: If you aren't making them out of pop tart wrappers yet, your local library is probably giving them away on Monday.
I'm taking a less direct route to Wyoming tonight. I'm not going to deal with I-15. They estimate an additional 50,000 cars passing through. That's a lot to squeeze through the small town areas where it gets down to two lanes. In idea traffic, it's only about 30 minutes longer going the back ways. It could be a lot faster in tonight's situation.
Nice! Didn't know you're a fellow Nashvillian. It will be insane.
mattwhite924
Member
Looks like KC is right on the edge of cloud cover. Hopefully we'll get lucky.
Beer Monkey
Member
No, I'm driving to Nashville to stay with friends. I'm a Cincinnati native.
If we get clouds Monday and I miss this I'm gonna be piiiissed.
I'm a bit worried too. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, but even if it is cloudy, things will still get interesting during totality. A bummer for sure, but not a total loss.
Oh god, I don't envy you. Gonna be tons of people heading down to SC. I was considering making the drive down from DC, but traffic is bad enough on 95 during normal conditions.
mattwhite924
Member
Well, knowing KC we could have anywhere from amazing weather to horrible apocalypse level storms and anything in between with little warning. I really hope it stays clear long enough for this.
Wet Bloodfart
Banned
Any Nashville people here? Trying to figure out if taking a personal work from home day is warranted.
