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Are you traveling to be in the solar total eclipse path next month?
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:06 pm
We are considering taking an "eclipse vacation" around the solar eclipse totality path which will occur on August 21. The totality path will start in Oregon, move diagonally east-southeast exiting the US off the coast of South Carolina. The largest city in the eclipse's path is Nashville but there are many smaller cities in the path.
Anyone else planning a road trip for this event?
Anyone else planning a road trip for this event?
This post was edited on 7/15/17 at 1:33 pm
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Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:08 pm to LSURussian
Honestly, I hadn't heard about it. It does sound like a very cool thing to see, IMO.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:09 pm to LSURussian
Will the eclipse be partially visible outside of the path? I'm in Monroe and from the map I've seen it said 90% coverage, but what does that mean in terms of visibility assuming I buy some sort of filter to view it with?
Edit:Looks like it's less than 90 but I'll still be able to view the partial. Might not be able to see the corona
Edit:Looks like it's less than 90 but I'll still be able to view the partial. Might not be able to see the corona
This post was edited on 7/15/17 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:12 pm to LSURussian
I'm just going to watch A Watcher in the Woods.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:12 pm to Spankum
I've never experienced a total solar eclipse and the next one in the US won't happen until 2024. After that the next one visible in the US will be 2045.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:14 pm to LSURussian
Would suck for you if it's an overcast day
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:15 pm to LSURussian
Seems like my friends have been planning this for years. They are stockpiling drugs and are going somewhere in the Idaho/Montana mountains.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:18 pm to LSURussian
I'll probably be traveling to my back porch.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:20 pm to LSURussian
I'll be in Charleston
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:21 pm to LSURussian
I have some friends in Hopkinsville that are renting out their house for a ridiculous amount of money to some out-of-state people coming in to see it.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:22 pm to LSURussian
I really want to.
Someone had an article mentioning Kentucky as being a prime viewing spot.
Someone had an article mentioning Kentucky as being a prime viewing spot.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:22 pm to DavidTheGnome
quote:Yes. I've experienced a partial solar eclipse of 75% at around midday and it wasn't much different than feeling like it was a couple of hours before sundown.
Will the eclipse be partially visible outside of the path?
There are websites available which give estimates of eclipse percentages for different areas of the US. I think Baton Rouge will have about 80% eclipse.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:23 pm to cattus
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They are stockpiling drugs and are going somewhere in the Idaho/Montana mountains.
Educate me on why drugs are needed to watch an eclipse.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:26 pm to LSURussian
I live in the middle of it. They're expecting 1 mil people in the Columbia area. frick everything.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:27 pm to LSURussian
Lincoln City, Oregon. Coworker has a house on the beach down there.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:27 pm to LSUsmartass
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Would suck for you if it's an overcast day
You're right. I've thought about that possibilty. I was thinking about going to Jackson Hole, Wyoming which might be less likely to be overcast in August.
To the poster who mentioned Hopkinsville, Kentucky as a prime viewing place, you're right. They will have the longest duration of totality in the US, about 2 minutes and 40 seconds.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:28 pm to Napoleon
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Someone had an article mentioning Kentucky as being a prime viewing spot.
The area where you can see the full eclipse have hotels that have been sold out for a couple of years now.
I have no idea how those smaller towns are going to handle the flow.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:32 pm to LSURussian
Yes. Not yet though. Staying woke
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:33 pm to LSURussian
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2 minutes and 40 seconds
That's all? I guess to most of your wives that's a long time.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:34 pm to LSURussian
Supposedly, my area will be the best area in the country to view the eclipse. We're expecting an influx of 40,000 people.
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