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RU848789

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Is there a rain date? Gotta say, I feel sorry for folks paying through the nose to be in the path of the total eclipse, if it ends up being rainy or even cloudy. The real die-hards will wait until a few days before the eclipse and then travel to wherever it looks like it will not be cloudy - although they might have a tough time finding lodging - time to sleep in the car, lol.

But fear not, if you miss it - we have another total eclipse coming to the US, from about Texas through Maine in 2024. Anyone traveling to see it? Figure I'll watch the ~75% eclipse from here.

A guy I work with, when he interviewed here in 1997, actually made it a condition of employment that he be able to take off the week of 8/21/2017, as he was that crazy about eclipses and there hadn't been one in the US since 1979, when he was a toddler. He's going to Jackson Hole, Wy, one of the driest, clearest locations, on average, in the path of the total eclipse - he reserved a hotel suite 5 years ago. I hope, for his sake, that it's clear.





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You mean your town doesn't have a human sacrifice ready to go to bring back the sun?
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I had not considered that. I will have to suggest it at the next council meeting which occurs right before the event. Must we sacrifice a virgin or will any person do?
 
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RU848789 said:
Is there a rain date? Gotta say, I feel sorry for folks paying through the nose to be in the path of the total eclipse, if it ends up being rainy or even cloudy. The real die-hards will wait until a few days before the eclipse and then travel to wherever it looks like it will not be cloudy - although they might have a tough time finding lodging - time to sleep in the car, lol.

But fear not, if you miss it - we have another total eclipse coming to the US, from about Texas through Maine in 2024. Anyone traveling to see it? Figure I'll watch the ~75% eclipse from here.

A guy I work with, when he interviewed here in 1997, actually made it a condition of employment that he be able to take off the week of 8/21/2017, as he was that crazy about eclipses and there hadn't been one in the US since 1979, when he was a toddler. He's going to Jackson Hole, Wy, one of the driest, clearest locations, on average, in the path of the total eclipse - he reserved a hotel suite 5 years ago. I hope, for his sake, that it's clear.





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I'm living (1/2 time) in Newberg, Oregon...wine country. About 35 miles SW of Portland. Apparently we're in perfect position to see the black out.

It's also 2 days before my birthday...and my fiancée bought the special solar glasses ....so damn the hypotheticals / full speed ahead.

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RU848789

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Abro1975 said:
Perseids Meteor Shower/ shooting stars suppose to be visible with the naked eye (not clothed, lol) in the NE sky on Aug 12. Suppose to be the best one ever.

I've tried to see these many years, and have never seen one damn shooting star.

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For many years, we vacationed in North Truro near Provincetown on Cape Cod with my wife's family and our son's birthday is on 8/12, so most years we'd stay up late watching "shooting stars" as the light pollution out there is much lower than it is here - we'd see dozens of them per hour and sometimes several per minute. Was a lot of fun when our son was young - made for a little bit of an extra special birthday. He's turning 23 on Saturday and will be down the Shore with a bunch of his friends, so I'm guessing he won't even be looking, lol. I imagine it could be a good pickup line though...

The other unrelated odd observation was that my wife and I had a few gay friends who would always go to P-town back in the early 90s and we used to hang out with them at one of the local gay bars and would always chuckle at this big beefy guy in a Rutgers hat who called himself Moose, iirc, who would regularly get up on the bar and dance for singles from all the boys. Quite a sight.
 
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Will be camping in the Great Smoky mountains ... Wife lucked out last week and found an open campsite for the 20th and 21st
 
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RU848789 said:
And why would you? The sun is routinely blocked out in SoCal for days by all the smog, lol...
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:)......


actually, wife and I discussed going to see the Totality closer to Idaho... but then were worried we get all the way there and weather would not be good.....

so, we'll just go our our front door and see the 60% eclipse......... 100% chance of no rain....
 
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RU848789 said:
The other unrelated odd observation was that my wife and I had a few gay friends who would always go to P-town back in the early 90s and we used to hang out with them at one of the local gay bars and would always chuckle at this big beefy guy in a Rutgers hat who called himself Moose, iirc, who would regularly get up on the bar and dance for singles from all the boys. Quite a sight.
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Few will get this.

But I'll ask...did you bring enough singles?
 
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Wow, these eclipse guys are almost as nerdy as our local weather geeks :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
 
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Abro1975 said:
Perseids Meteor Shower/ shooting stars suppose to be visible with the naked eye (not clothed, lol) in the NE sky on Aug 12. Suppose to be the best one ever.

I've tried to see these many years, and have never seen one damn shooting star.

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It depends on where you live. I see them all the time down here away from the big city lights, actually saw one Tuesday night and that was up in Denville at my moms.. It always seems to be cloudy for this event lately though. If its clear the best place is on the beach. Full sky view and no light pollution. I have counted as many as 100 in a night using this method
 
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I'm not going.I'll wait until 2024,giving me 54 years inbetween seeing one(Norfolk 1970).

I wonder if Carly Simon will include this one a new song,getting it right this time as Saratoga will be open BEFORE the eclipse.

The one in 2024 will happen on a Monday as well,giving me an opportunity to return to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland,where -If I got this right-it will occur something in the first inning of the Indians game that night,should there be a scheduled game.
 
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I'm going to Nebraska to view this eclipse. Historically there's 70 - 80% chance of sunshine across the state on August 21. I have a hotel in Lincoln, but that's on the edge of the path of totality (84 seconds). But from there I have several spots picked out in towns Southeast, South, and West covering almost 400 miles to adjust for cloudy conditions. There's no guarantee, of course, but I figure I got a good chance.

That 2024 eclipse is in April which is famous for rain. I'll try to see that one, too. But I don't want to miss this opportunity.
 
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Totality just a few miles north of Bend Oregon. Mobs of people coming, predicted to more than double our population here in central Oregon. Food, fuel, medical, transport all predicted to be strained. Apoc-eclipse!
 
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I'm going to Nebraska to view this eclipse. Historically there's 70 - 80% chance of sunshine across the state on August 21. I have a hotel in Lincoln, but that's on the edge of the path of totality (84 seconds). But from there I have several spots picked out in towns Southeast, South, and West covering almost 400 miles to adjust for cloudy conditions. There's no guarantee, of course, but I figure I got a good chance.

That 2024 eclipse is in April which is famous for rain. I'll try to see that one, too. But I don't want to miss this opportunity.
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User name checks out...[winking]
 
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BellyFullOfWhiteDogCrap said:
Imagine what our ancestors, 10's of thousands of years ago thought when out of nowhere, an eclipse occured. Must have been absolutely terrifying.
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I always imagine when one of those guys figured it out, became a shamen and only told his sons. Automatically made them as powerful as the chiefs.
 
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Enjoy your solar eclipses while you can. In just 1.4 billion years, a total solar eclipse will be impossible, and they will occur never more.
 
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I remember one in NJ around 1983-84. Maybe it wasn't a total eclipse. I remember being in the cafeteria at school and it getting real dark, not being allowed outside during it etc.
 
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A lot of people are fired up for this which is great. But I'm not among them. Watching the news and seeing the best views from TV is good enough for me.
 
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Most celestial events have turned-out to be underwhelming imo. Meteors are still the best though. One landed in my town in 90s. Homeowner made 80k selling it
 
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As an astronomer told me, 95% of an eclipse is not 95% of the experience. Gotta go ALL IN!
 
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