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attention goons who go outside, this is your 13 month warning On Monday April 8th, 2024 a Total Solar Eclipse will grace North America for the second time in only 7 years! If you caught totality in August of 2017 then you know what the hype is about, but if you missed it this will be your last chance to see one on this continent until 2044. Here is a map of the path of totality, overlayed on a map of typical cloud cover for April: Since we are LESS THAN ONE WEEK away, weather forecasts are starting to get somewhat meaningful. This website has a nice dashboard which shows four different forecast models for April 8th, automatically updated when the models update. It also has an explanation about each model’s strengths and weaknesses. Here is the current run of the model it describes thusly “Its forecasts for cloud cover are the most nuanced and realistic available on this page”: (Note that cloud cover is shown in blue here, clear skies in white) (last updated Tuesday April 2nd mid-day) I am planning to be in Mazatlan, and the hotel we’ve been eyeing there just this week opened up reservations for April ‘24 so I’m in spread-the-word mode now. So who else is planning to travel for this one? Use this thread to share wisdom learned in 2017, or convince other goons that it is worth their time and effort to travel to the path of totality (99% is extremely NOT the same!) You want to be in the tiny black dot on this animation. The huge less dark shadow is for chumps! edit: Eclipse Links and Resources General info including some detailed local maps of totality Interactive google map of the path, you can click any point on this map to get a pop up showing the times and duration of the eclipse at that spot. Note that all times are listed in UT. Here is another map with similar features but a pulldown to change timezones. Eclipse Photography Goon Testimonials: Edgar Allen Ho posted:I tried to photograph the 2017 eclipse with my phone, from the wastelands outside North Platte, Nebraska, USA at the centre of its path. It didn't work out but the event was still amazing toggle posted:I recently watched the total eclipse in Western Australia, just a surreal experience. Highly recommended. tarlibone posted:I'm an astronomy nut, and even though I don't bust out the telescopes as much as I used to, there is no way I'm missing this. I'm in southern Illinois, not far from St. Louis, so I didn't have to drive far to catch the total eclipse last time. I kept all the stuff I bought, too, so I don't have to do that again. ProperCoochie posted:Literally the greatest show on earth. I traveled so long and hard to reach the path of totality in 2017 and it was soooo worth it!! honkwins posted:my partner and I got married on Borah Peak in Idaho during the last one (which was in the path of totality) and it was 10000% worth it XYZAB posted:I drove to the middle of nowhere Idaho for totality in 2017 and it was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life. Would highly recommend anyone on the fence to just loving do it. PokeJoe posted:I saw the last one in the middle of oregon with a very clear sky. i thought it would be cool but it was even cooler than i expected. go check it out if you didn't do the totality thing. its worth it Haschel Cedricson posted:It's one thing to be told how cool a total eclipse is, and another to see it actually happen. Every single person in this thread who is hyping it up is still managing to undersell it, and I absolutely understand why in the days before astronomy an eclipse would cause people to freak the gently caress out. bawfuls fucked around with this message at 19:50 on Apr 2, 2024 |
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# ? Apr 30, 2024 01:30 |
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Yes, thank you for making this thread! I went out to bumfuck nowhere South Carolina for the 2017 eclipse, and it was absolutely worth the effort. Just a magical, unforgettable experience.
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# ? Mar 7, 2023 17:37 |
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“98% is good enough” -me, an idiot, in 2017. Gonna try for totality this time.
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# ? Mar 7, 2023 18:20 |
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If you're on the fence, read this blog post from Maciej Cegłowski about the 2012 eclipse. https://idlewords.com/2012/11/total_eclipse_of_the_sun.htmquote:6:37 AM Safety Dance fucked around with this message at 18:45 on Mar 7, 2023 |
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To reiterate how rare and unique this is, let’s ponder the fluke of cosmic history that allows us to experience a total solar eclipse. What makes totality special is the fact that the disks of the moon and sun are almost identical in size from our perspective here on the surface of the earth. That is what lets the moon perfectly block out the sun while leaving the sun’s atmosphere (corona) safely visible to the naked eye. But this wasn’t always the case and won’t always be the case! It is a fluke of the moon’s size and distance from earth. Hundreds of millions of years ago the moon was closer to the earth and thus would have also blocked more of the corona. And about 600 million years from now the moon will be too far away from the earth to ever fully cover the sun. Total eclipses will cease to occur, replaced instead with gradually less spectacular annular eclipses. We just happen to be alive at a time and place where the moon sometimes perfectly obscures the sun such that we can observe this beautiful interplay.
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# ? Mar 7, 2023 18:50 |
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Also looking at that cloud cover map, I’d highly recommend that anyone who’s not planning to view this from Mexico have a car and a plan to drive for open skies based on the weather the night before or early that morning if need be.
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# ? Mar 7, 2023 20:17 |
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Spamming this thread with some more info and resources: So You Want To Photograph a Total Solar Eclipse Here is a page with a lot of detail on eclipse photography, from Fred Espenak who is one of the biggest eclipse chasers out there and has many decades of experience doing this. I will excerpt some highlights here to give an idea of what's involved and drive home the general point that it is difficult and not recommended, especially if you have never seen totality before: Fred Espenak Mr Eclipse.com posted:
But hey, if you already have a cool telescope with a motor drive and a fancy DSLR you can attach to it and automate, go for it!
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# ? Mar 8, 2023 20:08 |
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I tried to photograph the 2017 eclipse with my phone, from the wastelands outside North Platte, Nebraska, USA at the centre of its path. It didn't work out but the event was still amazing I highly rec seeing the solar eclipse if at all you can
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# ? Mar 8, 2023 23:48 |
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My family's land in northeast Texas is right on the center line of this eclipse. Our county has 30,000 residents but is planning to have up to 250k visitors. Planning on getting up there Saturday or Sunday, getting back to Houston on Wednesday. Looking forward to this one!
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# ? Mar 12, 2023 00:54 |
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Of course in 2017 I was in Newfoundland at the time of the eclipse and they had like 1% coverage. Now this time around they get 100%.
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# ? Mar 12, 2023 03:34 |
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Beware of clouds in Newfoundland
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# ? Mar 12, 2023 04:25 |
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Bumping this thread cause the eclipse is one year from today! Do you have lodging? Have you scouted camping or viewing locations on Google earth? Are your friends and family already tired of your eclipse proselytizing?
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# ? Apr 8, 2023 16:02 |
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So what's stopping me from just showing up to Lake Erie with a kayak
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# ? Apr 9, 2023 05:20 |
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Nothing, aside from the median 60-70% expected cloud cover
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# ? Apr 9, 2023 06:36 |
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I recently watched the total eclipse in Western Australia, just a surreal experience. Highly recommended. Not recommended is the boat load of photos I have to edit..
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# ? May 3, 2023 07:14 |
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I'm driving to texas from new mexico. Was able to get a room reservation near dallas, then i'll just drive rest of the way in. Suppose traffic will get crazy.
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# ? May 5, 2023 03:43 |
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Can't believe I am going to willingly travel to Ohio for this.
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# ? May 5, 2023 20:55 |
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I'm an astronomy nut, and even though I don't bust out the telescopes as much as I used to, there is no way I'm missing this. I'm in southern Illinois, not far from St. Louis, so I didn't have to drive far to catch the total eclipse last time. I kept all the stuff I bought, too, so I don't have to do that again. I'll be somewhere in the southern part of the state, filter on my telescope, on the big day.
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# ? May 11, 2023 16:49 |
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The totality path crosses through the spot where my wife and I got married. We have a cabin rented and will be taking our kids.
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# ? May 18, 2023 16:24 |
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I live about a couple of hours from Indianapolis, so traveling there for the eclipse won't be a problem. I could probably convince my brother-in-law there to throw a party for the occasion, if he and his friends don't do so anyways.
Meaty Ore fucked around with this message at 03:12 on May 20, 2023 |
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I have zero desire to spend any more money in Texas than absolutely necessary. Is there any good camping available in the meat of the totality band? From my experience with the last eclipse I have zero desire to travel in and out of the area on the same day.
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# ? May 20, 2023 07:56 |
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Well heres hoping it doesn';t get cancelled.
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# ? Jun 4, 2023 08:46 |
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It was cloudy where I lived in South Carolina in 2017. I had the glasses and everything too. poo poo sucked.
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# ? Jun 5, 2023 00:18 |
bawfuls posted:if you missed it this will be your last chance to see one on this continent until 2044.
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# ? Jun 5, 2023 09:44 |
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Buffalo lookin good.
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# ? Jun 5, 2023 15:00 |
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Literally the greatest show on earth. I traveled so long and hard to reach the path of totality in 2017 and it was soooo worth it!! There's a fun theory that at this point in history, because our moon and sun are both the same size (1/400th of the sky), that even super advanced aliens/UFOs would come visit to witness our perfect total eclipses.
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# ? Jun 5, 2023 20:16 |
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If you had a ship capable of interstellar travel you could park yourself the perfect eclipse distance behind any planet or moon at any time
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# ? Jun 5, 2023 20:27 |
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Yes but where and when else could you park the ship, get out, and get a decent plate of brisket during the eclipse?
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# ? Jun 5, 2023 20:45 |
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my partner and I got married on Borah Peak in Idaho during the last one (which was in the path of totality) and it was 10000% worth it from our experiences:
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# ? Jun 5, 2023 21:13 |
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I drove to the middle of nowhere Idaho for totality in 2017 and it was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life. Would highly recommend anyone on the fence to just loving do it. Stayed on a mormon farm I found via Google image search of all places, they had a huge plot of land set up for ~100 guests and even a few NASA scientists showed up and brought telescopes. It was nuts.
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# ? Jun 6, 2023 05:24 |
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I was in Jackson for the 2017 one. Spent the previous night in Blackfoot, Idaho and drove in. I’ve been to Jackson a few times and that was the most traffic I’ve ever seen there. I think we left Idaho at like 5 AM and finally found a spot to park maybe an hour before the eclipse. Probably going to try Texas this time maybe Dallas, no idea where to park though. Hope I don’t end up in a Walmart parking lot, but no matter where I end up it won't match the setting in Jackson. Wifi Toilet fucked around with this message at 06:36 on Jun 6, 2023 |
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I saw the last one in the middle of oregon with a very clear sky. i thought it would be cool but it was even cooler than i expected. go check it out if you didn't do the totality thing. its worth it e: PokeJoe fucked around with this message at 07:39 on Jun 6, 2023 |
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# ? Jun 6, 2023 07:33 |
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Yeah the 2017 one happened to go right over my in-laws' house so we had a party there. It's one thing to be told how cool a total eclipse is, and another to see it actually happen. Every single person in this thread who is hyping it up is still managing to undersell it, and I absolutely understand why in the days before astronomy an eclipse would cause people to freak the gently caress out.
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# ? Jun 6, 2023 07:36 |
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So with it being a given that it'd be better to be inside the red lines, how cool or not would the eclipse be in Oklahoma City? It's so close to the red lines, relatively speaking. I could probably convince my wife to rent a cabin in SE Oklahoma for it, but that's
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# ? Jun 6, 2023 15:12 |
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Judgy Fucker posted:So with it being a given that it'd be better to be inside the red lines, how cool or not would the eclipse be in Oklahoma City? It's so close to the red lines, relatively speaking. I could probably convince my wife to rent a cabin in SE Oklahoma for it, but that's You either make the effort to get to totality, or you are effectively ignoring the eclipse. There’s really no in between. You live SO close, you’re incredibly lucky to be within a day’s drive of a total eclipse at all. Absolutely make the effort to get there. As I mentioned upthread, the next total solar eclipse in North America isn’t until 2044! bawfuls fucked around with this message at 15:30 on Jun 6, 2023 |
# ? Jun 6, 2023 15:27 |
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I saw the last one and it was very cool, probably skipping this one cause its so far away and toddler but if you missed it and you've got the ability its 1000% worth seeing and making a trip for.
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# ? Jun 6, 2023 16:52 |
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bawfuls posted:The entire show is between those red lines. Being outside them is like being a mile away from the venue where your favorite band is playing. Being inside them is like standing in the front row at the show. Fair enough, I'll pitch it to her tonight. Been too long since we've visited the big city lights of McCurtain County, Oklahoma anyway.
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# ? Jun 6, 2023 17:00 |
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Judgy Fucker posted:Fair enough, I'll pitch it to her tonight. Been too long since we've visited the big city lights of McCurtain County, Oklahoma anyway.
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# ? Jun 6, 2023 17:04 |
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I'm rolling the dice this time. We saw totality in 2017, and I even got some pictures and video because I brought a telescope and the appropriate filter. This time, the path will be just as close, but if it's cloudy, I can still say I saw a total eclipse.
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# ? Apr 30, 2024 01:30 |
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I am excited for this eclipse and I should have did this research 6 months+ ago. Looking for a camp spot in the Okla/Ark/MO/Ind areas. I am looking for a place to camp with 2 relatively small pull behind campers....Sunday before the eclipse to Tuesday or whatever the minimum will be. We will be coming south from AL and need 1 with full power/water at a minimum and the other power or what is available. Looks like spots are getting tight so hoping we are looking soon enough. We're hoping to find a spot in the path to set up and chill....about 6 of us total, adults/kids. Any suggestions much appreciated
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