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daddy-o
Joined: 12 Apr 2004
Posts: 3307
Location: Springfield7/16/17 7:47 PM |
Visualization of the total solar eclipse coming August 21.
I've heard 200 million Americans live within a day's drive of the total eclipse and that campgrounds and hotels have been sold out for two years. As much as I want to witness this less than once in a lifetime event (99 years since the last similar one in the US,) all I can think of now is that Monday, August 21, 2017 will go down in history as the worst traffic jam of all time.
The Heavens Above Eclipse Page
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19083
Location: PDX7/16/17 8:08 PM |
We are in luck here. We will drive 30 minutes and see total obstruction for 0:01:38. The max center line another hour south is 0:02:20. So we are not driving 2 more hours for less than a minute more. Plus we have friends @ 30 minute south.
C1 to C4 is 2 hours 38 minutes.
Traffic, thankfully it is a Monday. ;)
https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/interactive_map/index.html
Add ?zoom=1 to the end for extended zoom.
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dddd
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 3345
Location: NorCal7/16/17 8:39 PM |
Back around 1995 or so, there was a special kind of solar eclipse, I drove for a half-hour to see what I recall was a perfect ring of light in the sky, visible from near a L.A. beach, so I guess it was the moon that appeared just a little smaller than the sun.
I recall wearing three pair of sunglasses to allow safe viewing.
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April
Joined: 13 Dec 2003
Posts: 6593
Location: Westchester/NYC8/3/17 5:13 PM |
There will be another one a few years down the road again. So not quite once-in-a-lifetime.
The best way to beat traffic is always by bike!
That's for this forum. :D
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19083
Location: PDX8/4/17 6:28 PM |
It is interesting that NW KY in both 2017 and 2024 both is getting full eclipse. I have relatives there.
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Brian Nystrom
Joined: 26 Jan 2004
Posts: 5101
Location: Nashua, NH8/5/17 7:45 AM |
I
could
make it within a day, but I think I'll wait for the movie. ;-)
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April
Joined: 13 Dec 2003
Posts: 6593
Location: Westchester/NYC8/5/17 9:17 AM |
You can see a partial where you are.
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