Who is going to try to get into the zone of totality? I'm driving
up to Burlington Vermont, and staying there for three nights (at
eye-watering prices). I am guessing about a 50% chance at actually
seeing it. That town was chosen because there's other things to see
in the area as well. By coincidence, its also our 35th wedding
anniversary.
As most of us are aware, a total eclipse of the sun is crossing
Mexico, the US, and Canada on Monday.
Who is going to try to get into the zone of totality? I'm driving
up to Burlington Vermont, and staying there for three nights (at
eye-watering prices). I am guessing about a 50% chance at actually
seeing it. That town was chosen because there's other things to see
in the area as well. By coincidence, its also our 35th wedding
anniversary.
pt
Michael Benveniste <mhb@murkyether.com> wrote:
On 4/3/2024 7:20 PM, Cryptoengineer wrote:
Who is going to try to get into the zone of totality? I'm driving
up to Burlington Vermont, and staying there for three nights (at
eye-watering prices). I am guessing about a 50% chance at actually
seeing it. That town was chosen because there's other things to see
in the area as well. By coincidence, its also our 35th wedding
anniversary.
I'm paranoid enough to not announce my travel plans online, but I
did travel to Casper, WY to see the 2017 eclipse, which worked out
perfectly. Randal Munroe is spot on with this strip:
https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/eclipse_coolness.png
Fair enough. I have a housesitter. Totally agree on the xkcd,
and don't miss the mouse over text.
I watched the 2017 eclipse from a cruise ship out in the Atlantic.
Bonnie Tyler gave a concert just before the eclipse started,
singing her 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'. She then went up to the
top deck where I already was, to watch the totality. She wound
up about 20 feet from me, and I yelled at her to put on her
glasses and look at the sun. She did so, and gave a
small scream, apparently unaware of the then partial
covering.
Pt
As most of us are aware, a total eclipse of the sun is crossing
Mexico, the US, and Canada on Monday.
Who is going to try to get into the zone of totality? I'm driving
up to Burlington Vermont, and staying there for three nights (at
eye-watering prices). I am guessing about a 50% chance at actually
seeing it. That town was chosen because there's other things to see
in the area as well. By coincidence, its also our 35th wedding
anniversary.
In article <uuko8l$717a$1@dont-email.me>,
Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
As most of us are aware, a total eclipse of the sun is crossing
Mexico, the US, and Canada on Monday.
Who is going to try to get into the zone of totality? I'm driving
up to Burlington Vermont, and staying there for three nights (at
eye-watering prices). I am guessing about a 50% chance at actually
seeing it. That town was chosen because there's other things to see
in the area as well. By coincidence, its also our 35th wedding
anniversary.
I will be visiting my sister on Monday (she lives in Cleveland, Ohio -
my other sister will be there as well). However, with my luck, a cloud
will be in the way.
As most of us are aware, a total eclipse of the sun is crossing
Mexico, the US, and Canada on Monday.
Who is going to try to get into the zone of totality?
I'm driving
up to Burlington Vermont, and staying there for three nights (at
eye-watering prices).
As most of us are aware, a total eclipse of the sun is crossing
Mexico, the US, and Canada on Monday.
Who is going to try to get into the zone of totality? I'm driving
up to Burlington Vermont, and staying there for three nights (at
eye-watering prices). I am guessing about a 50% chance at actually
seeing it. That town was chosen because there's other things to see
in the area as well. By coincidence, its also our 35th wedding
anniversary.
Robert Benchley wrote an article about the total solar eclipse of 1923,
in which he describes scientists setting out on board a ship to the >caribbean to view the eclipse.
He is a bit fuzzy about what the eclipse is, however, and implies that in >fact these scientists were going out on a ship into international waters
so that they could drink legally.
On the of the phrases I remember is that "To see the eclipse you have to >look through glasses, and the more glasses you look through the more >eclipsed you get."
I read this article as a child and have been looking for it for many years >and not been able to find it. I did find a few other articles he wrote
about similar events though, but without that great phrase.
On 03/04/2024 18.20, Cryptoengineer wrote:
As most of us are aware, a total eclipse of the sun is crossing
Mexico, the US, and Canada on Monday.
Who is going to try to get into the zone of totality?
Plano, Texas for me, so that Abbott can complain about another
"invasion". Flights and lodgings booked back in January.
On 4/3/2024 6:20 PM, Cryptoengineer wrote:
As most of us are aware, a total eclipse of the sun is crossing
Mexico, the US, and Canada on Monday.
Who is going to try to get into the zone of totality? I'm driving
up to Burlington Vermont, and staying there for three nights (at
eye-watering prices). I am guessing about a 50% chance at actually
seeing it. That town was chosen because there's other things to see
in the area as well. By coincidence, its also our 35th wedding
anniversary.
pt
I've been off and on about it. I'm an hour from the edge of it, two to center, but if the estimates of visitors and traffic are right it might
take four hours to the center, worse getting out. Couple of states have called out National Guard unit to help with traffic and emergencies. If
I didn't have other things going on around then we probably would have
taken the trailer out to a state park for a few days.
On Wed, 3 Apr 2024 19:20:53 -0400, Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
As most of us are aware, a total eclipse of the sun is crossing Mexico,
the US, and Canada on Monday.
Who is going to try to get into the zone of totality?
I'm taking my wife and mom (who both missed the last eclipse) to the
Erie, PA area. About a four to five hour drive. We'll be staying
overnight on Sunday and then checking the weather forecasts Monday
morning to see where our best bet would be for clear weather.
Well, I saw it, under perfect conditions.
On 4/9/2024 7:22 PM, Cryptoengineer wrote:
Well, I saw it, under perfect conditions.
I ended up seeing it from the DFW area. Conditions weren't perfect,
with broken clouds occasionally blocking the event during the run up.
But the clouds cleared enough to give a great view of totality.
On Thu, 04 Apr 2024 11:18:56 +0000, Bice wrote:
On Wed, 3 Apr 2024 19:20:53 -0400, Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com>
wrote:
As most of us are aware, a total eclipse of the sun is crossing Mexico, >>>the US, and Canada on Monday.
Who is going to try to get into the zone of totality?
I'm taking my wife and mom (who both missed the last eclipse) to the
Erie, PA area. About a four to five hour drive. We'll be staying
overnight on Sunday and then checking the weather forecasts Monday
morning to see where our best bet would be for clear weather.
I'll be heading toward Erie from Washington, D.C. I booked
a 2-star motel in New Castle, Pa. for Sunday and Monday nights.
I figure that if the satellite image shows clouds over Lake Erie
I could drive west instead to the Akron area.
As most of us are aware, a total eclipse of the sun is crossing
Mexico, the US, and Canada on Monday.
Who is going to try to get into the zone of totality?
And, yes, the /Science News/ report on it featured the author
reflecting on how much she wasn't willing to pay for a room on the
Path of Totality. Apparently, this is one of those "should have
reserved the room four years in advance" situations.
In article <uuko8l$717a$1@dont-email.me>,
Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
As most of us are aware, a total eclipse of the sun is crossing
Mexico, the US, and Canada on Monday.
Who is going to try to get into the zone of totality?
My back yard was pretty close to the center of totality.
We had a friend from San Jose, a college friend and his
wife from South Carolina, and my cousin and her husband
and son all staying with us to see it.
Luckily, there was a gap in the clouds just at the right
moment; it was looking pretty dang sketchy here in
central Texas.
Randal Munroe is spot on with this strip:
https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/eclipse_coolness.png
I drove up to Burlington, VT, Saturday, planning to watch it
there. Sunday night, I saw reports of 60-80% cloud cover predictions
for the location, so we gave up our plans, and Monday morning we drove
about 70 miles east to West Burke, a wide spot on the road on eastern
VT, and settled on the lawn behind the hamlet's gas station.
I ended up seeing it from the DFW area. Conditions weren't perfect,
with broken clouds occasionally blocking the event during the run up.
But the clouds cleared enough to give a great view of totality.
Sadly, I didn't notice it at all here in Seattle.
That may not be too surprising: the one I /did/ notice would have been
the 2017, and we had 90% occlusion. This time, it was only 20%. And,
being Seattle, cloudy. After an unusually sunny March, we are now back
to a cloudy (but not all that cold) April. With showers, which bring
May flowers.
As most of us are aware, a total eclipse of the sun is crossing
Mexico, the US, and Canada on Monday.
Who is going to try to get into the zone of totality? I'm driving
up to Burlington Vermont, and staying there for three nights (at
eye-watering prices). I am guessing about a 50% chance at actually
seeing it. That town was chosen because there's other things to see
in the area as well. By coincidence, its also our 35th wedding
anniversary.
pt
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