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    8/06/2017 7:19 pm  #1

    catfishboy
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    Where will you be for the solar eclipse on Monday, 8/21/17?

    There will be a total eclipse of the sun on Monday, August 21, 2017. Some areas of the US are in the total eclipse path, while most are in the partial eclipse path.  This solar eclipse will be visible from the Arctic Circle to South America, but in most of this area the solar eclipse will be partial.

    NOTE: DO NOT WATCH THE ECLIPSE WITHOUT APPROVE EYE PROTECTION.  WATCHING THE SOLAR ECLIPSE WITHOUT PROPER EYE PROTECTION COULD CAUSE PERMANENT RETINA DAMAGE.

    Below are some links with more information about the upcoming solar eclipse:

    https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/planning-your-eclipse-party

    https://solareclipseplanner.herokuapp.com/#/

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    8/07/2017 8:39 am  #2

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    Re: Where will you be for the solar eclipse on Monday, 8/21/17?

    i live in the nashville area, will be checking my kids out early and running up to the 840/40 area.  Downtown nashville is going to be nuts.  Based on the viewing map, there will be a better view where I want to go, just not sure where I might be able to park.  Hope the weather is clear

     

    8/08/2017 3:09 am  #3

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    Re: Where will you be for the solar eclipse on Monday, 8/21/17?

    I will be Aurora, KY on the shores of Kentucky Lake.  I rented a cabin there a few months ago for the weekend of he eclipse.  Hopefully I'll be far enough from big cities or the hubbub in Hopkinsville to not have much traffic going home.  Here's a great eclipse site including an interactive eclipse map....
    http://www.eclipse2017.org/xavier_redirect.htm

     

    8/14/2017 1:13 pm  #4

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    Re: Where will you be for the solar eclipse on Monday, 8/21/17?

    I'm off next Monday.  I considered driving about 100 mi. north for the total eclipse, but I think I'll just sit in my back yard and enjoy the effects of 94% here in Mempho.  I read an article today about future eclipses.  The next one for the U.S. will be in 2024.  It will move from south Texas north northeastward.  The two paths intersect in the vicinity of Carbondale, Il.  The U.S. side of Niagara Falls is ground zero for the longest period of totality in that one.  Supposedly, it will be one of the most spectacular events because of the visual effects it creates on the falls.
     

     

    8/15/2017 5:22 am  #5

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    Re: Where will you be for the solar eclipse on Monday, 8/21/17?

    drandallreb wrote:

    I'm off next Monday.  I considered driving about 100 mi. north for the total eclipse, but I think I'll just sit in my back yard and enjoy the effects of 94% here in Mempho.  I read an article today about future eclipses.  The next one for the U.S. will be in 2024.  It will move from south Texas north northeastward.  The two paths intersect in the vicinity of Carbondale, Il.  The U.S. side of Niagara Falls is ground zero for the longest period of totality in that one.  Supposedly, it will be one of the most spectacular events because of the visual effects it creates on the falls.
     

    This will be my first total solar eclipse, but I have heard over & over that there is no comparison between the mildly interesting partial eclipse and the lifetime moment total eclipse.  You will see the corona and photosphere of the sun wisping out into the sky around the black disk of the moon.  You will see sunset colors on the horizon 360 degrees around you.  The air will get noticeably cooler, the birds even stop signing sometimes.  It is only 2 minutes or so, but it is said to be unlike anything you've ever experienced.
    short version: if you can get to the path of totality Monday, GO!

     

    8/15/2017 12:57 pm  #6

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    Re: Where will you be for the solar eclipse on Monday, 8/21/17?

    I'm starting a week's vacation that day, so I'll be home in northwest Mississippi. Sun will be 90% obscured--not total but still a great view. I've already got some safe viewing shades from my optometrist.

    Here's a great site with a map detailing the amount of sun obscured and when for all states.

    http://shadowandsubstance.com/
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    8/23/2017 5:59 am  #7

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    Had 92% coverage in my neck of the woods. Quite fascinating view and experience. In 2014 we will have total eclipse. Hope I;m still here to experience that.

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