Forum gathering & eclipse party? - Page 8

Nick · 2017-08-20, 08:17

"Why isn't there an eclipse every month?" (xkcd)

https://xkcd.com/1878/

Dubslow · 2017-08-20, 10:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick

"Why isn't there an eclipse every month?" (xkcd)

https://xkcd.com/1878/

The tooltip is definitely the comedic highlight of that particular comic lol

kladner · 2017-08-20, 11:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dubslow

The tooltip is definitely the comedic highlight of that particular comic lol

Heh! Thanks for mentioning that.

Dubslow · 2017-08-21, 02:38

I'm just about to leave for my ~3 hour journey to Shawnee national forest, in the vicinity of Carbondale and the point of maximum duration. Ping me here or by PM if you want to meetup

kladner · 2017-08-21, 02:42

May you have the best of viewing conditions! WIWT!

Uncwilly · 2017-08-21, 04:23

So it looks most likely I will be within 5 km of Glendo, Wyoming for the eclipse. There are already 1000s there on Sunday. The town of 205 are expecting 50,000 to 100,000 visitors. Saw many people on the road up to the path of totality.

Dubslow · 2017-08-21, 13:55

I'm on a collection of rocks at "Garden of the Gods" in Shawnee National Forest, around 40 miles east of maximum duration. 100s of people here, possibly 1000s

Xyzzy · 2017-08-21, 16:06

We are at the rest area at exit 110 on I-55 in Missouri. There are a lot more people here than we expected. The sky is clear and it is really hot. Fortunately we secured a place to sit under a pavilion.

xilman · 2017-08-21, 17:36

Doesn't look like I'm likely to see the eclipse. It's 100% cloud cover over here in Cambridge.

only_human · 2017-08-21, 18:03

Very sunny here in Los Angeles. We get 70% occlusion. I held up my interlaced fingers and a colander and also walked down the street looking at crescents in dappled tree shadows. I expected the day to look gloomy but I wouldn't know that anything is going on without knowing to look for signs.

xilman · 2017-08-21, 18:47

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Originally Posted by only_human

Very sunny here in Los Angeles. We get 70% occlusion. I held up my interlaced fingers and a colander and also walked down the street looking at crescents in dappled tree shadows. I expected the day to look gloomy but I wouldn't know that anything is going on without knowing to look for signs.

We should get around 10% at sunset, about 15 minutes time.

I well remember the corresponding eclipse of a Saros cycle ago. About 98% in Cambridge, thin cloud over much of the sky but not enough to hide a very thin solar crescent.

2017-08-21, 13:55	#84
Dubslow Basketry That Evening! "Bunslow the Bold" Jun 2011 40<A<43 -89<O<-88 3×29×83 Posts	I'm on a collection of rocks at "Garden of the Gods" in Shawnee National Forest, around 40 miles east of maximum duration. 100s of people here, possibly 1000s Last fiddled with by Dubslow on 2017-08-21 at 13:55

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Nick Dec 2012 The Netherlands 2×7×113 Posts	"Why isn't there an eclipse every month?" (xkcd) https://xkcd.com/1878/

2017-08-21, 02:38	#81
Dubslow Basketry That Evening! "Bunslow the Bold" Jun 2011 40<A<43 -89<O<-88 3×29×83 Posts	I'm just about to leave for my ~3 hour journey to Shawnee national forest, in the vicinity of Carbondale and the point of maximum duration. Ping me here or by PM if you want to meetup

2017-08-21, 02:42	#82
kladner "Kieren" Jul 2011 In My Own Galaxy! 73·139 Posts	May you have the best of viewing conditions! WIWT!

2017-08-21, 04:23	#83
Uncwilly 6809 > 6502 """"""""""""""""""" Aug 2003 101×103 Posts 21731₈ Posts	So it looks most likely I will be within 5 km of Glendo, Wyoming for the eclipse. There are already 1000s there on Sunday. The town of 205 are expecting 50,000 to 100,000 visitors. Saw many people on the road up to the path of totality.

2017-08-21, 16:06	#85
Xyzzy "Mike" Aug 2002 1111100000100₂ Posts	We are at the rest area at exit 110 on I-55 in Missouri. There are a lot more people here than we expected. The sky is clear and it is really hot. Fortunately we secured a place to sit under a pavilion.

2017-08-21, 17:36	#86
xilman Bamboozled! "𒉺𒌌𒇷𒆷𒀭" May 2003 Down not across 2900₁₆ Posts	Doesn't look like I'm likely to see the eclipse. It's 100% cloud cover over here in Cambridge.

2017-08-21, 18:03	#87
only_human "Gang aft agley" Sep 2002 2×1,877 Posts	Very sunny here in Los Angeles. We get 70% occlusion. I held up my interlaced fingers and a colander and also walked down the street looking at crescents in dappled tree shadows. I expected the day to look gloomy but I wouldn't know that anything is going on without knowing to look for signs.