Posted on 08/21/2017 9:12:49 AM PDT by Kaslin
Americans with telescopes, cameras and protective glasses staked out viewing spots along a narrow corridor from Oregon to South Carolina to watch the moon blot out the midday sun for a magical couple of minutes Monday in what promised to be the most observed and photographed eclipse in history.
Sky-watchers everywhere — and millions were expected to peer into the sun — set out lawn chairs and blankets and awaited the first total solar eclipse to sweep coast-to-coast across the U.S. in practically a century. Astronomers were giddy with excitement.
Jim Todd, a director at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, warmed up the crowd at an amphitheater in Salem, Oregon.
“The world is watching us, folks, because we are going to get the first, best show and the weather is gorgeous,” Todd said. “The weather forecast is crystal clear throughout the state.”
David Avison showed up in Salem before dawn with his wife and relatives, after traveling by car and overnight train from their suburban Portland home. They couldn’t get reservations at a nearby resort, despite making plans six years ago.
“I’m telling people if you want to see the one in 2024, you’d better make your reservations now,” Avison said.
With 200 million people within a day’s drive of Monday’s path of totality, towns and parks braced for monumental crowds. Clear skies beckoned along most of the route, to the relief of those who feared cloud cover would spoil this once-in-a-lifetime moment.
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Check NASA’s site. I think it says some welding glasses are safe. I THINK the rating is 14, but don’t take my word for it. Verify for yourself.
Actually I meant impressively long for the moronic subject matter. It just went on and on and on.
Cool!
In the old days, you might have only paid the reduced Night Coach airfare. :)
You can spend more time stopped at a railroad crossing than the duration of a total eclipse.
Welding helmets have various shade of protection so, it depends. I do not know the shade you would need.
I’m in Washington State just out on the porch. I am not going to look at it but, the dogs are barkng a bit the birds are making evening sounds and there is confused a rooster.
The rooster is often confused but, not normally at this time of day.
Oh,I know-—I was just playing with words.
The idea that ANYONE would have even thought of race pertinent to the eclipse boggles the mind.
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West Michigan has clouded over.....sucks
Well there is a thread on the eclipse being racist because many blacks don’t live in the line of totality. “The Atlantic” magazine is to thank for this one.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3579383/posts
Southern Indiana is getting very cloudy. It got a lot worse in the last half hour.
I don't know, you'd have to ask Helmut. 8~)
Hope everyone realizes this eclipse, whether total or partial, is going to be visible from most of the US. For example, here in New York City it will begin at about 1:30pm, with peak occurring around 2:45 pm.
Meanwhile, the center of the moon’s shadow will be somewhere in Georgia at approximately that time (2:45pm ET). I imagine locations well south of that will also see a partial.
So, if you haven’t already, check with your local news outlets for the schedule where you are. I think they can be trusted on this one. :)
darn that weather.......I blame global warming /sarc
Stephanie Abrams is crying.
Rolling eyes.
Partials are interesting but you have to be in the totality zone to really appreciate the celestial phenomenon. The difference is like night and day. If anyone asks me I always say it is well worth the trip to see totality.
Well, her album cover had “No Secrets” as her “headlights” were on high beam....
Dogs in our neighborhood went crazy at totality
Tried attaching eclipse glassed to iPhone camera. Lousy pic.
Here in SW Ohio (Dayton) we have a cloudy, overcast sky.
Yes...totality here lasted about 10 seconds
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