Posted on 04/05/2024 1:30:14 PM PDT by DallasBiff
Next week, crowds will flock into cities like Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Dallas for a chance to view a total solar eclipse, a rare event which occurs when the moon completely covers the sun for a few short minutes.
There is one factor that could complicate the experience for eclipse watchers: clouds. Cloudy skies are known to dull the effects of total eclipses, making them less dramatic. That could spoil a celestial event people in the U.S. won’t get to see again for two decades.
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I’ve never seen ‘the world’ quite the color it was during the 2017 eclipse. It was surreal. The whole ‘atmosphere’ felt very strange.
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It was a partial solar eclipse where I was. Time lapse video shows almost no change, but iOS times lapse clips all videos to ~30 seconds. I saw a slight change - color wise - but fairly unremarkable.
Yes, it is sort of surreal. This one will be my third, been lucky on the first two with completely clear skies.
People will demand a refund.
I’m in the path of this one. I’m bringing my boom box out and playing the “sci fi music” from “The Day the Earth Stood Still” as it passes by.
We had the corner of an 80% eclipse in Seattle, maybe five years ago?
Almost cloudless summer sky.
A TOTAL disappointment.
The air briefly cooled off, but the sunlight barely dimmed.
No stars visible. No night birds chirping.
Like a completely average cloudy day in the winter time.
The eclipse bylaws state that in the event of clouds the eclipse will be rescheduled to the following Friday.
No worries.
All prophetic events will be rescheduled 1000 years. Enjoy Biden for another 500 years!
No, the promoters will just run the eclipse again on the next clear day.
You beat me to it.
In a move that has captured the imagination of skywatchers and travelers alike, Delta Air Lines is setting the stage and offering two special flights that will allow flyers to witness next week's total solar eclipse from the best vantage point possible.
The flights will take place on Monday, with one going from Austin to Detroit and a second route from Dallas to Detroit. Both sold out in 24 hours. These flights were strategically chosen to skirt the path of the eclipse, with a special detour over southeast Missouri planned for the optimal viewing experience. There, the aircraft will perform a meticulous 30-degree bank on either side, granting passengers a rare four-minute glimpse of the eclipse.
I'm guessing $10,000 a seat.
Another thing that I really liked was how the leaves of the trees acted like ‘pinhole’ cameras, casting zillions of crescent suns on the ground...
I had a feeling of ‘green’, even though I didn’t *see* green; it was very weird.
Pretty much every time, here in Oregon.
Since totality occurs over the US after noontime, the track of these flights puts the sun essentially behind the aircraft. So tipping the place 30 degrees to either side doesn't seem like that would provide good views to anyone in the either plane on either side. What am I missing here?!
I was able to see the total eclipse in February 1979 from Biggs Junction, OR, through about the only hole in the clouds for 50 miles. We watched the 2017 eclipse from near Seneca, OR and it was nice and clear.
Won’t be able to travel to see the one this year, though.
Yeah. It’s a different kettle of fish, on the coast.
I remember a solar eclipse in 1984. I was living in Southern Louisiana and we were only going to experience a partial eclipse.It was a bright sunny day but during the partial eclipse the daylight took on an unusual aura. It looked like if you were wearing a pair of some kind of filtered sunglasses. It was weird.
I worked a while in Gold Beach. Don’t think my boots ever got dry all winter.
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