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April 8 total solar eclipse: Why you should wear red or green on eclipse day.
AL.com ^ | 3/19/24 | Leada Gore

Posted on 03/19/2024 5:42:47 AM PDT by week 71

It’s August 2017 and everyone is abuzz with news of the solar eclipse. Fast forward seven years and, once again, the moon’s path across the sun has everyone excited.

The Great American Eclipse is set for April 8. Almost all of the U.S. will get to experience the moon block out the sun but parts of 15 states - Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee – are along the path of totality, or the route of greatest darkness during the eclipse.

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To: dforest

Don’t be cranky.

Be glad good ol’ fashioned American entrepreneurship still thrives. 😀


61 posted on 03/19/2024 10:26:36 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: mewzilla

Shutting down doctor offices is not entrepreneurship.


62 posted on 03/19/2024 10:31:55 AM PDT by dforest
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To: silent majority rising

I’m sure my wife will probably put on some Christmas outfit. And have a holly jolly eclipse.


63 posted on 03/19/2024 11:09:01 AM PDT by week 71
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To: NewHampshireDuo

NASA says #12 welding hood


64 posted on 03/19/2024 11:09:29 AM PDT by kjam22
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To: kjam22
#12 is OK. Some find it too bright for comfort. #14 is hard to find (so I hear) in local welding supply shops. When I was a kid, the only acceptable easy to find alternative was exposed black & white negative film. I used that for the '63 eclipse. Try to find that now!
65 posted on 03/19/2024 1:14:48 PM PDT by NewHampshireDuo ( )
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To: week 71

Interesting. Was going to wear green anyway.


66 posted on 03/19/2024 1:22:10 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (TrumpII)
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To: Red Badger
"Even worse, as there is more sunlight to damage your retinas...."

"Hey! Hey!"


67 posted on 03/19/2024 1:24:40 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (TrumpII)
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To: telescope115
"The Sun will be, at maximum, 80-85% covered where I’m at."

Dude you can't be more than 2 hours away from totality. Get on the road!

68 posted on 03/19/2024 1:28:29 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (TrumpII)
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To: StAnDeliver

I’m near the Wisconsin border. Southern Illinois, around Carbondale is probably a 6-8 hour drive. Can’t afford to spend the night anywhere, so I’m good here.


69 posted on 03/19/2024 1:43:55 PM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: fwdude
I’m in the path of totality (yay!!) and am very excited!

I am too. It’s going to get crowded ‘round here. We’re getting 4 minutes, 10 seconds of total eclipse and I have my $2 glasses.

And I’ll wear anything I damn well want. I’m thinking of going formal.

LOL - the eclipse t-shirt my friend gave me is black with a little color on the front. No red or green, though. Oh, well…I’ll count on my friends to wear brighter colors.

70 posted on 03/20/2024 9:27:48 PM PDT by Allegra (Does this tagline make my brain look smaller? Слава Україні! 🇺🇦 Русские свиньи, идите домой! Derp)
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To: Allegra

I want a t-shirt: “I went to the eclipse and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.”


71 posted on 03/21/2024 6:20:30 AM PDT by fwdude (.When unarmed Americans are locked up for protesting a stolen election, you know it was stolen.)
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To: telescope115

Amtrak Solar Eclipse changes:

Illini and Saluki Trains 391 and 392 Schedule Changes for Solar Eclipse

https://x.com/AmtrakAlerts/status/1770846535703499076


72 posted on 03/21/2024 4:34:34 PM PDT by Texan4Life
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To: Texan4Life

Thanks for the info, but I’ll be fine here. I just hope it’s clear for everyone.


73 posted on 03/22/2024 8:10:56 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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