Posted on 04/05/2024 6:22:23 PM PDT by DoodleBob
Get to your town of destination. .
Then, turn your car to go back home.
Drive two miles down the road.
Pull onto the shoulder.
Enjoy the eclipse.
Then speed away home.
You’ll still hit traffic, but it won’t be like Woodstock.
It was just awful I know
But now you know about Bill Nye
According to a website my son found, the area where we will view the eclipse will experience totality for 4m 22s. I don’t think this little 2,000 foot shift predicted in this article will change that significantly.
In the center of the path of totality, the sun will be covered for 4m 25s. That 3s difference is barely noticeable.
In any case, we’re looking forward to a spectacular event! A total eclipse over Texas has not occurred for 600 years.
There is also a comet that may be visible during the total darkness of the eclipse. This is certainly a special event!
Where I live is just outside of the path of totality. We just have to drive a few miles west to get into the path. But to get into the center of the path is about a 90 minute drive. We have plans to go to the center. I can’t wait!
We are within the totality band but it’s supposed to be cloudy if not rainy here. It will be interesting to see if the goats head to the barn and back to the field or freak out or what.
I think you may be coming down with something that day :-)
Watching on 22 open acres would be wonderful!
Ha ! Perfect Jane! I may feel a lil under the weather that day! 🤔🤣👍
I’ve been told my whole life that every eclipse is the last one I’ll ever see. I’m not going a mile out of my way to see a few confused birds and gaia worshipers
I’ve seen a total eclipse once back in 1979. This one will be my second weather and God willing.. If you’ve never seen one prepare to be awed. The heavens declare the glory of God and a total eclipse is one amazing exclamation point.
2000ft on a planetary scale is less than noise
100% here. Staying awake.
The forecast for SEMO (Cape Girardeau) and S. IL (Carbondale) really looks pretty good, according to NWS. Looks like we’ll sneak it in between 2 systems. Just about as good as it gets in early April.
Sunny, high around 78-79 deg. F. :-)
Link to the forecast discussion @ NWS Paducah - I believe this will update:
And the forecast for Carbondale (close to the intersection of the centerlines of the 1017 and 2024 eclipses):
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-89.274215671591&lat=37.6354751699009
I understand that not everyone can travel to the path of totality, and I’m not aiming this at you, but I’m seeing so many that think, “Eh, 95% or 99% is good enough” that I thought I would use your post to explain to those others like this:
After experiencing totality in 2017, I wouldn’t even bother to look out the window for even 99%, but I would plan years in advance and travel halfway around the world to experience 100% again. 1% to 99% are just different degrees of slight darkness, while moving over that line from 99% to totality is like suddenly being transported to another planet. I thought I knew what to expect, but when I took my eclipse glasses off and looked up at the completely eclipsed sun, with the moon looking like a black hole in the sky and the eerily pure white corona spreading out and moving like it was alive, my knees nearly buckled and I couldn’t even speak, except to keep repeating Oh WOW! over and over again.
Eclipse percentage is not a proportional thing. There’s 1-99%, and then there’s totality, which is a completely different universe of experience. The reason is that even 1% of sunlight is still incredibly bright, so it has to be blocked entirely for all of the wonders of a total eclipse to become visible.
The yellow line on the map passes over my house. I am not sure if I am getting too old but I feel about zero excitement about the eclipse. I will highly likely just be at my desk working as it passes over.
📌🦉
I remember making one just like it for the 1970 solar eclipse that crossed the New York City / Long Island area.
-PJ
Your entire post has me pumped up for Monday in CLE. Thank you!
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