Solar Eclipse 2017 - here it comes boys

Lord Bowser

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so as you most likely have heard everywhere by now, there will be a total solar eclipse on monday, august 21, 2017. the central us wil have the best view of it, with some spectacular sights right in the path of totality. a few lucky users i know are right smack in the middle of the path!...

[me=LB]glares enviously at df[/me]

anyway, here's the projected path of the eclipse as it moves through the us
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in the western half of the country, it will occur in the morning, around 9 or 10 am local time. as it moves through the country, it wil happen later in the day, beginning at around 1 pm local time.

so, are any of you going to see it at totality? any special plans or trips? discuss.
 
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Nope, too far up north to see it. As far as west coast states go I've never really cared about Oregon until now
 
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and we might be able to kinda see it too
 
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I don't understand, when did indiana ever do wrong
 
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If I wasn't part of the central US, I would just barely miss it, right.

Anyways, I saw it on a library poster... which I have been going to for a class on getting a job. It is on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00 to 11:30. Both AM.
 
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Wow we're actually way closer to the line than I thought

Well time to go south on the 21st
 
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We will all see some extent of the solar eclipse, but totality is only in the regions in LB's OP.

Here's a full chart of some % coverings

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Unfortunately, I live in the 80-70% region, nowhere near the path. I will still check it out outside though.
 
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I don't live in the totality zone, but it's a short enough drive to take a day trip to it, which is what I'm doing. :)
 
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DragonFreak said:
Javelin said:
Runs directly over me, it's pretty great.
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Let's start the "we get the best seats in the world for the eclipse" club
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Finally, my time spent living in South Carolina is paying off!
 
Guys remember not to look directly into the sun!! Not even through a camera lens, with sunglasses, and most certainly not with binoculars or a telescope. It can cause partial or full vision loss. The only safe way to look directly at the sun is with certified eyewear.

http://time.com/4890397/solar-eclipse-damage-eyes-protect/
https://www.livescience.com/60173-solar-eclipse-eye-damage-warning.html
 
I don't even live in the US, but this is phenomenal for those Americans.
Watching the NASA Twitch stream.

(Australia will never get their total solar eclipse)
 
Not 100%, but I saw pretty much saw it covered and even saw something outside the sun. After that, there was clouds. Which, kind of help a bit to see it. But, it's not good to look at the sun for long without protection (which with the clouds is total blackness).
 
infinite8 said:
(Australia will never get their total solar eclipse)
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australia next gets one on july 22 2028 (rip), but they get a total lunar eclipse on january 31 2018!
 
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