So, about that eclipse...
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Greenville. SC here - we are getting almost 2 minutes of totality here. Apparently I-85 between Charlotte and Atlanta and all of I-26 in SC is going to see the biggest traffic jam it has ever seen. If you want to be in the path, you will have to be in place the night before.
My hope is that we do not have the weather we had this week. We haven't seen the sun in days. But even if it completely cloudy, you will see it get completely dark for those couple of minutes.
My hope is that we do not have the weather we had this week. We haven't seen the sun in days. But even if it completely cloudy, you will see it get completely dark for those couple of minutes.
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anon_ivydyf0amkzay
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It will get dark regardless...I26 I77 I95 and I85 in South Carolina will be awful that day...which is saying a lot!
Good luck
Going to be in Boone, NC, for a long weekend, and we're planning to drive down to the southwest corner of the Old North State for the "total" experience. Traffic on roadways in the region is supposed to be heavy. Hoping the weather cooperates.
I am at 99 percent in Asheville. But I am going to visit friends in Greenville to see 100 percent. The prediction is now for millions of people in the area. A lot of schools are closing because of the expected traffic
I missed the last solar eclipse because it got too dark out. [banana]:cool2:[laughing]
Ok, so if sun is completely blocked, why is it so dangerous to look at? Wouldn't it be more harmful to look at unblocked sun?
It's safe to look at the sun during a 100% eclipse, but when even the tiniest fraction of the sun's disk is visible, it's not safe to do more than look briefly at the sun. The only reason people don't get hurt looking at the sun in normal times (and some people do suffer eye damage in weird sun staring rituals) is because the sun is far brighter and one's natural reaction is to look away, whereas during an eclipse it's not nearly as painful to look at the partial sun, which can lead to retinal damage.
http://www.eclipse2017.org/eclipse2017_eye safety.HTM
I heard the eclipse was rescheduled because some kids in Texas are going back to school that day. Anyone know the new date/time? NASA and NOAA haven't updated their pages yet.
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.......where I can watch my Scarlet Knights!
Also, anyone know a good radio channel that will broadcast the eclipse?
Stores have lost their sense of humor over calls about eclipse viewing glasses. They ran out last week. Kudos to anyone who scored a pair for 1.99 from Lowes.
One of the suppliers recommended by AAS will still sell you a case of 25
https://www.eclipseglasses.com/
One of the suppliers recommended by AAS will still sell you a case of 25
https://www.eclipseglasses.com/
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Bumping, since D-Day is tomorrow. Surprised I haven't seen an eclipse party playlist thread, lol - they're all over FB. 2:45 pm tomorrow, roughly, is our ~73% max coverage of the sun. Will be a good day to "see" it, in this area, as it's supposed to be pretty clear. If you're curious about weather along the eclipse path, see the link...
https://www.weather.gov/source/crh/eclipse.html
https://www.weather.gov/source/crh/eclipse.html
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Here in southern NY I'm ready for a few minutes of ehhhh...I was in 73% coverage during the Jul 1991 eclipse when I lived in Vegas and it was a complete and total yawner...I even have a pic of a make shift viewing apparatus we made...it was cool to see the shading...otherwise...blah
I understand the government is very concerned about people damaging their eyesight by viewing the eclipse. So much so that they're considering legislation banning future eclipses.
My company is making an event out of it, so we'll be out on the lawn from 1:30 to 3:00.
Any playlist needs to include Brain Damage/Eclipse from Pink Floyd!
My company is making an event out of it, so we'll be out on the lawn from 1:30 to 3:00.
Any playlist needs to include Brain Damage/Eclipse from Pink Floyd!
Might want to call that audible now. I have friends in Charleston and have sent them some weather updates. Here's the latest from the NWS.
http://forecast.weather.gov/product...&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off
Cloud cover is tricky since where the higher clouds have moved
out it it is starting to fill back in with some lower
stratus/stratocumulus and fog, and there is an expansion of
various layered clouds with the short wave and surface
reflection over the Atlantic. Daytime heating will add further
to the formation of clouds, as we look for average sky cover to
be around 65-80% during the afternoon eclipse. Time cross-
sections of moisture show fairly high RH through most of the
troposphere, maybe a little drying 850-500 mb, but considerable
moisture above that. At best this may provide for some gaps in
the cumulus clouds and/or a filtered view due to higher clouds.
Let the games begin - eclipse has begun in Oregon...
https://www.nasa.gov/eclipselive/#NASA+TV+Public+Channel
https://www.nasa.gov/eclipselive/#NASA+TV+Public+Channel
That actually was cooler than I anticipated watching it on TV. Unfortunately its gotten pretty cloudy here in OC the last hour or so.
I fully expect CNN,MSNBC and the networks to feature people protesting the eclipse as the lead story on the 6pm news.
sure if you want your eyeballs to melt
My mom got an email at her company where they encouraged "eclipse selfies" to help the employees avoid looking directly into the sun.
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In 1963,with an eclipse in the range of 88-90 per cent in our area,the RCA in Harrison informed their employees weeks in advance of the danger.My brother-in-law brought a paper home with the full details.
So what happens during a sunset ?? when every day there is only a sliver of the sun remaining as it sets.... and by the same theory, "less painful to look at" And millioins and millions of people observe sunsets every day. Is it the fact that the suns rays are travelling through much more atmosphere... and more of the harmful rays are filtered/absorbed by the many thousands of miles of atmosphere compared to a trip through the atmosphere at a max angle of 90 degrees, when it is direct overhead.. what is that about 200 miles of atmosphere or so??
The clip follows the solar eclipse that took place on Feb. 26, 1979. Anchor Frank Reynolds leads you through the moment, right up to the solar eclipse happening (around the 6:30 mark). Reynolds wraps up the eclipse coverage by stating, "And as I said, not until August 21, 2017, will another eclipse be visible from North America. That's 38 years from now. May the shadow of the moon fall on a world at peace." Watch the clip above, and prepare to witness something incredible on Aug. 21.