Total Solar Eclipse - August 21, 2017

[OTRA15]

To echo links already posted, FYI here are a couple from another thread:

Originally Posted by OTRA15

Great heads up thanks.

Ditto for crowds in the SE and mid-West incl. Nashville I guess:

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard...-solar-eclipse
http://www.eclipse2017.org/2017/path_through_the_US.htm

[Aerowood]

Here's some more info on the event

http://www.nbcnews.com/mach/space/wh...clipse-n735691

[MomcatA]

Originally Posted by interstateflyer

Total Blackout Rally. Madras Oregon.

http://oregonunit.wbcci.net/the-oreg...eclipse-rally/

As affiliates of the Oregon Unit, we signed up for this rally about 1 year ago. WBCCI'ers like to plan ahead.

[mythbuster88]

We will be somewhere on the side of the road around Eastern Oregon, Western Idaho.

[nvestysly]

Originally Posted by mythbuster88

We will be somewhere on the side of the road around Eastern Oregon, Western Idaho.

Yep, we're planning to stop somewhere along the highway in the central U.S. Depending on weather conditions we'll drive NW or SE from somewhere near Nashville - hoping to find a suitable viewing area.

[Dan and Liz]

Got our reservation in Scottsbluff NE.

[noeljoy]

We'll be with my husband's family in Dubois, WY to watch the eclipse together. We'll be in Yellowstone the week before. I imagine they'll have a full house for the event

http://www.eclipse2017.org/2017/comm...ubois_1860.htm

[Stefrobrts]

Originally Posted by MomcatA

As affiliates of the Oregon Unit, we signed up for this rally about 1 year ago. WBCCI'ers like to plan ahead.

I was unable to sign up for this rally last year, but some openings became available and I got a spot just this week, so I guess I will be seeing the eclipse too!

[wkerfoot]

Stephanie,

Fantastic, looking forward to meeting you. We will be there.

Bill

Originally Posted by Stefrobrts

I was unable to sign up for this rally last year, but some openings became available and I got a spot just this week, so I guess I will be seeing the eclipse too!

[Mollysdad]

I hope to have the new 26' by then, and friends have a home near Greenville, SC. with a vacant lot next door. They promise me power and I'm going!

[Camano20]

noeljoy
have a great time on your trip and take pictures. It will be quite a change from the tent trailer. We are hoping to stay at some friends field near Salem Oregon.

[MomcatA]

Originally Posted by Stefrobrts

I was unable to sign up for this rally last year, but some openings became available and I got a spot just this week, so I guess I will be seeing the eclipse too!

Glad you're going to join us! So looking forward to this adventure.

[Rich W]

I found a small CG on Barkley Lake in western KY. It had 3 sites available. I walked up to talk to the wife and son about going, they weren't interested. (drive all that way for 2.5 minutes?) I checked with my brother and he jumped at the chance. I went back to the reservation site (like 5 minutes later) all 3 sites were gone.

I checked a lot of other places and finally found 1 site on the Cumberland river in TN, west of Nashville, south of Centerville. they had 1 site left. Makes me wonder what's wrong with it. But it was only $22 for 2 nights with my Senior Pass, so what's to lose?)

Everyplace else that I could find was booked for that Monday. I used Reserve America so there might be some small CGs available. Our site is a short walk to the Cumberland river, we might be able to do some bank fishing.

We had a partial eclipse in Louisville a number of years ago, back in the 90s. I've never experienced a full eclipse, this should be interesting.

[nvestysly]

The NASA interactive map has been moved to the following web site:

https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/sites/d...map/index.html

It's surprising how much of the eclipse will be viewable across the entire United States and parts of Canada. Yes, you'll see a total eclipse if you are within the band shown on the map. To varying degrees you'll likely see a partial eclipse no matter where you are in North America.

I want to "see" as much of the eclipse as possible. Be sure to watch the eclipse through proper glasses. If you're a welder you may already have #14 lenses and apparently that's suitable for viewing. For others you can purchase inexpensive "glasses" online or in local education shops and bookstores. Be sure to look for ISO certified products - there are a limited number of brands that are ISO certified for viewing.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...clipse+glasses

[interstateflyer]

Originally Posted by nvestysly

The NASA interactive map has been moved to the following web site:

https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/sites/d...map/index.html

It's surprising how much of the eclipse will be viewable across the entire United States and parts of Canada. Yes, you'll see a total eclipse if you are within the band shown on the map. To varying degrees you'll likely see a partial eclipse no matter where you are in North America.

I want to "see" as much of the eclipse as possible. Be sure to watch the eclipse through proper glasses. If you're a welder you may already have #14 lenses and apparently that's suitable for viewing. For others you can purchase inexpensive "glasses" online or in local education shops and bookstores. Be sure to look for ISO certified products - there are a limited number of brands that are ISO certified for viewing.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...clipse+glasses

Is this the type?

"Independently tested CE Certified Green Athermal Shade 14 Glass Welding Lenses Eliminates 100% of harmful UV and IR light. Meets the transmittance requirements for ISO 12312-2:2015"

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y4FDFT5...s_ad_dp_asin_2

[IanPoulin]

What I found in past eclipses; is that if you do not have access to the filters to look directly, look instead away. If you find pinhole lights, such as the sun shining through a trees boughs, you see thousands of tiny eclipse shadows through the full series.

[AWCHIEF]

NASA approved

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/p...inhole-camera/

We used to make these when I was a kid, Boy Scout project.

[wkerfoot]

A good source of information on the eclipse is GreatAmericanEclipse.com they have glasses for sale and tremendous maps.

Bill

[IanPoulin]

So I have my reservations at the KOA at Mt Pleasant; Charleston SC. Ping me anyone who may be at the "final stop" of the eclipse path in the Continental USA, and let's mini-rally! (Or at least toast the eclipse)

[DKB_SATX]

We'll be on Casper Mountain just outside Casper, WY. Made our reservations in December 2016.