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Are you ready for the solar eclipse thats coming to you , in the month of August?

do you have your protective glasses ordered?
http://www.telescope.com/catal...c=row2col5-prodimage





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Posts: 54502 | Location: Henry County , Il | Registered: February 10, 2004Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Ordered them two weeks ago. I'm taking the afternoon off to watch it.

There are tons of eclipse events being planned in the towns that are in the totality path. Officials are apparently expecting crazy traffic:

Twelve million people live along the path of totality, and another 25 million live within one day's drive....But people from all over the U.S. will be flocking to the centerline to experience the rare and amazing celestial event that is totality. As with most crowds of people heading to a major event, there will be traffic — lots and lots of traffic.

"State departments of transportation and police are expecting hurricane evacuation-like traffic," (astronomy professor) Mike Reynolds said.
 
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It also goes through Western NC.


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I will conveniently be in Rolla, MO for "work" on the 21st. Strange how that works out.



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I'm an hour away from the path of totality, but not traveling to be in the dark for a couple minutes.

I'll take a break and go outside to check out the dimming sky and move along.

For me it's another Y2K event.

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Originally posted by SigM4:
I will conveniently be in Rolla, MO for "work" on the 21st. Strange how that works out.

I live about 40 miles south of Rolla. Ill probably be too sick to work that day.
 
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If you've seen one eclipse, you've seen 'em all Smile



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Are these things really safe?
I'm not sure I want to risk my eyes to these:

Orion Solar Eclipse Safe Viewing Glasses, 5-Pack




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I saw a solar eclips while hiking in the austrian alps. We had no idea it was coming.. pretty cool surprise.


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Thought this was interesting: http://cs.astronomy.com/asy/b/...l-solar-eclipse.aspx




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My daughter lives a little northwest of Lincoln, NE and will definitely be watching.


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Originally posted by bendable:
Are you ready for the solar eclipse thats coming to you , in the month of August?

do you have your protective glasses ordered?
http://www.telescope.com/catal...c=row2col5-prodimage


Do they come in 3-D?



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I'm nowhere near the path for this one. I do have those glasses and we've used them for eclipses, perfectly safe.

I've seen some cloud predictions, wonder how accurate they'll be?


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It is cutting a swath at an angle across NE. They are expecting many people to come in to watch/track.
 
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I'm near Columbia, SC and ready to watch. Would much rather be in MT to watch it though...


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We watched the 1970 solar eclipse in Virginia Beach. We both remember it very well. It's not just the sky getting dimmer; it's a remarkable experience and everyone should try to experience it once.


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I wish it were happening about a month later. I have a big auto trip planned for the month of September that would take me up through the zone of visibility, but I won't be able to travel there in August. Bummer.

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Are you ready for the solar eclipse thats coming to you , in the month of August?....


More importantly, are you ready for the hoards of crazy people that will descend upon your town if you are in the path of totality.
Many EMS teams are gearing up for the big event and treating it as a potential mass casualty event...


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I'm 30 minutes from the direct path here in Oregon, never really gave it much thought. I know of one guy who built his house in the direct path on a hill top just for this reason a few years ago. he even has a built in observatory.
 
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I wish it were happening about a month later.

Flashguy


lets see if SigMonkey can get to work on it





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