SIGforum
Solar Eclipse - 21 Aug 2017 ○○○●○○○updated with a pretty cool website ●○●
August 18, 2017, 10:46 AM
AglifterSolar Eclipse - 21 Aug 2017 ○○○●○○○updated with a pretty cool website ●○●
quote:
Originally posted by Skins2881:
Planning vacation around it. Will be staying in Isle of Palms SC, directly in path of it.
Shameless
Self-Promotion: We are opening an ice cream and coffee shop today on Sullivans
Island...
August 18, 2017, 11:20 AM
Skins2881quote:
Originally posted by Aglifter:
quote:
Originally posted by Skins2881:
Planning vacation around it. Will be staying in Isle of Palms SC, directly in path of it.
Shameless
Self-Promotion: We are opening an ice cream and coffee shop today on Sullivans
Island...
That's horrible self-promotion.... Am I to drive around in circles looking for ice cream shops, then ask cashier if they know Aglifter, until I find the right one?
What's it called? I'll stop in and grab some ice cream.
Jesse
Sic Semper Tyrannis August 18, 2017, 12:15 PM
TMatsOur house lies south of the total eclipse path, and will experience 97.5% of total. For weeks, I was satisfied with that and planned to watch it from the yard. I've changed my mind. Now I've come to believe that not driving an hour-and-a-half north to get into the zone of totality would be foolish. We'll head to a part of Wyoming on state and U.S. highways and will likely avoid most congestion.
_______________________________________________________
despite them
August 18, 2017, 01:29 PM
Sgt NeutronThere are 6 people that will get an awesome view of the eclipse(from the ISS):
August 18, 2017, 01:36 PM
LS1 GTOquote:
Originally posted by Sgt Neutron:
There are 6 people that will get an awesome view of the eclipse(from the ISS):
Is that an actual photo?
If so, it is really too cool!
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
"If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers
The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own...
August 18, 2017, 01:41 PM
bendableis there a plane fast enough to follow the shadow path from one coast to the other?
for the ultimate eclipse experience?
take off 5 minutes prior , meet the shade over the ocean and fly in the shade the whole trip.
Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.
Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
August 18, 2017, 01:45 PM
GeorgeairFedex will take any opportunity to make a pre-emptive excuse.
quote:
FedEx Service Alerts
Total Solar Eclipse 2017
Friday, August 18, 2017
FedEx is closely monitoring potential effects of the total solar eclipse on Monday, August 21, 2017. Our first priority is the safety and well-being of our team members, and we will implement contingency plans as necessary. Events of this nature often cause pickup and delivery delays and disruptions for FedEx customers. FedEx is prepared to provide service to the best of its ability.
For more information on the total solar eclipse, visit the National Aeronautics and Space Administration . For more information on traffic conditions, visit the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration.
You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02
August 18, 2017, 01:51 PM
Sgt Neutronquote:
Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
quote:
Originally posted by Sgt Neutron:
There are 6 people that will get an awesome view of the eclipse(from the ISS):
Is that an actual photo?
If so, it is really too cool!
Yep, Taken from MIR in 1999:
Article that shows a fake & real shot of an eclipse from space:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/new...as-photoshopped.htmlAugust 18, 2017, 02:09 PM
Scuba Steve Sigquote:
Originally posted by bendable:
is there a plane fast enough to follow the shadow path from one coast to the other?
for the ultimate eclipse experience?
take off 5 minutes prior , meet the shade over the ocean and fly in the shade the whole trip.
I don't have the link, but 2 NASA Canberras are going to pick up the eclipse in Northwest Missouri at high altitude and track it at whatever speed they can muster. They evidently will get 7 minutes of totality out of that.
August 18, 2017, 02:22 PM
LS1 GTOquote:
Originally posted by Scuba Steve Sig:
quote:
Originally posted by bendable:
is there a plane fast enough to follow the shadow path from one coast to the other?
for the ultimate eclipse experience?
take off 5 minutes prior , meet the shade over the ocean and fly in the shade the whole trip.
I don't have the link, but 2 NASA Canberras are going to pick up the eclipse in Northwest Missouri at high altitude and track it at whatever speed they can muster. They evidently will get 7 minutes of totality out of that.
The shadow moves fast:
•2410mph in Western Oregon
•1747mph in central Nebraska
•1462mph in Western Kentucky
•1502mph near Charleston SC
http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site...7_GoogleMapFull.html
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
"If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers
The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own...
August 18, 2017, 02:24 PM
RHINOWSOquote:
is there a plane fast enough to follow the shadow path from one coast to the other?
Fast enough? Yes, it would have to be doing roughly 1,200+ MPH - so there are military aircraft could do that (F-15, F-16, F-22) for a short time, but they would all run out of fuel quickly.
The SR71 could have done it, but there pilots didn't spend much time looking outside, for fear of missing a caution light at Mach 3.
August 18, 2017, 06:30 PM
bendableso an f-18 and four tanker refuel planes for the whole trip?
Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.
Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
August 19, 2017, 09:42 AM
SigSentryquote:
Originally posted by PCWyoming:
It will pass through the (almost) center of Wyoming. Expecting LOTS of people for the 2 minute 30 second viewing.
PC
Wyoming's population is predicted to grow by about 600,000 this weekend through Monday. Nuts. People continue to ask how Casper was selected to be on the eclipse route...
August 19, 2017, 03:29 PM
armoredHows it looking for Southern IL,or St Louis area?
My wife and I were thinking of driving down there Sunday night.
August 19, 2017, 04:38 PM
MitchbSCquote:
Originally posted by bendable:
is there a plane fast enough to follow the shadow path from one coast to the other?
There used to be one. The Concorde chased an eclipse in 1973 for 74 minutes of observation.
Link.
They don't think it be like it is, but it do. August 19, 2017, 04:58 PM
Skins2881We've arrived at our viewing location. Drive was not as bad as I expected. But we did leave at 4:30 this morning.
Bring the battle of sun vs moon!
Jesse
Sic Semper Tyrannis August 19, 2017, 07:27 PM
Mars_AttacksI got the old scope ready to project.
____________________________
Eeewwww, don't touch it!
Here, poke at it with this stick.
August 19, 2017, 08:12 PM
Balzé HalzéI had ten glasses, and since my wife and I only need two, she sold the remaining eight on the Park City Facebook page for $5 a pair. Tons of people kept asking where to get them so she put the offer out there and sold our eight pairs in about five minutes. We over doubled our initial investment!
~Alan
Acta Non Verba
NRA Life Member (Patron)
God, Family, Guns, Country
Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan
August 20, 2017, 11:33 AM
ScreamingCockatooI'm ready.
Again, any Georgia peeps need a place to observe, I'm more than happy to have you.
And a test projection.
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
August 20, 2017, 12:15 PM
rangeme101quote:
Originally posted by ScreamingCockatoo:
I'm ready.
Again, any Georgia peeps need a place to observe, I'm more than happy to have you.
And a test projection.
Email inbound
" like i said,....i didn't build it, i didn't buy it, and i didn't break it."