Looking good here but I think I virtually assured clouds by ordering these:
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Plans are finalized.
My daughter and I will take 2 of 3 grand daughters up to near Clayton, GA!
...right under the wheels of this bus...
I'm walking away from Tower Of Power at the City Winery in Atlanta...but it's Family First...Right?!!
My daughter and I will take 2 of 3 grand daughters up to near Clayton, GA!
...right under the wheels of this bus...
I'm walking away from Tower Of Power at the City Winery in Atlanta...but it's Family First...Right?!!
Tomorrow's my last day working in a public library. But for the record...
I imagine every eclipse enthusiast on the east coast is either here, or on the way here. Traffic was bad enough yesterday. I don't know if I will bother leaving the house for the next four days.
My customer is in Rabun Gap. The original plan was to go to work and watch after but now the school where my wife works is releasing early. We're going to check out the kids at noon and head toward Athens, TN and get as close as we can for totality.Plans are finalized.
My daughter and I will take 2 of 3 grand daughters up to near Clayton, GA!
...right under the wheels of this bus...
I'm walking away from Tower Of Power at the City Winery in Atlanta...but it's Family First...Right?!!
Hmmm...the school where my son works is keeping the kids indoors, watching a live stream of the eclipse, until 3:45!
That's 90 minutes after the busses ordinarily load out.
No one is allowed to check out after 12 noon.
That's 90 minutes after the busses ordinarily load out.
No one is allowed to check out after 12 noon.
I live about two hours from the path, so we (my two kids, a niece, wife and myself) intend to get up at 4:30 Monday morning and drive down at least to Dubois, ID, find a spot and wait. The gloom and doom predictions of no gas at every filling station aside, it should be an interesting experience if nothing else. The weather at least looks cooperative.
I'm still a bit skeptical about the numbers of people that are being predicted in our area. I know the eclipse is a big deal to all of us astronomy buffs, but most of the people I've asked just shrug it off. I will really be surprised if the millions anticipated actually make the effort to see the eclipse.
I'm still a bit skeptical about the numbers of people that are being predicted in our area. I know the eclipse is a big deal to all of us astronomy buffs, but most of the people I've asked just shrug it off. I will really be surprised if the millions anticipated actually make the effort to see the eclipse.
I was doing some "fun facts" about eclipses for a library handout for Monday, and found out that there's going to be another one on April 8, 2024. What's more, the path of totality will be very different - stretching from Texas to Maine. Since I'm in NH, way off the path this time, that makes me feel better about not traveling to see it (not that I could anyway - it's first day of new faculty orientation at my next job).
It's a small private school and the announcement said it was for safety. Sounds like they didn't want to be on the hook for eye damage.
You should be able to get a good deal on eclipse glasses next week.
I have two welding helmets with dark glass in them for welding up close with a stick ( 12 to 15 inches away).
Should be good enough for looking at an eclipse , right?
Should be good enough for looking at an eclipse , right?
Don't know for sure but just in case, keep one eye closed.
I have the glasses and that's my plan.
Word is that the damage doesn't show up right away, so you can't feel anything happening while looking at the sun.
That's what we're using, my arc welding helmets. As long as it's #14 or darker it's safe.
Eye damage occurs after only a few seconds but you won't feel it.
When you just happen to glance at the sun, it's really uncomfortable and you have to look away. Notice that you will be partly blind for a short time because your retinas have been severely overloaded and need time to recover. After a minute or two your vision will return to normal.
But if you stare at the sun for more than a few seconds, your retinas will be permanently damaged and you'll be left with a small spot right in the center of your vision that stays blind.
I know this because I looked at the partial eclipse in 1986 for about five or six seconds and I have permanent blind spots in both eyes. They are about 1 degree across in the exact center of my vision and are roughly crescent shaped.
So don't do the stupid thing I did. Don't look at the sun without certified protection.
If you don't have solar viewing glasses then you can always make a simple pinhole projector and see pretty much the same thing.
It's as easy as taking 2 white paper plates and making a tiny hole in the cebter of 1 plate with a pin.
Allow the sunlight to pass through the pinhole and it form an image of the sun on the 2nd plate if you hold it underneath about a foot or two away. Very simple and it works without you having to risk looking toward the sun.
It's as easy as taking 2 white paper plates and making a tiny hole in the cebter of 1 plate with a pin.
Allow the sunlight to pass through the pinhole and it form an image of the sun on the 2nd plate if you hold it underneath about a foot or two away. Very simple and it works without you having to risk looking toward the sun.
Welp, there went my gig, drank away after another bender. I'll still see it pretty well from here but still. Back on the wagon I go.
Weather is not looking good in Kansas City. Weather is calling for clouds from Western Nebraska to Nashville. Looks like I'm SOL. Maybe we'll get lucky....if not, there's always 2024
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