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Hey, us too. We're heading down to St. Louis. Where are you going to catch it?
A spot on the map called Alliance, Nebraska. Will be staying in Deadwood South Dakota leading up to it.
Hey, us too. We're heading down to St. Louis. Where are you going to catch it?
A spot on the map called Alliance, Nebraska. Will be staying in Deadwood South Dakota leading up to it.
Got my safety glasses... got my hotels booked... all ready for the 2017 Total Eclipse ( or the Great American Traffic Jam as some are calling it ). I've seen one before , but my son hasn't, so that's the reason for the trip.
August 21, 2017 coast to coast in the US
2024 will be the next one in North America ( south east US ).
2044 will be the next one in Canada ( Alberta )
2099 will be the next one close to Winnipeg ( right thru downtown Fargo )
2891 will be the next one thru Winnipeg
A spot on the map called Alliance, Nebraska. Will be staying in Deadwood South Dakota leading up to it.
Interesting. We've rented a motorhome and will be heading down to Mount Rushmore then Alliance to see Carhenge.
Then we're heading east to the Nebraska / (whatever state is next to Nebraska) border to catch the eclipse. The drive will net us an extra eight seconds of totality iirc.
Hydrogen Alpha solar scopes are packed, CPC 1100 is tuned up, this is going to be great. I was five years old during the 1979 eclipse and my mom subscribed to the old wives tale that you would go blind if you saw an eclipse so I missed the damn thing. Boo!
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It wasn't just your mom, it was everyone. I was in grade 9 at the time and we were all pretty much locked into the school; nobody was supposed to be let out.
Thankfully not all the teachers felt that way and a couple of them snuck out the back door of the school. I just happened to be in the hallway and saw them go out. Being a good student but a bit of a smarta$$ I went to the door and gave them crap and told them to come back inside. They told me to shut up and get outside before someone saw me as well. So I stood outside with a couple of my teachers (thank you Mr. Murray and Mr. Ayotte) and watched the full eclipse through a little piece of welders glass while everyone else was stuck inside.
It wasn't just your mom, it was everyone. I was in grade 9 at the time and we were all pretty much locked into the school; nobody was supposed to be let out.
Thankfully not all the teachers felt that way and a couple of them snuck out the back door of the school. I just happened to be in the hallway and saw them go out. Being a good student but a bit of a smarta$$ I went to the door and gave them crap and told them to come back inside. They told me to shut up and get outside before someone saw me as well. So I stood outside with a couple of my teachers (thank you Mr. Murray and Mr. Ayotte) and watched the full eclipse through a little piece of welders glass while everyone else was stuck inside.
Hmmm... My sister was in grade four and they went outside to watch the eclipse. I still remember the 'eclipse glasses' that everyone had. They had the sponsor name on the side - and the sponsor was that most Winnipeg of institutions:
Champs Chicken.
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A lot of us remember that eclipse - I wonder what the average age is around here.
Gen X = Greatest Generation!
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A lot of us remember that eclipse - I wonder what the average age is around here.
Gen X = Greatest Generation!
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That was well before I was born.
I am having a hard time fathoming what possible reason the schools would force people inside and not see whats almost a once in a lifetime opportunity? That makes no sense at all to me, I can't imagine what reason they would have for that.
Well, if you stare at the sun before or after totality you can damage your eyes. And without enough protective glasses/welder's glasses to go around, it was probably deemed too risky to send a bunch of kids out and hope they'd just not look at the sun. I recall watching it on a TV they rolled into our classroom that day...
I think that 1979 eclipse was the last time a total eclipse was visible from any Canadian province or the lower-48 states.
Strictly speaking that's true but there was a total eclipse visible from the Northwest Territories on August 1, 2008. The far far northern part to boot.
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A lot of us remember that eclipse - I wonder what the average age is around here.
Gen X = Greatest Generation!
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Yeah that was pretty remote...technically part of contiguous Canada, but you couldn't really drive up there to see it.
Next chance to drive to a total eclipse is 2024. Then there are two in relatively quick succession in 2044 and 2045. My kids can take their kids to those later ones!
Is it October yet?
For the first time in my life I can be excited for the start of hockey season without the mourning of summer.
This is the most excited I've been for a season in a long time
PS I know this is OT for OT
Is it October yet?
For the first time in my life I can be excited for the start of hockey season without the mourning of summer.
This is the most excited I've been for a season in a long time
PS I know this is OT for OT
At least you guys live on a piece of earth big enough to get an eclipse. Chance of anything passing over little ol NZ is very slim.