US Eclipse 2024

[LadyStanley]

Coming April 8.

On April 3 (check local listings) PBS Nova has special episode preparing for eclipse.

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[JMCx4]

A little light reading on the topic from KSAT-ABC12 in San Antonio, the first of the U.S. cities to be plunged into deep dark despair by the total eclipse. Be sure to complete your review before you go blind ... Safety pins? Bad health? These are the myths and superstitions surrounding the solar eclipse

 

[adsfan]

On the way to Richmond, IN to see the eclipse. Stopped at Bakers Square in Schererville, IN for lunch. The 2 hour drive to get here took 3 hours. Chicago was worse than usual. Can't want to see the Indy traffic!

I went to southern Illinois for 2017, so this is my second total eclipse. It will be the first for my wife. I saw a 105 year old man from Texas on TV that said it will be his 13th!
I probably won't go to 2044 in the Dakotas.

Milwaukee is getting an eclipse in 2099.
I probably won't make that one.

 

[JMCx4]

... Milwaukee is getting an eclipse in 2099.
I probably won't make that one.

Something to live for ... if you call that living ...

 

[LadyStanley]

New calculations have raised concerns popular eclipse maps might be off. Here’s what scientists say

Maps outlining the solar eclipse’s path of totality may not be exact — and no one can be certain. NASA advises moving as close to the path’s center as possible.

www.yahoo.com

Head to the center of totality. There may be some fuzzy calculations in estimates around the edges.

Sun is larger due to current maximum magnetic activity.

 

[JMCx4]

... Sun is larger due to current maximum magnetic activity.

Nutrisystem needs to send Marie Osmond on a solar visit ASAP.

 

[Seedtype]

Looks like it might be a tad cloudy today, but oh well.

I hope nothing too stupid happens anywhere. Be safe everyone.

 

[JMCx4]

My daughter & her BF are at Ground Zero (give or take) in Southeast MO. I told her to close her eyes. It's what fathers do.

 

[JMCx4]

"Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and they who dwell in it will die in like manner; but my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will never be dismayed." -- Isaiah 51:6 (without much time left in the 4th quarter )

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[beowulf]

Scientists Pursue the Total Solar Eclipse with NASA Jet Planes

The April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse will produce stunning views across North America. While anyone along the eclipse path with a clear sky will see the spectacular event, the best view might be 50,000 feet in the air, aboard NASA’s WB-57 jet planes. That’s where a trio of NASA-funded teams...

science.nasa.gov

 

[LadyStanley]

Total solar eclipse livestream: Partial eclipse begins in Mexico, the U.S.

Watch livestream video of the solar eclipse.

www.yahoo.com

Live feed.

 

[Seedtype]

Man it so cool to see this coming in from my front lawn, heh.

 

[BB79]

 

[LadyStanley]

Lol

 

[beowulf]

This event made me think of the 1941 Asmiov short story and the 1990 book from Asimov and Bob Silverberg called NIghtfall about a planet that has an eclipse that make many go mad as they have never had the complete darkness as their solar system has 6 suns and at least 1 of the suns is in the sky at any given time. The eclipse is so rare that it happens once every 2049 years so nobody has ever seen one.

Interesting read for sure on this day the eclipse.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Seedtype]

Well, it certainly met the hype, heh. I'm glad it turned out to be a nice day.

Edit: Also, I now appreciate how bright the sun really is, haha.

 

[KallioWeHardlyKnewYe]

Pretty rad

 

[LadyStanley]

Solar Eclipse 2024: 35 photos that show the rare astronomical event in all of its glory

Here are photos of the solar eclipse.

www.yahoo.com

 

[LadyStanley]

Guardians turn home opener pregame into 2024 solar eclipse viewing party

The total solar eclipse witnessed across North America was a big attraction throughout sports on Monday afternoon. Several athletes were photographed watching the phenomenon.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[amnesiac]

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Had damn good sights in southern Illinois. My five year-old, astronomy-loving son was also thrilled.

 

[End of Line]

Posted this in another thread, but what I was able to capture from my spot in Ohio. Thankfully was able to see totality. And that’s Venus in the bottom right corner.

 

[LadyStanley]

Total Solar Eclipse 2024 Photos: NASA Astronauts Take Historic Images From Space

See the historic images of North America's total solar eclipse from space that capture the moon's umbral shadow move across the Earth's surface.

www.forbes.com

Space images/videos