Solar Eclipse 8-21-17

[Bigred_inSD]

Went to Lusk, WY.  Saw it, said oh.  Was done. 

[JJ Husker]

On 8/20/2017 at 5:54 PM, Landlord of Memorial Stadium said:

 

Couldn't.

 

 

 

 

Leaving at 3am driving down to Carbondale, aka point of greatest duration. Really hoping for some clear skies - that'd be the biggest buzzkill ever.

 

Well, were you able to view it there? Looked pretty cloudy on TV but it did clear for about the last 5 seconds of totality for the crowd at Saluki stadium.

[JJ Husker]

 

-knapplc

 

 

 

[Moiraine]

1 hour ago, Bigred_inSD said:

Went to Lusk, WY.  Saw it, said oh.  Was done. 

 

 

And then bragged on a message board about how unimpressed you were.

[Bigred_inSD]

1 hour ago, Moiraine said:

 

 

And then bragged on a message board about how unimpressed you were.

Basically.  I live a sad, uneventful life

[Landlord]

7 hours ago, El Diaco said:

 

Well, were you able to view it there? Looked pretty cloudy on TV but it did clear for about the last 5 seconds of totality for the crowd at Saluki stadium.

 

 

We went to a place 30 minutes west of Carbondale called Kincaid Lake Spillway. It's a pretty well kept local secret - a big lake with some really cool waterfalls. Not a cloud in the sky until after the eclipse was way past over, not a huge crowd, no problems with it being packed or with traffic on the way down.

 

Then it took us 12 hours to drive back to Chicago. I just now got back to my apartment (we left at 3am last night and I didn't sleep at all). Holy crap I'm pooped but what a breathtaking and once in a lifetime thing to experience. i got some really cool pictures of the area and of the totality, will try to post tomorrow.

[The Dude]

Already making plans to travel for the one in 2024.  Worth it.

[huKSer]

On 8/20/2017 at 5:23 PM, El Diaco said:

You guys watching at school with students.......where are you located? What percent obscuration will you experience?

Leavenworth KS - 100% for 90 seconds

 

If we didn't have 99% cloud cover.  Saw it at about 90% for 10 seconds. It did get dark.

 

School spent $4000 on glasses

[BigRedBuster]

 

[Enhance]

3 hours ago, The Dude said:

Already making plans to travel for the one in 2024.  Worth it.

I'm thinking about it, too, but only because I couldn't make it into an area with totality this time around. It was really enjoyable in Omaha, but I'd like the full experience.

[BigRedBuster]

That should be a couple years removed from all three of my kids being out of college and on their own.  I'm feeling like a vacation for me and the Mrs. is in order.

[Landlord]

Here's the best pic I got of it yesterday - the pic looks awesome, but boy does it fail to do the experience any sort of justice at all. I'm glad I spent very very little time behind my camera.