JJ Husker Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Thought I'd start a topic and poll for this since Lincoln and much of Nebraska is in the path of totality and so people have a place to post their viewing plans, methods and location. I'm in Greeley, CO and we will have 95% obscuration here. Still debating going about 2 hours north of here into Wyoming to get in the path. But with all the anticipated traffic and my general laziness, I'll probably just view it from here. Picked up some of the approved eclipse glasses for me and my family members but the guys at work are just planning on using their shade 10 or 11 welding hoods. They'll be alright if they don't stare at it for 3 hours. Guessing it will be completely safe for intermittent viewing and surely for the 2.5 minutes where we're at 95%. I'm going to use a shade 10 lens in front of my camera lens for pictures. It sure would be cool though to be in the path of totality and be able to remove all eye protection for that 2.5 minutes (which is completely safe BTW). Would also like to be able to see the diamond-ring and Baily's beads effects but guessing won't get those here outside the path. 1 Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 I wasn't all that into it but I have caught eclipse fever. I'm just gonna watch it locally near Denver, but it will be about 95% coverage. Just got my eclipse glasses tonight too!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 If you're in an area with 95% coverage, make the drive into the totality zone. 95% coverage and a full eclipse are not even remotely the same thing. One is pretty cool, the other is a totally transcendent, one of a kind experience. Quote Link to comment
NM11046 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 I remember the one we "saw" in 79 (?). I didn't get it then, and I'm not too fired up now - can you guys explain why all the hubub? I couldn't vote, cuz I do think Science is important, and I won't be hunkered down, but I don't care a bit about this. Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 14 hours ago, NM11046 said: I remember the one we "saw" in 79 (?). I didn't get it then, and I'm not too fired up now - can you guys explain why all the hubub? I couldn't vote, cuz I do think Science is important, and I won't be hunkered down, but I don't care a bit about this. For me it's just the combination of rarity and seeing something you don't usually get to see. Really without excess traveling, a person only gets this opportunity maybe a couple times in their life. It gets dark in the middle of the day and there are some strange phenomena in the path of totality, the diamond ring just prior to and immediately following and Bailys beads when the sunlight is skipping across the valleys of the moon. I've heard it looks like a 360 degree sunset. I'm not obsessed enough to travel the 2.5 hours and fight the crowds and traffic but I'll sure be spending most of the 3 hour event looking at it and taking pictures of the 95% we'll get here. Quote Link to comment
funhusker Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Watching with students at school. Quote Link to comment
garn Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I'll be working tomorrow, could care less about the stupid thing. Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 This is a pretty cool interactive map that will provide all the information you need for the times and duration in any area. http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017_GoogleMapFull.html?Lat=40.75558&Lng=-96.69067&Zoom=7&LC=1 1 Quote Link to comment
funhusker Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 ACT question of the day: "Kendrick Lamar is to BlitzFirst as the eclipse is to ________________" a. Garn b. Garn c. Garn d. All of the above 2 Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 hour ago, funhusker said: ACT question of the day: "Kendrick Lamar is to BlitzFirst as the eclipse is to ________________" a. Garn b. Garn c. Garn d. All of the above Should've went with Garny, then it could be rearranged to Angry. Quote Link to comment
huKSer Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 6 hours ago, funhusker said: Watching with students at school. Same here Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 35 minutes ago, huKSer said: Same here yep! Quote Link to comment
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