Solar Eclipse 8-21-17

[Bigred_inSD]

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

 

[JJ Husker]

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

 

[Mierin]

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

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

 

[Bigred_inSD]

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

Basically.  I live a sad, uneventful life

 

[Landlord]

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]

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]

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[Enhance]

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.