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6z gfs just a little different in the long, long range.  I'll post it for fun and we can see how wrong it was after May 6.  To be fair though, every run before this one was way drier.

9 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Woof, that didn’t go the glorious way I imagined after seeing that lineup 

At least Holliday got a hit.

11 hours ago, WxUSAF said:

Orioles lineup tonight with Grayson Rodriguez pitching is just

 

Kind of hoping the Caps bait a brawl in the final few minutes.

Just under 5” nw of Bmore.

9 minutes ago, PrinceFrederickWx said:

We’re considering taking the clouds risk and going to iceland in 2026 anyway. I’ve never traveled internationally but it’s always been a country I’d like to see. The eclipse would just be a bonus.

You may want to look into Play Airlines.  You can fly from BWI to Madrid where the weather would likely be better, and do a stopover in Iceland for up to 10 days either going out or coming home. 

1 hour ago, nj2va said:

lol, I figured the “omg, drought” posts would come quick if we didn’t have rain for a few days. 

I’m trying to be respectful but I have no idea what we are discussing. My backyard is currently on the every five day shave regimen.

2 minutes ago, nj2va said:

See you at the game! 

Let’s meet before a game!

Shocked. 
 

LET’S GO CAPS!

ps. I’m going and buying ridiculously expensive seats along the ice.

I am hoping for the best but expect the Caps to lose tonight.  An old team that played a tough game last night, had to travel, and then playing a fresh Flyers team at home is going to be hard to win.

1 hour ago, George BM said:

Question for those of you who saw totality in both 2017 and 2024. I notice that the width of totality with this eclipse was larger than it was for 2017. My question is: Did this eclipse's totality seem darker than 2017s?

For me, no. It was the same.

Sitting in Houston and already delayed to BWI. I guess I haven’t yet had my last Shiner Bock.

I loved my recent trip to Iceland but I’m not sure I’d risk their weather for an eclipse. 

2 hours ago, PrinceFrederickWx said:

Forget 2045, I’m hooked now. I need another one of these sooner.

*checks Alaska March climo for 2033*

Spain 2026

Might be a big Texas sunset upcoming.

5 minutes ago, Scarlet Pimpernel said:

Nope,no tracker or anything. I was outside through that time, about 2:00pm through 3:30pm and took many shots. Then yes, I post-processed them to get the same size image afterward and changed the white balance temp to make the sun a bit more yellow looking (through the filter it was almost white looking). 

Nice work. They look great!

Granted, I’m easy to please, but Texas makes some decent corn whiskey.

8 minutes ago, Scarlet Pimpernel said:

Finally...here ya go!

Did you use a tracker or post edit? I was afraid to set my tracker up to Polaris overnight with the chance of rain.

1 minute ago, Scarlet Pimpernel said:

I was just going to say...damn, dude, you got the diamond ring on that shot!!!  Amazing!!

Thanks. Once I get home and get them downloaded I’ll post the originals.

Seeing the eclipse and lucking into totality was amazing, but the best part of this trip was seeing friends we don’t often see, and frankly, even better, meeting and engaging with the locals. Super small town and so much history. This picture is of two locals and a friend of mine’s wife that’s basically in charge of the sun. These guys talked to us for an hour and the guy on the left was born in this town and 76 years old. 

If we get a tornado in Rocksprings on top of the eclipse I’m going to go all @ravensrule in here. 

We got lucky! Incredible!!! Photo is a photo from the back of my camera. Good luck all!

15 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Last few frames of satellite seem to suggest the low stuff is breaking up again? Maybe I’m wishcasting lol

Whatever it takes!

3 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

How’s your view? Low clouds filling in again unfortunately but still getting views on and off.

Same. I’m only hoping for a glimpse of totality, so it’s going to come down to a lucky break. 

Photo of the screen on my camera. 
 

First contact made!!!