ice1972

Like 3" here in West Hartford.....whoever started this thread forgot to add Meh to the title.....what a joke....

It's high stakes cuz they don't happen very often even if you are willing to go to where the next one happens.....like I almost gave in and just stuck with my original target in NE.....but I just couldn't after all the planning and work....I knew it would be a marathon....and it was worth every bit.....

Nice....damn guys now I want to really do it......cruise would be great

No question....would be awful....but going to Chile and it being overcast would suck too....seems it could be difficult to divert down there.....also not sure about infrastructure necessary to even monitor that type of thing....I mean in Nebraska and Missouri I could look at visible sat and radar in seconds....and decide very quickly where to go....

I mean if you compared the cost to get to Chile and accommodations and transport - maybe pay to be in a tour group - and then add two weeks and turn it into a vacation.....it's probably a wash....give or take

https://www.travelquesttours.com/tours/2019-south-pacific-cruise-to-totality/pricing-terms/ $7,900 per person for steerage $20,000 per person for bull market suite

For $10,000 you can book on a 2 week cruise and see the eclipse in the Pacific.....with stops at Pitcairn Island, Bora Bora, and other south pacific islands.....seriously want to do this

To get the 6+ minutes for that eclipse you need to be in Tallahassee......when it makes landfall in Eureka, CA totality is only 4min 24sec.....lol....I would kill for even that..... I guess the length of totality is related to how close to the earth the moon is when it crosses in front of the sun.....

I think the magnitude and awesomeness of being in totality has great potential to change peoples minds......moreso than a lot of other awesome things.....its why I don't get it when people are dismissive about it or borderline insulting about the effort you put in to get in totality......I'm saying just try it once......

Although I also found that if I stuck to the interstates I never was out of LTE service so that was a bonus on Monday when I was coming down 29 and then east on 70.....always had good info

I used Google Maps and downloaded the areas where I thought I'd be out of cell service.....worked very well....

Ya I tried to find the shadow bands but didn't have anything light enough to see....I wasn't too worried about it....I remember at about the 2min 15sec mark looking away and peering west and saw this onrushing light.....that was very memorable.....here it comes I thought and then I looked up and the ring popped and it was all over.....and I remember thinking damn it was so short but so tremendous....

Yep.....here's something I was disappointed in - lol I mean it's dumb but whatever - as a newb to the whole experience I still had my glasses on as totality approached and the first diamond ring popped.....and then I kept them on too long and it went total and I still had them on.....it was magnificent and stunning when I took off the glasses but I wanted to see it go total without the glasses.....sort of how when the diamond ring came back as totality ended I watched that with the naked eye well into the diamond ring until it was too bright.....next time I'll know....that second diamond ring was epic.....

Exactly......you can't know what the big deal is until you actually see it....how many times today did I have to explain the difference between being in a partial - even 95% partial - and being in totality......they stared at me with blank eyes....like deer in the headlights....the disbelief was palpable....some laughed, some gently shook their head up and down, some called me weird.....nobody in the office has ever seen one....it's like a club....you pretty much know that everybody you interact now is likely to have never seen totality.....I'm proud I killed my self to see it....the meh folks are so lol

I was reviewing the evolution of solar eclipses as they advance through the Saros cycle and I didn't know the duration of totality gets longer as the cycle approaches its midpoint and then it slowly decreases in time as it progresses to the end of the cycle....for example the one on Monday was part of Saros 145 and the 2min 30sec of totality is short compared to the max in the cycle of 7min 12sec on June 25, 2522......southern Africa - Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe......that would be awesome

I want to chase every total eclipse now......they are very hard to chase even when its right in your own backyard......its part of why it is so amazing once you get yourself in position and all that work pays off.......CHILE!!!

Legit there were people in the park where I was breaking down their equipment the second the diamond ring effect signifying the end of totality was over....other people chilled and were very much less interested in it......I mean lets face it.....the ending partial phase is like riding the carousel right after you just got off Kingda Ka....

I like this idea a lot but for me that would have been impossible since I had to divert so far......maybe an RV is the way to go.....lol

It's funny how the partial phase after totality is so meh after the main show is over......I stuck around until maybe 50% then I bailed too.....

Whats really interesting is how when I got to the Marshall exit off I-70 to assess my position I felt like I was still not southeast enough......so I headed to Columbia.....turns out maybe it was ok in Marshall......based on your report.....and the cu field didn't get in your way either.......so great it worked out for a lot of folks

Time lapse......

While I didn't really focus too much on capturing the moment with anything other than my two eyes and brain I did manage to pull off a few shots and a time lapse from my iPad that I set and forget.....here's three shots I managed to pull off with my iPhone.....I didn't have any photo equipment with me so my phone was my only option..... In totality.....I had to edit the original photo and turn up highlights to get the ring.....the photo original just looks like the sun on any normal day..... Looking east at totality..... Looking west at totality..... The time lapse i need to upload to YouTube.....I thought it was cool and it does show how the cu field dissipated as totality approached.....stand by

Damn I was wondering if my choice to bail on NE was the correct one.....seems it would have been fine.....lol.....I was going to target Ravenna which is just a bit further NW OF Grand Island....

Same....I knew I was going but got lazy and didn't plan it out until late and it was a meh plan in the end that got thrown in the fire ultimately......when I decided to fly I should have just flown all the way to Oregon but I wanted to be in the longer totality zone....not that it matters much.....oh well I got an amazing show and a marathon experience I won't soon forget

Seems like everybody and I mean everybody on this board that committed to witnessing this incredible thing didnwhatever it took to make it happen.....I was nervous I would not get there but in the end I made it.....nice work everybody.....I feel so blessed to have seen that.....I don't ever say that about anything....peace