michsnowfreak Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 I went outside at work. Definitely a dimmer light but it wasnt really much to see up here. I did get Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart stuck in my head all day though lol. April 8, 2024 we will be much closer to path of totality. That can be a gray time of year though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 30 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said: Have you at least made it past Effingham now? That's about where I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Temp change at Carbondale, IL (KMDH) was well defined... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Doctor Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 A question I have is why on visible satellite loops areas far from the totality path appear to get very dark when on the ground there is not much (but still noticeable) dimming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 19 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: I went outside at work. Definitely a dimmer light but it wasnt really much to see up here. I did get Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart stuck in my head all day though lol. April 8, 2024 we will be much closer to path of totality. That can be a gray time of year though. I would likely target Cleveland, but given my luck today in Nashville during an otherwise "perfect" time of year and "perfect" pattern, the bolded is a big concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 7 minutes ago, The_Doctor said: A question I have is why on visible satellite loops areas far from the totality path appear to get very dark when on the ground there is not much (but still noticeable) dimming. Check out the definitions for umbra and penumbra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 14 minutes ago, The_Doctor said: A question I have is why on visible satellite loops areas far from the totality path appear to get very dark when on the ground there is not much (but still noticeable) dimming. 6 minutes ago, bowtie` said: Check out the definitions for umbra and penumbra. THen remember dynamic range. The sensor on the satellite is reading between one third and one half of the world. Most of what it is looking at is not affected at all by the eclipse. Therefore, any dimming it sees gets shown as rather severe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Just got home about 30 min ago. Filled the tank this morning and we bolted about 30 min. after totality. 5.5 down 7 hours back. Maybe 10 miles on any road with an "I" in front on the way back. Hardest part of the trip home were the Ohio and Wabash river crossings, definitely bottle necked at both. But as soon as we crossed we hit the secondary's and the thirdendary's and even fourthendaiy's lol. Think storm chasing experience helped plus two of us sharing the navigating and driving was a plus. Any way awe inspiring experience, well worth the headaches here and there. Really can't add much more than what other's have already said other than as awesome as it was, it was truly humbling at the same time. Really put's you in your place in this vast universe. Oh, and during totality , seeing it in person the pure 3 dimensional view really stood out. Pictures and video cannot reproduce that. Amazing! Hope everyone gets home safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 My plan was similar to Jackstraw's on the way down in Missouri this morning. Then Waze told me that taking I35 on the way back up was a fantastic idea, and given the lack of any traffic on the way down, I believed it, and that ended just as well as one would expect. So went back to the pretty horrendous Missouri country roads and avoided most of the traffic on the way back to I80. Taking 80 was fine until I ran into an expansive MCS, which I coulda passed in 20 min but it took well over an hour to get out of the rain because people decided that going slower than the storm motion was an absolutely fantastic idea, but that probably would've happened anyways. Country roads were definitely the way to do it, as any interstate that went into totality is clogged from what I've seen and heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Jackstraw said: Just got home about 30 min ago. Filled the tank this morning and we bolted about 30 min. after totality. 5.5 down 7 hours back. Maybe 10 miles on any road with an "I" in front on the way back. Hardest part of the trip home were the Ohio and Wabash river crossings, definitely bottle necked at both. But as soon as we crossed we hit the secondary's and the thirdendary's and even fourthendaiy's lol. Think storm chasing experience helped plus two of us sharing the navigating and driving was a plus. Any way awe inspiring experience, well worth the headaches here and there. Really can't add much more than what other's have already said other than as awesome as it was, it was truly humbling at the same time. Really put's you in your place in this vast universe. Oh, and during totality , seeing it in person the pure 3 dimensional view really stood out. Pictures and video cannot reproduce that. Amazing! Hope everyone gets home safe! Yeah as cool as all the pics and videos are they just can't do the experience justice. I think the fact that the eclipse happened right as the sun was at about the highest point of the day made it even that much better. Traffic wasn't really too bad for me. I left shortly after totality passed, and took mostly county and state roads all the way home. The stretch of route 24 between Paris and Monroe City was the only time there was heavy traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Still debating if I should take the interstate or country roads back to avoid construction. Either way will probably add an hour to my drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 left nashville at 9am ct, was smooth sailing on I-65 until elizabethtown, ky where I hit construction traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 Finally made it home at an obscene time last night. But you know what, I would do it again. It was cool to see Goreville, a town of about 1,000, transformed into a bustling place yesterday. I read that there were thousands of people there throughout town, and I believe it. People outside their houses with cameras and telescopes and numerous small and some larger viewing parties. I was thinking ahead to 2024 and how tempting it would be to get to the exact same spot, if feasible (they get about 4 mins totality). How many people can say they watched 2 total eclipses from the same location? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 5 minutes ago, Hoosier said: Finally made it home at an obscene time last night. But you know what, I would do it again. It was cool to see Goreville, a town of about 1,000, transformed into a bustling place yesterday. I read that there were thousands of people there throughout town, and I believe it. People outside their houses with cameras and telescopes and numerous small and some larger viewing parties. I was thinking ahead to 2024 and how tempting it would be to get to the exact same spot, if feasible (they get about 4 mins totality). How many people can say they watched 2 total eclipses from the same location? Top of Mount Marcy in the Adirondacks would be legendary in 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Either way you have back yard seat for an even better eclipse in 2024, totality path is much wider and will be twice as long for many areas. I might have to make the drive down to somewhere in Ohio for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XfireLOW Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 With dumb luck I looked at Togwotee, WY webcam and caught the eclipse at what must have been just after totality. Refreshed the image about a minute later and the sun was already making a comeback. By the time I refreshed again it looked like full sun. I am not sure if coordinating the satellite image was planned but this looks it caught the eclipse pretty well, not exact, but I think it looks cool. http://ge.ssec.wisc.edu/modis-today/index.php?satellite=t1&product=true_color&date=2017_08_21_233&overlay_sector=false&overlay_state=true&overlay_coastline=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-eclipse-traffic-delays-20170822-story,amp.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 8 hours ago, Powerball said: left nashville at 9am ct, was smooth sailing on I-65 until elizabethtown, ky where I hit construction traffic. After the Elizabethtown construction, got caught in Cincinnati and Dayton's rush hour for about an hour. Did drive through two heavy downpours as well (one in Louisville and one south of Toledo). Otherwise, had no problems getting home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 7 hours ago, Hoosier said: Finally made it home at an obscene time last night. But you know what, I would do it again. It was cool to see Goreville, a town of about 1,000, transformed into a bustling place yesterday. I read that there were thousands of people there throughout town, and I believe it. People outside their houses with cameras and telescopes and numerous small and some larger viewing parties. I was thinking ahead to 2024 and how tempting it would be to get to the exact same spot, if feasible (they get about 4 mins totality). How many people can say they watched 2 total eclipses from the same location? Heck, how many people can say they saw 2 Eclipses in their lifetime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 33 minutes ago, Powerball said: Heck, how many people can say they saw 2 Eclipses in their lifetime? It will be a lot more US residents than recent decades, that's for sure. After the long drought of totals in the CONUS, yesterday marked the start of sort of a golden age of eclipses with 4 totals (including yesterday) in a 28 year span. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 It will be a lot more US residents than recent decades, that's for sure. After the long drought of totals in the CONUS, yesterday marked the start of sort of a golden age of eclipses with 4 totals (including yesterday) in a 28 year span. Indeed.Obviously way out, but I'd like to hit them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Chicago Storm said: Indeed. Obviously way out, but I'd like to hit them all. Likewise. For anyone who didn't see yesterday's total, try to do it at least once in your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 By the way, I think we have 2 solar eclipses that will be partial in the Midwest prior to the big dog in 2024. I know 1 of them is a sunrise eclipse, which could be pretty neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osubrett2 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 8 hours ago, Hoosier said: Likewise. For anyone who didn't see yesterday's total, try to do it at least once in your life. After seeing pictures and videos from the path, I'm ready. I was 8 when the annular eclipse passed over the GLs in May 1994, but it wasn't too big of a deal that I remember. And I thought Monday's 90% totality over Columbus would be sufficient, but it was cloudy, not really noticeable, and practically a dud. However, I'm already prepping for 4/8/2024. Columbus is just outside the path of totality (~97-98%), but I'm already aiming for a trip up to Ada, Ohio. It's a quick drive 90 minutes NW of Columbus and it's on mainly rural roads. I'm thinking it should be a fairly easy drive as a lot of people will be using I-70 and I-75 from outside Ohio to get into the path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 2024 totality is dead center across Metro Buffalo but feel like it would be so much better to see at the top of a mountain, but that time of year is tough in the Adirondacks. It's also a really cloudy month as well, so will be interesting to see if it would even be visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Will likely book a room in downtown Dallas in 2024. No road trip this time though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 20 minutes ago, Powerball said: Will likely book a room in downtown Dallas in 2024. No road trip this time though. Kind of a long walk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina311 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 It's the most amazing and beautiful thing I've ever seen. All I've done since I got home (besides sleep) is watch other people's videos. I can't wait until 2024! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 I was reading a story about Indianapolis being in the totality zone in 2024, and it mentioned how the last total solar eclipse there was on September 14, 1205. That is an unusually long time to wait as most of the bigger cities in the region have had 2 or 3 totals since then. Turns out that eclipse in 1205 was total in only a portion of the city so it got me searching for the last time all of Indianapolis had a total eclipse (as 2024 will be). The date? May 15, 0831. That is just astonishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 17 minutes ago, Hoosier said: I was reading a story about Indianapolis being in the totality zone in 2024, and it mentioned how the last total solar eclipse there was on September 14, 1205. That is an unusually long time to wait as most of the bigger cities in the region have had 2 or 3 totals since then. Turns out that eclipse in 1205 was total in only a portion of the city so it got me searching for the last time all of Indianapolis had a total eclipse (as 2024 will be). The date? May 15, 0831. That is just astonishing. Wow, that is amazing. I believe Indystorm took pictures (cave paintings) of that one. I haven't checked closely, but I believe we'll be on the northern edge up here for 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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