Interstate Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Anyone else planing on making a trip for it. I am thinking of Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 I’ve considered it. A smart person would’ve booked refundable hotels in different spots and waited til a few days before to pick the best shot based on the forecast. If I pull it off… I’m probably driving somewhere the day before and sleeping in my car 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 Yeah. I am thinking a day trip or making it a family vacation weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wxtrix Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 we're staying just outside Cleveland, rain or shine since it'll still get dark either way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 If you really want a clear sky, then you're better off going to Texas or the southwest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Trip to Austin booked and paid 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHoffman Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 I have a friend in Cleveland who I may go visit. Really I wanna buy a ton of eclipse glasses for cheap online and hawk them closer to the event. I remember last eclipse they were hard to come by and I paid like $10 for a pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 I am perfectly positioned for this puppy. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 We got an AirBnB on the Canada side of Niagara Falls. I went to NC for the last full eclipse and it was so worth it. Can’t wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 19 hours ago, NorthArlington101 said: I’ve considered it. A smart person would’ve booked refundable hotels in different spots and waited til a few days before to pick the best shot based on the forecast. If I pull it off… I’m probably driving somewhere the day before and sleeping in my car That’s me. Syracuse and Louisville, and then drive into the path early in the morning. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevWarReenactor Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Shooting for Plattsburg NY. Will be very flexible. Sleeping in the car, even down into the teens at night, no longer bothers me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeDeeHCue Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Paid for a hotel in Dallas and taking the family on a roadtrip down there. Weather is my primary concern and I’d expect much of the Great Lakes and the Midwest to be cloudy. The further SW you travel, the stronger the odds of clear skies. Unlike with the last eclipse, motels and hotels along much of the path are cheap. Good to get my astronomy fix in. My 10” dob mostly gathers dust since we moved from Southern California. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Round Hill WX Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Family and I are going to my in-laws in Saranac NY, just outside of Plattsburgh. Just bought 10 pairs of eclipse sunglasses. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Going the Texas route. Wife has family near Kileen and not far off the centerline. Will get two stones with one bird lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 40 minutes ago, Round Hill WX said: Family and I are going to my in-laws in Saranac NY, just outside of Plattsburgh. Just bought 10 pairs of eclipse sunglasses. Got our glasses a few days ago. I learned my lesson from last time when I waited too long and paid an arm and leg for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 6 minutes ago, nj2va said: Got our glasses a few days ago. I learned my lesson from last time when I waited too long and paid an arm and leg for them. I have welder glasses and a piece a welder’s glass from the last one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 I've got family in the Cleveland area and planning to go up there (not sure if I'll drive or fly yet). We can observe it right from their deck easily enough and avoid crazy crowds downtown or whatever. Looking at getting one of those solar lens filters for my camera to get some shots, and those eclipse glasses. Only thing is...northeast Ohio in early April...typically can be gray/rainy. But we'll see. Seems we could easily enough drive elsewhere if it's clear somewhere else nearby. It's also the Guardians' home opener, of all things, and they'll be playing right when the eclipse will occur. Closest I ever saw an eclipse at totality was in 1994, there was an annular eclipse that was at its max around Toledo, OH, I was in Columbus at the time and it was about 80% coverage there (as I recall)...it did get pretty dim. It was cool how any sun or light that came through leaves left crescent-shaped shadows on the ground. I was here in the DC area for the big 2017 eclipse but it wasn't as much as the annular one, though still cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 My new job allows wfh Monday’s and the owner of the company has worked in aerospace. I should talk to her about this lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Family and I are going to my in-laws in Saranac NY, just outside of Plattsburgh. Just bought 10 pairs of eclipse sunglasses. Also ordered my glasses yesterday! If I chicken out and don’t go anywhere I at least want to be able to stare at the sun for a bit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 19 hours ago, Jebman said: I am perfectly positioned for this puppy. Host us 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 I cant miss work as I am taking a 2 week vacation later in April. But Winchester is supposed to get to 92% coverage. Anyone know if the sky will get darker at that percentage of coverage? Edit: NVM I found a pretty cool eclipse simulator online. And yes it is going to get dark out here for a few minutes: https://eclipse2024.org/eclipse-simulator/2024/42046?elevation=220 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormyClearweather Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Was still living in Greenville, SC for the last one, lucky enough to be right in the middle of the path of totality. It was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever personally had. Even my husband, who is not easily impressed, was stunned silent. Nothing can beat watching it from your backyard, but it's definitely worth a trip to see it at least once! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU74 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Have a cabin rented SE of Dallas, as do several old friends of mine. Will be my ninth total solar eclipse. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 1 hour ago, NorthArlington101 said: Also ordered my glasses yesterday! If I chicken out and don’t go anywhere I at least want to be able to stare at the sun for a bit You need to go ‘chase’ and see the path of totality. It’s breathtaking and just amazing. It’s night/day (punny) compared to even 95% coverage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 6 minutes ago, nj2va said: You need to go ‘chase’ and see the path of totality. It’s breathtaking and just amazing. It’s night/day (punny) compared to even 95% coverage. I know you are right! I'm very lazy... inertia often wins. Have the PTO to support the journey, though, assuming weather holds in a drivable distance. Need to make someone go with me to lock it in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 4 hours ago, StormyClearweather said: Was still living in Greenville, SC for the last one, lucky enough to be right in the middle of the path of totality. It was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever personally had. Even my husband, who is not easily impressed, was stunned silent. Nothing can beat watching it from your backyard, but it's definitely worth a trip to see it at least once! I spent the last event on the Foothills Parkway Overlook just east of Maryville TN. Absolutely awesome experience, especially from that high an elevation and watching the darkness close in around you. I HIGHLY recommend getting in the centerline on totality if folks can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheMan Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 I plan on staying with some relatives in Cleveland for it! I've been waiting on this puppy since 2017 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wxtrix Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 6 hours ago, clskinsfan said: I cant miss work as I am taking a 2 week vacation later in April. But Winchester is supposed to get to 92% coverage. Anyone know if the sky will get darker at that percentage of coverage? Edit: NVM I found a pretty cool eclipse simulator online. And yes it is going to get dark out here for a few minutes: https://eclipse2024.org/eclipse-simulator/2024/42046?elevation=220 it will be dimmer, as if it got cloudy--in 2017 i think we were in the 80-90% zone and i noticed that it got darker. we're away the week before, and then away for a week in early May, which is why we're just taking our chances with Cleveland. I have been reading an eclipse Facebook group and people are cautioning that the roads are likely to be jammed. if the roads are jammed around us the hotel has a patio out back which would work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 I was staying in Asheville for the last eclipse and drove to Sylva, NC (short distance away) and traffic was crazy both in/out of the path of totality. Plan for busy roads day of if you’re driving that day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 7 hours ago, nj2va said: I was staying in Asheville for the last eclipse and drove to Sylva, NC (short distance away) and traffic was crazy both in/out of the path of totality. Plan for busy roads day of if you’re driving that day. Some in the New England sub have been discussing this. They’re expecting gridlock in NNE parts of NY/VT/NH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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