nw baltimore wx Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 I'm heading west of San Antonio. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I have family in Dallas. Flight is booked. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 Good site for glasses. https://www.adorama.com/apoeclipse10.html?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADxgUsw6q_sG6jl68ItSnJVX8lyhm&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkc6Km7mjhAMVyFtHAR08sgfHEAsYASABEgL42vD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&utm_source=inc-google-shop-p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 We were originally supposed to stay in Chagrin Falls, OH, but the owner canceled on us last year cause he was selling the property. So now we’re booked in Bristolville, OH. I’ll get fringed in a last minute north trend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 19 minutes ago, PrinceFrederickWx said: We were originally supposed to stay in Chagrin Falls, OH, but the owner canceled on us last year cause he was selling the property. So now we’re booked in Bristolville, OH. I’ll get fringed in a last minute north trend. With the earth's axis tilting up for summer, wouldn't that imply a south trend? I don't think the model guidance will be honing on this until it gets closer to the event? /s 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 17 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said: With the earth's axis tilting up for summer, wouldn't that imply a south trend? I don't think the model guidance will be honing on this until it gets closer to the event? /s Naaaaaah. No south trend. This puppy is squarely in my back yard. This is one example of when its great to be in the bullseye 4 weeks out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 On 2/15/2024 at 10:17 PM, Interstate said: Good site for glasses. https://www.adorama.com/apoeclipse10.html?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADxgUsw6q_sG6jl68ItSnJVX8lyhm&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkc6Km7mjhAMVyFtHAR08sgfHEAsYASABEgL42vD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&utm_source=inc-google-shop-p BAD LINK. Try https://www.adorama.com/l/Optics-and-Binoculars/Binoculars-and-Accessories/Solar-Binoculars-and-Eclipse-Viewers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 So many of you are gonna be in Texas, I think we need to have a Texas Conference. I'll be doing a deep dive into the Texas Snow and Ice Event of February 2021. I'll be using full-on meteorological jargon, like Typhoon Tip. You really haven't fully investigated real beer and real authentic barbeque, until you have experienced Texas Beers and real authentic Texas BBQ! If you are truly serious about getting Eclipsed, you should be just as serious about getting Texas Beer'ed and Barbequed. lol Do yourself a REAL favor and try the Texas Brisket! You'll LOVE it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 4 hours ago, Jebman said: BAD LINK. Try https://www.adorama.com/l/Optics-and-Binoculars/Binoculars-and-Accessories/Solar-Binoculars-and-Eclipse-Viewers Yeah I was able to get some off of Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 22 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said: With the earth's axis tilting up for summer, wouldn't that imply a south trend? I don't think the model guidance will be honing on this until it gets closer to the event? /s Yeah on second thought, south trend was a thing during the winter- right where we want it this far out. On a serious note, I have a bunch of worries... clouds, traffic, etc... hopefully it works out! We've got glasses from Lunt, plus I made shoebox viewers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Wizard Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 I'll be in San Antonio for this. Would be nice to run into some of you folks down there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smith Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Based on experience with Aug 2017 (seen at Baker City, OR), plan for massive traffic congestion in immediate aftermath of eclipse to about 6-9 hrs past then, millions of people are likely to stream into viewing zone and as they can go to best viewing spots, the better your view, the worse the traffic will be. It took us all day to get from Baker City to Pendleton on I-84, and traffic was still heavy at midnight in Seattle ... we drove all the way home to BC after making the eclipse a last day of a ten-day road trip. I wasn't totally surprised by volume of traffic but it was probably even worse than I had expected. Gas up before the eclipse because every gas station you can see on return trip will be swarmed, not to mention disrupting your slow progress to get off route into gas station. If you have any flexibility in view location at last minute, take it, nothing worse than being under overcast sky, when 100 miles away it's clear. (that wasn't a problem in 2017, the entire western third of the country was cloud-free and we were looking at good forecasts a week in advance). Prepare to be surprised by how quickly it gets dark at the final stage, it goes from twilight to near darkness in about ten seconds. It's safe to look directly at the final stage (I would say within 1 or 2 minutes of full contact) as 99% of sunlight is then blocked out. You'll probably see "Bailey's beads" and diamond ring effect. As sun is near peak activity, you'll see a larger and more varied corona than we saw in 2017 near solar min. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 1 hour ago, Winter Wizard said: I'll be in San Antonio for this. Would be nice to run into some of you folks down there. I’m flying in Friday night and spending Saturday in SA. Driving west a couple hours for Sunday and Monday, and back to SA Tuesday and Wednesday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Wizard Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 40 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said: I’m flying in Friday night and spending Saturday in SA. Driving west a couple hours for Sunday and Monday, and back to SA Tuesday and Wednesday. Nice. I'll be flying in Thursday and staying until Tuesday. Sunday and Monday will depend on weather conditions, but probably going to be somewhere within a few hours of downtown. Very excited, never been to that area before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Plan is still to drive somewhere to the middle of nowhere in Ohio or PA the night before and try and find a spot to hang out. We'll see - am concerned about traffic and weather, but worth a try. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 6 hours ago, Roger Smith said: Based on experience with Aug 2017 (seen at Baker City, OR), plan for massive traffic congestion in immediate aftermath of eclipse to about 6-9 hrs past then, millions of people are likely to stream into viewing zone and as they can go to best viewing spots, the better your view, the worse the traffic will be. It took us all day to get from Baker City to Pendleton on I-84, and traffic was still heavy at midnight in Seattle ... we drove all the way home to BC after making the eclipse a last day of a ten-day road trip. I wasn't totally surprised by volume of traffic but it was probably even worse than I had expected. Gas up before the eclipse because every gas station you can see on return trip will be swarmed, not to mention disrupting your slow progress to get off route into gas station. If you have any flexibility in view location at last minute, take it, nothing worse than being under overcast sky, when 100 miles away it's clear. (that wasn't a problem in 2017, the entire western third of the country was cloud-free and we were looking at good forecasts a week in advance). Prepare to be surprised by how quickly it gets dark at the final stage, it goes from twilight to near darkness in about ten seconds. It's safe to look directly at the final stage (I would say within 1 or 2 minutes of full contact) as 99% of sunlight is then blocked out. You'll probably see "Bailey's beads" and diamond ring effect. As sun is near peak activity, you'll see a larger and more varied corona than we saw in 2017 near solar min. As a participant in eastern TN for the 2017 event, this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 11 hours ago, Roger Smith said: Based on experience with Aug 2017 (seen at Baker City, OR), plan for massive traffic congestion in immediate aftermath of eclipse to about 6-9 hrs past then, millions of people are likely to stream into viewing zone and as they can go to best viewing spots, the better your view, the worse the traffic will be. It took us all day to get from Baker City to Pendleton on I-84, and traffic was still heavy at midnight in Seattle ... we drove all the way home to BC after making the eclipse a last day of a ten-day road trip. I wasn't totally surprised by volume of traffic but it was probably even worse than I had expected. Gas up before the eclipse because every gas station you can see on return trip will be swarmed, not to mention disrupting your slow progress to get off route into gas station. If you have any flexibility in view location at last minute, take it, nothing worse than being under overcast sky, when 100 miles away it's clear. (that wasn't a problem in 2017, the entire western third of the country was cloud-free and we were looking at good forecasts a week in advance). Prepare to be surprised by how quickly it gets dark at the final stage, it goes from twilight to near darkness in about ten seconds. It's safe to look directly at the final stage (I would say within 1 or 2 minutes of full contact) as 99% of sunlight is then blocked out. You'll probably see "Bailey's beads" and diamond ring effect. As sun is near peak activity, you'll see a larger and more varied corona than we saw in 2017 near solar min. It is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO nice to live right in the path of totality of this puppy. No trafficking for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smith Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Are you close to center of track or edge? It won't last very long near edge of track. You could get into a spot where totality lasted only a few seconds, near the edge of the track of "totality." Best results in the center but it goes up in duration like a sine curve so halfway edge to center is going to score 3/4 of duration. All dependent on weather, I think TX is the best bet. I would expect a fairly well-organized low over the western Great Lakes and a lot of clouded over locations in the central plains at least east of OK. Upstate NY could be good also. (based on research into relationships between low pressure position and new/full moon. At Baker City we could see the shadow rapidly approaching us over hills to our west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I might need to travel west about 30 miles or so but at least I don't need to trek halfway across the country. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smith Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I've actually seen two, the first one was in Virginia Beach in 1970. I don't recall any traffic issues with that one, and we had clear skies too. So with regret I will not be trying for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodhokie Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I'm planning to drive to Erie, PA for eclipse. I remember driving to Clemson, SC for the last totality event and holy moly was traffic crazy the day of so I'm ready for it this time. I'm expecting major arteries to be extremely busy. This one'll be my third but hopefully won't be clouded over like my first eclipse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 This map will let you click anywhere and the little popup will tell you exactly how long totality will last in your location: https://nso.edu/for-public/eclipse-map-2024/ I'm taking my family to Texas for the same reason as many others...seemed like the best chance for sunny weather. We should be looking at about 3.5 minutes of totality in our location which will be a lot of fun. I was in upstate SC for the 2017 eclipse and traffic afterwards was a nightmare. I learned my lesson though and booked a spot right in the path this time, so no travel the day of will be required. Can't wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 42 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said: This map will let you click anywhere and the little popup will tell you exactly how long totality will last in your location: https://nso.edu/for-public/eclipse-map-2024/ I'm taking my family to Texas for the same reason as many others...seemed like the best chance for sunny weather. We should be looking at about 3.5 minutes of totality in our location which will be a lot of fun. I was in upstate SC for the 2017 eclipse and traffic afterwards was a nightmare. I learned my lesson though and booked a spot right in the path this time, so no travel the day of will be required. Can't wait I like this one better https://nationaleclipse.com/maps.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 4 hours ago, biodhokie said: I'm planning to drive to Erie, PA for eclipse. I remember driving to Clemson, SC for the last totality event and holy moly was traffic crazy the day of so I'm ready for it this time. I'm expecting major arteries to be extremely busy. This one'll be my third but hopefully won't be clouded over like my first eclipse. I am going to try Springville NY... I have family up in State College that I might stay at on Sunday night. Weather depending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 45 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said: This map will let you click anywhere and the little popup will tell you exactly how long totality will last in your location: https://nso.edu/for-public/eclipse-map-2024/ I'm taking my family to Texas for the same reason as many others...seemed like the best chance for sunny weather. We should be looking at about 3.5 minutes of totality in our location which will be a lot of fun. I was in upstate SC for the 2017 eclipse and traffic afterwards was a nightmare. I learned my lesson though and booked a spot right in the path this time, so no travel the day of will be required. Can't wait I was in upstate SC and also stayed in the path. We drove about 10-15 mins to a park and it was very smooth. This time we’re staying in the path in TX but I’m helping at one of the events near the center so we’re driving about 40 mins west. I’m a bit nervous about the return trip in the afternoon/evening… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 If anyone is still looking for glasses these are the ones I bought https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BZK2TSTT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 My hope with driving is that if I leave at midnight, drive with a partner who can drive back at like 10pm and trade sleeping hours, and just fully commit to a lost day, the driving will be OK. Avoiding daylight hours. Maybe optimistic still lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 DAMN. We are taking a road trip to El Paso to see our sons starting middle of next week and returning on 4/6...we'll miss the path of totality by FOUR days. Tempted to talk my wife into lingering on the trip back home for this...but I'm already taking 2.5 weeks of leave...plus, the traffic's gonna suck in and out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 2 hours ago, NorthArlington101 said: My hope with driving is that if I leave at midnight, drive with a partner who can drive back at like 10pm and trade sleeping hours, and just fully commit to a lost day, the driving will be OK. Avoiding daylight hours. Maybe optimistic still lol. I'm getting really concerned about the projected number of people going into OH and PA. It's a 6 hour drive for us even without traffic. Not sure what we're gonna do if we wake up the morning of the 7th and see it estimating the drive to be like 14 hours, so I'm working on a backup plan lol There's like almost zero flights available now into CLE or anywhere in the path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 I'm getting really concerned about the projected number of people going into OH and PA. It's a 6 hour drive for us even without traffic. Not sure what we're gonna do if we wake up the morning of the 7th and see it estimating the drive to be like 14 hours, so I'm working on a backup plan lol There's like almost zero flights available now into CLE or anywhere in the path.I think the only way to go is to leave the night before if you are driving to OH/PA. Even that might be tricky, but hoping it’s plausible. Morning of probably will be more frustrating than it’s worth even if you get there, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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