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The total eclipse is August 21. It looks like south of Louisville, KY is the closest spot to me. I'm thinking of making the road trip. Any suggestions on places to stay? I suppose e erything may be booked up by now.
 
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Sounds like a great excuse for a S&W camping get together if someone has the acerage there.
 
Wyoming is right in the path from northwest corner to southeast corner and everything for 75 miles on either side of the centerline has been booked for months. We only have about 550,000 people in this state, and estimates are another 400,000+ might show up to see it!
 
I checked Casper, Wy a week ago and everything was booked. We've decided to take a tent and camp somewhere in the eclipse path the last night before the eclipse. My goal is to find some isolated high spot in the Wind River range and maybe not be covered up with people.
 
August 21st also happens to be the day that I will make the sun disappear unless my demands for 1 trillion dollars are met. I will only do it temporarily to let you know I am serious-but the next time it will be permanent. SO start sending in the money.
 
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The best spot in KY is going to be in western KY.

If you don't have a room by know, I don't believe there are any left. Farmers are renting a 15X20 piece of their fields to people so they can have a space to set up and watch it.

Heard on the TV the other day that there were going to be 125 food trucks there.

Going to be on charlie foxtrot for that day.
 
Got an eclipse question. I know you are not supposed to look,at it without special glasses, but would it be dangerous to aim my digital camera at it and see it through the screen on the camera? I would like to take some pictures of it, but don't want to cause damage to my eyes.
 
World Map of Eclipse

World Map of Eclipse

USA - 2017 August 21 Total Solar Eclipse - Interactive Google Map - Xavier Jubier

You can move the cursor (small white cross hair) to ANY location and zoom in. (I was able to zoom in on my neighbor hood.) My neighbor was home -car in drive. My car was not in drive.

Once you select a location - LEFT CLICK.
Will show viewing times along with azimuth and elevation details.

BEST location information web site I have found.

Bekeart

I will not have totality at home.
Twenty miles to a friends place will give me almost two minutes of totality.
 
Need to go a bit further than Louisville to see the total eclipse. The Louisville area will be about 96 percent obscured.

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The "Best" experiences of this eclipse in the USA are marked on the map. The green marker labeled GE is the point of Greatest Eclipse. The magenta marker labeled GD is the point of Greatest Duration. This is the location where the total eclipse lasts the longest along the entire path. Between the purple lines the eclipse will be total.
 
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WARNING - DO NOT DO IT!

boykinlp said:
Got an eclipse question. I know you are not supposed to look,at it without special glasses, but would it be dangerous to aim my digital camera at it and see it through the screen on the camera? I would like to take some pictures of it, but don't want to cause damage to my eyes.
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WARNING DO NOT DO IT! You will damage the sensor in the camera.

The ONLY part of the eclipse when your camera would be safe is during TOTALITY.

ANY other time you are aiming your camera at the sun ...
It is just like using a magnifying glass to burn ants.
 
1. I treated my office with special sunglasses==they were about $1.25 each--I think a bulk package of 20 ran about $20.

2.We are in the 90% corridor.

3. I checked on Google Earth one time and saw my GSP in the backyard.
 
When I heard about this last winter I realized that Boysen res.WY was right in the middle of the path and is maybe 30 minutes from my sisters house.Mentioned to her it would be a great place to watch with no crowds
She laffed and laffed and laffed
 
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Wyo said:
Wyoming is right in the path from northwest corner to southeast corner and everything for 75 miles on either side of the centerline has been booked for months. We only have about 550,000 people in this state, and estimates are another 400,000+ might show up to see it!
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Same in Missouri. The line runs from north of KC to south of St. Louis, and we're right on the south edge of the path. Every little town in the totality has been planning eclipse parties for better than a year, and all the hotels are booked . . .
 
My wife wanted to order a bunch of the special glasses to watch it and I said no thanks. I'm not trusting my eyesight to a $1.00 pair of glasses.
 
Bekeart said:
WARNING DO NOT DO IT! You will damage the sensor in the camera.

The ONLY part of the eclipse when your camera would be safe is during TOTALITY.

ANY other time you are aiming your camera at the sun ...
It is just like using a magnifying glass to burn ants.
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Thanks. I ordered a pair of eclipse sunglasses today.
 
We will be on a private ranch near Riverton, WY. Arriving Friday, not returning until following Tuesday -- the forecast for traffic between Denver and path points in WY and NE are terrifying!
 
BearBio said:
1. I treated my office with special sunglasses==they were about $1.25 each--I think a bulk package of 20 ran about $20.

2.We are in the 90% corridor.

3. I checked on Google Earth one time and saw my GSP in the backyard.
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Similar to how a refinished gun has 0% original finish, a 90% partial solar eclipse is a 0% total solar eclipse. You won't be getting 9/10ths of the experience of a total eclipse, you will be getting nothing by comparison.
 
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I'm not going anywhere. I'll see about 60% where I am. Once you've seen one, you've seen them all. :) The last one I viewed was in Ohio at about 98%. All we used was two sheets of paper. Put a pin-hole in the top sheet and hold the other below it. Focus by moving the two sheets closer or apart. Works well enough to see an image and it's safe.

I remember the odd color of everything outside. Sort of like the orange tint in all the apocalypse movies. :)
 
Maybe I'll just make a road trip to my old gun club in Cincinnati instead. Might be close enough. I'm not terribly interested in sitting in gridlock and putting up with the circus.
 
Don't know what the big deal is really. Middle of Monday, suddenly the world goes black. Terrified people think the world is coming to an end. Then the sun comes back-everyone breaths a sigh of relief and forgets the frantic promises made to God if only He brings the sun back- People goes to Denny's for dinner and then watch Monday night football like nothing happened and wait for the next divine message. :rolleyes: Only next time God might not be kidding.....:eek:
 
As mentioned above, Rabun county Georgia is in the direct path so my wife and I will be sitting at a local winery eating a box lunch and drinking wine with two other couples that are dear friends; and one hundred forty-four total strangers. Getting back home should be a challenge, about six miles.

The area motels, inns, and B&B's have been booked for months. I have had acquaintances call me and ask to rent our home on Black Rock Mountain. A few also asked if they could park motor homes there. I barely have parking for the four vehicles our crew will park there.
 
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