Eclipse - April 8, 2024

[BackInTex]

It's time we started a thread.

What are your plans?

Here is a great site that shows the path allowing you to select any place along the path (or not) providing you with timing. This link is set on Valley Mills, TX. My cousins have some property there (inherited from my deceased aunt) so we may hang out there to get over 4 minutes of totality. My home is just on the inside edge giving us 23 seconds of totality, if we were to watch from here (not likely). If we don't travel the 1 1/2 hours to my cousin's place we would just drive into Granbury and watch with the crowds for little over 2 minutes of totality.

My 2017 eclipse experience, in Wyoming, provided about 2 minutes and 10 seconds of totality. The max was around 2 minutes 28/29 seconds, so the 2024 eclipse provides a much longer totality (I'm guessing because the moon will be closer to the earth).

[Bob78164]

It's time we started a thread.

What are your plans?

Here is a great site that shows the path allowing you to select any place along the path (or not) providing you with timing. This link is set on Valley Mills, TX. My cousins have some property there (inherited from my deceased aunt) so we may hang out there to get over 4 minutes of totality. My home is just on the inside edge giving us 23 seconds of totality, if we were to watch from here (not likely). If we don't travel the 1 1/2 hours to my cousin's place we would just drive into Granbury and watch with the crowds for little over 2 minutes of totality.

My 2017 eclipse experience, in Wyoming, provided about 2 minutes and 10 seconds of totality. The max was around 2 minutes 28/29 seconds, so the 2024 eclipse provides a much longer totality (I'm guessing because the moon will be closer to the earth).

Fortunately I did enough traveling last year to reach Diamond status with Hilton, so I was able to book a room in Rochester, where my son will be seeing the eclipse (and reconnecting with friends from college). The rate skyrockets to $1500 for the night of April 8, so after the eclipse I expect I'll head back for the Philadelphia area to spend time with family. --Bob

[silverscreenselect]

There's also a total annular eclipse that will pass over Texas on October 14, 2023. (An annular eclipse is a total eclipse but because the moon is farthest away from earth at the time, it doesn't entirely cover the sun, leaving a ring of sunlight on the outside. If you're in the area of totality, it does get significantly dimmer though, like twilight conditions.) Some parts of South Texas will be in the path of totality of both eclipses.

In the early 1980s, an annular total eclipse passed right over downtown Atlanta where I was working at the time. So that and the 2017 eclipse make two for me and that will probably be it. I don't see driving up to the St. Louis area or someplace similar this time around.

[BackInTex]

There's also a total annular eclipse that will pass over Texas on October 14, 2023. (An annular eclipse is a total eclipse but because the moon is farthest away from earth at the time, it doesn't entirely cover the sun, leaving a ring of sunlight on the outside. If you're in the area of totality, it does get significantly dimmer though, like twilight conditions.) Some parts of South Texas will be in the path of totality of both eclipses.

In the early 1980s, an annular total eclipse passed right over downtown Atlanta where I was working at the time. So that and the 2017 eclipse make two for me and that will probably be it. I don't see driving up to the St. Louis area or someplace similar this time around.

There was a partial eclipse in Wichita in the 90's when I was up there. I want to say it was an annular eclipse and Wichita was at 80% or so. That was my first eclipse experience.

Were you able to get out of Atlanta to see a total exlipse? How was the wether there?

[earendel]

It's time we started a thread.

What are your plans?

Here is a great site that shows the path allowing you to select any place along the path (or not) providing you with timing. This link is set on Valley Mills, TX. My cousins have some property there (inherited from my deceased aunt) so we may hang out there to get over 4 minutes of totality. My home is just on the inside edge giving us 23 seconds of totality, if we were to watch from here (not likely). If we don't travel the 1 1/2 hours to my cousin's place we would just drive into Granbury and watch with the crowds for little over 2 minutes of totality.

My 2017 eclipse experience, in Wyoming, provided about 2 minutes and 10 seconds of totality. The max was around 2 minutes 28/29 seconds, so the 2024 eclipse provides a much longer totality (I'm guessing because the moon will be closer to the earth).

I'll be traveling up I-65 to Indianapolis.

[Vandal]

I’m considering it, but…

Every now and then
I get a little bit lonely
I get a little bit tired
I get a little bit nervous
I get a little bit terrified

There's nothing I can do

[Bob78164]

I’m considering it, but…

Every now and then
I get a little bit lonely
I get a little bit tired
I get a little bit nervous
I get a little bit terrified

There's nothing I can do

Try turning around. --Bob

[SportsFan68]

I have two invitations, one to SteelersFan's brother's place in Ohio, and one to a spot booked in Texas by MatiasMom.

I've just about decided on Texas, but final decision depends on predicted weather.

[silverscreenselect]

There's also a total annular eclipse that will pass over Texas on October 14, 2023. (An annular eclipse is a total eclipse but because the moon is farthest away from earth at the time, it doesn't entirely cover the sun, leaving a ring of sunlight on the outside. If you're in the area of totality, it does get significantly dimmer though, like twilight conditions.) Some parts of South Texas will be in the path of totality of both eclipses.

In the early 1980s, an annular total eclipse passed right over downtown Atlanta where I was working at the time. So that and the 2017 eclipse make two for me and that will probably be it. I don't see driving up to the St. Louis area or someplace similar this time around.

There was a partial eclipse in Wichita in the 90's when I was up there. I want to say it was an annular eclipse and Wichita was at 80% or so. That was my first eclipse experience.

Were you able to get out of Atlanta to see a total exlipse? How was the weather there?

The annular eclipse was total just after noon, so everyone came out of their office buildings to see it, including me. For the total eclipse in 2017, I drove up to the Georgia-North Carolina line, about a 90 minute drive in good conditions. Driving up wasn't too bad, but the traffic back was horrid with everyone leaving at just about the same time. The weather was good and mostly clear though. No clouds during the totality.

[silverscreenselect]

Tomorrow, there's an even rarer type of solar eclipse, the hybrid eclipse. It starts out as an annular eclipse, then in the middle it's total, and at the end it's annular again. Unfortunately, unless you are on some islands off Indonesia or on the high seas off Australia, you won't get to see it.

You'd think they could make the paths of these eclipses more consumer friendly. The next hybrid eclipse doesn't take place until 2031.