Terabith Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 This is not a rerun from 2017! Today marks the three year countdown to the Great American Eclipse! https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/t-3-years-til-the-2024-total-solar-eclipse/?fbclid=IwAR2gxIa2n_B_rh48L2Z7lhX19U2OG_rWZkK1CKZJx-z8SZ3Pd0b5mhFHv9I 12 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTVKath Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 I just told my husband that we need to buy a piece of land somewhere in that path that we can camp out on........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 My husband's aunt and uncle live right in the path. My birthday is the next day, and I think their anniversary as well. We are hoping to go up and stay with them for it. Or at least, I am. I was way more into the last eclipse than rest of the family. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danae Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 We started making tentative plans right after the 2017 one. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoeless Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Well, now you know why the monolith appeared. It's part of the preparations! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 I have a friend who lives in Carbondale, Illinois, which is the only city where both the 2017 and 2024 eclipses intersect. We went to his house for 2017, and the plan is to go back there for 2024. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 We will go to Texas 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 13 minutes ago, TravelingChris said: We will go to Texas I have also considered this, since Texas is more likely to have clear skies in April than Illinois, but it's a longer drive and less assured of somewhere to stay. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 Just now, Ordinary Shoes said: Haha...I'm a pessimist and assumed you meant the "eclipse" of America and I was like, "no, but I probably should be." 🙂 Well.....there's that, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 We've been planning since the end of the last one. It was such a fun experience that we will absolutely be going somewhere for the next one. Not positive where yet though 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Oh, I'll be there! I was not at all prepared for how amazing the eclipse was in 2017, and I was SO GLAD we made the effort to drive a couple of hours to get to totality. I felt a sort of religious zeal afterwards to impress upon people how important totality is. I was this close to selling everything to become a full time eclipse chaser 😂 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebcoola Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 My best friend lives right in the path so we will likely go for a visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 We were in the US for the 2017 eclipse since it was in the summer, but I doubt we’ll be able to make the 2024 eclipse. But I do consider eclipse schedules (and the Olympics) when we’re deciding which country to move to next. 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 3 hours ago, TravelingChris said: We will go to Texas At the last eclipse, our in-laws said they were planning to go to our house for this one. So I guess we'll go to the backyard 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) Currently, my 2dd lives in the path of totality. So - we'll visit her. eta: for 2017 - we had "dimming" here. Dh and 2ds went and stayed with a friend so they had an easier drive into the totality zone. Edited April 9, 2021 by gardenmom5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Man, Niagara Falls is gonna be flipping jampacked, isn't it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 I am. It is close enough to us that I could probably just find a Big Box parking lot somewhere to hang out in, so I'm not feeling the pressure to make reservations. Last time, the friends we visited for the day had a sheet out on the ground and we could see the solar snakes. Easy to do, so I highly recommend it. I pitched my solar viewer after a few months of taking up space in the garage, so I'll keep an eye out for pieces for another one of those. What else am I missing? Any other cool things to do? Maybe buy/borrow a welder's mask? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 I have to say that seeing the total eclipse back in 2017 was incredible. Go if you can; it is so memorable! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Jessica* Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Yes! We’re in Buffalo, NY right in the path. I’m thinking about throwing an eclipse party. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Mouse Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 I save my glasses from the 2017 one. I live streamed the eclipse to my students at the online school where I worked at the time. That was a lot of fun. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 We were in the path last time but only had a few seconds of experience because of cloud cover. Looks like we will road trip to a family friend in Illinois to see if the weather will be kinder next time. DH is a big solar eclipse guy. He had dd#2 design a logo & had shirts made last time... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 If the usual pattern holds, it will happen right AFTER my husband's spring break, and the rule is that he can't take any personal days immediately before or after a holiday. I have been fretting about this preemptively since 2017. But we'll figure it out somehow! I just told him to e-mail the school board and put in his request for spring break to be the second week of April instead that year. Maybe I can get the whole county on board. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 As is often the case, we won't see it here. Dh will be retired by then so maybe we should plan to go where we can see it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CT Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 THANK YOU for this prompt - back in 2017 when we chased the last one down to Kentucky it seemed so improbable that 2024 would ever arrive, LOL; but NOW I'm all about planning for the AfterTimes. 21 minutes ago, kokotg said: If the usual pattern holds, it will happen right AFTER my husband's spring break, and the rule is that he can't take any personal days immediately before or after a holiday. I have been fretting about this preemptively since 2017. But we'll figure it out somehow! I just told him to e-mail the school board and put in his request for spring break to be the second week of April instead that year. Maybe I can get the whole county on board. I am 100% stealing this. "fretting about preempitvely" sounds vastly better than "futile ruminating...." 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Showing my age here but when I saw the path a song line started playing in my head. 😂 "Then you flew your lear jet up to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun". ~Carly Simon, You're So Vain. https://eclipse2024.org/eclipse_cities/total/ns 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 Just want to say, in 2017, I had so many friends who were like, "Eh, we'll get 90% coverage here, so why bother going anywhere?" The difference between 99% coverage and totality is literally NIGHT AND DAY. It's easily one of the top five transcendent experiences of my life. Highly, highly recommend. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danae Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 17 minutes ago, Terabith said: Just want to say, in 2017, I had so many friends who were like, "Eh, we'll get 90% coverage here, so why bother going anywhere?" The difference between 99% coverage and totality is literally NIGHT AND DAY. It's easily one of the top five transcendent experiences of my life. Highly, highly recommend. I was coming back to post this. Partial eclipse is cool, but totality is something else altogether. There is no “close enough” or “almost a total eclipse.” It’s a flipped switch into an alien world. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 We drove to see the 2017 one. This one passes over us, but who knows if we will have clear sky for it! Hope so! I would love to experience it again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livetoread Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 21 hours ago, Terabith said: Just want to say, in 2017, I had so many friends who were like, "Eh, we'll get 90% coverage here, so why bother going anywhere?" The difference between 99% coverage and totality is literally NIGHT AND DAY. It's easily one of the top five transcendent experiences of my life. Highly, highly recommend. I was one of those. Lesson learned. It was kind of like a brief cloud cover that I never would have noticed except I was paying close attention. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 (edited) We were lucky to live in the path of totality for the 2017 eclipse. What an incredible experience! If you live in driving distance to the path of totality, do make plans to be in that path. For us, nothing will ever match the ease of walking to our wide-open neighborhood park and hanging out for hours with friends and neighbors to experience the eclipse. Dh is the family photographer--I think he had 3 cameras set up, most pointing skyward. But this is my iphone panorama shot during totality, and it's my favorite for capturing the feel of the event (yes, the horizon stays light during totality). Those are my delighted teens on the left. Edited April 10, 2021 by Ali in OR 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 (edited) Dh combined many photos into this one. He got just one great shot at totality but I don't seem to have it on my computer (it's pretty much the center photo here). Edited April 10, 2021 by Ali in OR 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 (edited) During the hours of leading up to totality, you watch the moon slowly creep over the sun through your safety glasses. Just watch a few seconds at a time. You notice the quality of light changing around you--everything seems sharper, crisper, more in focus. Edited April 10, 2021 by Ali in OR 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2scouts Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 We are right in the path of this one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 My in-laws live right in the path. Dh missed the last one (kids and I did a road trip to TN to see my high school friends and their families and watch it together). We're definitely headed up to see it there! One of Mushroom's top college picks is there too, so maybe he'll be there too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janeway Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 I am inviting everyone to my house! I live in the path. I am also hoping to live long enough to make it to Zeph Cochran day. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 The path of totality is going to go right over our house in Arkansas. I'm super excited. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 Something I was not prepared for in 2017 was both the way the temperature dropped and the sounds changed so dramatically. It was just utterly transcendent. My family had seriously humored me about it. None of them thought it would be worth the 10 hours of driving we did or going early to avoid traffic. When it was over, my youngest, who was 11 and was born sarcastic said very sincerely, "Okay. That was worth it." 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Chelli said: The path of totality is going to go right over our house in Arkansas. I'm super excited. WTM solar eclipse party at Chelli's house in three years! 🤣 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 You're joking, but if she's hosting, I'll bring a pinata! 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Lady Florida. said: WTM solar eclipse party at Chelli's house in three years! 🤣 My husband would die if a large group of homeschool moms and their families showed up at our house. Can you say extreme introvert? I'd love it though!!! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longtime Lurker Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 (edited) Am I the only one who initially read the thread title as "So, who is making preparations for the Great American Apocalypse"? Edited April 11, 2021 by Longtime Lurker punctuation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 I'll bring a pinata for that too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Ooh, we might be just inside the path of totality, but we are definitely very close. My in-laws are directly in the path of the longest totality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in IN Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 We are very close to/on the edge of the total eclipse path. Woot! So we will probably watch from home or go down to Indy where dh's brother lives, as they are definitely in the total eclipse path. Of course, by 2024 all my kids will be done homeschooling, so I'll have to convince (rather than require) others in my family to be excited about it. 🤪 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 20 hours ago, Longtime Lurker said: Am I the only one who initially read the thread title as "So, who is making preparations for the Great American Apocalypse"? It IS an election year, so who knows? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk8ermaiden Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 One of our favorite state parks is in the 100% path and I plan to make reservations the hour they open. Hopefully we can bring many friends with us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 We were in SC for the last one and can't wait to do it again. We're heading to Little Rock. So fun. I only knew about eclipses from Carly Simon's song!! 🙃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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