wongojack | 215 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Isn't there one of these every 18 months somewhere on earth? Maybe I'll make the effort to travel to one someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,852 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Right in the path. Kids get school off and stuff. Pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,714 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Last time, it was really overcast here so we saw no effect. 10 hours ago, wongojack said: Isn't there one of these every 18 months somewhere on earth? Maybe I'll make the effort to travel to one someday. It appears so https://time.com/4897581/total-solar-eclipse-years-next/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,714 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 I'm flying on Monday but liftoff is after 3 PM EST so we probably wont see anything in the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,510 Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 (edited) 11 hours ago, wongojack said: Isn't there one of these every 18 months somewhere on earth? Maybe I'll make the effort to travel to one someday. Yes, but most happen over the ocean. Hitting land is a little more rare. Next one is 2026, over Greenland, Iceland (including Reykjavik), and Spain, just north of Madrid, though by that time it'll be near sunset, so you need to be away from the hills and such. 2027 will have one over northern Africa, though Gibraltar should also see it. Central Alaska will see one in 2033, and @Reed Rothchild should see one in 2044 (along with the deckles, I mean, Calgarians.) 2045 will have one that'll cross the US again. This time in August, which should see sunny skies. Assuming by then the climate hasn't turned complete overcast 24/7/365 and asshole clouds are the norm. Edited April 6 by Tulpa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,510 Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Eclipse livecam. Almost total! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wongojack | 215 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 We got about 80-90 seconds without clouds. I saw it. It was great. The birds and insects totally reacted. I had heard they would, but it was REALLY obvious. Very cool. Our universe is amazing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Count | 527 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Cloudy here in MN, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,908 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Yeah, we've had cloud cover coming in and out but we had about 80-85% coverage. It's amazing and the experience of just seeing dimmed sunlight that's not at all like clouds blocking the sun is just something you have to experience. Well, that was fun. Back to work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xelement5x | 66 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bogomil | 815 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 (edited) https://i.imgur.com/DHSQrIh.mp4 satellite loop from work Edited April 8 by Andy_Bogomil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,852 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 That was really cool. Cloud cover threatened us earlier in the afternoon but we ended up with clear skies. Definitely a memorable 3+ minutes. It’s amazing how the experience changes completely in an instant and the glasses can come off. 10/10 would ride that ride again. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillavoie | 1,210 Events Team · Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 The sky couldn't have been more clear in Quebec today, watched the eclipse momentarily from start to finish with the kids, it was great! Snapped a few pics and vids of it as well, it worked through the glasses with maximum lights setup on the cam. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,742 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 I live only a few hour drive from totality, so even though I was home, I got a pretty good view. Skies were completely clear this time around compared to 7 years ago when it was super cloudy and I was lucky to see just a few seconds of the eclipse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirVillain | 490 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 I live in the "path of totality" or whatever the technical term is so people around here were freaking out and there were a ton of tourists who came to the area. Unfortunately it was cloudy that day, so we couldn't actually see the sun. it peeked through the clouds a couple times, but for the most part it was a pretty cloudy day. BUT it was still a relatively bright day, so when the eclipse happened and it got dark for a few minutes it was really creepy and a bit eerie. All in all a neat experience. Pretty neat to just so happened to be right in it's path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,788 Administrator · Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 I ended up retreating to my bedroom for the duration. The light outside dimming made me nauseous for some reason. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,102 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 11 minutes ago, Gloves said: I ended up retreating to my bedroom for the duration. The light outside dimming made me nauseous for some reason. Watch out for this party animal over here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,510 Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 Gloves = Superman. Confirmed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 I got to see the almost total eclipse in 2017 and still had the special glasses left over from it...but even I forgot all about the breeze that happens when it started to get dark! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,908 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 2 hours ago, Estil said: I got to see the almost total eclipse in 2017 and still had the special glasses left over from it...but even I forgot all about the breeze that happens when it started to get dark! I forgot that too, it was really cool. We notice the temperature changes in the evening, but it's so much slower. It's crazy how, when you immediately take away the suns light, the temperature drops fast. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,510 Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 5 hours ago, Estil said: I got to see the almost total eclipse in 2017 and still had the special glasses left over from it...but even I forgot all about the breeze that happens when it started to get dark! Be sure not to use those glasses again. They only have an effective protection life of three years. Something in the film breaks down after awhile and they become less safe to use. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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