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2017 Total Eclipse
| August 30th, 2017 at 2:37:17 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 | I hate to bring this up here, as opposed to WoV, but that site has been slow to impossible to open since a recent DNS attack. For anyone who has been following my posts on WoV about the eclipse pretty much since the founding of that site, I wrote a blog entry about it on WoO: Total Eclipse 2017. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| August 30th, 2017 at 3:12:59 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | Here I am, the wet blanket. I saw a total eclipse once and was bored out of my mind. Like everything else in life, it's the planning and the anticipation that are the fun parts. The event itself is usually a yawner. Like the Superbowl or a vacation or Y2K. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| August 30th, 2017 at 3:57:07 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
Hopefully it was better than the Wonder Woman movie at least. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| August 30th, 2017 at 3:59:06 PM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
You know, the 2024 Eclipse passes above Cleveland. I think we know someone who lives there. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| August 30th, 2017 at 4:34:21 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
Yes, we do! I'm already hitting up a friend in Austin for a place to stay but I'll keep Teddy in mind as a backup plan. The chances for clear skies I'm sure are better in Texas. Worth noting that Mazatlan is also right in the path. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| August 30th, 2017 at 7:38:23 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 |
Great write up and pictures Wizard! I was in Rexburg for totality and it was awesome. Venus was very bright and clear during totality. I wish I was able to capture the actual level of light in a picture, but the auto exposure on my phone made everything light. It was actually dark, but not pitch black, with the 360 glow on the horizon all around and the Sun's corona providing plenty of light. Texas in 2024 is definitely on the calendar. |
| August 30th, 2017 at 7:44:40 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
Trump's last year in office, sad. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| August 30th, 2017 at 8:10:16 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
Hopefully he will use the eclipse glasses the second time. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| August 31st, 2017 at 10:00:14 AM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
Not if a hurricane decides to move in...
Yeah, but why go to a crowded resort area? It also goes over Torreón, Coahuila, which is absolutely near nothing else, but has daily air service to MEX. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| August 31st, 2017 at 10:36:59 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
Waco is pretty far inland so not too much risk of that. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |