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Open Discussion / Re: Eclipse 2024
« Last post by charlie on April 08, 2024, 04:37:55 PM »
Awesome.

We saw the partial here with glasses. It was actually pretty cool on its own. This was the first time we had glasses (or remembered where they were) for a partial eclipse and it was clear skies so we got to see the pacman fully.
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Open Discussion / Re: Eclipse 2024
« Last post by Mike on April 08, 2024, 03:49:34 PM »
Really awesome experience. We had great weather and clear skies. The presentations were a mixed bag as the astronaut was interesting, the physics professor had good information, but the astrophysics PhD candidate was speaking to the wrong crowd.

Totally worth the trip. The next US one in 20 years will only be a few hours away from us so maybe we'll make another trip.
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Open Discussion / Re: Eclipse 2024
« Last post by Mike on April 08, 2024, 07:54:34 AM »
Not too bad, partial cloud and 81. Apparently, it is better than other areas which is causing even more people to come here. They were initially expecting about 20,000 people but have increased the estimate to 40,000.  In a city of 16,000.  The town has apparently been prepping since the 2017 eclipse which was close but not in the path of totality.
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Open Discussion / Re: Eclipse 2024
« Last post by charlie on April 07, 2024, 08:36:27 PM »
Sweet.

Weather forecast is good?
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Open Discussion / Re: Eclipse 2024
« Last post by Mike on April 07, 2024, 04:04:20 PM »
Oh man, that would have been a great trip.

So, we got to our destination and the town has really prepared for this. They've got five viewing spots set up and shuttles for them. I think we are going to go to the community college that is really close and attend the talk beforehand.
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Open Discussion / Re: Eclipse 2024
« Last post by charlie on April 06, 2024, 08:51:47 PM »
Bowling Green. My plan was to stay Sunday night somewhere near the exact path and then Saturday or Tuesday go to her old hometown. Maybe also stop in Toronto or Chicago or something to make it a proper trip.

Funny thing was I saw a tiktok that said the two best weather locations right now look like Ohio Valley and Northern Maine. My other option was to visit an old family friend in Northern Maine. Doh!

:(
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Open Discussion / Re: Eclipse 2024
« Last post by ober on April 06, 2024, 12:41:43 AM »
Northwest Ohio?  I'm in NEO and that's in the totality.  Whereabouts were you headed?
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Open Discussion / Re: Eclipse 2024
« Last post by charlie on April 05, 2024, 11:32:47 PM »
My wife spent most of her childhood in northwest Ohio and we've always talked about taking a trip to see where she grew up. But we never ended up doing it.

But then I found out that her old hometown is in the path of totality for this eclipse. AND it's happening during the week of our kids' spring break. It's perfect. She only has to take a couple days off and we can all go experience the eclipse in person and also be able to finally get to see where she grew up.

Alas, for several reasons we never actually decided to do it and never booked the trip. So I'll be at home seeing 30% coverage through my possibly fake eclipse glasses we got from Amazon if I get lucky and that day is the one day we aren't completely covered by clouds.

Kinda sad it didn't work out. That would have been one of the rare trips where I was the most excited to go.
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Open Discussion / Re: Eclipse 2024
« Last post by Mike on April 05, 2024, 01:37:29 PM »
Quote from: ober on April 05, 2024, 10:40:19 AM
My parents are coming out from PA. I am in the 100% totality path.  They shut down all the schools and they are ramping up police and EMS ahead of it.  It's supposed to be nuts around here.  My plan is to hunker down until all the people GTFO lol.

That is part of the reason I avoided the larger cities, I knew it'd be just nuts. It's also why I'm coming in the day before and leaving the day after.
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Open Discussion / Re: Eclipse 2024
« Last post by ober on April 05, 2024, 10:40:19 AM »
My parents are coming out from PA. I am in the 100% totality path.  They shut down all the schools and they are ramping up police and EMS ahead of it.  It's supposed to be nuts around here.  My plan is to hunker down until all the people GTFO lol.
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