P_M

K_marie, when we saw the annular eclipse in October my sister played Johnny Cash's song Ring of Fire on her phone. For this one I will play Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler. As it ends you could play Here Comes the Sun. 🌞

Vttraveler

k_marie-- our local public radio station had a great show last night with lots of eclipse/sun/moon related songs.
The show is on a replay schedule but unfortunately that is quite limited and the show only plays at certain set times. The show is called My Place, hosted by a local expert on rock and roll history.
I don't know whether the limited replay options would be of any use to you but here is information in case you want to listen to the show. It is the My Place This Week
https://www.vermontpublic.org/inside...ions#playlists

I am reading A Connecticult Yankee in King Arthur's Court today to get in the eclipse mood.

k_marie

Thanks for your suggestions, P_M and Vtt. I’ll try to find the My Place rebroadcast.

I am seeing many playlist suggestions, from CNN and NPR and other sources. I have found a YouTube site where the work is done: I am able to link to it and listen on my phone—

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...v-kY3ofVqAWkSZ

sunbum1944

In 2012 I watched the solar eclipse from the Klamath River Overlook close to Crescent City, Ca. Such a beautiful spot to watch with breaching whales as our side entertainment.

we saw most of it and then the clouds rolled in but it was a fun event. There was a man who had a piece of equipment - I don’t know what it’s called- but it reflected the image onto a piece of plastic and you could view the whole thing without glasses.

NorthwestMale

First of all, nobody tops "You're So Vain" for Eclipse music.

(some clueless CNN writer recently couldn't even see fit to include it among her long list of eclipse tunes)


Next, when talking of "90% eclipse"

You have a window of 3-ish hours... so just make sure you can see the sun, with protective eyewear to share.

(10% of the sun is NOT worth going too far on a trip to witness ~ you'll barely be able to tell - perhaps later, when looking at printed photos you took, might you notice the "90%" eclipsed photo is a tad more hazy than your other pic of the exact same view with zero % of the sun obscured)



Just now perused last minute hotel prices...


Pittsburgh would be a good spot for affordability tonight... then in the morning you go one way or another depending upon cloud forecasts... and with plenty of time before you need to be in the zone.

Cleveland, such as it is, in the zone of totality... has higher hotel prices... BUT rooms are still plentiful there.


Anyone reading this on Sunday evening at 6pm along the northeastern seaboard, and who has precisely zero to do tomorrow, can still drive off tonight... OR even tomorrow... to target the band of totality for a pretty impressive memory.


LOL @ lots of schools canceling classes for little kids for this thing... (*although I DO respect the logic of envisioning log jams on the roads when school buses are merely attempting to bring little kids home on the backroads of Vermont).

Canceling school so that kids can watch the eclipse with (babysitters???) isn't so bad... but canceling classes just because you think all of the kids will look at the sun (and damage their eyes)... is on the edge of absurd (or perhaps in the path of TOTALly absurd ).


If you have a choice... get out there and see it ... it will be worth experiencing!

P_M

It was fantastic here in Austin. In spite of a gloomy forecast, the clouds parted just in time. We saw totality and the amazing Corona. Here's my pic of the part called the diamond ring.


Truly magical.

P_M

K_marie, I forgot to play any music. I was too caught up in the moment.

P_M

Tom, I know it didn't look good and I don't blame you for changing your plans. I hope you got to see it too.

SeaF

Here in Erie it was quite beautiful! Makes me want to experience another!

J62

Eastern NY - clear blue skies & crystal clear view of the sun. We decided to stay home, a little south of the path of full eclipse. (98% totality). Fun to watch the sun disappear to a tiny sliver. It did get darker, but Iwas surprised how much light still makes it to earth even with that much sun blocked. Colors around me definitely looked different - the green(ish) grass, the blue sky to the east, etc. Roads leading north were all backed up earlier today - 1hr drive would have taken 2+...

tom_mn

PM: Yes, did well in southern Illinois. Blue sky so no stress.

Cheeseburger with fries and soft drink served in a diner was $1.50 cheaper than a Big Mac value meal eaten on the way. Dogwoods and redbuds flowering.

NorthwestMale

Future Eclipse totality schedule (since you asked) "Spain" is realistic for many. Australia will have THREE significant eclipse paths within 10.5 years, beginning in July of 2028. Western Alaska in 2033 is reachable... at least by sled dog.

PrairieHikerI

It was 90% covered where I was. It got twilight and cold at the peak.

Christina

I was in the center of totality in central Ohio and despite forecasts of about 50 pct cloudcover, it was better than that and just some low lying cirrus clouds, so great view.

I got these great eclipse binoculars that were better than the standard flat ones you often got as freebies, as they magnified 2x, and now wish I could find another use for them but nothing in the US upcoming that I could see. Some annular eclipse at the end of 2024 maybe in Spain or Mexico, not sure. They say they can be used just to view the sun but don't know why I'd want to do that normally. Some places near me are recycling them but not sure what that means.

Vttraveler

In my area, glasses that are being recycled are donated to Astronomers Without Borders.

Christina

oh, that sounds good.

Gretchen

I was in Ohio also and it was awesome from my niece's deck on their "farm". I was fascinated by the last of the sun before eclipse--it was a thin line from 10-12--just line that slowly moved to 12, not even by seconds. And then glasses go black.
Bats came out. It was COLD and dark.
We planned from 2017 when we saw it was going through my hometown!! Had our whole family to make the trip. Just terrific.

tomfuller

I did manage to display the flag on eclipse day to a bunch of my geocaching friends in Erie County Pennsylvania. Picture taken with someone older than Smokey Bear. She's 96.