Total Eclipse of the Sun visible in USA - plan ahead for August 21, 2017
Sep 11th, 2017, 05:31 AM
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I can see the photos! There aren't many photos that capture my experience but the "moments from totality, sunset at noon" pic is pretty close. It was at that moment for me when the cicadas started chirping and I can still "hear" them when I look at your photo.
Dec 13th, 2017, 04:18 PM
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It feels somehow like triumph and/or validation...
Recently I saw this linked magazine:
https://www.storemeister.com/images/...-959882885.jpg
... and when I turned it over...
there was a full-back-cover photo of totality - from The Painted Hills of Oregon !!!
So despite a guesstimate of 215 Million people having viewed the event in one way or another, they selected a photo taken from the very spot I chose, along the path of totality, to commemorate the big natural event!
(*inside the magazine, on pages 14-15, is the same photo and a short summary of America celebrating the eclipse)
Recently I saw this linked magazine:
https://www.storemeister.com/images/...-959882885.jpg
... and when I turned it over...
there was a full-back-cover photo of totality - from The Painted Hills of Oregon !!!
So despite a guesstimate of 215 Million people having viewed the event in one way or another, they selected a photo taken from the very spot I chose, along the path of totality, to commemorate the big natural event!
(*inside the magazine, on pages 14-15, is the same photo and a short summary of America celebrating the eclipse)
Dec 13th, 2017, 05:15 PM
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I was at Sutton Mountain for the eclipse. https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/...utton-mountain
I have a couple photos that I took at the site.
The temperature dropped about 16 degrees in 16 minutes.
It warmed back up quickly after the sun came out.
I have a couple photos that I took at the site.
The temperature dropped about 16 degrees in 16 minutes.
It warmed back up quickly after the sun came out.
Dec 14th, 2017, 04:46 PM
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I have promised my 8.5 year old nephew I will take him somewhere to view the 2024 eclipse. We are in NYC/CT. Any suggestions as to where would be best (and possibly easiest/cheapest!!!). So many options!!!!
Dec 17th, 2017, 12:32 PM
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Skiergirl,
Well, this far out, I would study the interactive map at:
http://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEgmap/...pr08Tgmap.html
(scroll down, and +++++ ZOOM-WAY-IN !! )
... with earliest vibes being a preference for being away from large bodies of water (less likely to find clouds in the way).
With the northeastern U.S. having been somewhat far from this 2017 eclipse, it is likely that the giant population centers there will produce more eclipse-goers per capita than might areas which were near the 2017 line of totality.
SO, while I am generally in agreement that humanity as a whole did not ruin the experience for too many people in 2017, I'd still want to lean away from spots which are nearest in the path of totality to millions of people.
You surely want to be very near to the centerline, no matter where you go.
Contemplating NYC as your approximate point of origin, MY initial vibes on the idea would have me considering heading north and east and first contemplating the area near to Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Of course there will be plenty of New Yorkers going north to view the eclipse along with plenty of Montreal residents going south for more precious totality... but if you place yourself in areas which are NOT "Theeeeee most convenient" to large population bases, you might be able to enjoy totality with merely a dull roar from others (instead of possibly being overwhelmed (by them) (** you may be overwhelmed BY totality).
SO, among my reasons for the Sherbrooke, QC area (and by the way, you can use northern Vermont or northern Maine if you can't easily get your entire party across the border) are the relatively small numbers of people likely to be there. (Most American viewers will attempt to stay in America, even when Sherbrooke is but a few miles away)... there aren't that many Canadians likely to land in YOUR spot (since there just aren't that many large population bases to the north). The Sherbrooke area is away from large bodies of water and hopefully fate will allow for clear skies at the magic moment.
Also, when everybody leaves after the two minutes are up, most in the area will likely be heading north toward Quebec City, so hopefully to drive toward Vermont or New Hampshire won't prove too aggravating (beyond the obvious border delay)
Thankfully 2024 is another eclipse benefiting from a wide swath of opportunity for the millions of people who live within a 5-hour drive, and thus it won't completely burden small, particular locations with overwhelming numbers of viewers.
Surely various places learned what to expect in the way of crowds to view a modern day eclipse in North America from 2017, and they will be slightly more ready with understanding and infrastructure to tackle the 2024 challenges than were some communities in 2017.
Now surely if you can make up some other reason to connect your eclipse trip with a family visit to someone/anyone along the path somewhere else, that's probably a better idea than is Sherbrooke and points east.
But as I learned from this experience, it did sorta help to have in the back of my mind SOME sense for where on the ground I would BE as I viewed the 2017 spectacle.
It was long before August 21, 2017 that I first began to envision where I would be on the big day, BUT I had to leave my mind open to improvisation depending upon outside factors. (clouds, people, etc)
The poster linked below:
https://static1.squarespace.com/stat...pg?format=500w
didn't miss by much the reality around me:
http://www.jeffberkes.com/img/s4/v9/p2480808875-3.jpg
Well, this far out, I would study the interactive map at:
http://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEgmap/...pr08Tgmap.html
(scroll down, and +++++ ZOOM-WAY-IN !! )
... with earliest vibes being a preference for being away from large bodies of water (less likely to find clouds in the way).
With the northeastern U.S. having been somewhat far from this 2017 eclipse, it is likely that the giant population centers there will produce more eclipse-goers per capita than might areas which were near the 2017 line of totality.
SO, while I am generally in agreement that humanity as a whole did not ruin the experience for too many people in 2017, I'd still want to lean away from spots which are nearest in the path of totality to millions of people.
You surely want to be very near to the centerline, no matter where you go.
Contemplating NYC as your approximate point of origin, MY initial vibes on the idea would have me considering heading north and east and first contemplating the area near to Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Of course there will be plenty of New Yorkers going north to view the eclipse along with plenty of Montreal residents going south for more precious totality... but if you place yourself in areas which are NOT "Theeeeee most convenient" to large population bases, you might be able to enjoy totality with merely a dull roar from others (instead of possibly being overwhelmed (by them) (** you may be overwhelmed BY totality).
SO, among my reasons for the Sherbrooke, QC area (and by the way, you can use northern Vermont or northern Maine if you can't easily get your entire party across the border) are the relatively small numbers of people likely to be there. (Most American viewers will attempt to stay in America, even when Sherbrooke is but a few miles away)... there aren't that many Canadians likely to land in YOUR spot (since there just aren't that many large population bases to the north). The Sherbrooke area is away from large bodies of water and hopefully fate will allow for clear skies at the magic moment.
Also, when everybody leaves after the two minutes are up, most in the area will likely be heading north toward Quebec City, so hopefully to drive toward Vermont or New Hampshire won't prove too aggravating (beyond the obvious border delay)
Thankfully 2024 is another eclipse benefiting from a wide swath of opportunity for the millions of people who live within a 5-hour drive, and thus it won't completely burden small, particular locations with overwhelming numbers of viewers.
Surely various places learned what to expect in the way of crowds to view a modern day eclipse in North America from 2017, and they will be slightly more ready with understanding and infrastructure to tackle the 2024 challenges than were some communities in 2017.
Now surely if you can make up some other reason to connect your eclipse trip with a family visit to someone/anyone along the path somewhere else, that's probably a better idea than is Sherbrooke and points east.
But as I learned from this experience, it did sorta help to have in the back of my mind SOME sense for where on the ground I would BE as I viewed the 2017 spectacle.
It was long before August 21, 2017 that I first began to envision where I would be on the big day, BUT I had to leave my mind open to improvisation depending upon outside factors. (clouds, people, etc)
The poster linked below:
https://static1.squarespace.com/stat...pg?format=500w
didn't miss by much the reality around me:
http://www.jeffberkes.com/img/s4/v9/p2480808875-3.jpg
Dec 18th, 2017, 07:14 AM
#129
It looks like the place to be for the 2024 eclipse is Brockport New York west of Rochester. The traffic jam will probably be worse than the one in Madras Oregon. It took some people 4 hours after the eclipse to get out of the field and a couple hours more to get away form the jam on the roads.
