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I would, as we're not far from the path, but we'll be returning from vacation that day.
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I'm planning to drive north and watch it in Oregon.
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I moved to Flat Rock, North Carolina a year ago and the path center will be only an hour south of me. I plan on going to one of the many venues hosting get-togethers and have my safety glasses ready!
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I think it passes right over my house, actually.
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Looking forward to it. My wife and I are Heading south to AGFer Boone's to spend a little time watch it with him. May even play a little guitar while we are there.
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I'll wait for the movie.
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Driving 700 miles for it. NOT looking forward to the traffic in Oregon, but a total eclipse you can drive to is very rare. Seeing 98% (or 94% or anything NOT 100%) is not the same as total. Not even close.
A total eclipse, for me, is in the top three of awesome events in nature.
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A couple friends here are heading 350 miles north to the reservoir outside Glendo, WY, population 203. Word is they are expecting 70,000 folks. A friend in Denver checked hotel room rates in Casper, WY and best available is $900.
I've considered taking our truck camper up to western Nebraska, but I'd have to get a lot more excited about this event than I am now. Also, the weather report would have to be favorable.
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You could make the same argument for the shuttle launches of times past. To me, it seems pretty clear that the attraction is that it is something awe-inspiring. Additionally, with the total solar eclipse, the last time it could be seen across the entire continental U.S. was 100 years ago, and the last time it could be seen anywhere in the U.S. was nearly 40 years ago.
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Sure. But today's technology, can't they slow it down a little?
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That's part of what makes an eclipse even more awe-inspiring. No one has any control over it, at least not in real-time (you could video it at a high frame rate and then play back in slo-mo )
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Years ago, when I attended a Nikon School, one guy kept asking about photographing the Moon. The instructors gave him some tips but he kept on and on about how he couldn't get it to appear bigger. One of the guys finally gave up and told him to "move closer by 50-60 feet", and he accepted that answer.
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