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Old 07-27-2017, 12:57 PM
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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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Old 07-27-2017, 01:07 PM
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I'm planning to drive north and watch it in Oregon.
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Old 07-27-2017, 01:46 PM
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Old 07-27-2017, 03:23 PM
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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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Old 07-27-2017, 05:42 PM
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I think it passes right over my house, actually.
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Old 07-27-2017, 07:32 PM
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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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Old 07-27-2017, 08:38 PM
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I'll wait for the movie.
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I think you should have a party. This is one of those rare occasions when you will be able to drink a Corona while observing a corona... Of course the "Youngins" will have to make do with a Mountain Dew or the like.
Oh, it will be a party, no doubt, but one that is appropriate for our two young granddaughters and everyone there. Chick-Fil-A nuggets and lemonade, topped off with their "Ice Dream" or our homemade version of it sounds a lot better to me than anything alcoholic.

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Old 08-01-2017, 06:09 AM
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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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Old 08-01-2017, 07:50 AM
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Driving 700 miles for it. NOT looking forward to the traffic in Oregon,
Better leave early.
So many people have moved here in the last 10 years that our roads are already packed.
They are expecting easily over one million visitors for the eclipse.
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Old 08-01-2017, 08:09 AM
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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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I have a hard time wrapping my head around why folks are making such a HUGE deal out of a 3 minute event... oh well, whatever floats your boat, I guess.
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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Old 08-01-2017, 04:04 PM
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To me, it seems pretty clear that the attraction is that it is something awe-inspiring.
Sure. But today's technology, can't they slow it down a little?
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Old 08-01-2017, 04:12 PM
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Sure. But today's technology, can't they slow it down a little?
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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Old 08-01-2017, 04:15 PM
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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 )
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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