RABid Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Anyone planning to watch the eclipse? Are you traveling? We are going to the farm in Western Kentucky. It is a 5 hour drive but we plan on staying a week. That way we avoid the traffic jam. Last time I had friends stuck in traffic for 8 hours. I'm hoping the weather is as good as it was last time we had an eclipse. The hi-lite for me was seeing the strange pattern of shadows. For my sister, it was watching my cousin's cows run for the barn when it suddenly got dark. Even the birds stopped singing. I really confuses the animals. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Heading either to Toledo, Ohio, or one of the many parks east of there. 1.5 - 2 hours driving time max. My sis and I are taking our 98 year old dad to see it. 1 Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philbo King Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Partially. It won't be a total eclipse here. And if things go as normal for Iowa, it'll be cloudy (Murphys Law); the last time we had a clear night for astronomic phenomenon was comet Kohoutec in the 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Well, according to various YouTube videos, it means the end of the world is coming. So, I just plan to stay at home so I can at least be playing loud music when the world blows up. 1 1 Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeronyne Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 One of my kids is in Bloomington, IN for school, and you cannot find a hotel room anywhere nearby, and municipalities are declaring states of emergency due to the predicted congestions. It would be hilarious if it was heavily overcast that day. I think they even canceled classes. Quote "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Sadly no, it's a bit far, and I have way too much going on. I look forward to seeing a few images from you people, though. Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 I'm sort of in the path of it, don't need to see a total eclipse. It will probably be cloudy anyway Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgoo Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 21 hours ago, zeronyne said: One of my kids is in Bloomington, IN for school, and you cannot find a hotel room anywhere nearby, and municipalities are declaring states of emergency due to the predicted congestions. It would be hilarious if it was heavily overcast that day. I think they even canceled classes. I'm in A Pink Floyd tribute band that has 3 gigs in and around Bloomington for the Eclipse (1 Sunday and 2 Monday). I'm just a LITTLE nervous about getting from our first gig Monday to our 2nd. Could turn out to be quite the Spinal Tap moment. Quote Custom Music, Audio Post Production, Location Audio www.gmma.biz https://www.facebook.com/gmmamusic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeronyne Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 17 minutes ago, mcgoo said: I'm in A Pink Floyd tribute band that has 3 gigs in and around Bloomington for the Eclipse (1 Sunday and 2 Monday). I'm just a LITTLE nervous about getting from our first gig Monday to our 2nd. Could turn out to be quite the Spinal Tap moment. Everything I'm reading about it seems hyperbolic, but who knows? I'm even nervous about taking my other kid back to Purdue even though it's nowhere near the primary eclipse path. Quote "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgoo Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 5 hours ago, zeronyne said: Everything I'm reading about it seems hyperbolic, but who knows? I'm even nervous about taking my other kid back to Purdue even though it's nowhere near the primary eclipse path. Yeah, it all seems a bit like the Y2k panic. Let's hope it's nothing more than that! Quote Custom Music, Audio Post Production, Location Audio www.gmma.biz https://www.facebook.com/gmmamusic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Gehrig Charles Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 I'm hoping to go to Ohio for it..... Fostoria, Deshler, Findlay area. Weather permitting of course. We are currently suffering through about the 9th day in a row of clouds, rain and occasional snow showers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 This is from the eclipse in 2017. Our farm was about 60 miles from the most optimal viewing point in the nation. This time the top viewing point is to the west of us, but we are still in a good position with a one minute viewing time, if the weather is clear. 1 Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzpiano88 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Here in Iowa we'll have a decent partial, but I'm tempted to charter a Lear jet up to Nova Scotia. Quote J a z z P i a n o 8 8 -- Yamaha C7D Montage M8x | CP300 | CP4 | SK1-73 | OB6 | Seven K8.2 | 3300 | CPSv.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 4 hours ago, mcgoo said: Yeah, it all seems a bit like the Y2k panic. Let's hope it's nothing more than that! If I start hearing "Thus Spake Zarathustra," I'll know we're boned. 💀🌚 1 Quote "You seem pretty calm about all that." "Well, inside, I'm screaming. ~ "The Lazarus Project" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 On 4/3/2024 at 11:36 AM, Anderton said: So, I just plan to stay at home so I can at least be playing loud music when the world blows up. Likewise, I'll surely be in my favorite spot sitting at the Rhodes until we either get another version of Y2K (nothing) or a scene from the movie "2012".😁😎 1 Quote PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 About 2 hours to go. I'm on the edge of totality but weather is good. According to the news that I am watching, a lot of people that few in to Texas for the eclipse have rented cars to drive to areas of better weather. They interviewed a couple that flew in from England to Texas, then drove 12 hours to relocate to Illinois. My 5 hour drive to the farm does not seem so bad now. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 1/3 coverage now. Not enough for a picture to turn out. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pinkfloydcramer Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 It’s a little bit funny How this eclipse can hide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 I’ve learned that a phone is no where near as good for pictures as the Sony A series mirrorless camera that I used last time. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluMunk Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 We're directly under totality here, and just watched it from the back yard. Way cooler than I had expected. Not only the sun/moon itself at the moment of totality, but also the sense that it's sunset in 360 degrees. I had thought 'dark' would be 'dark', but of course it was only ~50 miles away north and south (and farther east and west) that had 'normal-to-semi-darkened' sunlight. So, the horizon in every direction had varying degrees of 'sunset' light. Also, the process of going from 'mostly' eclipsed to 'totality' and then back from 'totality' to 'mostly' was very quick and dramatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 2 minutes ago, BluMunk said: also the sense that it's sunset in 360 degrees. Exactly how I felt. (Sorry about the finger shading the lens. I was excited.) Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Yes, a iPhone is not great for eclipse pictures. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 WE got to see the clouds get darker Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 I attended an Eclipse Party at the local community college here in California. These are iPhone photos of the event. Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 And with some Photoshop adjustments. Much closer to how it actually looked. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 In the north east it was between 2-4PM and the sun was both pretty high in the sky plus rolling clouds. We saw it but it was quite high and small compared to say, NASA’s view. Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I drove to Iowa to see the last one, years ago. Thought about driving this year, but cloud cover was predicted, and we gig on Wednesday, so it wasn't practical. But I broke out the glasses and saw it at 50% from my house. Quote Bob "Notes" Norton Owner, Norton Music http://www.nortonmusic.com Style and Fake disks for Band-in-a-Box The Sophisticats http://www.s-cats.com >^. .^< >^. .^< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Wow. People really aren't very bright. Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowarezman Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 We were in the totality line here in Texas (another reason for you to hate Texas :)) It was mostly cloudy as the eclipse began, but then about 10 minutes before total eclipse, the clouds thinned out and we got a great view of about 90% eclipse just sitting in chairs on the driveway. But at total eclipse, a big stupid cloud blundered into the path...but then, to our great delight, there was just a short 5-7 second break where we could see the corona - wow! All that drama of the clouds obscuring and revealing...it was a cosmic striptease! nat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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