2017 Total Solar Eclipse...

[buckeyefarmer]

Know where it is, have never stopped.

We just got home after 9 pm, was a long day on the road. Many backups, but i missed most by taking rt 11 3 different times. Hit a big backup on rt11 one place, so i took off up a little backroad that would go around, and found a neat old mill with a large running waterwheel. Didnt get a picture, but will go there again.
Stoner-Keller House and Mill - Wikipedia

 

[/pine]

Regardless of where you are in the (continental) US...You will be affected by the eclipse...one way or another...
...What I like the most about it is...it will make folks think about the sun and moon and things beyond their living rooms etc...

I hope everyone has a "good eclipse"...for a large majority it is a rare and once in a life time opportunity...most of us have experienced many partial etc. eclipses but this one is special for a large amount of Americans...so have some patience if you are traveling for the best viewing of totality...be safe...

 

[Wagtail]

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When you stop and think about it, I really do find it amazing that we now know when this is going to happen, and so far in advance.

And you don't need today's fancy computers to figure out where and when an eclipse is going to happen. For example:

Captain Cook (with William Bligh), on HMS RESOLUTION along with HMS DISCOVERY were at Tonga for the 5th of July, 1777 total eclipse of the sun. The event had been calculated so far in advance for them to sail from England to be at that exact spot.

 

[Wagtail]

Further to what I've written about Captain Cook & Co., and a wee bit more recent... I just watched a story on my local news about a bloke who anticipated this eclipse far enough back that he bought land (acreage) directly in the optimum path, built his house and has set up his own observatory.

Now that's dedication!

 

[smstonypoint]

Regardless of where you are in the (continental) US...You will be affected by the eclipse...one way or another...
...What I like the most about it is...it will make folks think about the sun and moon and things beyond their living rooms etc...

I hope everyone has a "good eclipse"...for a large majority it is a rare and once in a life time opportunity...most of us have experienced many partial etc. eclipses but this one is special for a large amount of Americans...so have some patience if you are traveling for the best viewing of totality...be safe...

Apparently Nick Saban is going to be focused on other matters -- Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick saban says he'll catch solar eclipse on TV.

Steve

 

[Sigarms]

Further to what I've written about Captain Cook & Co., and a wee bit more recent... I just watched a story on my local news about a bloke who anticipated this eclipse far enough back that he bought land (acreage) directly in the optimum path, built his house and has set up his own observatory.

Now that's dedication!

There is a fine line between dedication and stupidity, and I believe that bloke past that line some time ago.

That, or he just figured it was a good news story to make up.

 

[dodge man]

We dropped my daughter off at SIU in Carbondale yesterday and took off about noon. The main routes weren't exactly bumper to bumper but without a doubt, heavier traffic than normal headed south. I was glad we were going the other way. Right now the forecast looks pretty poor for most of Illinois.

 

[Wakey]

Walter Cronkite mentions 2017 during the 1979 eclipse. Walter Cronkite reports on 1979 solar eclipse - YouTube

 

[jk96]

Rain for St Joseph has been pushed to tonight according to the current forecast. Now showing partly cloudy instead of cloudy until 3pm. We are hopefull for a good show by mother nature.

Regardless we have friends and family off work and coming over for a cookout and no work today. I'm turning the wifi off around 11 when things get started and no cell service here. Going to enjoy a day without everyone glued to facebook and snapchat.

 

[UpstateSC_Papi]

Live/work directly in the path in Westminster/Seneca, SC. Working today but company bought everyone glasses, Moon Pies, Sunkist, Sun Drop, and a few other "related" snacks. Hourly folks are getting their afternoon break extended so it laps over the time of totality. Little party in the parking lot!

 

[buickanddeere]

Just reading that several groups have decided that the eclipse is racist . I hope they were being sarcastic and not serious .

 

[cqaigy2]

There is a fine line between dedication and stupidity, and I believe that bloke past that line some time ago.

That, or he just figured it was a good news story to make up.

It's ok, my wife says im a curmudgeon too.

 

[smstonypoint]

Working today but company bought everyone glasses, Moon Pies, Sunkist, Sun Drop, and a few other "related" snacks. !

Southern refreshments at their finest.:thumbsup:

How long have you been in the area?

Do you remember Robert Cook (R.C.) Edwards, President of Clemson from 1959-1979? Clemson students called his wife (Louise) "MoonPie" with great affection.

Steve

Addendum

For those of you who were not fortunate enough to have been born and raised in the South, here's some background info:
A RC Cola and a MoonPie: A Southern Tradition

 

[RandyT]

We dropped my daughter off at SIU in Carbondale yesterday and took off about noon. The main routes weren't exactly bumper to bumper but without a doubt, heavier traffic than normal headed south. I was glad we were going the other way. Right now the forecast looks pretty poor for most of Illinois.

Seen in the Effingham paper today that my high school best friend has come home to visit his parents and then go to Carbondale to view the eclipse. He is a astrophysicist and lead lecturer at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York.

 

[UpstateSC_Papi]

Southern refreshments at their finest.:thumbsup:

How long have you been in the area?

Do you remember Robert Cook (R.C.) Edwards, President of Clemson from 1959-1979? With affection, Clemson students called his wife, Louise, "Moon Pie."

Steve

Hi Steve!

Other than 2 years in Michigan for work, all my life, so 50 years! Seneca High Class of 1984. Live out Hwy 59 almost in Fair Play now.

I remember her having the nickname, don't remember much about him or his "reign".

You from here or just ended up here at some point?

 

[smstonypoint]

Hi Steve!

Other than 2 years in Michigan for work, all my life, so 50 years! Seneca High Class of 1984. Live out Hwy 59 almost in Fair Play now.

I remember her having the nickname, don't remember much about him or his "reign".

You from here or just ended up here at some point?

Michael,

I am originally from NC, but I taught at Clemson for 30 years. Since retiring in 2007, I spend most of my time at my farm in NC, but I still have my home in the Friendship community.

I traveled Highway 59 quite a few times back in the day -- it was my preferred route to I-85 when I was headed south.

Do you remember going to Seneca High with any Suttons? One of my colleagues had three sons: Wes, Matt, and ??????. Wes is the oldest but he may be younger than you. How about any Lytles? Another colleague had three daughters: Cindy, Stephanie, and ????????. I think Cindy is the oldest, but again she may not be as old as you.

Steve

 

[UpstateSC_Papi]

Michael,

I am originally from NC, but I taught at Clemson for 30 years. Since retiring in 2007, I spend most of my time at my farm in NC, but I still have my home in the Friendship community.

I traveled Highway 59 quite a few times back in the day -- it was my preferred route to I-85 when I was headed south.

Do you remember going to Seneca High with any Suttons? One of my colleagues had three sons: Wes, Matt, and ??????. Wes is the oldest but he may be younger than you. How about any Lytles? Another colleague had three daughters: Cindy, Stephanie, and ????????. I think Cindy is the oldest, but again she may not be as old as you.

Steve

My undergrad isn't from Clemson, but I am hoping Clemson can teach an old dog new tricks. I begin their part-time MBA - Business Analytics this week! Two year program. Straight through, not do overs. Not sure what I was thinking! :confused3:

SHS - Sutton does not ring a bell. Lytle does, but I'll have to think about the names.

 

[square1]

Maybe it's already been posted, but bears repeating. Pets and livestock have eyes too. If you can keep them indoors during the eclipse, please do so.

 

[smstonypoint]

My undergrad isn't from Clemson, but I am hoping Clemson can teach an old dog new tricks. I begin their part-time MBA - Business Analytics this week! Two year program. Straight through, not do overs. Not sure what I was thinking! :confused3:

Good luck with the program.

Steve

 

[Sigarms]

Was out waiting for the school bus (running late as this morning it seems).

Can ask for a better day, not a cloud around the sun here.

It would be ironic that the "best vantage points" where people are driving to are overcast.