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Post by DebDoesWW on Apr 8, 2024 3:52:16 GMT
Good morning all! Grab some coffee and check on in ☕
We may be getting heavy rains (or none at all) so who knows what we may see this afternoon. Are you in the path and what's your weather going to be like? 🌝🌜🌚🌛🌝
I am IN! Have a great day friends 🙌🙌🙌
*Lurkers, readers, friends, this is an accountability thread to help keep your head in the game. Everyone is welcome here, feel free to jump on in and join us. It can be a simple "I'm in" or as chatty as you want. If you are looking for a home base to check in, you've found it. |
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Post by lavonm on Apr 8, 2024 10:28:42 GMT
I'm in & heading to the grocery store soon. We're in the path of the eclipse. It's at maximum around 3:17 pm. Hope everyone has a good day.
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Post by linda72 on Apr 8, 2024 11:16:35 GMT
I'm IN. I'm taking DGD to the ortho this morning and will be home when the eclipse arrives. We'll be at 95+% but, as DebDoesWW, said, we'll be cloudy and maybe raining. So, I'll wait for NASA to show us their official photos. Have a good day! |
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Post by hpeterson1951 on Apr 8, 2024 11:52:13 GMT
Here's what we are expected to see depending on cloud cover.
2:21 - Will be 20% coverage
2:44- 50% Coverage
3:06 - 80% Coverage
3:21 - 91% Coverage: This is the most coverage we will see
3:39 - 75% Coverage
We are taking the kids outside with special glasses from 3:00-3:30. I reassured the parents that if any of the kids won't keep their glasses on we will come inside and watch videos about the eclipse.
Although this will be a neat experience I must admit I'll be glad when it's done. I really don't understand some of the fear/panic that's going around. Craziness at the grocery store, lines at the gas pumps, people pulling their kids out of school, no one wanting to drive, etc.
I'm not sure if people are going overboard, or if I'm not worried enough. I'm a little worried that maybe I'm the one not taking it seriously enough. I guess we'll just wait and see what happens.
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Post by susiq25679 on Apr 8, 2024 16:13:22 GMT
I'm in, planned and tracked. Not sure how much we will get.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Apr 8, 2024 16:58:17 GMT
hpeterson1951, My husband and I cancelled our cat's vet appointment because it was right in the middle of the eclipse and neither one of us wanted to be driving while the heavy part was going on. The problem is you don't know what the other drivers are going to do. I read the statistics from an eclipse a few years ago and there was an increase in motor vehicle accident while it was going on. It's like driving in snow, you might be competent, but you don't know about the other drivers.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Apr 8, 2024 17:00:17 GMT
Oh, it is currently 66 in SW Connecticut and sunny with some clouds. We will get almost full coverage of the sun. My husband has his digital camera on a tripod with a larger monitor for us to watch. That way we won't be looking through a lens but at a video monitor.
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Post by DebDoesWW on Apr 8, 2024 17:02:10 GMT
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Post by finreporter on Apr 8, 2024 18:51:58 GMT
Heather I assumed most of it was ridiculous panic for nothing but Judy brought up a great point about people not driving carefully during it. Maybe rubbernecking.
We only got 50% coverage but work had a viewing party with the special glasses. I got a couple of pictures where it’s obvious what the picture is of, using the glasses over the camera lens, but 99% of my pictures just look like a dark round sun. Still cool but no eclipse visible so I may have moved and ruined the focus.
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Post by linda72 on Apr 8, 2024 19:12:12 GMT
We had about 95% coverage but with the heavy clouds and drizzling I had to watch TV to get the full effect. The pictures are really cool. Seeing the solar flares on the TV are amazing; I don't think you could see these with the naked eye. I'm glad so many people got to see this today. I hope it encourages students to study the sciences.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Apr 8, 2024 19:47:56 GMT
Well, I watched the eclipse. Four neighbors came over to watch on the video monitor. They all had glasses. A couple walking their dog stopped too so they could use the glasses and look at the monitor. I was surprised it didn't get dark. I thought it would which is why I was worried about driving.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Apr 8, 2024 20:54:51 GMT
 The eclipse in SW Connecticut. |
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Post by hpeterson1951 on Apr 9, 2024 11:24:42 GMT
bbbearsmom, I totally agree about watching out for other drivers. That makes a lot of sense.
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