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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 11, 2017 18:33:17 GMT -5
Holy moley!!!! I waited til now to try to find some glasses for us to watch the eclipse. Bad, very bad. I had to go to the manufacturer of a known safe brand and buy a 50 pack to get any. Amazon is out except for one which is supposedly not the real thing. Lots of counterfeits out there. Walmart doesn't even have any on their website, either. I had to pay 22 friggin dollars to ship, which really irritates me. Anyway, I only needed 12. DH will try to sell some at work. With my luck, it will rain on the 21st!!! LOL!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2017 20:49:45 GMT -5
We will be in Wyoming with 4 extra pairs. Mine are iso certified.
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 11, 2017 21:24:08 GMT -5
Mine are, too. They are the ones that NASA recommended. Initially, we were thinking of doing a DIY old fashioned thing, but with kids involved, I didn't want to take any chances with them doing something dumb. We're supposed to get 80-90% eclipse here in my yard.  Sweet. Millions will be going just south of here. No way I am fighting THAT traffic. Nope. It'll be fine right here. |
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Post by spiritstone on Aug 11, 2017 21:40:45 GMT -5
Were supposed to get 75% coverage over the sun. Going to use the camera to watch.
Most modern cameras from manufacturers such as Canon and Nikon have buttons next to the display or the viewfinder that activate the Live View mode, which lets you safely see what's in the frame by looking at the lcd screen.
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 11, 2017 21:46:54 GMT -5
Were supposed to get 75% coverage over the sun. Going to use the camera to watch. Most modern cameras from manufacturers such as Canon and Nikon have buttons next to the display or the viewfinder that activate the Live View mode, which lets you safely see what's in the frame by looking at the lcd screen. We were thinking about that, too. I'm sure the kids didn't want to huddle around the camera. They are pretty excited about it. |
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Post by fvpty on Aug 12, 2017 0:12:53 GMT -5
Going for the eclipse from Panama Rep Panama to nashville ! Is a big event ! 2:30min +- past the eclipse always is time to get rocks for the collection ....😬any suggestions to see some rock stores in nashville ? Will line to bring some rocks to panama ? Any suggestions ?
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 12, 2017 6:37:10 GMT -5
Going for the eclipse from Panama Rep Panama to nashville ! Is a big event ! 2:30min +- past the eclipse always is time to get rocks for the collection ....😬any suggestions to see some rock stores in nashville ? Will line to bring some rocks to panama ? Any suggestions ? Sounds great! You might want to post your question here forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/board/14/location . You'll get more viewers and answers. |
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Post by MrP on Aug 12, 2017 7:35:13 GMT -5
My daughter lives in Carbondale, IL so I will be there. We have a baptism on Sunday for the newest Granddaughter, 5 grandkids all girls, so I am there anyway. Carbondale has about the longest time, 2min 40 sec. NASA has a program at the SIU stadium and I have a ticket for that. Sure hope the sky is clear. They call Carbondale the crossroad for Eclipse because they say they are the center for the one I 2024 also.
Good thing we have an RV because rooms were sold out a year ago at very high price I have heard $1500 or more for a room. We are staying at the Du Quoin fairgrounds for $20 but of course the cost to get there is more then if I was driving the Z4................................MrP |
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Post by zekesman on Aug 12, 2017 9:19:59 GMT -5
We will be in Wyoming with 4 extra pairs. Mine are iso certified. Scott we will not meet again. Idaho for us, unless the weather looks bad. If so Wyoming here we come. Where will you be? Vic |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2017 10:28:44 GMT -5
Motel 6 in Cheyenne. I'll on you me cellular and if we have the chance you can contact me
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Post by quartz on Aug 12, 2017 11:13:20 GMT -5
Be sure to have a solar filter on the lens of any camera pointed at the sun, even if only a lens cut from the available eclipse glasses taped over the camera lens. This can be easily removed during totality, then replaced when the sun comes back out.
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Post by napoleonrags on Aug 12, 2017 20:26:08 GMT -5
Motel 6 in Cheyenne. I'll on you me cellular and if we have the chance you can contact me Are you staying in Cheyenne or going north aways? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2017 20:35:09 GMT -5
Motel 6 in Cheyenne. I'll on you me cellular and if we have the chance you can contact me Are you staying in Cheyenne or going north aways? Got the room 6 months ago. Anything north of Cheyenne was over $1000/night. We have to wake up with the worms and commute to the eclipse. |
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Post by napoleonrags on Aug 12, 2017 21:11:14 GMT -5
What's your plan? I live 50 miles south of Cheyenne and hope to get the day off which will be difficult...
I was thinking Torrington or Scottsbluff. Glendo, Casper, Douglass, area I was thinking would be crowded.
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Post by Rockoonz on Aug 12, 2017 23:00:26 GMT -5
99.4 in the Portland OR area. I'll be at work and take my lawn chair and welders hood (not auto darkening, #14) onto the roof for an early lunch.
Assuming no overcast of course.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2017 1:15:53 GMT -5
What's your plan? I live 50 miles south of Cheyenne and hope to get the day off which will be difficult... I was thinking Torrington or Scottsbluff. Glendo, Casper, Douglass, area I was thinking would be crowded. Will answer your PM |
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Post by coloradocliff on Aug 13, 2017 6:09:02 GMT -5
Mine are, too. They are the ones that NASA recommended. Initially, we were thinking of doing a DIY old fashioned thing, but with kids involved, I didn't want to take any chances with them doing something dumb. We're supposed to get 80-90% eclipse here in my yard. Sweet. Millions will be going just south of here. No way I am fighting THAT traffic. Nope. It'll be fine right here. My friend Jan is camped out in Southern Oregon and waiting for the eclipse. Says its going to be standing room only even in the waste lands. grin.. He says traffic and people are insane. Nice that you don't have to leave your home to see the darkness. I'm going to stand in a dark closet and imagine an eclipse. Should save me time and money and if the moon god eats the sun god I will be protected.
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Post by coloradocliff on Aug 13, 2017 6:12:39 GMT -5
What's your plan? I live 50 miles south of Cheyenne and hope to get the day off which will be difficult... I was thinking Torrington or Scottsbluff. Glendo, Casper, Douglass, area I was thinking would be crowded. Glendo so you can rock hound there.. Or the Rattlesnake Mountains close by for some neat jaspers. Like going to a huge fireworks show but with darkness instead of fireworks. Then a huge traffic morass for a couple days. Makes you wonder. WHY !!
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Post by Rockoonz on Aug 13, 2017 10:10:44 GMT -5
Why indeed. I'm hoping my 5am trip to work beats the traffic, and that by 430 they are off the roads sleeping it off...
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 13, 2017 10:30:35 GMT -5
I was thinking last night that here we are in the modern age with all we know about the science of eclipses and yet we are all, no matter who we are, excited about the event. Just imagine what it must have been like for people centuries and longer before us. For the most part, they happened without warning. Imagine the shock. And, think of the Aztecs (etc) who could predict these and therefore control people. I think this is an incredible event to share with the history of mankind. It is, literally, wonderful.
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Sweet. Millions will be going just south of here. No way I am fighting THAT traffic. Nope. It'll be fine right here.
