| 7/28/2017 2:26:46 PM |
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uber_goober
Danielsville, GA
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The solar eclipse will be on Monday August 21 traveling diagonally across the continental U.S. from Oregon to South Carolina.
My town will be near the edge of the 70 mile wide path of totality, so I'm gonna drive a hundred miles northeastish so I can be smack dab in the middle. My eclipse watching glasses came in the mail yesterday. 
Does anyone else have plans to watch it?
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| 7/28/2017 2:29:19 PM |
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spotforusername
Fernandina Beach, FL
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I believe there are to be a number of beach viewings in the area. I will probably end up going to one of them.
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| 7/28/2017 2:30:20 PM |
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stl1
Saint Louis, MO
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Uranus.
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| 7/28/2017 2:30:32 PM |
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uncle_bulgaria
Houston, TX
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Yes, it occurs here on my lunch break I think it's like 70% or something like that here...so I'll be enjoying my soup on the roof along with a few of the common folk probably.
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| 7/28/2017 2:33:35 PM |
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uber_goober
Danielsville, GA
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I had planned to see the one about 20 years ago and totally forgot about it. Just caught the last little bit of it. 
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| 7/28/2017 2:38:23 PM |
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stanleyzee
Dayton, OH
60, joined Dec. 2012
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Z
I'll see MINE tda
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| 7/28/2017 2:39:01 PM |
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stl1
Saint Louis, MO
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I'll have to dig out my welding helmet to view it.
No sissy glasses for me!
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| 7/28/2017 2:39:32 PM |
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rightguyforu732
Lisle, IL
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Yea
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| 7/28/2017 2:40:15 PM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
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Yep. Have five pair of viewing glasses ready.
We're right on the trajectory.
I'll have my tin foil hat on, too. 
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| 7/28/2017 3:04:30 PM |
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uncle_bulgaria
Houston, TX
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Yep. Have five pair of viewing glasses ready.
We're right on the trajectory.
I'll have my tin foil hat on, too.
Keep an eye out for Ufo's, they like to sit in on eclipses. It's such a huge coincidence that the distance between the sun, moon and Earth results in the moon pretty much exactly obscuring the sun that it might be one of the rarest planetary occurrences in the whole universe...
So the green and gray guys like to document it.
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| 7/28/2017 3:05:23 PM |
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bluesrule
Marshalltown, IA
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My daughter's birthday is the 21st of August and I am planning on visiting her and my grandbabes. I just checked the totality viewing map and her small town in NE Kansas lies in the path of totality. Very cool. Guess I better get on those viewing glasses. 
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| 7/28/2017 3:20:28 PM |
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playingindirt
Eugene, OR
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Uranus.
lol
you couldn't pay up saying that.
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| 7/28/2017 3:24:08 PM |
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playingindirt
Eugene, OR
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it's pretty cool stuff.
I haven't made any plans to watch it but you never can tell with me. It can still happen. it's not here just yet.
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| 7/28/2017 3:26:03 PM |
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playingindirt
Eugene, OR
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Uranus.
lol
you couldn't pass up saying that.
ignore my other post about this. lol
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| 7/28/2017 3:34:49 PM |
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uncle_bulgaria
Houston, TX
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That's cute, Annie still thinks "Uranus" is funny, ah bless!
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| 7/28/2017 3:45:36 PM |
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playingindirt
Eugene, OR
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That's cute, Annie still thinks "Uranus" is funny, ah bless!
I think it's funny that he said it. lol
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| 7/28/2017 4:44:58 PM |
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jer3552
Vale, OR
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I see it before, lasts about a minute and a half, lots of hoopla for such a quickie, it went faster than having sex with a cab driver at a red light
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| 7/28/2017 4:46:20 PM |
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bosss_babe
Saint Paul, MN
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Jerbear i been looking for u!!
I was worried!
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| 7/28/2017 4:47:42 PM |
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sandcrabs
Long Lake, WI
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I'm going to watch Sherri's full moon instead.
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| 7/28/2017 4:48:46 PM |
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jer3552
Vale, OR
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Jerbear i been looking for u!!
I was worried!
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| 7/28/2017 5:00:24 PM |
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bosss_babe
Saint Paul, MN
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Im good now that ur ok jerbear
Sandypants look out ur window 
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| 7/28/2017 5:01:04 PM |
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jer3552
Vale, OR
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| 7/28/2017 5:17:25 PM |
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bosss_babe
Saint Paul, MN
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Jerbear ur one of the sweetest and funniest guys on here.
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| 7/28/2017 9:49:32 PM |
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driver406
Saint Paul, MN
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Doesn't sound like we'll get a good view in Minnesota.
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| 7/28/2017 9:50:19 PM |
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driver406
Saint Paul, MN
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Yes, bossy, but to you I'm a local. Oh, you lucky girl!!!!!
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| 7/28/2017 9:59:04 PM |
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bosss_babe
Saint Paul, MN
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Are u gettin sassy with me driver!!
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| 7/28/2017 10:05:20 PM |
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jer3552
Vale, OR
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land of lakes and the twin cities and mary tyler moore and alcohol treatment
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| 7/28/2017 10:15:06 PM |
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Suzhi
Knoxville, TN
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The solar eclipse will be on Monday August 21 traveling diagonally across the continental U.S. from Oregon to South Carolina.
My town will be near the edge of the 70 mile wide path of totality, so I'm gonna drive a hundred miles northeastish so I can be smack dab in the middle. My eclipse watching glasses came in the mail yesterday.
Does anyone else have plans to watch it?
Goobs, ya better hope they didn't send the x ray glasses, by mistake.. Them damn comic books never get your order right..
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| 7/28/2017 10:28:08 PM |
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bosss_babe
Saint Paul, MN
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Jerbear why do u think there are there so many treatment centers/rehabs in Minnesota?
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| 7/28/2017 10:30:19 PM |
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Suzhi
Knoxville, TN
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Cause Sherri's a heart breaker..
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| 7/28/2017 10:32:27 PM |
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bosss_babe
Saint Paul, MN
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I'm in Tulsa Mikey. Wtf
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| 7/28/2017 10:33:50 PM |
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Suzhi
Knoxville, TN
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I'm in Tulsa Mikey. Wtf
It's widespread then.. Yeah..
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| 7/28/2017 10:35:52 PM |
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bosss_babe
Saint Paul, MN
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annoy you a bit, however we want to make sure more than a couple of people get a chance to respond in a thread. The 'chat' forums and groups don't have this restriction, only a few forums actually have it. You will almost never get this message if you post thoughtful, on-topic replies.
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| 7/28/2017 10:44:06 PM |
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Suzhi
Knoxville, TN
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| 7/29/2017 3:05:34 PM |
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uber_goober
Danielsville, GA
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I did some more reading on eclipse glasses and the ones I received the other day don't have the NASA approved ISO number on them. So I just ordered some different PROPER ones so as not to burn the bejeezus out of my peepers during the event. Which is in a little more than 3 weeks! 
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| 7/29/2017 7:20:30 PM |
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stanleyzee
Dayton, OH
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I use to be able to look directly at the sun for @ least 5 minutes I FELT energy
I will look at the total eclipse without glasses
Z
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| 7/30/2017 12:08:11 PM |
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stanleyzee
Dayton, OH
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I use to be able to look directly at the sun for @ least 5 minutes I FELT energy
I will look at the total eclipse without glasses
Z
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| 7/30/2017 2:08:56 PM |
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jer3552
Vale, OR
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Z stop that, that is crazy a** nuts to look directly at the sun
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| 7/30/2017 2:12:51 PM |
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stl1
Saint Louis, MO
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Zee, you were high and howling and staring at the full moon.
Don't stare at the sun or your next profile pic will be with Stevie Wonder glasses.
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| 7/30/2017 3:00:23 PM |
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lunaglider
DPO, AA
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I see it before, lasts about a minute and a half, lots of hoopla for such a quickie, it went faster than having sex with a cab driver at a red light
Many have a hoopla when having a quickie with me, too. Not at the same time.
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| 7/30/2017 5:31:49 PM |
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jer3552
Vale, OR
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luna I charge by the hour
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| 7/30/2017 5:34:35 PM |
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lunaglider
DPO, AA
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luna I charge by the hour
Wow, 58 minutes to smoke a cigarette after!
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| 7/30/2017 5:37:53 PM |
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jer3552
Vale, OR
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| 8/1/2017 9:07:21 AM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
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| 8/1/2017 2:16:20 PM |
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uber_goober
Danielsville, GA
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And for your further nerdly enjoyment, there is a good meteor shower coming up. The Perseids. The peak night will be the very early morning hours of August 13. The sky will be darkish with a half moon and approximately 100 meteors per hour. Now. If only something can be done about the damned clouds...
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| 8/1/2017 2:35:51 PM |
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Suzhi
Knoxville, TN
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My daughter's birthday is the 21st of August and I am planning on visiting her and my grandbabes. I just checked the totality viewing map and her small town in NE Kansas lies in the path of totality. Very cool. Guess I better get on those viewing glasses.
According to this, I'm about where I need to be..
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| 8/1/2017 5:38:26 PM |
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dagnyshrugs
Narbonne
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I would like to in St. Genevieve, or other rural places on the Missouri path. 
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| 8/1/2017 6:27:48 PM |
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uber_goober
Danielsville, GA
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According to this, I'm about where I need to be..
Yep. Knoxville is right close to the edge of totality. You could head southwest and be right under the center of it in an hour it looks like.
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| 8/1/2017 6:32:18 PM |
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stanleyzee
Dayton, OH
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Sooooooooooooo let me get this straight..
Ohio WON'T be able to participate
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| 8/1/2017 6:35:43 PM |
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Suzhi
Knoxville, TN
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Yep, an hour looks right, but I'll probably just enjoy from here...
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| 8/1/2017 6:38:00 PM |
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gdaddy47
Columbia, TN
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We be in the middle of it down here
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| 8/1/2017 6:40:44 PM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
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IL gets the full event (2 minutes cover)
Nashville (full coverage, almost 2 minutes) to Knoxville to South Carolina.
I believe it is about 50 miles from the actual path that can see the eclipse. (wear ISO eclipse eye wear orca welding helmet so you don't burn your eyes out)
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| 8/1/2017 6:40:56 PM |
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Suzhi
Knoxville, TN
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| 8/1/2017 6:50:44 PM |
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Dayton, OH
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| 8/1/2017 6:56:53 PM |
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stratus55
Jackson, GA
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i dont care,i was driving in the last one many years ago,an it got dark,weird,an chickens roosted etc,but it got light again soon,here near atlanta..who cares.........
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| 8/1/2017 6:59:02 PM |
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driver406
Saint Paul, MN
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Conditions will not be ideal in Minnesota I understand. Look at that map somebody posted. I think I'll pass on this one.
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| 8/8/2017 6:09:02 PM |
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uber_goober
Danielsville, GA
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Gonna take off work the whole day of the event and drive up to the Clemson SC area with a cooler and a lounge chair and my eclipse specs. Maybe leave 3 hours beforehand to scout out a good secluded place where I can liquid toast the moon shadow with a lil drinkiepoo. 
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| 8/8/2017 6:13:00 PM |
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iam_resurrected
Reno, NV
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from uber_goober:
The solar eclipse will be on Monday August 21 traveling diagonally across the continental U.S. from Oregon to South Carolina.
My town will be near the edge of the 70 mile wide path of totality, so I'm gonna drive a hundred miles northeastish so I can be smack dab in the middle. My eclipse watching glasses came in the mail yesterday.
Does anyone else have plans to watch it?
i am 2 hour drive away from the closest path of it and i already have my solar glasses required to watch the eclipse...bought them off amazon lol
what i find interesting is science is sending up balloons to capture images and bacteria because the moon eclipse to the sun presents similar conditions to mars and they want to see how the bacteria reacts to it.
i can't wait to see it
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| 8/8/2017 8:17:01 PM |
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uber_goober
Danielsville, GA
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I have heard nothing about that. Gotta look it up onna innerwebs. Thanks for the info bro!
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| 8/8/2017 8:20:57 PM |
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_Technologist01
Powell, OH
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I had planned to see the one about 20 years ago and totally forgot about it. Just caught the last little bit of it.
I remember that one. Did you know you can view it through an exposed piece of X-ray film? That's how I watched the last one, although X-ray film is hard to come by now-a-days. I may have to dig around and find my old films I used to teach with
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