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Total Solar Eclipse 08/21/2017. Good Time for an Egghead Party?

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Fred19Flintstone
Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
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With the afterglow of the Butt Blast drawing folk's attention to parties in 2017, I thought I would love to be at one such event during the upcoming total solar eclipse on Monday, August 21, 2017.  The area of total eclipse does not touch Michigan.  This is just something I thought I would throw out there for Forum consumption.  Attached is a NASA video showing the area of total eclipse.

https://youtu.be/9C0SeDenPRo
Flint, Michigan
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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
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    Simulation video.

    https://youtu.be/vzJqeyxye_E

    Flint, Michigan
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,164
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    Any day is good for an egg gathering. I will say that late August down south would be brutal with the heat though......butt I can take it. Hydration will be critical. A good southern church batch of Bourbon Slushies should do the trick. @YukonRon

    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
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    You had me till you said Monday. That would officially be the oldest eggfest ever thrown with an average age of 97.
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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
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    Getting as dark as night in the middle of the day is cool.  Monday does make it a bit inconvenient, but how many total solar eclipses will you have the opportunity to experience?  The difference between Saturday and Monday are two vacation days.  Eggs, elcohol & eclipses are party ingredients that's hard to beat!
    Flint, Michigan
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
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    I'd be in Fred!  Around the ATL, I like your thinking!
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,350
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    I've seen a couple total solar eclipses. They are spectacular.

    One problem with scheduling an Eggfest sort of gathering is you have to just hope the weather cooperates at your location.

    Ideally you want to be mobile so that you can scope out the weather a few days in advance to ensure that you can get to a site that will likely be cloud free.

    Perhaps a MiniMax-fest then? :)
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
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    I just looked up the next total solar eclipses in North America.  2021 (Canada), 2023 (Mexico & SW U.S.)  & 2024 (Texas, Midwest & New England).   
    Flint, Michigan
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  • nolaegghead
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    HeavyG said:
    I've seen a couple total solar eclipses. They are spectacular.

    One problem with scheduling an Eggfest sort of gathering is you have to just hope the weather cooperates at your location.

    Ideally you want to be mobile so that you can scope out the weather a few days in advance to ensure that you can get to a site that will likely be cloud free.

    Perhaps a MiniMax-fest then? :)
    That problem is true with all outdoor, long-range scheduled events.  One can only wish for accurate weather forecasting months before an event is scheduled. ...maybe when quantum processors are invented...
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  • nolaegghead
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    PS - Fred, August is hot as F*CK.
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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
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    You're right it can be pretty darn hot.  I was throwing it out for thought.  I still think it would be a real cool backdrop for an egghead party. 
    Flint, Michigan
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  • HeavyG
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    nolaegghead said:
    HeavyG said:
    I've seen a couple total solar eclipses. They are spectacular.

    One problem with scheduling an Eggfest sort of gathering is you have to just hope the weather cooperates at your location.

    Ideally you want to be mobile so that you can scope out the weather a few days in advance to ensure that you can get to a site that will likely be cloud free.

    Perhaps a MiniMax-fest then? :)
    That problem is true with all outdoor, long-range scheduled events.  One can only wish for accurate weather forecasting months before an event is scheduled. ...maybe when quantum processors are invented...
    True.

    Just depends what your primary focus is.

    If you are primarily concerned with wanting to see the eclipse you'll want the flexibility to pick a location just a few days out.

    Whatever site you might pick make absolutely certain it is in the path of totality - ideally right on the centerline of the path of totality to maximize the time the sun is in total eclipse. If it's not, you're not really going to have that great naked eye experience.

    Me and my wife and a few friends will likely end up in Wyoming or Nebraska as the western states have better odds of cloud free weather that time of year.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • YukonRon
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    I'm thinking Colorado. I know one helluva spot that would be ideal for such an event. A driveable location <9000 ft elevation, doable. Watch your ethanol intake at that elevation. You have been warned.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • YukonRon
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    Just spoke to My beautiful wife about it. DONE DEAL.
    Alluall in those drivable RVs towing those off roaders ought to consider it.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • YukonRon
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    Thanks Fred for the heads up!
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • Darby_Crenshaw
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    Scientists don't know for sure if the eclipse is going to happen. Gravity is just a theory. 


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  • SmokeyPitt
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    YukonRon said:
    I'm thinking Colorado. I know one helluva spot that would be ideal for such an event. A driveable location <9000 ft elevation, doable. Watch your ethanol intake at that elevation. You have been warned.
    @YukonRon based on the map CO isn't in the path for a total eclipse.  I found this web site with lots of great info. 

    http://www.eclipse2017.org/2017/path_through_the_US.htm

    They have a link to an interactive map.

    In GA Hiawassee is in the path (@egret). 



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  • YukonRon
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    Dammit. I was viewing on a small IPhone and my eyes are really bad. 
    This changes everything.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • northGAcock
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    YukonRon said:
    I'm thinking Colorado. I know one helluva spot that would be ideal for such an event. A driveable location <9000 ft elevation, doable. Watch your ethanol intake at that elevation. You have been warned.
    We'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • HeavyG
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    YukonRon said:
    I'm thinking Colorado. I know one helluva spot that would be ideal for such an event. A driveable location <9000 ft elevation, doable. Watch your ethanol intake at that elevation. You have been warned.
    No location in Colorado is in the path of totality so you really wouldn't see anything with the naked eye.

    Trust me, if you want to really experience these you MUST be in the path of totality.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • SmokeyPitt
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    YukonRon said:
    Dammit. I was viewing on a small IPhone and my eyes are really bad. 
    This changes everything.
    Grand Teton in Wyoming is in the path if you are looking for elevation.  



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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
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    I notice the Boro is in the path.  Do we know anyone there?
    Flint, Michigan
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  • Carolina Q
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    Hiawassee is in the path too. How's the weather in the NGA mountains in August? @egret, you listening? =)

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  • bgebrent
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    Carolina Q said:
    Hiawassee is in the path too. How's the weather in the NGA mountains in August? @egret, you listening? =)
    It's hot!  But you gotta love the location.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • nolaegghead
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  • evie1370
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    Fred19Flintstone said:
    I notice the Boro is in the path.  Do we know anyone there?
    I seem to remember someone there who threw an Eggfest recently..hmmm...

    Medium BGE in Cincinnati OH.

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  • ScottNC
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    Here ya go


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  • ScottNC
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    Sorry, should have put this is Hiawassee 

    Western, North Carolina

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  • Jupiter Jim
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    The Georgia Mountain Fairground's/Campground would be awesome in August, it's on the shore of Lake Chatuge and they have a very nice pavilion we could use. Hotels very close also.

    I'm only hungry when I'm awake!

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  • berndcrisp
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    I am planning a road trip out west, CO, UT and NV, next August to visit family with a side trip to WY for the eclipse. I will take my Lunt 60mm solar scope. There are a lot of things that happen here on Terra Firma during an eclipse that must also be observed, though you need to know what to look for.

    A REALLY good book about Sol is "The Sun's Heartbeat" by Bob Berman. It covers so much about the Sun I had to read it twice and ear-mark many pages.

    I observe Sol nearly every day that the weather allows, hence my avatar.

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  • theyolksonyou
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    Jupiter Jim said:
    The Georgia Mountain Fairground's/Campground would be awesome in August, it's on the shore of Lake Chatuge and they have a very nice pavilion we could use. Hotels very close also.
    I like the way you think. 
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