2017 Solar Eclipse
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From: Loveland, CO
Originally Posted by Kyras' timestamp='1468540143' post='24016864
George, about it getting so much colder, doesn't that have a lot to do with where you are? The temperature doesn't vary that much in some places. Where were you and when, date wise, for that big temperature swing? YES, IT DOES. IN CABO SAN LUCAS, IT GOT NOTICEABLY COLDER. IN MONTANA, IT WAS ALREADY 25° BELOW. Oh, and awesome photo above! Can you look at that ring with you bare eyes? YES, DEFINITELY. PHOTOGRAPHY: DURING PARTIAL YOU ARE USING A #5 NEUTRAL DENSITY FILTER, WHICH CUTS THE LIGHT TO 1/10,000, AND ARE WORRIED ABOUT TOO MUCH LIGHT. WHEN TOTALITY HITS, YOU TAKE OFF THE FILTER AND ARE WORRIED ABOUT NOT ENOUGH LIGHT.
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From: La Crescenta, CA
I've been checking eclipse tours. Most are fully booked a year out. We're driving to Oregon, so I only need a land package. Or we could do it completely on our own. I've got a call and email in to Classic Tours, which is hooked up with Jay Pashakoff, the guru of solar eclipses. This will be his 65th solar eclipse.
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From: La Crescenta, CA
I just signed us up for that Classic Tours land package. Four nights in Salem, OR. Too long there, but we'll hang out with some really cool solar eclipse veterans with some really interesting equipment. We'll drive up separately with the Meade LX200 scope you saw earlier in this thread and tag along with their bus. We were going to take the dogs, but now maybe not. We did an eclipse tour once before: Cabo San Lucas in 1991.
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From: Loveland, CO
I really want to see this full bore. Oregon Idaho Wyoming? I'm thinking Idaho after a flight on Southwest in to Boise. I haven't looked into how close Boise is to the 100% ellipse path, though. Any advice/thoughts, Jonathan? It would really make me happy if I had my kids and their partners fly in too and we all stayed in the same hotel but saw the eclipse from a pretty, natural area.
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From: La Crescenta, CA
I really want to see this full bore. Oregon Idaho Wyoming? I'm thinking Idaho after a flight on Southwest in to Boise. I haven't looked into how close Boise is to the 100% ellipse path, though. Any advice/thoughts, Jonathan? It would really make me happy if I had my kids and their partners fly in too and we all stayed in the same hotel but saw the eclipse from a pretty, natural area.
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From: Kuna Idaho
I really want to see this full bore. Oregon Idaho Wyoming? I'm thinking Idaho after a flight on Southwest in to Boise. I haven't looked into how close Boise is to the 100% ellipse path, though. Any advice/thoughts, Jonathan? It would really make me happy if I had my kids and their partners fly in too and we all stayed in the same hotel but saw the eclipse from a pretty, natural area.
You are welcome to fly in and stay with us if you like. You might like what you see and not want to leave.
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From: Loveland, CO
Originally Posted by Kyras' timestamp='1472015210' post='24046323
I really want to see this full bore. Oregon Idaho Wyoming? I'm thinking Idaho after a flight on Southwest in to Boise. I haven't looked into how close Boise is to the 100% ellipse path, though. Any advice/thoughts, Jonathan? It would really make me happy if I had my kids and their partners fly in too and we all stayed in the same hotel but saw the eclipse from a pretty, natural area.
Originally Posted by Kyras' timestamp='1472015210' post='24046323
I really want to see this full bore. Oregon Idaho Wyoming? I'm thinking Idaho after a flight on Southwest in to Boise. I haven't looked into how close Boise is to the 100% ellipse path, though. Any advice/thoughts, Jonathan? It would really make me happy if I had my kids and their partners fly in too and we all stayed in the same hotel but saw the eclipse from a pretty, natural area.
You are welcome to fly in and stay with us if you like. You might like what you see and not want to leave.
I've never been to Idaho, Jonathan. Good excuse to go there. I know it's pretty and green but not much else. Where would be 2 hours north of you with the longest dark totality? Is there a town?
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From: Kuna Idaho
McCall is the town two hours North. It is also suppose to pretty dark in Weiser and that is 1 1/2 hours Northwest.