Will you be watching the North American solar eclipse of April 8, 2024?

[Upper Canada Tory]

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[100% pro-life no matter what]

Where I live, I'll have about 95% obscurity.  I saw totality in 2017 and learned that that was the coolest part of the whole event (95% coverage is not 95% of the experience).  So, I'm toying with driving to Kentucky or Arkansas to see totality again if the weather looks clear.  Not sure yet.

[Crumpets]

Not in the path of totality; did that in 2017 and it was totally worth it, but I'd probably have to take a day off work for this one and I'm trying to save up PTO. I will probably head down to the Mall to get some pictures of the monuments with a crescent sun, though.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

The closest place where I could view totality is probably like Indianapolis, so nah.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

You can't watch a solar eclipse with your bear eyes you go blind


You can only look at a Lunar eclipse

[emailking]

I traveled to totality in 2017 and am undecided about traveling to totality this time. On the one hand I didn't find totality that impressive. On the other hand, this is supposed to be a better totality because it lasts twice as long and there's a lot more solar activity so the corona should look more pronounced.

[emailking]

You can't watch a solar eclipse with your bear eyes you go blind


You can only look at a Lunar eclipse

I honestly don't understand how anyone can even see anything without the eclipse glasses. I took some glances at it bare and even at 99% partial it's too bright to see anything other than a really bright light.

Maybe if it's near sunset or behind a cloud or something, but then you don't need the glasses either.

[Sirius_]

I will but I won't be traveling for it, that wouldn't be feasible for me and I've already gotten to see a total eclipse from my backyard before. I'll watch the partial eclipse.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I have a place right on Lake Erie and no, I'm not going up there for the bird's eye view.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Yep. I'll be making a day trip up to the Northeast Kingdom.

[satsuma]

I'm considering it since Waco is pretty drivable lol

[Mr. Smith]

The stupid thing can't occur except right in the middle of work, though both Austin and Waco are perfectly drivable, and I don't have the glasses for it.

So probably not.

[muon2]

I'm teaching a seminar on eclipses this semester. On Apr 3 I'm driving with a bunch of equipment to TX. If all goes according to plan I'll be streaming views and comments from somewhere west of San Antonio.

[Rand]

You can't watch a solar eclipse with your bear eyes you go blind

[emailking]

The stupid thing can't occur except right in the middle of work, though both Austin and Waco are perfectly drivable, and I don't have the glasses for it.

So probably not.

You can get a 10 pack on ebay for $15

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06ZZPRB7L/

You should consider getting them at least for the partial!

[retromike22]

Yes, and I will be in Texas with a group of Atlas posters to observe it.

[SWE]

Probably just my house. My university cancelled classes that day so I'll just be chilling

[retromike22]

Curses the weather on that day in Dallas will likely be cloudy

[100% pro-life no matter what]

One of my friends planned a day trip to Southern Indiana for it and invited a few other friends to go.  Hoping for good weather!

[FT-02 Senator A.F.E. 🇵🇸🤝🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦]

Drivin' down to Indy to see it!

[Mr. Mister]

No. I wait for the next one here in Europe.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

No you don't look at sun directly

[retromike22]

So I met up with several atlas posters (rfayette, indytexas, and memphis) in Dallas and we had a great view of the eclipse near downtown. Totally amazing!

[Progressive Pessimist]

I wanted to, but I was at the DMV.

I've seen plenty of pictures though, so I'm fine with it.