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Solar Eclipse
zumbaforever
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Greetings,
So that everyone is aware, on Monday August 21st, 2017, there is going to be a total solar eclipse and Casper is expecting one hundred plus thousand (100,000+) people visiting and watching the eclipse. The path of the totality full eclipse will be directly over Casper which has been reported on the internet. Due to the expected high volume of visitors to Casper, the Sheriff has ordered that NO LEAVE, EITHER COMP OR VACATIONS will be allowed for either the civilian staff or the sworn staff from Wednesday August 16th, 2017 through Tuesday August 22nd, 2017. Please schedule your vacations with your families accordingly. Any questions, please contact me, Lt Bush or Lt Nichols. Thanks
This is what is reported for Wyoming on the internet;
WYOMING
Unfortunately, our first National Park lies just outside the edge of totality! Without question, this wonderful, exhilarating landscape would have provided the perfect spot for viewing nature's most awesome spectacle, if only the moon had been positioned a little differently. However, Yellowstone's loss is Grand Teton's gain; the boundary separating those two great parks is just about coincident with the Northern limit of the path! This makes the southern part of Grand Teton National Park one of the best places in the entire country to position yourself to view this event! On the centerline, the Park will experience 2m20s of totality at about 11:35am. Weather permitting, for folks who want to experience nature while being overwhelmed by nature, this may just be "The Place To Be"....
Moving onward, the shadow blesses Pavillion (at 11:38), and Shoshoni and Riverton (at 11:39) with 2m 23s of the great show, before landing squarely on the city of Casper. The centerline passes right over the intersection of highway 220 and S. Poplar Street at 11:42:34am, and gives viewers there 2m26s of totality!
Douglas, Glendo, Thermopolis, Lusk and Torrington round out the list of larger towns that experience totality. Note that if you're in Wheatland, you're right on the southern edge of the path. You need to get north, to get as much totality as you can!
The above was sent to me from my Sheriff here in Natrona County.
Well as you can see WY is the place to be if you love a good eclipse. I have two spare bedrooms if any of you want to come see this event.
Shelley
So that everyone is aware, on Monday August 21st, 2017, there is going to be a total solar eclipse and Casper is expecting one hundred plus thousand (100,000+) people visiting and watching the eclipse. The path of the totality full eclipse will be directly over Casper which has been reported on the internet. Due to the expected high volume of visitors to Casper, the Sheriff has ordered that NO LEAVE, EITHER COMP OR VACATIONS will be allowed for either the civilian staff or the sworn staff from Wednesday August 16th, 2017 through Tuesday August 22nd, 2017. Please schedule your vacations with your families accordingly. Any questions, please contact me, Lt Bush or Lt Nichols. Thanks
This is what is reported for Wyoming on the internet;
WYOMING
Unfortunately, our first National Park lies just outside the edge of totality! Without question, this wonderful, exhilarating landscape would have provided the perfect spot for viewing nature's most awesome spectacle, if only the moon had been positioned a little differently. However, Yellowstone's loss is Grand Teton's gain; the boundary separating those two great parks is just about coincident with the Northern limit of the path! This makes the southern part of Grand Teton National Park one of the best places in the entire country to position yourself to view this event! On the centerline, the Park will experience 2m20s of totality at about 11:35am. Weather permitting, for folks who want to experience nature while being overwhelmed by nature, this may just be "The Place To Be"....
Moving onward, the shadow blesses Pavillion (at 11:38), and Shoshoni and Riverton (at 11:39) with 2m 23s of the great show, before landing squarely on the city of Casper. The centerline passes right over the intersection of highway 220 and S. Poplar Street at 11:42:34am, and gives viewers there 2m26s of totality!
Douglas, Glendo, Thermopolis, Lusk and Torrington round out the list of larger towns that experience totality. Note that if you're in Wheatland, you're right on the southern edge of the path. You need to get north, to get as much totality as you can!
The above was sent to me from my Sheriff here in Natrona County.
Well as you can see WY is the place to be if you love a good eclipse. I have two spare bedrooms if any of you want to come see this event.
Shelley
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Shelley...August 2017??? Next year August?
Chris0 -
Yep, next year. I have known about it for several years. Funny how they can tell this so far out!0
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Ooo Ooo, Solar party at Shelley's house! yeppity-yep-yep!0
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It would be so awesome! I believe we will need some special little drinks and glasses. I wonder if the court house will be closed? We could sit outside in some nice chairs in my yard. I wonder if Cooper will be scared?
Shelley0 -
Lounge chairs are almost ready. Extra towels, check. Oh, and yes, we have an airport if you need to fly in. I know I am just dreaming, but it would be great! Movie houses with reclining chairs nearby. Mountain hiking available. 3 D television for the last two Lord of the rings movie. Tanning lotion! What else do we need?
Shelley0
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