Solar Eclipse (August 21, 2017) count down!
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Marked it on my calendar..
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So I did check the library, and they do not have the glasses. Then I checked the Thousand Oaks Optical site. And if you want to get the certified glasses, in a lesser quantity to check with Lowes Hardware. So, I did check, and they do have them at the registers for under $2.00 each. So, Lowes has them.1
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Here are the best U.S. cities within the eclipse's path of totality to watch the spectacular sky show:
Salem, Oregon
The solar eclipse starts at 9:05 a.m. PDT and totality begins at 10:17 a.m. PDT, lasting for nearly two minutes.
The city of Salem is already making plans for the big event. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry will host a viewing party at the State Fairgrounds in the city.
Life Church is offering dry RV parking on a large field at its property in West Salem for people looking for a spot to watch the eclipse.
Madras, Oregon
The solar eclipse starts at 9:06 a.m. PDT and totality begins at 10:19 a.m. PDT, lasting for about two minutes.
The 2017 Oregon Solarfest and eclipse viewing will take place in Madras. The festival, which runs from Aug. 18 through Aug. 21, will have a three-day lineup of music and entertainment.
Idaho Falls, Idaho
The solar eclipse starts at 10:15 a.m. MDT and totality begins at 11:33 a.m. MDT, lasting for just under two minutes.
The city of Idaho Falls is planning to host many guests in the region for the celestial phenomenon. According to NASA, the city will have four designated viewing locations -- Old Butte Park, Tautphaus Park, Freeman Park and Community Park -- where there will be public restrooms, public parking and plenty of wide open space to watch the eclipse.
Jackson, Wyoming
The solar eclipse starts at 10:16 a.m. MDT and totality begins just before 11:35 a.m. MDT, lasting for a little over two minutes.
The centerline of the total eclipse will pass over the southern part of Grand Teton National Park in the Jackson Hole valley, making it one of the best places in the country to experience the astronomical event.
Steven Hawley, a former astronaut and senior manager at NASA, told ABC News he plans to travel from his home in Lawrence, Kansas, about 1,000 miles to Jackson to watch the eclipse. It will be his first time seeing a total eclipse from the ground.
In 1979, Hawley witnessed a total solar eclipse from an airplane at an altitude of 43,000 feet.
"We were flying through the [lunar] shadow. You could kind of see the shadow on the Earth's surface," Hawley told ABC News. "It's a unique perspective."
Casper, Wyoming
The solar eclipse starts at 10:22 a.m. MDT and totality begins at 11:42 a.m. MDT, lasting for a little under two-and-a-half minutes.
The 2017 Wyoming Eclipse Festival will take place in Casper, where residents, scientists, photographers and eclipse chasers from across the globe will march to the line of totality in the city on Aug. 21. The festival will also have a lineup of special activities and programs all week long.
Retired NASA astrophysicist and photographer Fred Espenak told ABC News he plans to travel from his home in Portal, Arizona, about 1,000 miles to Casper to speak at eclipse-related events and to watch the event. But if clear skies aren't in the forecast there that day, Espenak said he may travel west or east to another city along the path of totality to get the best view.
"It all boils down to what the weather is going to do," Espenak told ABC News. "Any place along that path can be clear or cloudy on eclipse day."
Lincoln, Nebraska
The solar eclipse starts at 11:37 a.m. CDT and totality begins at 1:02 p.m. CDT, lasting for a little under a minute and a half.
The city of Lincoln's Convention and Visitors Bureau is planning a range of events on Aug. 21. Haymarket Park, home of the Lincoln Saltdogs baseball team, will provide spectacular eclipse viewing points and interactive events as well as indoor and outdoor talks and presentations. As the eclipse approaches, the baseball game will enter an "eclipse delay" so fans and players can enjoy the rare event.
Jefferson City, Missouri
The solar eclipse starts at 11:46 a.m. CDT and totality begins at 1:13 p.m. CDT, lasting for roughly two-and-a-half minutes.
Beginning Aug. 19, Jefferson will host a three-day celebration of art, astronomy and live entertainment as well as a viewing of the Aug. 21 eclipse on the Missouri State Capitol lawn and at various other locations around the city.
Carbondale, Illinois
NASA anticipates the total solar eclipse to last longest near Carbondale, about 100 miles southeast of St. Louis, where the sun will be completely covered for about two minutes and 40 seconds. The eclipse begins here at 11:52 a.m. CDT and totality starts at 1:20 p.m. CDT.
Paducah, Kentucky
The solar eclipse starts at 11:54 a.m. CDT and totality begins at 1:22 p.m. CDT, lasting for a little over two minutes.
Madisonville, Tennessee
The solar eclipse starts at 12:04 p.m. CDT and totality begins at 1:32 p.m. CDT, lasting for about two-and-a-half minutes.
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville will be partially in the path of totality. There, the solar eclipse starts at 11:58 a.m. CDT and totality begins at 1:27 p.m. CDT, lasting for a little under two minutes.
Nashville's Adventure Science Center will host a three-day festival packed with live music, science demonstrations, solar telescope viewing stations as well as an eclipse viewing party on Aug. 21 with a massive screen broadcasting NASA footage of the moon blocking the sun.
Clayton, Georgia
The solar eclipse starts at 1:06 p.m. EDT and totality begins at 2:35 p.m. EDT, lasting for roughly two-and-a-half minutes.
Rabun County, which encompasses Clayton, is planning various events in the region for those wanting to observe the eclipse from northeastern Georgia. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School will host a viewing party the once-in-a-lifetime event.
Columbia, South Carolina
The solar eclipse starts at 1:13 p.m. EDT and totality begins at 2:41 p.m. EDT, lasting for two-and-a-half minutes.
The city of Columbia will host the "Total Eclipse Weekend" from Aug. 18 to Aug. 21, featuring a long weekend of more than 80 eclipse-related festivals and events.
Charleston, South Carolina
Only part of Charleston will be able to see totality. There, the solar eclipse starts at 1:17 p.m. EDT and totality begins at 2:46 p.m. EDT, lasting for about a minute and a half.
Charleston's MUSC Health Stadium will host a family-friendly eclipse viewing party complete with astronomy-related activities, a science-based kids zone, local food, drinks and entertainment. The city will also provide other viewing locations and eclipse-related activities at various parks.2 -
Here are the best U.S. cities within the eclipse's path of totality to watch the spectacular sky show:
Salem, Oregon
The solar eclipse starts at 9:05 a.m. PDT and totality begins at 10:17 a.m. PDT, lasting for nearly two minutes.
The city of Salem is already making plans for the big event. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry will host a viewing party at the State Fairgrounds in the city.
Life Church is offering dry RV parking on a large field at its property in West Salem for people looking for a spot to watch the eclipse.
Madras, Oregon
The solar eclipse starts at 9:06 a.m. PDT and totality begins at 10:19 a.m. PDT, lasting for about two minutes.
The 2017 Oregon Solarfest and eclipse viewing will take place in Madras. The festival, which runs from Aug. 18 through Aug. 21, will have a three-day lineup of music and entertainment.
Idaho Falls, Idaho
The solar eclipse starts at 10:15 a.m. MDT and totality begins at 11:33 a.m. MDT, lasting for just under two minutes.
The city of Idaho Falls is planning to host many guests in the region for the celestial phenomenon. According to NASA, the city will have four designated viewing locations -- Old Butte Park, Tautphaus Park, Freeman Park and Community Park -- where there will be public restrooms, public parking and plenty of wide open space to watch the eclipse.
Jackson, Wyoming
The solar eclipse starts at 10:16 a.m. MDT and totality begins just before 11:35 a.m. MDT, lasting for a little over two minutes.
The centerline of the total eclipse will pass over the southern part of Grand Teton National Park in the Jackson Hole valley, making it one of the best places in the country to experience the astronomical event.
Steven Hawley, a former astronaut and senior manager at NASA, told ABC News he plans to travel from his home in Lawrence, Kansas, about 1,000 miles to Jackson to watch the eclipse. It will be his first time seeing a total eclipse from the ground.
In 1979, Hawley witnessed a total solar eclipse from an airplane at an altitude of 43,000 feet.
"We were flying through the [lunar] shadow. You could kind of see the shadow on the Earth's surface," Hawley told ABC News. "It's a unique perspective."
Casper, Wyoming
The solar eclipse starts at 10:22 a.m. MDT and totality begins at 11:42 a.m. MDT, lasting for a little under two-and-a-half minutes.
The 2017 Wyoming Eclipse Festival will take place in Casper, where residents, scientists, photographers and eclipse chasers from across the globe will march to the line of totality in the city on Aug. 21. The festival will also have a lineup of special activities and programs all week long.
Retired NASA astrophysicist and photographer Fred Espenak told ABC News he plans to travel from his home in Portal, Arizona, about 1,000 miles to Casper to speak at eclipse-related events and to watch the event. But if clear skies aren't in the forecast there that day, Espenak said he may travel west or east to another city along the path of totality to get the best view.
"It all boils down to what the weather is going to do," Espenak told ABC News. "Any place along that path can be clear or cloudy on eclipse day."
Lincoln, Nebraska
The solar eclipse starts at 11:37 a.m. CDT and totality begins at 1:02 p.m. CDT, lasting for a little under a minute and a half.
The city of Lincoln's Convention and Visitors Bureau is planning a range of events on Aug. 21. Haymarket Park, home of the Lincoln Saltdogs baseball team, will provide spectacular eclipse viewing points and interactive events as well as indoor and outdoor talks and presentations. As the eclipse approaches, the baseball game will enter an "eclipse delay" so fans and players can enjoy the rare event.
Jefferson City, Missouri
The solar eclipse starts at 11:46 a.m. CDT and totality begins at 1:13 p.m. CDT, lasting for roughly two-and-a-half minutes.
Beginning Aug. 19, Jefferson will host a three-day celebration of art, astronomy and live entertainment as well as a viewing of the Aug. 21 eclipse on the Missouri State Capitol lawn and at various other locations around the city.
Carbondale, Illinois
NASA anticipates the total solar eclipse to last longest near Carbondale, about 100 miles southeast of St. Louis, where the sun will be completely covered for about two minutes and 40 seconds. The eclipse begins here at 11:52 a.m. CDT and totality starts at 1:20 p.m. CDT.
Paducah, Kentucky
The solar eclipse starts at 11:54 a.m. CDT and totality begins at 1:22 p.m. CDT, lasting for a little over two minutes.
Madisonville, Tennessee
The solar eclipse starts at 12:04 p.m. CDT and totality begins at 1:32 p.m. CDT, lasting for about two-and-a-half minutes.
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville will be partially in the path of totality. There, the solar eclipse starts at 11:58 a.m. CDT and totality begins at 1:27 p.m. CDT, lasting for a little under two minutes.
Nashville's Adventure Science Center will host a three-day festival packed with live music, science demonstrations, solar telescope viewing stations as well as an eclipse viewing party on Aug. 21 with a massive screen broadcasting NASA footage of the moon blocking the sun.
Clayton, Georgia
The solar eclipse starts at 1:06 p.m. EDT and totality begins at 2:35 p.m. EDT, lasting for roughly two-and-a-half minutes.
Rabun County, which encompasses Clayton, is planning various events in the region for those wanting to observe the eclipse from northeastern Georgia. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School will host a viewing party the once-in-a-lifetime event.
Columbia, South Carolina
The solar eclipse starts at 1:13 p.m. EDT and totality begins at 2:41 p.m. EDT, lasting for two-and-a-half minutes.
The city of Columbia will host the "Total Eclipse Weekend" from Aug. 18 to Aug. 21, featuring a long weekend of more than 80 eclipse-related festivals and events.
Charleston, South Carolina
Only part of Charleston will be able to see totality. There, the solar eclipse starts at 1:17 p.m. EDT and totality begins at 2:46 p.m. EDT, lasting for about a minute and a half.
Charleston's MUSC Health Stadium will host a family-friendly eclipse viewing party complete with astronomy-related activities, a science-based kids zone, local food, drinks and entertainment. The city will also provide other viewing locations and eclipse-related activities at various parks.
I am almost 4 hours from Clayton GA (south)! I have been studying this since you posted it, wondering how I will get to see...
I love stuff like this, heck I let NASA message me when the space station will be close so I can watch it. I'm kinda nerdy like that!2 -
I am almost 4 hours from Clayton GA (south)! I have been studying this since you posted it, wondering how I will get to see...
I love stuff like this, heck I let NASA message me when the space station will be close so I can watch it. I'm kinda nerdy like that!
I love that area of GA, I've spent a lot of time there. I will point out that it's in the mountains and can be cloudy and rainy this time of year.
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I am almost 4 hours from Clayton GA (south)! I have been studying this since you posted it, wondering how I will get to see...
I love stuff like this, heck I let NASA message me when the space station will be close so I can watch it. I'm kinda nerdy like that!
I love that area of GA, I've spent a lot of time there. I will point out that it's in the mountains and can be cloudy and rainy this time of year.
You both should just come stay with me, we will be about 20 minutes away from a prime spot!0 -
http://www.eclipse2017.org/2017/in_the_path.htm
My understanding is that where I live the duration of the eclipse will be 2 min 34 sec.
My town has events planned and is expecting a lot of visitors.0 -
browneyedgirl749 wrote: »How to Tell if Your Eclipse Glasses Are Unsafe (and What To Do About It)
https://www.space.com/37698-solar-eclipse-glasses-safety-check.html
My office has our own resident Sheldon Cooper. He told me if the glasses have the ISO symbol, they are good.
The point is that some companies are making fake glasses with fake ISO symbols.1 -
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Glasses. $1.98 each.
Lowes Hardware, from the register area.
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For the upcoming "Great American Eclipse," the data show the best chance for clear skies is near Madras, Mitchell, and Ontario, Oregon; Idaho Falls, Idaho; and then around Riverton, Wyoming, where less than 20 percent of the sky will by obscured if past trends continue.
Moving east, late August cloud cover generally increases, rising to an average of nearly 70 percent in Nashville, more than 80 percent across the Smoky Mountains and dropping back to the 70 percent range for Charleston, South Carolina.
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browneyedgirl749 wrote: »How to Tell if Your Eclipse Glasses Are Unsafe (and What To Do About It)
https://www.space.com/37698-solar-eclipse-glasses-safety-check.html
My office has our own resident Sheldon Cooper. He told me if the glasses have the ISO symbol, they are good.
The point is that some companies are making fake glasses with fake ISO symbols.
He would make sure he didn't get the fake ones. He's really into this stuff.0 -
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MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »Anyone going to just stare right at it? I'm going to stare right at it
I am. Can't wait to laugh at everyone wearing sunglasses while it's dark too.3 -
Caporegiem wrote: »MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »Anyone going to just stare right at it? I'm going to stare right at it
I am. Can't wait to laugh at everyone wearing sunglasses while it's dark too.
Looking at it without glasses is only ok if you are in a total cover zone, and only during the time of total cover. This is from my resident Sheldon... he's super smart and I believe him.0 -
browneyedgirl749 wrote: »Caporegiem wrote: »MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »Anyone going to just stare right at it? I'm going to stare right at it
I am. Can't wait to laugh at everyone wearing sunglasses while it's dark too.
Looking at it without glasses is only ok if you are in a total cover zone, and only during the time of total cover. This is from my resident Sheldon... he's super smart and I believe him.
Sorry what was that? I was out practicing for the eclipse.
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MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »Anyone going to just stare right at it? I'm going to stare right at it
So gangsta1 -
Relevant:
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Caporegiem wrote: »browneyedgirl749 wrote: »Caporegiem wrote: »MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »Anyone going to just stare right at it? I'm going to stare right at it
I am. Can't wait to laugh at everyone wearing sunglasses while it's dark too.
Looking at it without glasses is only ok if you are in a total cover zone, and only during the time of total cover. This is from my resident Sheldon... he's super smart and I believe him.
Sorry what was that? I was out practicing for the eclipse.
cheaper than laser eye surgery huh? 0 -
MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »browneyedgirl749 wrote: »Caporegiem wrote: »MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »Anyone going to just stare right at it? I'm going to stare right at it
I am. Can't wait to laugh at everyone wearing sunglasses while it's dark too.
Looking at it without glasses is only ok if you are in a total cover zone, and only during the time of total cover. This is from my resident Sheldon... he's super smart and I believe him.
Do you hear a laugh track after every time he talks?
Unfortunately, no. Although some of the *kitten* he says is *kitten* hilarious!!0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_exegtInbw
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