Eclipse 2017!

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  1. janedee

    janedee Is a craft project ever really finished?

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    It would have been great to see the Northern Lights last night but it was way too smoky around here from all the forest fires.
     
  2. jk703

    jk703 CEO of Anything and Everything, Everywhere

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    Sounds so cool! I'm closer to the 80% line... so, with no clouds, hoping we get to see something!
     
  3. Scrapping with Liz

    Scrapping with Liz Crafts for days.

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    Yay! I actually just looked what our town has planned last night. They are having a block party down town! I had no idea. I'm not sure we'll check it out...it might be too crazy with 7 kids and the thousands of extra people they are expecting.

    I think for those of you who are in the partial path it will still be cool. I vaguely remember seeing one as a kid, but I'm pretty sure it was a partial eclipse.

    I was just doing a little research and the last time we've had a total eclipse in the US was in 1918 & it was on a similar path as this one. There was one visible in Hawaii and Mexico in 1991...maybe that's what I remember seeing, just part of it.
     
  4. Sunberry2

    Sunberry2 Full of secret tidbits

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    I had no idea that they were trying to make a movie too. That'd be pretty cool to see. My uncle is part of an astronomy club where he lives so he may already know about it, but I'll mention it to him!
     
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  5. londoncuppa

    londoncuppa I like rain, England ... and big words

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    I remember one when I was about 11 (showing my age now). Isn't nature completely fascinating?
     
  6. LeeAndra

    LeeAndra A total Betty.

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    We're 5+ hours from totality so y'all tell me how cool it is, okay? :)
     
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  7. scrappyjedi

    scrappyjedi Patience you must have, my young padawan

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    My hometown (White House, TN) is right in the path of totality, so I'll be hanging out with my parents to watch! And Darren will be on an away rotation at a nearby hospital (instead of in school all the way down in Mobile), so we might actually get to see it together!
     
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  8. djp332

    djp332 She sells seashells down by the seashore

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    After ordering 5 pairs of glasses from Amazon, I found out that most libraries in the US will be giving them out for free. You all might want to check with your local library to see if this is true.
     
  9. amien1

    amien1 I do enjoy a good exclamation point!

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    We're in that 80% zone. I don't think we'll go anywhere- especially since Oregon & Idaho are predicting the worst traffic in the history of traffic- so... that's a no! We'll still watch from home I imagine!
     
  10. bbymks5

    bbymks5 Where oh where can it be?!?

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    I'm so jealous!!! I would love to see this in person!! The coolest space related thing I've seen is Haley's Comment LOL
     
  11. Iowan

    Iowan Is this heaven? No, it's Iowa

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    Unbelievably we had scheduled a vacation in the Midwest at that time, way before the eclipse became "big news". My friend has purchased the special glasses and scheduled a trip to a local winery right along the path. I would love to see a kit too. Now I need to read up on "eclipse photography."
     
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  12. lmccandless

    lmccandless The Force is strong with this one. Boss of the Applesauce

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    We are at the southern edge of the eclipse zone. I think it's estimated to be about 40 seconds where I live, but DH and I had already decided to take the kiddos out of school and drive about an hour to be in the path of totality. Very exciting!!
     
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  13. ashleywb

    ashleywb Sand in my toes

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    I'm really excited about this one. We are not in the path of totality - but really close - in the .9 magnitude range. I'm trying to decide if we should try to drive about 2 hours north to get the full experience. Just not sure what to expect - whether everyone else in Atlanta will be on the road as well??
     
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  14. mrs2a50

    mrs2a50 Pretty much the best.ever.

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    We are close to the totality, but won't drive for it. I cannot imagine the traffic that will be happening! I think we'll be close enough to get a great experience though. Thanks for posting this Liz!
     
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