Rumor Total Solar Eclipse of the Heart

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BG should be weighing in on this (except he's on his way to Germany at the moment) but the wine country of Yamhill County is considered the optimal location to view the eclipse. Many if not most wineries have offered camping facilities and other amenities and are virtually sold out already. Those guys are making some serious bank on this.
 
I mean I'll just go to my parents house and maybe drive down on that morning, pull over and take a video of me when the eclispe happens. Don't give a shit about anything else tbh
 
I mean I'll just go to my parents house and maybe drive down on that morning, pull over and take a video of me when the eclispe happens. Don't give a shit about anything else tbh

I plan on staying out at my parents house while putting my apartment up for rent at a STEEP price, last minute. Hoping to get a big payday out of it.
 
Looks like you'd need to head to Salem to get in the path of the total eclipse.

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Of course, I figure the sky will be only about 15% darker than it's been for the past 3 months under these fricking rain clouds, so what's the big deal?
 
Madras is capitalizing on this and the entire area has been booked up since last fall. People and astrology clubs coming from all over the world. Not many spots west of the cascades have the dark skies with clean air for optimal viewing. It's a 2 minute shadow made into a mega-tourism event. I imagine the emotional letdown afterwards will be hard for many. I am doing a 2-3 week road trip to BC and Alberta just before it so may stay away till after.
 
BG should be weighing in on this (except he's on his way to Germany at the moment) but the wine country of Yamhill County is considered the optimal location to view the eclipse. Many if not most wineries have offered camping facilities and other amenities and are virtually sold out already. Those guys are making some serious bank on this.

Yeah, around Dallas in optimum. We still live in the "premium" viewing so I plan to chill in my backyard, grilling and drinking. Several wineries are making bank by letting people camp on-site and making a huge event of it. Some are charging hundreds per person, and charging per-person rates, even if you are sharing a tent with others. It's cray cray.
 
Less than 3 weeks away. Anybody actually care?
 
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Is this for real? What's the big deal about this?
 
I'm stoked about it, mainly because my employer gave us the day off so we don't have to battle the infestation of tourists that will be taking up the roads.

I'm hoping they close my office also!
 
Aug 21st is not less than a week away.
Heh, you're right. I must just be over-excited for my upcoming camping trip (after which point it will be less than a week away). Post now corrected. Please forgive my error.
 
What the hell are you talking about , close the office for this!?!?
 
...I care enough to buy a $1 pair of viewing glasses at local eye doc so that i can go in my backyard for 90 seconds and wear them :dunno: avoiding all roads and public places like the plague until sometime after the 23rd!
 
We were heading down to Hood River that weekend for a wine dinner and could not find any lodging at all, except on air bnb for literally staying in someone's camper for $150/night or a house for $2000/nt. So, skipping the eclipse and going to spend the night in Yakima.
 
We were heading down to Hood River that weekend for a wine dinner and could not find any lodging at all, except on air bnb for literally staying in someone's camper for $150/night or a house for $2000/nt. So, skipping the eclipse and going to spend the night in Yakima.
I think @BlazerWookee lives in the path of totality. You should find out if he has space for you...
 
I'll be at Crooked River Ranch at my brother's house. It will be extremely crowded so I'm going down on the 16th and coming back on the 25th.
 
Lucky me, Charleston is the last city to get a taste.

http://today.cofc.edu/2017/06/21/nasa-solar-eclipse-broadcast/

"NASA announced on Wednesday, June 21, that it will broadcast nationwide coverage of the historic solar eclipse later this summer live from the College of Charleston.

The broadcast will be streamed on NASA TV, the NASA website, on the Stream video platform and on various public broadcasting stations across the United States beginning at 12 p.m. on Aug. 21, 2017.

The NASA broadcast will be part of the College’s eclipse viewing celebration on Rivers Green behind Addlestone Library from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. that day.

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NASA will have correspondents and scientists stationed across the nation to provide live updates of the eclipse during the telecast. The NASA “headquarters” for the national broadcast will originate from Rivers Green.

“The College is so thrilled to have NASA broadcasting from our campus during the upcoming total solar eclipse,” said College of Charleston President Glenn F. McConnell ’69. “This will be a once-in-a-lifetime event that our students, faculty, and staff will remember for the rest of their lives. To be able to share this moment with NASA specialists not only adds to the significance of the occasion, but deeply enriches the student experience we provide at the College.”

https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/south-carolina/

"After traversing the United States from Oregon in just 94 minutes, the Great American Eclipse of 2017 leaves the United States at South Carolina.

After leaving the eastern coast, the Moon's shadow passes over most of the Atlantic before ending at sunset near Africa. But no other land mass, island or continent, is again touched by totality. The path of the total solar eclipse lies exclusively within the United States."

'Murica!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
So you guys are for real with this shit? The sun goes behind the moon or the other way around and you can't even look at it and you are spending time talking about it?
 

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