Will you be eclipsing on Monday?

I don't have the glasses needed, so no.

I'd have to travel across the ocean, so no for me as well.

R1, are you in NYC? If so, I just picked up my glasses from the library here in my neighborhood. I stopped by thinking they probably wouldn’t have any left but they had plenty of them.

Okay, thanks, R3.

It's supposed to be cloudy in Texas, Arkansas and the midwestern states under the primary eclipse path. Only upstate NY and New England are predicted to have clear skies, so a clear view.

I remember as a kid in the early 1960s hiding under the couch so I wouldn’t go blind…Le sigh, I was such a neurotic child.

I saw the one a few yrs ago in Fl…someone lent me their welders mask to see it

Yes. I'm in the zone of totality in Vermont. We'll be on lawn chairs with edibles and glasses.

I didn't bother last year when I was only an hour or two outside the path of totality and I'm.not this year.

Two words...Dolores Claiborne

[quote]Two words...Dolores Claiborne

Two more: SIX PINS!

What time will it be in NYC?

It's going to start around 2:50 and peak at about 20 minutes later.

I'd actually booked an AirBNB in Buffalo, but they stopped allowing short term rentals, so my booking got canceled. I'm pissed.

But I have my eclipse glasses.

R6 was it worth it to see it? I really don’t see what the big deal is.

I'm with you, OP. No interest.

I saw the one a few years back. Meh. I can skip this one and wait for the next one.

Yes. I went to Tennessee last time for the total eclipse. I’ll settle for 90% this time.

I wish. I'm in California. If I were in the path, I'd head to my local zoo. Lots of interesting animal behavior noted during the last one.

We had a partial eclipse in 2012. The eeriest thing about it was the sudden drop in temperature.

I will!!

Take a look at this idiot. Brought to you by the same guy who said sunlight and bleach would cure Covid.

Sorry it didn't fucking blind him.

Melania detests the sun. Very bad for vampires. Poor Baron. What a fucking joke.

I'm in the path of totality, as they call it, so yes. I'm in a fairly rural area and they say that animals can get very agitated about it so I'm curious to see if that happens noticeably.

It gets dark every day.

I work in an elementary school, so yes, I’ll be outside with my toilet paper roll viewer.

I am in Vermont, my work is right on the lake with a really nice rooftop so I could join there but think I will just hang out in my backyard (4 blocks away from work) because directly behind my apartment is a very high demand viewing spot and I don't want people wandering into my yard.

Frankly, having now seen people renting their extra bedrooms and back yards for 500-1000 bucks and 200 for parking I am pretty pissed off at myself for not thinking of it myself.

[quote]I'm not even remotely curious about this

No interest in truly spectacular natural phenomena? Are you on Team MAGA? You're MASSIVELY missing out; see below. Also, a lot of you seem to be ignorant about the fact that this is a TOTAL eclipse, meaning you can stare directly at the sun – without shades – for the entire time it's in totality.

"Partial eclipses" – including annular eclipses – are basically pointless, as is trying to watch one anywhere *but* the totality zone. Excluding Alaska & Hawaii, the US has only had two total solar eclipses in the past CENTURY that were viewable in more than one or two states: 1925 & 2017. Quite a few states have literally never had a total solar eclipse, at least since they began recording them circa 1900: Texas may be over 1,000 miles wide, but it's never previously had one. (OTOH it's the state likely the most clusterfucked with eclipse traffic this weekend.) California & New York have only had one each, but California's was technically over a century ago (1923).

Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia & D.C. have all had zero. Yes, I know they're mostly red states, but my point is that this is a truly rare occurrence – one that won't happen again anywhere in the U.S. until 2044.

A lack of curiosity about the world – particularly science – is textbook ignorant-redneck-Republican bullshit. I expect better from DLers. You WILL be missing out if you haven't seen a 100% solar eclipse within the totality zone.

Finally, we've NEVER had an eclipse pass through THAT many states; the most previously was eight. This one will have 15.

In totality, you can actually SEE gravity bending light.

That's how we know Einstein was right.

Let’s all go to rescue-chick’s!

Pot luck, of course

Why is it that after any eclipse there are never any news stories about all the people who damaged their eyesight?

It will be 95% visable where I live. That's good enough for me.

Op are you even gonna look up at it during its totality without eclipse glasses?

r27, sounds great! By potluck you mean alcohol right?

Weed is legal, in Vermont, right, rescue-chick? I'm not much of a drinker.

Are you okay if I am a MAN on the LAND?

I have a meeting and doubt we’ll break to look at it.

R33 you must be a bunch of bitches.

It’s not like one can avoid an eclipse…

R32, I (regardless of the rumors) am straight so I love nothing more than a man on my land. But, sweet talking aside yes, weed is legal, huge backyard with everyone around me smoking and I have gummies. let's go 😊

Eh -- this is nothing!

Read my story "Nightfall," and let me tell you about a serious eclipse!

Didn't we used to make some kind of viewer with an empty milk carton , some small mirrors and black construction paper?

R25: My interests and/or how I spend my time should not concern you. To each, his own.

Climb down from your authoritarian hobby horse and mind your own business. While your self-righteous, ignorant ass is staring at the sun Monday, I'll be writing and mailing postcards on behalf of Democratic candidates in red states.

You are why we hate us.

They just showed a simulation on tv and I am still seeing spots. Do NOT look at the real thing on Monday.

[quote]Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia & D.C. have all had zero. Yes, I know they're mostly red states, but my point is that this is a truly rare occurrence – one that won't happen again anywhere in the U.S. until 2044.

Indiana and Ohio will in the totality path on Monday.

Are so many Red States denizens willing to follow Trump's path to self-inflicted blindness as their dumbass fucwit cult leader instructed them by example in pic linked above?

I can only imagine the number of MAGAT's burned out foveal pits presenting at Red states ERs tomorrow as these Cletuses do not understand why their eyes hurt so much because Trump did it, too!!! And then they'll happily become "socialist," a definition they never understood or bothered to find out because they'll get SSI for the blind (more $) as well as free, life-long medical care and Food Stamps. They will also simultaneously mourn the inevitable death of the 99 Cent Store.

Because Donald did! And then, blind Cletus will become an especially protected ad untamed social class

I'm no where near this sight and furious. I am taking this missed opportunity as a personal slight!

R43 would like to speak to the manager of the eclipse.

I say that with love.

Yes. Motherfucker. My astrological rights are being violated.

😲 astronomical dammit.

jesus, I wonder if we're going to be able to get numbers for how many people show up for this in my town. They're shutting down major roads and shuttling people on buses. People are already trickling in and it sounds like many plan on showing up tomorrow night. You literally couldn't pay me enough to try to get around Monday.

I'll go outside to see how creepy it is (or if it's any different than nighttime). Not going to get glasses to look at it.

R37, I love that story of Asimov's. He expanded it into a book later.

I car camped in bum fuck central Oregon for the one in 2017, and for me it was well worth it. Such an amazing phenomenon of nature. To feel the air grow instantly cool, to hear the birds stop chirping to watch the stars come out in the middle of the day - everything about it was just wild. I'd go to witness it again in a heart beat, but I teach and we've already missed 4 Mondays this school year, and I'm over 2000 miles from the nearest zone of totality, so it's just not going to happen.

I’m getting a colonoscopy.

I'm in a 99% area which is close enough for me. I have a meeting until 1:30, so I've blocked time on my calendar to go outside and check it out afterwards. I've seen people say that 99% is like buying a ticket to the Super Bowl, but then watching it from the parking lot, but not dealing with the crowds and traffic it worth it.

Though they're predicting clouds here, so it may not be good viewing anyway.

Maybe. I am in the path of totality, but our weather forecast may not cooperate.

Full Moon at r51!

NASA released a warning not to take photos of the eclipse with your phone, it might overheat your optics.

My evangelical neighbors' pastor said it could be The Rapture.

If it is the rapture, we'll all be meeting at my house after right?

sigh, that was me.

No.

[quote] While your self-righteous, ignorant ass is staring at the sun Monday, I'll be writing and mailing postcards on behalf of Democratic candidates in red states.

Speaking of self-righteous…

I live in the "path of totality." For the eclipse, I have arranged for my masseur to come over and give me a massage during the eclipse. I will open the bedroom curtains and experience the blocking of the sun as my ass is being rubbed with oil.

We're at 98% but it's going to rain anyway, it will still get very dark.

What did Nosferatu say about the eclipse?

I bought glasses to watch the 92 percent coverage here.

I bet my cat will think semi-darkness means early dinnertime.

95% coverage where I am. I'll be WFH so likely will make the most out of it, with my ISO certified glasses. I'd like to be outside so I can listen to and observe nature as well.

Popping a weed gummy sounds like a good idea!

We need to stand still and take stock more often. If we don't do it for such a rare event, then we have no sentimentality or appreciation for the world around us. And that would make me sad.

hahaha I was talking with friends /former neighbors today and said something about the eclipse. response : o, We have a cooler of alcohol and are heading to your backyard. did we not mention that?

So, I guess I will be day drinking and hosting people. Who knew?

[quote]Let’s all go to rescue-chick’s! Pot luck, of course

I'll bring the Shigella based nutloaf!

🎵 Now you can eclipse it!

I'm in the 90% path. Willi it even get dark even just a bit? I'm guessing not? So maybe not worth it.

one of my friends is so crazy, she thinks the eclipse is gonna change her life. Astrology and all that BS...

That sounds like fun, r66/r-c! Do a live post or two for us.

I posted in another thread, but I went all out and flew to Dallas. I will be on Cedar Springs Road at Woody's or JR's. It is supposed to be somewhat cloudy, but I should still be able to see it for the most part.

I'm kind of concerned about flying out Tuesday, as there are going to be several days of thunderstorms from Monday-Wednesday.

I'm just outside the totality area so I'll sit on the patio and enjoy what ethereal beauty I get. I experienced the total eclipse of 1984 (had the glasses) so I won't be disappointed that I can't fully experience this one.

They're coming...

Why are there only ever videos and pictures of a blackened sun and not the effects that R50 describes? That's what I want to experience, not just the black sun. There are zillions of videos of the latter.

I'm in totality so I'm seeing a lot of panic buying at the grocery store. I walked out of Kroger this afternoon without buying anything because the lines were so long.

Well at the Senior Center Brunch today Inez Perkins told us all to stay inside during the event! She was on a website and apparently there is a is a concern that during the eclipse that all the crossdressers and trannies will attempt a coup in certain cities . I am paying my colored household staff time and half tomorrow to stay with me inside the house and sing hymns during the the time with me! I am making some baked snacks tonight for us to munch on using the left over Easter candy! I am feeling a sense of impending doom, I have stocked up on essentials such as Ensure and Depends just to be on the safe side. I filled the tank on my Torino and put foil on my house windows from the inside, Inez said this will deflect both the Jew lasers and Trannie lasers if there is a coordinated attack !

I told you bitches weeks ago to stock up on groceries, but does anyone listen?

💯 totality here. Hot damn!

R77 LMAO!😂

We can't be sure what all the effects will be on animal behavior. Be vigilant.

I dunno. This may be prudent, but I mistrust her motives.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency on Friday ahead of the solar eclipse, according to a news release.

Sanders said in the release that she released funds from the Response and Recovery Fund to help commercial carriers transport essentials to customers in the state during the eclipse.

The essential items listed in the order include groceries, pharmacy items, medical equipment, goods, commodities, fuel, poultry, livestock and feed.

The release said the decision was made out of caution due to the expected increase of visitors to Arkansas “potentially causing hardships.”

“We want to make sure Arkansans and all visitors have an enjoyable experience and come back again and again,” Sanders said in a statement.

The order will allocate $100,000 from the fund to address program and administrative costs and will be managed by the director of the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management..

The state emergency will remain in effect until April 10.

R75, if you search "2017 solar eclipse in real time" on YouTube, there are several videos from places along the path of totality. This one is probably the "quietest" in the sense that it's just one guy, alone -- no crowd/group of people cheering & yelling.

[quote]This may be prudent, but I mistrust her motives.

She's not the only one.

R83 Thanks, that was good. and he was adorable but I don't know why he had to film right next to that iron windmill making so much racket. I did finally hear the crickets though.

Usually go to the gym between 2 and 4 , I may go in the morning. Trixie my Siamese has been more clinging over the last 48 hours and literally at my side 24/7 now only taking small breaks to eat and use her litter box . I would prefer to be home if an apocalyptic event occurs .

I heard you can position your phone or tablet to take a panoramic video using the front facing camera , I also already have a RING camera in my back yard that I will update the motion detection duration intervals to be more frequent to see if I can capture a timeline video

JR’s now

Hell no.

The epitome of hetero Boomer. Are they all going to stare at the sky for 12 seconds and sing "Imagine"?

When hetero Boomers have too much time and money on their hands.

[quote] I can skip this one and wait for the next one.

Which will be in 20 years, presuming you’re in the U.S.

I remember the one from March 1970 when I was 8 years old. I believe coverage was about 95% in NY. It was a worthy event to experience once. Not sure I really need to see another one.

Mehhh

R91 before this thread, were you even aware of it happening tomorrow?

R75: In 2017, this guy & his pals went to Wyoming to view the eclipse, because in Wyoming (unlike other places along the path of totality), they'd be able to get a glimpse of the International Space Station whizzing by in its orbit. It's pretty friggin' amazing.

Yes, it's forecast to be clear in northern New England.

[quote]It’s not like one can avoid an eclipse…

Very easily done where i live, out of the path of visibility, and about 10 minutes past sunset.

I'm in the path of totality. But like others have said, the weather may be iffy here. It's supposed to be partly/mostly cloudy. I've been monitoring the National Weather Service's forecasts for the past few days. We were planning to drive about a hundred miles to the south were we have some family that are going to be basically on the center line. But the weather will be even worse there. So instead we're going to head about a hundred miles to the northeast where it's supposed to be mostly sunny. Knowing my luck, we'll end up in a cloudy area anyway and it'll turn out that there were clear skies at home.

Some last minute advice before the big day:

Sometimes, Dolores… sometimes you have to be a high-riding bitch to survive… Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman has to hang on to.

I’ll be in WMass for it…a friend is so nervous “she has to be home” when it’s happening. I think she’s starting to lean QAnon. Jeez.

I’ll probably go down to the river and lay on the bank.

it's gonna be partly cloudy in NYC. Probably wont see nothing

^^ I probably will not see anything.

SIX pins, r97!

R82 Such an emergency! 🚨 🤡

I was invited to a friend’s house out in rural Ohio for a cookout/eclipse viewing. He’s in the path of totality and only 45 minutes away so I think I may head out there.

It would be nice just to visit with people I haven’t seen much of in the past few years, watch the eclipse and have some burgers and home brew.

I’m more interested in Eclipse babies - infants born during the eclipse as well as those conceived during the eclipse.

The Sunless Baby Panic will be entertaining. “Born with non-webbed toes! Heretics!”

I hope someone on the ground is paying attention while the nation's attention is riveted on the skies for two hours. What could go wrong?

Oops, wrong button.

It's all cloudy down in Texas for the most part, there may be a few peaks of sun but probably not.

It was okay. I thought it would be darker in the totality.

cloudy in nyc. i didn't see shit. I didn't use glasses either.

Last time I didn’t care but ended up outside to watch with coworkers. This time, I didn’t care again but ended outside watching with coworkers. Next time I’ll accept that’s is a harmless, slightly cool, thing to witness.

I thought it was neat, r197. But I DID expect it to be darker, too. I could see Neptune when the sun was totally eclipsed.

All of the roosters around here started crowing, too. That was funny.

I ended up in an old country park because the traffic out in east bumfuck was so bad, I couldn’t make it to the cookout before totality.

So I pulled off the road at a little park with about ten people and we all watched.

As I was driving, I saw employees from the various feed mills, quarries and the like all sitting out in their parking lots, holding their eclipse glasses up and looking at the sky. That was neat to see.

I’d like to learn if anyone had a religious experience.

Why a religious one, R111? Astronomy has nothing to do with the phony nonsense of religion.

It was fascinating to watch,the next one we’ll all be in Trump death camps- vote Biden/Harris

Was in the path of totality and, fortunately, the weather cooperated. It was a pretty neat experience.

In path of totality. Honestly, it gets darker right before a summer afternoon thunderstorm. But, the silence was eerie. The birds stopped chirping and everything was silent. Then, at the moment of totality, a huge cheer went up, fireworks were set off, and dogs went crazy.

My friend and I are into solar system stuff. I sent him a text around 12 pm today asking where he would be observing the eclipse. He said he planned to just watch it online. This really pissed me off as he has become extremely lazy lately. I texted back “sucks to be u”. He replies “asshole”. I have now blocked him on my phone. Stupid bastard.

gee, I wonder what happens to the poor animals in the zoos or nature who look up at the eclipse? They go blind?

Agree, r114. The forecast was partially cloudy today, so I wasn’t sure if we would get a good view. But the weather was beautiful! One big cloud was off to the side, but it wasn’t close enough to really notice and moved away as the eclipse started.

Now, traffic on this backroad is at a literal standstill, the sheriff is out directing traffic and the nearest city news crew is out on the corner, reporting on the traffic jam.

I’m sitting in the park still, drinking a Diet Coke and eating my snacks. Alone, but content.

Such a disappointing experience

I didn't start paying attention to the eclipse until yesterday, but I thought it was much cooler than I expected. I kinda got emotional during it. I didn't expect it to get so dark and I could see Venus in the sky. It was so cool at how fast it got dark and then light when totality was over.

I can only imagine what prehistoric man must have thought when it happened.

It was not my intention to watch it. I'd already been bored this morning by the total news coverage, so I laid down for a nap. I suddenly awoke in darkness (clock said 12:40); the view from my bathroom window looked as though it was nighttime. "Oh, shit!" I thought. "It must be in totality." So I threw on my clothes and went outside. Just as I reached the front porch, totality was breaking. The strip of sunlight appearing on the front sidewalk just out from under the canopy was a weird color, and had little streaks radiating through it. When I came out from under the porch canopy, it was already impossible to look up directly at it. My brother was standing out by the driveway, watching it with sunglasses on. They weren't the special sunglasses, and it was over, so I made him come inside.

I sat in the living room, watching the sunlight return, and ate an orange.

[quote]As I was driving, I saw employees from the various feed mills, quarries and the like all sitting out in their parking lots, holding their eclipse glasses up and looking at the sky. That was neat to see.

I was in the industrial area of our town about an hour before the peak and there were a lot of guys at the tire plant sitting in lawn chairs. The best setup was a guy parked in a field who had a whole sofa in the bed of his pickup.

[quote] I can only imagine what prehistoric man must have thought when it happened.

They thought, “Oh, it’s night.” Then, “No, it’s not,” and they returned to flinging their poo. It’s silly to think it was anything other than that.

Are we from the same area, R115? Because the same thing happened in my neighborhood, including the fireworks at the nearby lake.

We were supposed to be 85% but I didn't notice it even getting a little darker.

I was in the 99% area and it was not dark

Well, here in western West Virginia, it was about 98% total...its amazing as the sun was ALMOST blocked yet it was as bright outside as normal...Geez, the power of the sun is awesome

I had the glasses in 99% blockage Ohio, but felt the real show was the eerie, otherworldly lighting of the surroundings cast by the conjunction. I cast the glasses aside and danced in it.

I was outside of the view of the total eclipse but I got a good look and I feel accomplished. Satisfied. thrilled!

Kinda cloudy here, but there were enough breaks that we got to see the 90% coverage. I'd have loved to be in the totality path.

Next one is in 2026 in Iceland. See everyone there.

Homeland Security has hijacked the eclipse.

[quote]Known conspiracy theorist Alex Jones posted a nearly eight-minute long video on X, formerly Twitter, which claimed that the eclipse is a sign from God and that the Department of Homeland Security is preparing to "hijack" the so-called "biblical event." It gives no reason for why Homeland Security would do that.

[quote]According to the clip, which was also posted on his widely discredited website, InfoWars, the eclipse will pass over "eight U.S. cities named Nineveh." However, only two of the eight places named Nineveh in the U.S, namely Nivenah, Indiana, and Nineveh, Ohio, will experience the total solar eclipse on April 8.

[quote]Homeland Security has hijacked the eclipse.

Moonbase Alpha...massive nuclear explosion...moon torn from Earth orbit, hurled into outer space!

This eclipse, whose coming was foretold, could still be a harbinger of some important event.

A revival of " Follies," R133?

The coming of ALL eclipses are foretold. For a hundred years or more, scientists have known exactly when the moon will cross in front of the sun and where and can name the dates times and locations. No surprises here, and no omens. (Only a small percentage of the earth ever experiences an eclipse in a single event, and a single location will only experience a total eclipse every 300 years or so, but there is a total eclipse somewhere on the planet every 18 months). Don't expect Marjorie Taylor Greene to know or understand that however.

Jewish space lasers blocked out the sun!

“I can only imagine what prehistoric man must have thought when it happened.”

Someone should ask Joan Collins.

Was in Dallas and the clouds thinned out where I was like 10 minutes before. It ended up being perfect.

It did get darker, but not like night. More like dusk.

The birds were noticeably ... irked? (not sure what word to use).

On May 29, 1919, Einstein’s four-year-old Theory of General Relativity was put to its first test during a total solar eclipse. By measuring how the images of stars shift when the sun is close-by, and with a lot of care, you might be able to repeat this famous test from nearly 100 years ago.

What is General Relativity?

Einstein’s theory proposes that gravity is not an actual force, but is instead a geometric distortion of spacetime not predicted by ordinary Newtonian physics. The more mass you have to produce the gravity in a body, the more distortion you get. This distortion changes the trajectories of objects moving through space, and even the paths of light rays, as they passes close-by the massive body. Even so, this effect is very feeble for an object as massive as our own sun, so it takes enormous care to even detect that it is occurring!

General Relativity predicts how much of this bending of light you should see given the mass of the object.

I was in a 99% area. I went outside my apartment building and sat on a large landscape rock to watch it. Was surprised I didn't see anybody else watching but some joined me as things got closer to totality. The building's auto-security lights came on as it did get a bit darker, and the temperature definitely got cooler. Didn't notice a big change in bird behavior.

I saw a lot of people on Twitter commenting about the contrails that were more visible, insisting that they were chemtrails from the government.

r137...

I saw one in I think 1969.

R142 To be fair, it is the same moon and sun.

I flew out to my brother in upstate NY and we drove up to near Glens Falls where it was perfectly clear and in the path of totality. We drove into the middle of this field where no one else was, smoked some weed, and blasted Ravel from the car which ended up feeling deeply cinematic. I'd never seen a total eclipse before and I wasn't prepared for how emotional I would get. Both my brother and I cried and even grabbed hands like a couple of proper Marys. I was genuinely overcome with awe and felt a great universal oneness (words I've never before spoken).

So yeah, I guess I'd say it was a religious experience for me—or at least the closest I've ever come to one.