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The most accurate map for August 21’s total solar eclipse

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Re: The most accurate map for August 21’s total solar eclipse

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Post by Crisco »

aaroninsf wrote: post #140
Crisco wrote: post #132

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Yeah, I'm from Idaho Falls and know someone that is renting out their house for $8k a night. I tried to convince my parents that they should do the same thing with their house, but they'd rather stay in house and not worry about traffic those days. Most of the town is going to close down for a few days around the eclipse because of all the visitors.

Say, many friends and I are all converging to camp just outside Pocatello with the intention to drive up first thing that morning, either up 15, to 33, or over to Rexburg/Idaho Falls area... ...would you have any advice on where you think we might want to go (assuming we're not fighting clouds)? We could only get our campground on the night of the 20th, so don't have time to do reconnaissance as we would have wished;…

I'm not sure how busy they'll be, but the Menan Butte and the Rexburg Bench could both provide some good views. Of course the Butte is in the desert and will be pretty hot and isolated, but if you bring your own shade and are wary of snakes you should be fine. It'll be right in the center of the path (or as close as you can get eyeballing it) so you'd get about as much time possible. My grandparents live a two minute drive from the base of the Butte, so that's probably where I'll go.

Re: The most accurate map for August 21’s total solar eclipse

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Post by BatFastard »

bradleyjg wrote: post #89
BatFastard wrote: post #84

Do you get the full eclipse effect anywhere inside of the green line? Is there an advantage to being at the red line?

The closer to the red line the longer you'll get totality. But anywhere in the green lines you'll have some period of totality. The interactive map: https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/interactive... will tell you exactly when and for how long you'll get totality anywhere along the route.

Thanks! That is a much better map than original article.

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Post by jasode »

JPKab wrote: post #159
jasode wrote: post #19

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That's what I'm doing but the wildcard is we don't know what a meaningful amount of "super early" would mean since we don't have recent eclipses in the USA to use as past guides about crowd behavior. It's an unprecedented mega event since the last total eclipse to cross the USA-48 was 1918 when the horse & buggy was still prevalent. I plan to find a spot 6 hours early but my worst fear is that everybody else camped o…

Wait a minute: I thought the last full eclipse to cross the USA was in the late 70's??? Pretty sure it hasn't been since 1918. Yep, I was right: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_February_26,_...

>I thought the last full eclipse to cross the USA was in the late 70's?

Right, but that 1979 one didn't reach the major metro areas across the entire swath of USA-48. That's what people mean by comparing it to 1918[1] in terms of widespread national interest.

The eclipses of 1918, 2017, and 2024 attract extra attention because of the paths crossing numerous population centers.

[1] https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/20th-century/

Re: The most accurate map for August 21’s total solar eclipse

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Post by ytNumbers »

Merad wrote: post #164

Question for those who know more than I do about this. According to [0] the sun will be about 97% obscured at my house. Is it worth traveling for that last 3%? 0: http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017...

I'm no expert, but YES!! Drive the miles to get to 100%. There is absolutely no comparison between 99% and 100%. They're just totally different beasts.

Re: The most accurate map for August 21’s total solar eclipse

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Post by DamnYuppie »

sixQuarks wrote: post #78
DamnYuppie wrote: post #6

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I am on a project in Bend, OR and the city is booked solid for that week. The camp grounds are booked as well. Your best bet would be to rent an RV and boondock out on the BLM land around town. Yes the hotel prices are very high, but I hadn't seen any that high.

I actually have an RV and live in Portland. Where do you recommend boondocking close to Portland?

Anywhere along 20 before Millican. Or along SW George Millican HWY which is a connector between 20 and Prineville.

Re: The most accurate map for August 21’s total solar eclipse

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Post by sulam »

afterburner wrote: post #135
sulam wrote: post #125

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Err, what will? Partial? Totality cuts from Oregon to South Carolina and gets nowhere near Mexico or Maine.

He's talking about the 2024 eclipse.

Ah! Fair! I hope I get to see it. :)

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Post by sixQuarks »

DamnYuppie wrote: post #166
sixQuarks wrote: post #78

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I actually have an RV and live in Portland. Where do you recommend boondocking close to Portland?

Anywhere along 20 before Millican. Or along SW George Millican HWY which is a connector between 20 and Prineville.

thanks

Re: The most accurate map for August 21’s total solar eclipse

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Post by Florin_Andrei »

PhantomGremlin wrote: post #121
Florin_Andrei wrote: post #26

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Book it months in advance, and then the price is normal. That's what I did. I'll be in Salem.

Are you sure you still have a reservation??? There were some big news stories here in Oregon about this. People made reservations literally a year in advance, only to have the hotels cancel them once they figured out why people were booking! The only good news is some hotels may have done people a favor. Those were on the Oregon coast, in the Lincoln City and Newport areas, where, even in the middle of August, there'…

That's an excellent point. I'll call them to confirm. Thanks.
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