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An Eclipse Chaser’s Guide to Your First Eclipse

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Re: An Eclipse Chaser’s Guide to Your First Eclipse

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Post by js2 »

I think there are all of four tips in this guide. Mostly it's a profile of eclipse chasers. Tips:

1. Get to somewhere in the path of totality.

2. Get there the day before.

(There's already highway signs up near me in NC warning of traffic and I'm five hours away from the path of totality.)

3. Stay mobile if you can to be able to drive to clear skies in case of weather.

4. Don't bother with a camera; just observe as much as you can with your eyes.

I'll add a fifth. Reconfirm your reservation with your hotel. Mine called me yesterday.

Re: An Eclipse Chaser’s Guide to Your First Eclipse

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Post by dboreham »

Since we live only 3.5h drive from totality, in a low-population density area, we're planning to load up the car with water, potato chips, kids and a sat phone and set off very early on Monday morning.

When I thought to check first, in early June, there were no hotel rooms available but you could get camping sites still. Interestingly the Eclipse doesn't seem to have overloaded the airlines in this area: you can still get a reasonable price ticket to Idaho Falls on Sunday for example. But there are no rental cars left..

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Post by snuxoll »

dboreham wrote: post #5

Since we live only 3.5h drive from totality, in a low-population density area, we're planning to load up the car with water, potato chips, kids and a sat phone and set off very early on Monday morning. When I thought to check first, in early June, there were no hotel rooms available but you could get camping sites still. Interestingly the Eclipse doesn't seem to have overloaded the airlines in this area: you can stil…

I am exceptionally glad I work from home, Boise is going to be a mess come Monday.

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Post by overcast »

I was considering flying down to the Smokey Mountains to do some hiking, and eclipse seeing. But from the sound of things, it's going to be a complete madhouse. Coupled with the prices for everything, and the risk of poor weather(thunderstorms are predicted this entire week), not worth it. The eclipse in 2024 is going to be literally dead center over my house, I think I'll wait it out, and check out the mostly total eclipse this time around :)

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Post by limeblack »

overcast wrote: post #7

I was considering flying down to the Smokey Mountains to do some hiking, and eclipse seeing. But from the sound of things, it's going to be a complete madhouse. Coupled with the prices for everything, and the risk of poor weather(thunderstorms are predicted this entire week), not worth it. The eclipse in 2024 is going to be literally dead center over my house, I think I'll wait it out, and check out the mostly total…

My grand parents live there. It is mostly national forest so hoping it will be okay.

Re: An Eclipse Chaser’s Guide to Your First Eclipse

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Post by neogodless »

I would just be happy to know how (where) to get solar eclipse glasses. I had a thought a couple months ago to order them, but I brushed it aside. About two weeks ago, I started to get serious, but it was already too late. I couldn't find anything that wasn't wildly marked up on Amazon. Finally, I found a set of 4 on REI.com with estimated delivery of August 18th, and I ordered them on the 10th. They were shipped on the 15th, five days later, with an estimated delivery of August 22nd... and a day later, that estimate has been pushed back yet another day by UPS. So I'll get them, and then have to figure out how to time travel to get any use out of them.
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