2024 solar eclipse
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Here is a website that is using model data to predict the likelihood of it being visible.
Solar eclipse 2024: What will the April 8 eclipse look like in Iowa?
Iowa will not be in the path of totality April 8, but there will be plenty to see — weather permitting.
www.kcci.com
I know this is going to surprise everyone but @ChrisMWilliams thinks the eclipse stuff is a conspiracy
I think he has a point that they should say "this particular type/level/kind of eclipse won't happen again in this specific area of viewing" rather than just "this will never happen again in our lives". There is a boy who cried wolf aspect when you reach a certain age if you're just paying attention to the headline and aren't some kind of astronomy fan.
Staying in The St. Louis area Sunday night and driving down. Heading to a random small town, Zeigler, IL (pop. 1,400). I checked their Facebook page and they have zero activity planned, which I like. If too hard to get into town I will just park on a random gravel road.
Thanks for the tips about bringing your own meal.
Thanks for the tips about bringing your own meal.
My neighbor is a pilot who owns his own plane. Maybe we can ensure we're above the clouds on Monday...
Ton of private planes flew into the small airports near Carbondale, IL the last time. It was amazing to see them all leaving after the eclipse.
It was my plan to fly in down near Carbondale but being VFR only and some other personal considerations I had to scrub.
No watch party for me. Gonna have to settle for a total eclipse of the nut.
A spaceship tug boat is pulling the moon in front of the sun. Meanwhile while everyone is distracted the world government is going to release a deadly virus
If you're referring to what he said yesterday on 2GNC I didn't take that as him thinking it's a conspiracy, moreso he thinks it's hugely overrated (unless I missed specific conspiracy talk). I've seen some places say this is once in a lifetime/won't happen again for x00 years, then see other places that say the next one will be in 2044 - which is it?
As an outsider who admits to not fully understanding how big this event is supposed to be, I tend to agree. It's crazy to me that people will fly or drive in ridiculous traffic somewhere on a Monday just to see it get dark for an hour. Especially when you consider there could be complete cloud cover (or worse) wherever you end up during the event.
Everything you guys have mentioned about bumper to bumper traffic taking hours to go a few miles, small towns full of thousands of people, restaurants booked solid/gas stations running out of gas sound like things straight out of my nightmares.
It is dark for 4 minutes if in the center of totality. And pretty ******* awesome too.
