Eclipse thread 2024

[hawing]

Apologies if I overlooked an eclipse thread elsewhere.  I'm not on the road seeking totality, but 89 percent-ish in Madison is enough for me. 

What eclipses always remind me of is this lil gem from the good old days of 2008 at brewerfan dot net, when Yovani came back from the (then) DL to pitch during that dream sequence season ending homestand: 

 

 

https://gallardo.ytmnd.com/

Good, good times. IYKYK. 😄

[homer]

I have to work from home so I am currently watching a guy in the yard next to me watch the eclipse

[LouisEly]

I think watching it on TV is better.  The TV cameras can get a close-up view and you can see the solar flares around the shadow of the moon.  All the major networks have special national coverage.

[Samurai Bucky]

I used the camera on my iPhone.  The lens flare was able to show the eclipse.

Of course, the old "pin hole" trick worked great.  Watching it on TV is very good, too.

Back to work...

[homer]

It would have been pretty cool to be here:

[MrTPlush]

Meh, I am waiting for the Wisconsin one, 2099

 

[pitchleague]

We were in Arkansas for the eclipse and it was fantastic.  Bucket list item checked off!

[homer]

 

 

[Jimbo]

Road trip from Waukesha to Brownsburg, IN.  For me, it's totality or forget it.  I've been to two now, so I'm satisfied.  The one thing left to do is the summer solstice in Alaska.

 

The above picture from Cleveland is nice.  Indy opened up the Speedway to spectators, but I passed on it because I didn't want to be in a city.  As it turns out, I ended up in the suburbs anyways.  Made small talk with a woman in my hotel who was down from the Twin Cities and she was headed for the Speedway.  And I forgot to set set my DVR to record the national/local coverage.

 

And of course the story wouldn't be complete without the drive back.  Not as bad as 2017, but I just had this curiosity so I made a side trip to West Lafayette to check out the scene.

 

[Jimbo]

13 hours ago, homer said:

 

 

Interesting, Texas and New England had clouds.  It was said that historically Texas would have the best odds of clear skies, upper Midwest in the spring not so.  Can't always go with the odds.