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Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29833 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
So what are you doing? I am planning to leave Saturday early and drive 10 hours to Mt Shasta where I have a campground reserved. The drive about 4 hours on Sunday to Eugene. I have a friend there who is an astronomer who has offered me her living room for the night. Early Monday we will head up to Corvallis where we have some prime space reserved to watch and photograph. I have 2 DLSR with heavy tripods and solar filter. My Canon D5 will have a 300 mm lens and my Nikon P900 has a 2,000 mm lens. Anyone else going to Oregon? |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65746 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
I'm staying home, if there is any eclipse coverage on TV, then that's where I'll see it. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11361 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
I'll be there or stuck in gridlock between Portland and Salem. I'm freelancing the whole thing, spontaneous is good I hope. LOL |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22202 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Vic - that's probably the best way - you should get lots of different views and locations without having to worry about traffic, crowds, or getting caught short. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65746 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
I've got 2 fwys near My place, the 15 and the 40 in the distance, but yeah staying home is good, and recently it seems there is a shortage of glasses, and a recall of 8,000 glasses. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
William Rothamel Send message Joined: 25 Oct 06 Posts: 3756 Credit: 1,999,735 RAC: 4 |
We have a couple that are friends with my son coming in from Washington, D.C. tomorrow to stay with us for the eclipse. We also have 4 pairs of glasses and I will make a pinhole projector as well. We will get almost the full 2min, 45 sec of totality here in the Nashville TN area. I expect it to be a profound spiritual experience. Forecast does include some cloud cover though--shades of Eddington's first adventure haunts me. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65746 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
I found this on a link from the DailyKOS, Yep I'm a Kossack: http://blog.nwf.org/2017/08/camp-during-the-eclipse-to-see-some-really-wild-animal-behavior/ Powerland Heritage Park in Brooks, Oregon, is hosting a special eclipse campout at its electric railway museum. The nearby Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, is home to some 200 species of birds, including Canada geese, bald eagles, black-necked stilts and great horned owls (above). Will the owls appear and begin to hoot when day turns into night? The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29833 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Traffic looks ok for me once I leave the LA area. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
I don't feel like getting into a traffic jam to drive to and from the path of totality, so I'll be experiencing the 96% event at the Kentucky State Fairgrounds, here in Louisville. I have a nice DSLR, but won't be taking any pictures because I didn't buy one of those expensive solar filters. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29833 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
I don't feel like getting into a traffic jam to drive to and from the path of totality, so I'll be experiencing the 96% event at the Kentucky State Fairgrounds, here in Louisville. I have a nice DSLR, but won't be taking any pictures because I didn't buy one of those expensive solar filters. You mean one of these? About $26 at Amazon. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
I don't feel like getting into a traffic jam to drive to and from the path of totality, so I'll be experiencing the 96% event at the Kentucky State Fairgrounds, here in Louisville. I have a nice DSLR, but won't be taking any pictures because I didn't buy one of those expensive solar filters. Well, somebody told me the screw-in solar filter for an SLR lens would be over $100. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65746 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
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Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Have a good trip Carlos. +1 |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
I went in a photography store this afternoon, and they told me indeed a 16 stop ND filter would be a "couple hundred" dollars. They sell variable ND filters that max out at 9 stops, but they said if you really want to properly and safely photograph the whole progression of the event, you need the 16 stop filter. On the other hand, if all I want to do is to photograph the peak of coverage, then I wouldn't need a filter at all. That may be true in the 100% zone, but I'm in the 96%. The guy said that's ok. I don't want to risk damaging my DSLR's sensors, so I think I'll just use my 35mm film SLR. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Es99 Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0 |
I booked a hotel room a year ago in Corvallis, we're leaving tonight to cross the border and stay the night with family in Seattle so we can get an early start on Sunday. Maybe we'll run in to Carlos. Reality Internet Personality |
Ulrike Send message Joined: 6 Nov 11 Posts: 648 Credit: 4,844,676 RAC: 0 |
That would be grand Es. Pluto will always be a Planet to me. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65746 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
99F is the predicted high, and 72F is the predicted low for Monday August 21st 2017 in Yermo, 102F is predicted for Sunday, Saturday was 102F, a 3F degree drop, I wonder what the temp drop would be like if the eclipse came thru here... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29833 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Made it to Ashland last night. Staying with friends in Medford tonight and Corvallis monday morning. My Medford friends got us a spot on a friends farm. As for professional photo lens, yes a ND100000 is the best option. Amazon has them from $60 to over $200. Get one for next time ;-) |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65746 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Made it to Ashland last night. Staying with friends in Medford tonight and Corvallis monday morning. My Medford friends got us a spot on a friends farm. Ah yes, Medford, haven't been thru there since 1971. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Michael Watson Send message Joined: 7 Feb 08 Posts: 1384 Credit: 2,098,506 RAC: 5 |
News reports are emerging, stating that many of the eclipse-watching dark glasses being sold and distributed for free may be dangerously defective. Even those distributed by reputable organizations and appearing to have safety certification symbols on them may not protect the eyes properly. Some of these glasses have been belatedly recalled. Personally, I wouldn't, and won't take the chance of losing my eyesight. It's far safer, and simple to view the eclipse by projecting the image of the Sun onto a white, flat surface, either with a pin-hole aperture, binoculars, or telescope. |
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