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The next eclipse here will be in 2343. *
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Posted by harb
on April 8, 2024, 14:47:19, in reply to "
Anyone have eclipse 2024 plans?
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I live about 1.5 miles from the dead center of totality path, so I am having a party in my back yard. I have 9 people coming from as far away as Seattle and Portland. These people are college friends
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Anyone have eclipse 2024 plans?
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Tooldresser
March 26, 2024, 8:22:06
Probably (slackers)*
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Phytynlini
April 10, 2024, 10:57:44
Rescinded. VIV got it.*
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Phytynlini
April 10, 2024, 10:58:36
if you are wondering what to do with your old Eclipse glasses
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Tooldresser
April 10, 2024, 9:26:20
package them with Purdue National Champions tshirts*
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bbonb
April 10, 2024, 10:13:37
So cool to see street lights, yard lights, and nighttime security lights to go on at 1:40 PM
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bbonb
April 8, 2024, 18:40:15
I remembered seeing one in college. Turns out I saw a full eclipse on my 21st birthday…
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LeatherneckIllini
April 8, 2024, 18:35:31
Wonder if we’ll see an uptick in Eclipse babies in Jan 2025?
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timmer
April 8, 2024, 16:34:01
I'm lucky enough to live within an hour of totality for both eclipses
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Blazer
April 8, 2024, 16:25:19
Heh....in 2017 totality was a short drive from ATL. In 2024, it was a short drive from PIT.
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ATL
April 8, 2024, 16:46:27
we were in the path of totality and thankfully the cloud cleared just in time for us to see the ring
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rozoben
April 8, 2024, 16:02:03
Also, managed to get the diamond ring from a camera phone.
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tvillini
April 8, 2024, 15:44:00
It went from the first picture to the second picture in less than 2 minutes.
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tvillini
April 8, 2024, 15:41:33
Cool. It was 80 or so percent here and it made only a tiny difference
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DT
April 8, 2024, 16:37:23
Much more difference as light clouds came and went over the sun*
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Potomac
April 8, 2024, 19:00:18
The percentages to describe it are such a problem
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Blazer
April 8, 2024, 16:52:10
I just tell people the difference between 99% and 100% is more than 99% vs 0% *
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meanjeans
April 8, 2024, 18:53:32
It's impossible to explain. I mocked it 7 years ago but still went to the Ozzy Osbourne bark at the
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Chuck Woodaby
April 8, 2024, 17:17:31
Yep. And most people will not believe you that the 1% is such a huge difference*
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Blazer
April 8, 2024, 17:20:05
We took a ride over to south of Greensburg, IN. About 3:30 of totality. When the first sliver of
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voiceofreason
April 8, 2024, 17:59:47
Just amazing*
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illinilosch
April 8, 2024, 15:51:14
Really cool*
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EffinIllini
April 8, 2024, 15:50:38
That's awesome*
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illini21
April 8, 2024, 15:42:40
Path of totality…
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timmer
April 8, 2024, 15:40:05
Note - the QEW in Ontario is always like that. It's amazing.*
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ATL
April 8, 2024, 15:41:16
I55 is stop and go around MM171. Just south of Festus. *
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harb
April 8, 2024, 14:51:47
Google Maps @ 3PM
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EffinIllini
April 8, 2024, 15:05:29
Can’t even get on i55 at MM99. Everything stop and go. *
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harb
April 8, 2024, 15:17:05
I57 jammed up from 24 to 64 (south of Marion to Mt. Vernon), I55 from Cape to almost STL. *
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harb
April 8, 2024, 15:00:52
Yesterday I-65 south was completely stopped just north of indy
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ISeeDeadHawkeyes
April 8, 2024, 15:05:23
Where was that?
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EffinIllini
April 8, 2024, 15:10:55
Heh, small world
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ISeeDeadHawkeyes
April 8, 2024, 15:23:14
Next weekend was supposed to be in Westfield, but I think we'll be back in Lebanon.
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EffinIllini
April 8, 2024, 15:56:01
My sister said earlier it was 3 hours from St. Louis to festus which is normally a 20 min drive*
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lcubed
April 8, 2024, 14:58:15
Took my girl to the park to see it and she didn't care one iota:
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longsnapper
April 8, 2024, 14:50:31
In her defense, that sky just looks blue and all lit up.*
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DocWalk20
April 8, 2024, 14:55:28
and there's a fantastic puddle, like, right there
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IlliniSax05
April 8, 2024, 14:59:35
and a round yellow thing over there!*
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ATL
April 8, 2024, 15:53:47
The next eclipse here will be in 2343. *
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harb
April 8, 2024, 14:47:19
Pic
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VIV
April 8, 2024, 14:37:46
Great pic. What did you take that with? *
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LovetheChief
April 8, 2024, 15:06:17
iPhone. *
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VIV
April 8, 2024, 15:54:15
holy toledo
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Nobster
April 8, 2024, 17:50:16
got this pic seconds before clouds came in. and then got a 15 min flyover from two F-35s…
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LeatherneckIllini
April 8, 2024, 14:32:44
#8TVLife has been great*
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JeffFrank
April 8, 2024, 14:21:34
lol...yea, staying inside during an rare outdoor spectacle. You go!*
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OWWDig
April 8, 2024, 14:49:17
Went on balcony for peak here*
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JeffFrank
April 8, 2024, 15:59:24
ooo
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JeffFrank
April 8, 2024, 14:25:02
I respect your commitment to the bit. *
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doubledown
April 8, 2024, 14:27:32
lol*
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CanHartlebHireSnider
April 8, 2024, 14:22:05
Bad pictures
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EffinIllini
April 8, 2024, 14:14:07
Here’s a couple….
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harb
April 8, 2024, 14:22:58
That melon could eclipse a supernova*
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JeffFrank
April 8, 2024, 14:32:38
I’m sure my melon is smaller than you sock and sandal wearing melon. *
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harb
April 8, 2024, 20:06:21
If the temp drops too much you can curl up inside a tauntaun
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RVA
April 8, 2024, 14:29:36
We were almost totally socked in with clouds. For the hour leading up, we’d get 30 seconds or so
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meanjeans
April 8, 2024, 14:13:49
"Right before totality it got really thick, thought we were screwed"
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IlliniSax05
April 8, 2024, 14:19:14
Bowchickabowbow.*
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Illiniphil
April 8, 2024, 14:21:46
Where?*
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cpsteine
April 8, 2024, 14:15:50
Austin *
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meanjeans
April 8, 2024, 14:40:58
Just passed. Very cool. *
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illiniranger
April 8, 2024, 14:06:11
Yep. We just got out of totality a few minutes ago. Very cool.
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harb
April 8, 2024, 14:09:18
Temp really dropping*
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cpsteine
April 8, 2024, 13:57:05
Okay, that was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen*
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bbonb
April 8, 2024, 13:51:56
now awaits mobility stick ordered from Amazon*
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bbonb
April 8, 2024, 13:54:20
Who knew that Amazon had a braille version.*
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ATL
April 8, 2024, 15:27:47
I love how geeked out these scientists on tv are about this. pure unadulterated nerding out*
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lcubed
April 8, 2024, 13:46:21
So CBS news is showing this, somewhere that it just reached totality, and almost everybody
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larue33
April 8, 2024, 13:40:27
Trump rally
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ATL
April 8, 2024, 14:24:16
I read that when it reaches actual totality you can look without the glasses.
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Illiniphil
April 8, 2024, 13:41:36
That must be right. I thought there was still enough UV coming through to do damage.
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larue33
April 8, 2024, 13:48:37
This is also what I read*
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EffinIllini
April 8, 2024, 13:42:51
My neighbor just gave us some glasses
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bjl63
April 8, 2024, 13:38:57
temperature dropping noticeably*
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bbonb
April 8, 2024, 13:38:25
I don't see what the big deal is
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IlliniSax05
April 8, 2024, 13:23:04
There are so few non-political monocultural events these days. *
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doubledown
April 8, 2024, 13:25:54
Ja*
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cpsteine
April 8, 2024, 14:16:12
i just wanted to post the picture of the lego set
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IlliniSax05
April 8, 2024, 13:26:36
maybe it's made by the same company but that ain't a Lego set /oldman*
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RVA
April 8, 2024, 15:20:06
It’s about 25 minutes in here. Kinda cool but kinda boring. At least I’m drinking beer on a Monday
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harb
April 8, 2024, 13:07:49
Has anyone been raptured yet? Any hints of apocalypse? *
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doubledown
April 8, 2024, 13:06:24
Are your kids coming home early or being let out of school early?
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ATL
April 8, 2024, 12:56:36
We did a special schedule today...classes are all going out to the football field to watch
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OWWDig
April 8, 2024, 13:18:29
that's surprising to me. I figured schools wouldn't want to open themselves to potential liability
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IlliniSax05
April 8, 2024, 13:21:12
my daughter's students need a signed permission slip to go outside to view it*
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Orangeillini
April 8, 2024, 13:21:59
All the Catholic schools are pretending it doesn't exist*
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longsnapper
April 8, 2024, 13:19:59
*throws directionless haymaker*
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Illiniphil
April 8, 2024, 13:28:16
It was a Copernicus/Galileo joke. If you know any 500 year old Catholics, tell them I'm sorry*
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longsnapper
April 8, 2024, 13:32:33
That's a deep pull.....I'll allow it, even though I missed it.*
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Illiniphil
April 8, 2024, 13:37:21
Biden? *
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ghost_of_clt
April 8, 2024, 13:35:40
A+*
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ATL
April 8, 2024, 14:23:09
Got 'im!!! HA!*
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longsnapper
April 8, 2024, 13:36:47
A number of area schools are closed today. Don't want buses on the roads with post-eclipse traffic
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EffinIllini
April 8, 2024, 13:05:34
Already reports of i57 heavy traffic and slow downs. *
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harb
April 8, 2024, 13:08:38
I57 has looked to be moving normally from what I can see from our parking lot.
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EffinIllini
April 8, 2024, 13:49:35
This would be farther south and closer to the Marion area. *
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harb
April 8, 2024, 14:26:50
they're actually taking them outside and provided glasses (with permission slip)
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Gene Parmesan
April 8, 2024, 13:01:06
It’s happening in DFW. Pretty cool*
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bbonb
April 8, 2024, 12:32:49
40 minutes to totality
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bbonb
April 8, 2024, 13:07:35
RonPaulItsHappening.gif*
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VIV
April 8, 2024, 13:08:25
ooo
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IlliniSax05
April 8, 2024, 12:49:27
Poor Denton*
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ATL
April 8, 2024, 12:47:52
I’m headed down to Texas to help coyote in some illegal immigrants while it’s at 100% totality
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OB25
April 8, 2024, 11:50:44
steady stream of cars on 130 heading south from urbana on this morning*
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lcubed
April 8, 2024, 11:13:37
The level of excitement around this smells of crystals and sage smudging. *
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haighter
April 8, 2024, 10:25:54
I thought the same, until i was actually in the totality in 2017. It’s awesome.
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VIV
April 8, 2024, 11:19:18
I was in the Chicago burbs for that one and nada. Too cloudy. A real bummer.*
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Warrin'_Illini
April 8, 2024, 11:44:08
Yup. I appreciate this blip in the infinite timeline, where I can view that the universe
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ghost_of_clt
April 8, 2024, 11:35:31
In my head it's similar to Panda Watch from Anchorman
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IlliniSax05
April 8, 2024, 11:15:40
a/k/a Wednesday in SF*
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ATL
April 8, 2024, 10:54:01
Why do you think I'm triggered? *
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haighter
April 8, 2024, 11:10:54
But this is actually reality- and science-based.*
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ATL
April 8, 2024, 11:59:36
Just picked up my eclipse glasses from the Chicago public library. I'm ready*
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longsnapper
April 8, 2024, 10:24:11
I got half a notion to just start driving south*
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Jackie
April 8, 2024, 10:03:31
Hotels looked packed for a typical Monday morning. Will be in totality, but just briefly.
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EffinIllini
April 8, 2024, 9:59:58
made it to burlngton, sunny most of the day, but clouds supposed to roll in around 3 pm...30 mins
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torinese
April 8, 2024, 9:50:32
cloudy here today and we are in totality path :-( was planning to watch but no dice*
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rozoben
April 8, 2024, 9:45:06
Considered driving to Crawfordsville or Effingham today, but ultimately decided against it.
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Illiniphil
April 8, 2024, 9:39:24
Made it to Indy. Forecast says scattered high cirrus at 3pm, which is a win. *
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VIV
April 8, 2024, 9:34:11
65 South headed to Indy was insane yesterday
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ISeeDeadHawkeyes
April 8, 2024, 11:17:45
It's looking good outside my window. Should be an awesome day.
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tvillini
April 8, 2024, 10:05:00
Track the eclipse via NOAA GOES East Satellite
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timmer
April 8, 2024, 9:33:57
I'm raw dogging the eclipse today. Glasses remove all the fun from the proceedings.*
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Warrin'_Illini
April 8, 2024, 9:31:29
Getting ready to drive to Cairo
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jfinsocal
April 8, 2024, 8:11:57
It was super foggy earlier this morning between Marion and Vienna/Anna. *
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harb
April 8, 2024, 13:11:00
The lake of Egypt area is busy today. Cannot imagine what tomorrow will be like. *
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harb
April 7, 2024, 15:14:10
I’ve been invited to some sort of eclipse sex party
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Stu
April 6, 2024, 16:31:03
Something something the moon passing in front of Stu*
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DT
April 7, 2024, 15:20:52
Mostly sunny forecast for Monday in Little Egypt
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jfinsocal
April 6, 2024, 15:33:23
Yeah…weather looking better for the day in the area. It will be a shitshow. *
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harb
April 6, 2024, 19:25:38
15 Places In The U.S. That Just Lost Their Total Solar Eclipse (link) (Effingham partially affected)
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Orangeillini
March 31, 2024, 20:05:57
I find it funny that there are places in town having eclipse parties that were never.....
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EffinIllini
April 1, 2024, 9:50:09
Well, I won’t be in Phoenix*
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illini21
March 31, 2024, 10:17:06
Still over a week away….
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timmer
March 31, 2024, 10:16:48
next total eclipse on US soil will be in 2044 (far northern montana and ND)
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VIV
March 28, 2024, 9:12:37
Trivia: how long until the final total solar eclipse will occur?
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Potomac
March 28, 2024, 8:43:07
Should I have plans?
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Dilbert
March 28, 2024, 8:39:16
Current GFS model output on cloudcover at 2pm EDT...
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timmer
March 28, 2024, 8:31:27
that would really suck*
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VIV
March 28, 2024, 9:03:30
I thought I was going to go to Cleveland for it so bought a Hestia iPhone telescope. But it's too
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ATL
March 28, 2024, 8:26:10
That's pretty cool. Now making me wonder if there's a decent iPhone telephoto lens attachment.
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EffinIllini
March 28, 2024, 9:22:56
Here's a guide to some
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ATL
March 31, 2024, 10:26:25
Anyone here flying that day?*
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timmer
March 26, 2024, 13:13:21
Following the path...
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EffinIllini
March 26, 2024, 15:10:51
trying to get to burlington vt*
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torinese
March 26, 2024, 13:08:24
FYI - For anyone travelling near Effingham April 9th - Construction starts April 9th on I-70.
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EffinIllini
March 26, 2024, 11:39:14
I guess they only had 7 years to figure this out. Brilliant planning.*
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complainant
April 6, 2024, 15:45:49
That's why they held off until the 9th.
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EffinIllini
April 8, 2024, 10:03:27
Did the last partial one in 2017 that went over where I worked, so I'm good*
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Potomac
March 26, 2024, 11:20:45
Partial is not even close to what a total is like..not close*
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Tooldresser
March 26, 2024, 13:12:20
We are going to Effingham. Hanging out in totality. *
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BoCool
March 26, 2024, 11:14:13
I’ll either be in Augusta,GA or Phoenix. Hoping for Phoenix.*
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Ron McDon
March 26, 2024, 10:56:41
Waiting to see what the weather does.
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Illiniphil
March 26, 2024, 10:28:18
if you're within easy driving distance of the path of totality and you're thinking "meh"
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VIV
March 26, 2024, 10:05:03
My standard advice is that the difference between 99% and 100% is greater than the difference
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meanjeans
March 26, 2024, 13:06:56
totally agree. *
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VIV
March 26, 2024, 15:21:37
I know this coincides with the Guardians home opener. They ushed the start time back to after the
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bjl63
March 26, 2024, 10:09:42
agree*
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Tooldresser
March 26, 2024, 10:07:21
I’m closing our office around 11 and I’ll be at my local Elks club helping. They are hosting a big
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harb
March 26, 2024, 9:48:20
Latest GFS model run for simulated satellite image for 2pm EDT on 08-Apr...
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timmer
March 26, 2024, 9:05:04
probably*
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VIV
March 26, 2024, 8:46:26
Going to step outside at work and look at it though some of those glasses. (edit)
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EffinIllini
March 26, 2024, 8:40:19
I should have Airbnb'ed my basement.
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EffinIllini
March 26, 2024, 8:51:00
hopefully missing it for the National Championship game.
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ijustkrushalot
March 26, 2024, 8:39:40
Yeah I hope to be in Phoenix that day*
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illini21
March 26, 2024, 9:50:06
the Buffalo area is encouraging business to close all day to help traffic. 1M+ visitors expected*
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ArtVandelay
March 26, 2024, 8:38:28
My wife is taking my youngest daughter over close to Indy to be as close to the path as possible.*
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LovetheChief
March 26, 2024, 8:25:32
we've got hotel reservations in indy. hopefully the weather cooperates. *
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VIV
March 26, 2024, 8:49:19
I’m pulling my kindergartener out of school and planned to drive that morning
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GhostofPokeyStixPast
March 26, 2024, 8:25:27
I’m pulling my kindergartener out of school and planned to drive that morning
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GhostofPokeyStixPast
March 26, 2024, 8:25:27
everyone driving that day needs to plan for bad bad traffic
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Tooldresser
March 26, 2024, 8:30:44
I don’t recall St. Louis having a ton of traffic in 2017 and we were just barely in the path.
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GhostofPokeyStixPast
March 26, 2024, 8:33:32
in 2017 I drove 1.5 hours away to see it, It took us 5 hours to get back*
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Tooldresser
March 26, 2024, 8:45:32
Oh yeah I expect traffic to suck leaving.*
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GhostofPokeyStixPast
March 26, 2024, 8:47:35
in 2017 I drove 1.5 hours away to see it, It took us 1.5 hours to get back*
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VIV
March 26, 2024, 8:47:09
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