Posted: 6/11/2017 3:46:48 AM EDT
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I was watching a recent video on Smarter Every Day's Youtube channel. Destin was interviewing a surgeon who's a solar eclipse nerd. This guy even created a smart phone app to time the exact timing if you are in the path. Also audible cues to look for things other than just looking up (possible snake shadows, 360 degree sunset, when to get best eclipse pics).
I'm in central Alabama and this will pass north of us in TN. Seeing how this will be fairly close and it is supposed to be a really good eclipse I'd really like to investigate the exact center path. To see this 360 sunset, I'd like to GPS some ridge or mountaintop vantage points I can access, but path maps I've googled are grainy photos. Anyone here aware of an interactive map or .gpx file for center path? A .gpx track file would be perfect because I have some mapping software I could drop it in to use for planning. |
 Here ya' go! All kinds of goodies along with integrated google maps allowing you to pinpoint a location and get the latitude and longitude, start time and duration anywhere along the route.Â
http://www.eclipse2017.org/eclipse2017_main.htm |
| If you need glasses to view it with: https://store.astroleague.org/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=96 |
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I'm in central Alabama and this will pass north of us in TN. Seeing how this will be fairly close and it is supposed to be a really good eclipse I'd really like to investigate the exact center path. To see this 360 sunset, I'd like to GPS some ridge or mountaintop vantage points I can access, but path maps I've googled are grainy photos. Northern AL here. I picked out my spot on the Cherohala Skyway a year ago. 
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| I've never been able to be in the right place at the right time before. My house is right on the edge of the band that should be able to see the full eclipse. I may drive south to try and get closer to the middle. Put in for a day of leave a couple months back. |
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I'm in Columbia, SC. Apparently the best place to view it. Perfect timing too. It"'s move in weekend for students at USC when parents book up all the hotels and now all the sun watchers have them booked up.
We were talking at work the other day about taking the day off. But then again, I have the key to rooftop access for our 5 story downtown building. |
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Here ya' go! All kinds of goodies along with integrated google maps allowing you to pinpoint a location and get the latitude and longitude, start time and duration anywhere along the route.Â
http://www.eclipse2017.org/eclipse2017_main.htm |
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My house is in the direct path so I should get 2 minutes and 39 seconds of total darkness. Dave I recall accidently viewing a partial one back in the 80's. I was at work in a building where the did PVC pipe testing. The roof had pin holes in it from past pipe explosions. It got darkish all the sudden and I look down at the floor. All the spots of light (from the pin holes) on the floor were crescents. I puzzled a minute and figured the only thing that could do that was an eclipse. Me and my pard walked to the fab shop and grabbed some welding helmets and watched the rest of it. Would be cool to see a full one. |
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If you need glasses to view it with: https://store.astroleague.org/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=96 |
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Northern AL here. I picked out my spot on the Cherohala Skyway a year ago. http://i.imgur.com/1YpRXM7.jpg http://i.imgur.com/cbrYdka.jpg Quoted:
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I'm in central Alabama and this will pass north of us in TN. Seeing how this will be fairly close and it is supposed to be a really good eclipse I'd really like to investigate the exact center path. To see this 360 sunset, I'd like to GPS some ridge or mountaintop vantage points I can access, but path maps I've googled are grainy photos. Northern AL here. I picked out my spot on the Cherohala Skyway a year ago. http://i.imgur.com/1YpRXM7.jpg http://i.imgur.com/cbrYdka.jpg I may be up there too. 
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Thanks for the recon. I may be up there too. Quoted:
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I'm in central Alabama and this will pass north of us in TN. Seeing how this will be fairly close and it is supposed to be a really good eclipse I'd really like to investigate the exact center path. To see this 360 sunset, I'd like to GPS some ridge or mountaintop vantage points I can access, but path maps I've googled are grainy photos. Northern AL here. I picked out my spot on the Cherohala Skyway a year ago. http://i.imgur.com/1YpRXM7.jpg http://i.imgur.com/cbrYdka.jpg I may be up there too. |
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Northern AL here. I picked out my spot on the Cherohala Skyway a year ago. http://i.imgur.com/1YpRXM7.jpg http://i.imgur.com/cbrYdka.jpg I would hate to get stuck in traffic in some sucky spot. |
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https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEhelp/safety.html
One of the most widely available filters for safe solar viewing is a number 14 welder's glass, available through welding supply outlets. |