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Old Apr 01, 2024, 09:15 AM
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...will be a sight for many members here. So, what's everyone's take on the event?

a) Big deal!

b) The coming what???

c) Holy freakin' spaceballs!! Pass me a blunt!!

d) meh. *yawn*

e) Heyyy...science stuff! Pretty neat huh?

f) Aieee!! It's a portent of doom!...Endtimes are nigh!

g) Other
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Old Apr 02, 2024, 08:42 AM
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There will be a watch party downtown in my city, on a plaza. Frankly i am wary of such large gatherings anymore, due to the gun situation. The last total eclipse i watched at my job in the mid-90s, and the whole office building went out to the massive front lawn. That was pretty cool.
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Old Apr 02, 2024, 09:07 AM
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e I’m going over to my daughters. I bought ten pair of watch glasses. Only thing is we’re not in the zone. But we’ll be in the 80% zone. Still pretty cool.
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Old Apr 02, 2024, 10:18 AM
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I'll watch it online on NASA's channel. 😕 Better than nothing, I guess.
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Old Apr 02, 2024, 12:36 PM
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Niagara Falls Ontario has declared a state of emergency. A preemptive thing. Just to ensure all municipal safety and support elements are up and humming in case of problems. They're expecting up to a million visitors apparently?!! Wide berth advisable!
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Old Apr 02, 2024, 12:40 PM
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Ooo I I lived closer to Niagara Falls I’d go there. How cool.
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Old Apr 02, 2024, 12:59 PM
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I wonder if they will turn the falls nighttime lights on. Gotta find their livestream!
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Old Apr 02, 2024, 01:20 PM
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I'm over 1200 miles away from my family but we'll apparently share the same degree of totality. 98.7% Kinda neat. There's a site that'll tell you what exactly you'll see given what town or city you're in. I can't find the bloody thing now or I'd post the link.
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Old Apr 02, 2024, 01:23 PM
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I wonder if they will turn the falls nighttime lights on. Gotta find their livestream!
I'd guess yes. Going to be a unique party down there for sure!
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Old Apr 02, 2024, 02:16 PM
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Im glad you guys posted this, otherwise i wouldnt have thought of looking in on niagara falls. That wasnt something you could do, last time around. Next time, you youngsters will be able to just teleport yourselves there!
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Old Apr 02, 2024, 04:10 PM
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Sounds pretty cool. I think it is like 20% for where I'm at. Not a big hullabaloo, but should be fun to see anyway. That BloodMoon thing years ago was pretty cool, I forgot how that went.
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Old Apr 03, 2024, 03:21 AM
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Im glad you guys posted this, otherwise i wouldnt have thought of looking in on niagara falls. That wasnt something you could do, last time around. Next time, you youngsters will be able to just teleport yourselves there!
On March 2033 there'll be a total visible in the westernmost part of Alaska. Other than that sliver nothing on the continent until 2044. Alaska would be a pretty good trip though! Northern lights are best seen in early spring up there.
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Old Apr 03, 2024, 03:36 AM
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I'll watch it online on NASA's channel. 😕 Better than nothing, I guess.
Hi and welcome to msf. NASA coverage. Yep, excellent option. They'll provide good commentary/info to boot I'd say. If it's particularly overcast here that's what I'll likely do for much of it.
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Old Apr 03, 2024, 05:42 AM
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I think it's spectacular. I'm in awe of the heavens and it's a pretty good reality check that we, as a people, are not the center of the universe.
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Old Apr 04, 2024, 01:42 PM
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I got an appointment with a specialist thats normally booked out for months. He had multiple slots open too. No one gives an eff about anything else.
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Old Apr 05, 2024, 11:53 AM
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It’s a big deal. I am not in totality zone but I am pretty close. We considered driving to totality zone but we think roads would be all full and crazy. We will try to watch partial eclipse by us if I take off work. I saw partial eclipse in 2017 and I have awesome pics. One is in my profile here. You can see moon covering part of the sun clearly.

There will be life video online too. I’ll watch that too
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Old Apr 05, 2024, 12:04 PM
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I’ll be watching online. Just saw the news. My area will be cloudy with high chances of rain. Sooo… online it is.
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Old Apr 05, 2024, 05:32 PM
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X-ing fingers...seems weather will be spotty here too unfortunately. Thing is though it'll still be dark and an odd, eerie looking dark. That'll be a visual treat in itself.
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Old Apr 06, 2024, 12:45 AM
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Really wish I could see it. I am not in the path at all.
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Old Apr 06, 2024, 02:05 PM
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Really wish I could see it. I am not in the path at all.
You might still have partial eclipse zone by you. Check it out. It’s pretty cool too
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Old Apr 06, 2024, 04:08 PM
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Lol, I like your multiple choice answers.

I'm excited for the eclipse. I'm in the line of sight. So if it's not cloudy, it should be a good show.
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Old Apr 08, 2024, 09:57 AM
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10:57AM Only 3 hours til showtime and the curtains are still stuck! Hereabouts anyway. Radar still saying maybe a go.
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Old Apr 08, 2024, 11:45 AM
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Yeah, heavy clouds here too. Booooooooooooooo hoooooooo
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Old Apr 08, 2024, 02:24 PM
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It was partly cloudy where I was, so not bad. However the sun was only covered 55%, I guess. Sunlight outside seemed dim at the peak of it, but the sunlight didn't seem any different than if there was a cloud in front of it. The whole event seemed like a whimper to me. I thought I would see a crowd outside looking up but I hardly saw anyone.
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Old Apr 08, 2024, 02:33 PM
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I’ve been watching the coverage on cnn. They are going from place to place as it travels across the continent. They’re in Vermont now. I was disappointed in Niagara Falls. The best coverage was Dallas zoo.
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