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Why am I too late?
I'm figuring on sacrificing a virgin to appease the sun gods so the light returns. I mean seriously what else it there to do? Now where did we put that sacrificial stone alter?
Sun - 2017 Total Solar Eclipse Toolkit | Planets - NASA Solar System Exploration!So, ya got any plans made for Aug. 21, 2017?
If you do there is a park on the Northwest part of town called Krug park. Lots of nice open space to get a good view.I'm looking at possibly St. Joseph Missouri. It's about a 4.5 hour drive, which would make it a difficult-but-doable day trip.
I'll be making images using my 1000 mm focal length refracting telescope on an alt/az mount that has manual slow motion controls.
I'll be using a solar filter from the start of the eclipse until just before totality.During totality a filer isn't needed.
Sun - 2017 Total Solar Eclipse Toolkit | Planets - NASA Solar System Exploration!So, ya got any plans made for Aug. 21, 2017?
A b s o l u t e l y.
I'll be in Missouri.
Plan A (No clouds at my primary site)
I'll be about 300 feet from the center of the path of totality, which will last 2 minutes and 38 seconds.
I arrive the night before the eclipse.
Tent, stove, sleeping bag, cot, 5 gallon bucket and a toilet seat for ... well you know.
Plan B (Clouds at site A)
I'll be 600 feet from the center of the path of totality - 2 minutes and 37 seconds.
Plan C (Clouds at both site A & site B)
I'll be 1600 feet from the center of the path of totality - 2 minutes 33 seconds.
I'll be making images using my 1000 mm focal length refracting telescope on an alt/az mount that has manual slow motion controls.
I'll be using a solar filter from the start of the eclipse until just before totality.During totality a filer isn't needed.
I can see the headline now: Sacrifice of virgin called off because no altar could be found.I'm figuring on sacrificing a virgin to appease the sun gods so the light returns. I mean seriously what else it there to do? Now where did we put that sacrificial stone alter?
Yes, you would need a solar filter.I won't be in the right place for totality, but it would be cool to take pictures for the partial eclipse that I'm able to see. Would a solar filter work for that? Are there particular brands that are better than others?
I'll only be making 1 photo of totality, near the middle of time the eclipse is total.I plan on taking ZERO photos.