Sgt. Pepper Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 (edited) I’m just gonna watch it on TV. I’ll probably just watch it when it’s out on Netflix. Edited March 16 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Back in the 90s, I worked for an airline with a guy who would swap his days off to travel and watch total eclipses wherever they were. He told me it was like an addiction to him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 5 hours ago, Notes_Norton said: IMO it's something everyone should see at least once if they can. I agree. This doesn't happen often; we were really lucky to get 2 in such a short time around here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepdog1969 Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 (edited) So, the sun "turned off", and thankfully, it "turned on" again. (I feel my dancing and chanting whilst in Druid dress made the Sun "turn back on", lol) I did hear some banter about the New Jersey/New York Earthquake, the eclipse, and the coming rare multi species Cicada (Locust) emergence happening back to back to back, and all the apocalyptic associations there-in. I'll wait till it rains frogs before I begin to think that way. Monday morning at 6:50am CST, we left home and drove almost 6 hours to Benton, IL to check out the "totality". I took my Squire Strat, my Blackstar Fly 3, VOX Amplug Classic Rock, and a 15' 1/8" to 1/8" cable to connect the VOX to the Aux input of the Blackstar. (easier than bringing pedals.) We arrived 20 minutes before the moon began it's transition. After setting up and eating the picnic goodies we brought, I sat and played until my friend let me know it was 5 minutes until totality. It felt great to play outside again, as I haven't done so since last fall. The weather was 80 degrees F, and was clear and calm. It was an amazing experience and we were able to look at the event (from time to time) through a pair of high end telescopes with the proper filters. (A friend from Lake Geneva, WI met us down there, and brought his scopes.) I had never experienced a total eclipse before within the path of totality, Since this may be the last one I will be alive for, I'm glad I was able to see it. Unfortunately, it took us around 11 hours to get home. Hundreds of miles of brake lights on the highways. (I am used to rush hour traffic in Chicago, but this was NUTS!!) I decided to take back roads after 5 plus hours of travelling 20mph (on average) on the highway. Nothing like 17 hours in a car to watch a 4 minute 17 second show, LOL. (only counting the totality part, not the entire eclipse, fyi) Edited April 9 by Sheepdog1969 clarification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 (edited) I stayed home just in case I needed to light a candle. Edited April 9 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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