Date:         Mon, 17 Jul 2017 14:46:40 -0400
Reply-To:     Steven Shelton <shelton4@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Steven Shelton <shelton4@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Eclipse viewing
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I saw the total eclipse in Atlanta in 1984.  The eclipse was awesome but
one of the things I remember most is looking under trees and each spot of
light shining between the leaf shadows was crescent shaped. A beautiful
pattern that you can only see during an eclipse. So if there is a choice
between an area with trees and not, I'd choose an area with trees.

On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 10:15 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Perry FL in '70 but overcast dulled the thrill. It did get dark but in the
> conditions could have been mistaken for early nightfall. Certainly nothing
> dramatic and as disappointing as Comet Kohoutek.
>
> Stephen
>
> Mobile
>
> > On Jul 17, 2017, at 9:44 AM, Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > I'll be viewing somewhere around my home in Transylvania County, NC.  Not
> > sure if I'll try to camp out or not.  I'm really excited about this
> event.
> > Have any of you ever seen a total eclipse before?  I'm wondering what
> would
> > be the best environment to see it in?  If you are up high on a mountain
> or
> > tall building for example, can you see the shadow edge approaching?
> > Thanks,
> > Edward
> >
> >
> >> On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 7:00 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>        Closest/Best View for Me would be Glendo, Wy (616Mi's/10Hrs) ~
> >> Which in Normal Times I would not consider to be
> >>
> >> a Difficult DayDrive ~ But I fear that My VDubaru may well Still be in
> >> Rehab or Recovery @ that point in time ~
> >>
> >>        If I am able to go, though, I will be sure to let You All know
> >> where I will Be so that You can make plans to go Elsewhere
> >>
> >> as More Likely Than Not, The Sky Will Be Overcast Wherever I plan To Go
> ~
> >>
> >>
> >>              ORR ~ DeanB
> >>
> >>>> On 16 Jul , 2017, at 10:10 AM, David McNeely wrote:
> >>>
> >>> August 21st.  Totality somewhere around 10 a.m.  It is total across the
> >> U.S. from coastal Oregon to coastal S. Carolina.  Google, you will find
> >> lots of information.
> >>>
> >>> Don't plan to view it without proper eye protection.  Again, google for
> >> information.  We ordered glasses from Rainbow Optical and a filter for
> our
> >> telescope from Thousand Oaks Optical.  Both online.
> >>>
> >>> Bonnie and I, and extended family will be at a cabin in the Blue
> >> Mountains of Oregon.  We will only have totality for 1.5 minute, though
> at
> >> the center line it will be a hair over 3 minutes.  But we hope to have a
> >> bit of privacy, rather than the madhouse that will prevail at center
> line.
> >> If you are into it, there are first come first serve campgrounds dead
> >> center.  We figure for that you would need to arrive 14 days ahead,
> >> arriving early morning, and compete.  No thanks.  We will drive our 1991
> >> Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile down from Spokane, other family will
> >> arrive from Thousand Oaks in Eurovan campers, and others will come in
> >> non-descript vehicles of various sorts.  Some will sleep in the cabin,
> >> those with campers in them.
> >>>
> >>> mcneely
> >>>
> >>>> On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 10:41 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>        21Aug17 ~
> >>>
> >>> http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_
> >> 2017_GoogleMapFull.html
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>> On 15 Jul , 2017, at 9:21 PM, Roger Whittaker wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Dear Bonnie Tyler
> >>>>
> >>>> When is this total eclipse ?
> >>>> Regards
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 4:43 PM Steve Bonde <seb007@live.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> We'll be heading to the Glendo area east of Casper.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Jul 15, 2017, at 3:57 PM, email99@bellsouth.net <
> >>>>>> email99@BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> We're making the long trip from the East to see the eclipse
> somewhere
> >>>>>> around the Casper area and wondered if anyone could suggest a
> viewing
> >>>>>> area that would be accessible considering the crowds expected.
> We've
> >>>>>> done the required internet searching and have passed through Casper
> >> in
> >>>>>> the past.  We'll be camping in Buffalo for a few days before and
> >> plan to
> >>>>>> drive to the center line in the wee hours of Monday morning to find
> a
> >>>>> spot.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Will any fellow Vanagoneers be in the area we might say "Hi" to?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> You can pmail if you like.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Into the darkness,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Ed
> >>>> --
> >>>> roger whittaker 604.414.6266
> >>>>
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> >> doc4c62e5f80d228504902172.txt
> >>
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