What are you guys doing Aug 17, 2017?

[sisenor]

That's when a total solar eclipse's path crosses the contiguous US for the first time since 1979:

And, what's more, it's part of what this guy(http://www.hermit.org/Eclipse/) is calling the "USA Eclipse Bonanza," where several tse's will be in the US over a relatively short time span (one flies over pretty close to me in 2045

) :

 

[seanohue]

That pretty neat, but if thats true I guess I won't see an eclipse until 2078 or 2099

 

[VR6ofpain]

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Originally Posted by seanohue That pretty neat, but if thats true I guess I won't see an eclipse until 2078 or 2099

I won't be alive in 2078!

 

[necropimp]

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Originally Posted by VR6ofpain I won't be alive in 2078!

no human will

*contacts the mothership*

 

[Duggeh]

2017... lets see, ill be 32, so I recon ill be dead.

Failing that plan, ill still be trying to graduate.

 

[sisenor]

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Originally Posted by seanohue That pretty neat, but if thats true I guess I won't see an eclipse until 2078 or 2099

So you might want to plan a roadtrip

 

[Jeff Guidry]

Don't book your hotel. The world ends in 2012.

 

[WhatMACHI]

Ill be sure to keep that day in my schedule free....wait a sec, Australia doesnt get kool stuff like that, never mind then.

 

[PiccoloNamek]

I'm sure it will be very cloudy that day.

 

[ameyer17]

Wait a second, that's my 32nd birthday
EDIT: the eclipse isn't until August 21st, so it won't be my birthday

 

[J-Pak]

Excellent, this is plenty of time to ask for that day off.

 

[a1rocketpilot]

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Originally Posted by Duggeh ill still be trying to graduate.

I hope I have my PhD by then. Regarding the eclipses, never seen a total one, only partials so far, and since they are in the States, I will most certainly be taking eclipse expeditions to go see them. Eclipses fascinate me, and I have to go see what everyone raves about when describing totality.

On another note, there is something far more rare than a total solar eclipse. In 2012, you will see Venus transiting across the Sun. This happened recently on June 8, 2004, but before that, had not happened since the late 19th century. I was fortunate enough to see the tail end of the transit from Ohio, and had probably the most memorable observing experience of my life then. After 2012, the transit won't be seen again for well over a century. Best part is, the best views of the transit are seen from Hawaii and that area. Great time for a vacation!

Aditya

 

[milkpowder]

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Originally Posted by seanohue That pretty neat, but if thats true I guess I won't see an eclipse until 2078 or 2099

I might be alive to see the one in 2078. I'll be 91 and one of the most senior members of Head-Fi by then

 

[Edwood]

Knowing me, I'll probably forget and sleep through it.

Please remember to bump this thread at least a week in advance to remind me.

-Ed