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I'll be outside with some of the little bad-asses, um, middle school students when it reaches maximum here, so I'll get to see it. We'll get ~ 97% of totality.

We get 20% if we get to see at all due to forecast of clouds. Take some good pics for those of us that will not be able to see it please.

We'll get a partial eclipse down here in south Alabama with some hazy skies. Should definitely see a dimness over the land. I recall one when I was (much) younger, must of been in 1970 and possibly a total eclipse. What I remember, other than the very cool darkness in the middle of the day, were the birds coming in to roost...that was really something for a kid to see. Everybody be careful with their eyes. There are a couple of simple contraptions a page or two down in this article that you can use to safely view a projected image of the eclipse: https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics ... 747827007/

Not to spoil it for whoever hasn't seen Eclipse, but Bella chooses Edward.

Intheswamp wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 2:14 pm ... I recall one when I was (much) younger, must of been in 1970 and possibly a total eclipse. What I remember, other than the very cool darkness in the middle of the day, were the birds coming in to roost...that was really something for a kid to see. https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics ... 747827007/

Good article! I going to be out there with a colander. I suppose if I don't wear it on my head, it'll be all cool, right? And you were a kid in the 1970s? I thought you were old?! Humbug!

I just made one of the box-type viewers. It makes an image about a 1/4" big. Nice sharp edges, but small.

Well, I was a kid before the 70's, too. But, no, I don't measure my age like *some* folks do in comparison to giant sequoia trees.

Well, It was just in totality in Dallas. At least the news channels are keeping cameras rolling. Otherwise we here in the PNW would not even know about it!!!

OK, stood out there with my colander. Amazing how few of the neighbors were around. Gotta say the whole thing was a bit disappointing, given all the hype. Or maybe because we only had 92% coverage. But no flocks of confused birds, no freaking out feral cats, no howling dogs, no four horseman. Well, to be fair, I did see a bagpiper, an accordion player, a banjo player and a bongo player (the four Musicians of the Apocalypse) but that's hardly the same thing, is it?