The 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Thread

[ilovepaydays]

NASA - 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

Weather Channel - Solar Eclipse Page

Who else across is getting excited for tomorrow? Do you have your solar glasses ready?

Apparently, we won’t be able to see another total solar eclipse in North America until August 23, 2044.

 

[annie720]

Good luck to anyone going! My son and daughter will be near Rochester. One was going to drive back to Philly tomorrow after dropping off someone at the airport, and decided instead to stay with her brother in Ithaca, and drive back late Tuesday. I can't imagine what traffic will be like.

 

[Lynn226]

I'm in 99% totality. About 20 miles west is 100%. Right now, I'm planning to enjoy from my patio.

 

[Buzz]

Nope. I have to work and too besides Niagara Falls will be way too crowded.

 

[alexikeguchi]

Cloud cover will be significant in most of Texas, but I am still going to try to drive about 3+ hours to Waco. I've been busy rounding on inpatients and covering half my department during a major conference for the past few days, and I am looking forward to getting away from my phone and email even if I don't get the world's best view. But you never know with TX weather, I may get lucky!

 

[sk8pics]

We are at 80 or 90% totality here, I think. I plan on watching from my backyard or possibly a park down the street.

 

[Parsley Sage]

I'm at 100% totality here. I have glasses for me and one pair to use on my phone to try and take some pictures.

I work just off the highway heading to Niagara. I'm glad tomorrow is a work from home day. I did suggest to one of my co-workers that we charge people to watch from our parking lot.

 

[Vash01]

We are at 60 percent. I don't have the glasses, so I will try the old 'hole in a paper' to see the image.

 

[Frau Muller]

Almost nothing - 10-15% of Sun covered- in P.R. Will watch the excitement on TV.

 

[Badams]

I am in the 100% totality zone. I will work but try to leave early. Shouldn't be too difficult to skip out early. Since I work less than a mile from home, traffic should be cake. It's always cake here in my Podunk village. If I see another car, I might be shocked. The kids are off of school. They extended Easter break for the eclipse. I'm not even sure I will see another human besides my family watching. Now if we could only get rid of these clouds.

 

[skategal]

We are at 80 or 90% totality here, I think. I plan on watching from my backyard or possibly a park down the street.

Same. It's actually sunny here today which is almost shocking considering our weather the past few weeks. So I'll watch.

DS has the glasses from school.

I am LOLing though at the news anchors saying this is a "once in a lifetime event." This will be my second time. And I plan to still be here in 2044.

 

[Cachoo]

89% according to the NYT.....Go ahead and type in your city or others to see coverage:

What’s the Cloud Forecast for Eclipse Day? See if the Weather Is on Your Side.

April 8 could be your best opportunity to see a total solar eclipse for decades. But if clouds fill the sky, you may miss the spectacle.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Parsley Sage]

My city won't experience another total eclipse for 120 years. There will be some partial eclipses or some where we won't be in the path of totality so this is it for me.

 

[Simone411]

Cloud cover will be significant in most of Texas, but I am still going to try to drive about 3+ hours to Waco. I've been busy rounding on inpatients and covering half my department during a major conference for the past few days, and I am looking forward to getting away from my phone and email even if I don't get the world's best view. But you never know with TX weather, I may get lucky!

I live in Northwestern Louisiana. There will be 96.5% totality in my town, but we're also having a problem of cloud cover. There is a possible chance of a cloud break during the time of totality here. All we can do is cross our fingers, and good luck to everyone that lives in the line of totality! I won't be able to get outside, but I figure it will be pretty dark here. I also think all the animals will be freaking out during that time! Birds will be chirping, and other wildlife in the area will probably not understand.

I'll be watching on the local ABC channel and my NASA app.

 

[quartz]

I'm in the 100% totality range. It’s completely cloudy here.

 

[Simone411]

I just used the link that @Cachoo provided. According to it, there will be 97% totality. However, it's showing 60 to 80% cloudiness. That's not good at all! This won't happen for another 20 years. That means I'll be 85 years old! Good Grief!

Edited to add this portion of the article.

The unlucky ones who find themselves under an overcast sky during the eclipse will still notice a sudden plunge into darkness as the moon passes in front of the sun, Mr. Anderson said. But they won’t be able to see all the details of the eclipse — the shadow bands, the diamond ring, the sun’s corona.

So, we will notice the darkness.

 

[Barbara Manatee]

We came to visit family in full eclipse Ohio while fully expecting to see nothing but heavy clouds and cold rain as usual this time of year. Currently not a cloud in the sky - still could change but I’m getting excited!

 

[ilovepaydays]

NASA’s live broadcast of the Total Solar Eclipse - The stream is scheduled to start at 1:00pm ET.

I think many other media outlets (CNN, NBC, Fox News, Weather Channel) will have live streams as well.

 

[quartz]

Two hours due west of us it is clearing up, so hopefully we will also be in the clear in the next 3 hours.

 

[Japanfan]

Heavy cloud cover here in Vancouver BC (no surprise),

 

[skatingguy]

Heavy cloud cover here in Vancouver BC (no surprise),

I don't think Vancouver is on the path of the eclipse - its goes over Texas and then moves north to Southern Ontario.

 

[ilovepaydays]

USA Today has this interactive for you to enter your zip code and calculate the time and expected totality in your area.

Apparently, where I’m at (DC area), I’m expected to see 87.4% totality at ~3:20pm ET.

 

[marbri]

Gorgeous sunny day here with blue blue skies... but only 45% here so I won't even bother

 

[sk8pics]

I am LOLing though at the news anchors saying this is a "once in a lifetime event." This will be my second time. And I plan to still be here in 2044.

Maybe they’re referring to the totality part of it? There can be an eclipse where you are, but maybe not as much coverage of the sun.

I’m going to get my walk in before 2 pm so that I can wander into the backyard periodically to watch. I have eclipse glasses from the last time.

 

[quartz]

It’s starting to be blue sky and some sun coming through the clouds west and south of me, which is my viewing direction. My 2:00 appointment should end with enough time to see most of the eclipse, which is to be around 3:15 here.

 

[Amy L]

Houston is overcast and sprinkling rain, so we're probably not going to get to see much. That didn't stop my inlaws & several of my husband's coworkers to declare that the apocalypse is nigh. And of course it will all start in Houston, because why wouldn't an apocalypse choose a non-totality eclipse area with no visibility? You'd think the apocalypse would find a more dramatic start but nah

 

[Lara]

Maybe they’re referring to the totality part of it? There can be an eclipse where you are, but maybe not as much coverage of the sun.

I’m going to get my walk in before 2 pm so that I can wander into the backyard periodically to watch. I have eclipse glasses from the last time.

That's my understanding. I have glasses from a partial eclipse in 2017, I think I first heard about the upcoming 2024 event back then and was already crossing fingers re. weather. Clear skies so far...

 

[BlueRidge]

USA Today has this interactive for you to enter your zip code and calculate the time and expected totality in your area.

Apparently, where I’m at (DC area), I’m expected to see 87.4% totality at ~3:20pm ET.

sky is blue at the moment.

My coworkers dragged me out to see it in 2017 but I have no coworkers in my home office now so I'll probably just note the darkening from my window.

 

[quartz]

The husband just came back from the two closest beaches to us, Port Stanley (8miles) and Port Bruce (16 miles) and says the traffic flowing in is super busy already. Lots of campers, and people set up with tents and stuff on the beaches. Cops everywhere and road closures started.

 

[genevieve]

Only 22% totality here in seattle and it’s raining and super cloudy here anyway so…

But those of you who get to see it - enjoy!