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(West to east)

Madras, OR:
wcrhkd

Dayton, OR:
2ruse

BOI (Ontario, Oregon):
jrl767
PWMTrav+family (tentative)
HkCaGu

SLE / Salem, OR:
Eastbay1K
Smiley90
C W

AS3382 PDX-MCI in flight, ID-WY
violist
lili
There are still window seats available on this flight
(though in coach and for lots of money)

Island Park, ID:
SLOCouple (probably driving to or near Rexburg)

JAC / Jackson Hole, WY:
Austin787 (watching at the airport)

CPR / Casper, WY:
pseudoswede + 6

AIA / Alliance, NE:
mhnadel
headinclouds (Sidney)

LNK / Lincoln, NE (driving west for viewing):
jerry305 +1
TheLifeOfA_NKCM + 3 (Staying in Omaha then driving somewhere near LNK)

MCI/Kansas City: (driving north or east into MO for viewing)
Sweet Willie
jackal (possibly; if I come, I'll drive up to STJ on 8/21; may also be near St. Clair, MO or Carbondale, IL)

STJ (north of MCI, MO):
ClaudiSTR
FriendlySkies

Evansville, IN:
mvitale + 1 (then driving to Carbondale, IL-ish for viewing)

BNA(/Hopkinsville, KY): (Click for URL)

Zorak
tmiw
HPN-HRL
diburning +1
financialhippie + family
exerda +1
l'etoile (likely watching in Gallatin)
trek87

GSP / Greenville–Spartanburg, SC:
SRQ Guy

CHS / Charleston, SC:
Mr. Vker
jrsinpdx
Brendan (I live there!

)
yunicorner (will probably watch in Columbia at the capitol)
Herb687
BeachMiles

How about a US total eclipse DO?; Aug. 21, 2017; let's start planning!

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Jul 12, 2017, 3:05 pm

#181

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Quote:

Originally Posted by malgudi

StJoMo is the place to be ^

That's where I'll be. It's the spot picked by the astronomer (and eclipse chaser) heading my viewing group.

Jul 12, 2017, 3:32 pm

#182

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Originally Posted by tmiw

A lot of businesses (in general, not sure about St. Joe) do have Square readers and the like. If the cell network's congested enough, those could very well not work. That's hardly due to the eclipse though and definitely doesn't affect all businesses.

I suppose... At first I was thinking "who's going to be making a bunch of phone calls during the eclipse?"

But then I thought...I will take phone pics and shoot a little video, and those automatically get uploaded to Flickr, so I suppose a city full of people using their video/photo uploading services could crush the network.

The fact that said photo/video will inevitably suck won't stop me or anyone else from doing it. Facebook is going to be full of really boring, dark photos that day!

The only extraordinary precautions I will take will be to ensure I have plenty of charcoal, meat, and beer ahead of time. Human beings can survive a long time on meat and beer. And barbecue sauce.

Jul 12, 2017, 3:36 pm

#183

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I only now realized SLE is Salem, so I'm putting my name down there. I won't actually be at the airport but I'm assuming that's not what's meant anyway.

Jul 19, 2017, 10:16 am

#184

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For those who intend to view the eclipse in urban areas, stay away from street lights. They will come on after a minute or so of totality. It has happened to me in prior eclipses.

Jul 22, 2017, 10:00 pm

#185

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At the risk of repetition, here is some good safety info from NASA about eclipse viewing glasses:

https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/safety

pdf flyer version:

https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/sites/d...sses_flyer.pdf

Quote:

Originally Posted by NASA

Eclipse viewing glasses and handheld solar viewers should meet all the following criteria:

Have certification information with a designated ISO 12312-2 international standard

Have the manufacturer’s name and address printed somewhere on the product

Not be used if they are older than three years, or have scratched or wrinkled lenses

Not use homemade filters or be substituted for with ordinary sunglasses -- not even very dark ones -- because they are not safe for looking directly at the Sun

Our partner the American Astronomical Society has verified that these five manufacturers are making eclipse glasses and handheld solar viewers that meet the ISO 12312-2 international standard for such products: American Paper Optics, Baader Planetarium (AstroSolar Silver/Gold film only), Rainbow Symphony, Thousand Oaks Optical, and TSE 17.

Jul 22, 2017, 11:37 pm

#186

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The US Post Office is selling a new Forever stamp to celebrate the eclipse, made with thermochromic ink (image reveled with finger heat). International visitors coming for the eclipse might have to call around a few post offices to find them in stock.
https://store.usps.com/store/browse/...uctId=S_475304

Jul 23, 2017, 6:45 am

#187

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We were going to do the festival at OSU but eventually settled on the soccer complex hosted by FC Timbers.
I'm staying down in Albany, OR the night before. Any recommendations on when we should drive up to the complex in Salem? Not sure how to gauge traffic.

Jul 23, 2017, 7:15 am

#188

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calling toomanybooks

Jul 23, 2017, 7:19 am

#189

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Alaska airlines video contest for the charter eclipse viewing flight

https://blog.alaskaair.com/alaska-ai...rican-eclipse/

Jul 23, 2017, 8:09 am

#190

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Alaska airlines video contest for the charter eclipse viewing flight

https://blog.alaskaair.com/alaska-ai...rican-eclipse/

https://alaskasolareclipse.com/

Jul 23, 2017, 12:56 pm

#191

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https://alaskasolareclipse.com/

Only open to US Residents noooooo :'(

Vancouver is closer to Portland than most other airports in the US, dangit.

Jul 23, 2017, 3:17 pm

#192

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BamaVol

Don't forget to bring special glasses for looking at the sun. We've ordered a couple pair off of Amazon. There are literally hundreds of choices. And the cost is pretty reasonable.

Even for a given model of eclipse glasses, there are dozens of sellers on Amazon.

For example, see this listing for glasses by American Paper Optics (one of the manufacturers recommended by NASA, see my post #185 above):

https://www.amazon.com/Eclipse-Glass...dp/B01M2WDBQU/

And unfortunately, it turns out that at least some of those 28 sellers are pushing counterfeit, or improperly packaged/damaged, or otherwise suspect merchandise.

Jul 24, 2017, 8:10 am

#193

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Something else people should know. Do NOT use flash photography for photographing the eclipse. It doesn't work and the light will screw up other people's photos.

Jul 26, 2017, 10:15 am

#194

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https://alaskasolareclipse.com/

WN also says it will have flights on which you can see the eclipse:

http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/...722-story.html

Jul 28, 2017, 3:31 pm

#195

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Quote:

Originally Posted by toomanybooks

WN also says it will have flights on which you can see the eclipse:

http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/...722-story.html

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but these flights will have a difficult time seeing the eclipse due to the windows and how high up in the sky the sun will be.