Is anyone planning to come to Sweetwater, TN to view the eclipse?
 

Is anyone coming to Sweetwater,TN to view the eclipse?
I live in Sweetwater.
Tim

Sorry Tim, I was told to avoid north Georgia, southeastern TN and southwestern SC. They say traffic is going to be crazy. You should have a good view so let us know.

I will be able to see it good enough from Indiana PA.

I've got friends in Lincoln Ne. That's where I'm headed.
Saw the last one in '79. Was pretty cool.:beerchug:
Hope the weather holds out.

That day is my 41st wedding anniversary,,,
is someone trying to tell me something?? - :bigthink: - :bigeyes:




:biggrin2:

I think we are heading to delano, by the amish farms. not too far from sweetwater.

Guess it means you need to moon your son! :biggrin2:

I'm staying in Galax should be pretty good here.

Authorities estimate 50,000 people could come to our little town of 6000.Should be quite interesting to see.:bigthink:
I anticipate gridlock on highway 68 and highway 11 and possibly I-75 from Chattanooga to Knoxville.
I have to go to work that day,but I can walk if need be.:bash2:

All that for 2 minutes and 37 seconds of darkness.:bash2:

Put your zip code in this and see what you are going to see

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/

We have people coming from Japan to our area. In Japan It is believed that if a baby is conceived during a total eclipse that that baby will be superhuman. So you can about imagine what they're going to be doing during the two minutes of Darkness

But what will they do with the other minute and a half?:biggrin2:

Since the sun will be behind the moon do you guys think I need to turn the flash on to get a good pic?:biggrin2:

The eclipse apex-ed through here in Mid Michigan at 2:24EDT at 81%. Been a long time since I have seen one like this (~1970). Impressive to say the least.

:bigeyes:

Was peaked here at 1:05central time. Pretty cool. I spent most of the morning testing different welding lenses. A number 11 with a dark pair of sunglasses was best. I had the paper glasses too.

I was a little bummed that my auto darkening helmet wouldn't darken once it got to a certain point, I was able to see it up until about 3/4 covered.

The cloud cover acted as a filter,,, letting my phone capture this pic,,,

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...psbvk5zzyt.jpg

Should have used flash.:biggrin2:

Most have a sensitivity adjustment. Your's doesn't?

Now when you take pics with your phone it will always have an eeeeclipse in it.

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I put a #5 + #10 and it was perfect.
A #10 green alone was too bright.:beerchug:

I think the helmet I used was a #10 or #12. I wore my sunglasses too, and I thought it was about right. I had a darker helmet I left for my wife to use.


As a note, during the next eclipse in 2024, my town will be in the area of totality. Pretty cool!