[blueash]

There is a solar eclipse on August 21st. Here in TV it will be a partial eclipse. If you want to see a very nice representation of what it will look like there is a new website. It shows the view in two ways.

For those who don't click on embedded links:
Eclipse Megamovie

Use the magnifying lens to the right of the location bar at the top which more often would be for search to toggle between the two presentations.
With the lens on plus + you view the sun moving across a fixed sky, mostly disappearing then reappearing. You start the demonstration with the arrow on the left end of the white bar at the bottom.

When you change the lens to minus - you instead see the sun fixed and the shadow of the moon moves across it.

You can change location by clicking on the icon that looks like the French flag which I guess is a partially unfolded map and see a popup map where you can click on any location. The grey band which begins on the NW USA and ends near Charleston SC is the area of total eclipse.

[Boomer]

Oh blueash, how well I know because...........

We're gonna drive our Ac-Cord up to South Car-o-Line-uh,
To see the total eclipse of the sun........

[cquick]

my husband is planning to travel to where the eclipse is optimum viewing....midwest, I think.

[bdorman]

Eclipse watchers will be interested in this short video:

HOW TO WATCH THE ECLIPSE (AND SHADOW SNAKES) - Smarter Every Day 171 - YouTube

It's produced by Smarter Every Day, one of my favorite Youtubers.

and for advice about video'ing and viewing the eclipse:

HOW TO VIDEO THE ECLIPSE - Smarter Every Day 2 - YouTube

and although it's pretty long...

HOW TO WATCH THE ECLIPSE - Extended Discussion - Smarter Every Day 2 - YouTube

[Skip]

The hotels in Columbia, SC. (near the central path) are already sold out for those dates around 8/21/17. There's nothing like being right on the target for the TOTAL.
Next one after that is April 8, 2014.

Skip

[Ooper]

Originally Posted by Skip

The hotels in Columbia, SC. (near the central path) are already sold out for those dates around 8/21/17. There's nothing like being right on the target for the TOTAL.
Next one after that is April 8, 2014.

Skip

Next one is April 8, 2014 ????? Hmmmmm

[joldnol]

Originally Posted by blueash

There
. The grey band which begins on the NW USA and ends near Charleston SC is the area of total eclipse.

thanks!

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Skip

The hotels in Columbia, SC. (near the central path) are already sold out for those dates around 8/21/17. There's nothing like being right on the target for the TOTAL.
Next one after that is April 8, 2014.

Skip

apr. 8, 2024, Aug 12, 2045, may 11, 2078. sept. 14 2099.

Aug. 12, 2045 will come through central Florida.

so you can see why it's big deal. You are lucky to see one in your life time.

http://astropixels.com/pubs/SEUSA.html