April 8 Eclipse and Freakout

[Cindy Claveau]

A total solar eclipse is coming to North America on April 8.

Salvaged from /Reddit:

I have a few christian neighbors throwing a glorified bible study "rapture party" that sounds like a neighborhood tailgate or something for the eclipse. It's all kinds of weird.

I'm not social, but my number is on the neighborhood call list for emergencies (usually I just check on people's pets if they're out of town or something), but all Easter I got spammed with the "he is risen!" BS and all this week it's been "we are about to rise with them!"

I have no idea what denomination these people are, nor where they got the idea a naturally occurring event that happens all the time is somehow going to magically beam them to another dimension. The level of desperation to "save" everyone would be endearing if the context was not flat out insane.

Anyway, I hope y'all have fun and wear eye protection or have your eclipse boxes ready to go if you plan on viewing it! Thanks for letting me rant.

"Even if you stand just a little bit outside the path of totality, even if you are in the zone of 99%, the sunlight is still 10,000 times brighter than the Sun's corona," Zeiler said. "So it's impossible to see the corona unless you are truly inside the path of totality."


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Despite missing the total solar eclipse, Zeiler encourages all Americans to "step outside" on eclipse day.


"Enjoy the spectacle of the partial eclipse," Zeiler said. "Because that's still very interesting and brings you closer to the movements of the sun and moon — seeing the solar system in motion."

 

[Free]

I've heard that if you stand outside during the solar eclipse, it causes you to be vaccinated for COVID.

 

[Cristiano]

Did Biden schedule some transgender holiday on the same day?

 

[Free]

Did Biden schedule some transgender holiday on the same day?

 

[Isabeau]

I’m smack in the path \o/
We have our glasses and we’ll be “watching”.

Had no idea we’re also going to be zapped up into the heavens. Or rather, we’ll see the true believers around us get sucked up, leaving us heathens to watch in amazement. Double feature!

 

[Myradyl Muse]

I've heard that if you stand outside during the solar eclipse, it causes you to be vaccinated for COVID.

On good authority: That only applies if you are simultaneously holding a lightbulb and/or sticking it somewhere.

 

[Veritable Quandry]

OSU campus is very close to totality. We plan on driving about an hour out of Columbus to get the full effect. I canceled class for the day so my students can see it.*

*They were going to cut class anyway, so I look like a good guy and I don't have to talk to a half empty room.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

I've HEARD that the weather forecast is looking possibly lousy for a whole lot of the path. I hope that's not true!

I live in a 95% coverage area so I won't get the full effect but it should look absolutely yummy. I got some glasses and also a little filter for my phone camera, if I'm lucky I might get a good shot!

 

[Noodles]

Did Biden schedule some transgender holiday on the same day?

Standing in the path of the eclipse will instantly make you transgender. It's all a plot by the commie left!

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

I mean...the Sun IS translunar, after all...

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Some outfreaking

"Speaking of X, Elon Musk changes Twitter's name to X. His baby's mother, Grimes, posted a strange image on instagram before covid that literally told us covid was going to happen, all the way down to the 3 injections. In that same image, a few rows beneath the covid 'prediction' is a solar eclipse. Under it, a flower between two dragons. 2024 is the year of the dragon. The lotus flower begins blooming in China on April 8th. The eclipse is happening on April 8th," the post continued.

"That is way too many coincidences for me to feel comfortable, along with the Deagel projection of a 225 Million person decrease in the US by 2025. It would appear some massive sacrifice could possibly be in the works."

 

[Essence Lumin]

It's around a 5 hour drive from here to the total eclipse so forget that. Here around Philly there is supposed to be about 90% coverage and partly cloudy skies so maybe I'll see something or maybe not.

 

[Sid]

I've HEARD that the weather forecast is looking possibly lousy for a whole lot of the path. I hope that's not true!

I live in a 95% coverage area so I won't get the full effect but it should look absolutely yummy. I got some glasses and also a little filter for my phone camera, if I'm lucky I might get a good shot!

If it is cloudy you will notice nothing. The nightfall will only happen where one has a total eclipse.
But 95% is cool to watch if you can see the sun (don't forget protection and keep the watching short).
The closest I've ever seen was 95% too.

 

[Beebo Brink]

My part of West Virginia will get approximately 95% coverage, so what we see will greatly depend on the weather. Which is currently overcast and cold.

The next total eclipse of the Sun for West Virginia will be on September 14, 2099. Oh well.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

I've heard that if you stand outside during the solar eclipse, it causes you to be vaccinated for COVID.

Only if you stick your butt in the air in the direction of the sun, spead your cheeks, and let all that ultraviolet light in.

 

[Free]

Only if you stick your butt in the air in the direction of the sun, spead your cheeks, and let all that ultraviolet light in.

Ah yes, eclipse taint tanning.

 

[Noodles]

Some outfreaking

The dumbest part of most of that.

It's all literally predictable and known.

It's not like the eclipse happening, for example, hasn't been known for a while. Heck I was planning this trip, during the last one.

Same for the Chinese New year thing.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

On NASA's old eclipse website you can find exact dates, times, and maps for every solar eclipse that's going to happen up to the year 2100.

 

[Cindy Claveau]

The next total eclipse of the Sun for West Virginia will be on September 14, 2099. Oh well.

Needs more Bonny Tyler?

 

[Cristiano]

Needs more Bonny Tyler?

God you are old lol