[TriLUG] Total Solar Eclipse - Expeditions to SC??

[Scott Lambdin via TriLUG]

Lol - I looked at the astonomical events schedule and saw "Wow, there
happens to be a new moon at that time."  :/

On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 12:37 PM, Joseph Mack NA3T via TriLUG <
trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> On Tue, 6 Jun 2017, Peter Neilson via TriLUG wrote:
>
> The afternoon of Monday 21 August 2017 will provide a total solar eclipse
>> in South Carolina.
>>
>
> Here's the map of the eclipse path
>
> http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017
> _GoogleMapFull.html
>
> Here's the page showing cloud in August for part of the eclipse path in
> SC. You can hop to anywhere in the US from this page.
>
> https://weatherspark.com/averages/29851/8/West-Columbia-
> South-Carolina-United-States
>
> It's expected to be relatively cloudy in SC. Do you want to go to SC and
> take what you get, or do you want to see the eclipse?
>
> I really want to see the eclipse. I've been waiting for this for 20yrs.
> For this year's event, I'm going to St Jo. MO. There's a 5% chance of cloud
> cover.
>
> I saw the one in GA in the '80s. It was annular. I was about 50' from the
> center line. A line of amateur astronomers were running TV cameras through
> scopes, spread about 100' across a parking lot. It was perfect blue sky.
>
> All the best with your planning
>
> Joe
>
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