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Eclipse 2024
LunarOrbit:
Is anyone else as excited for the April 8 eclipse as I am? If the weather cooperates I'm going to try to livestream the view from my telescope on YouTube. I've never tried anything like that before, so if the weather doesn't doom it to fail, my inexperience will. ;)
I have a Celestron NexStar 127SLT with a solar filter and a USB camera that replaces the eyepiece. I won't be viewing the eclipse through the telescope directly, even with the filter. I'm a total novice with the telescope, but this is too rare of an opportunity to miss.
I've also created a website that will provide links to as many YouTube livestreams as I can find in one place. Here's a sneak peek...
https://totaleclipse.live
Feel free to share any other livestreams that I'm missing. I'm sure there will be more and they just haven't been scheduled on YouTube yet.
Ranb:
I'm on my way to visit my daughter in TX. Was planning on viewing the eclipse, but the forecast is for cloudy weather. I will not be driving to search for clear skies that day.
LunarOrbit:
--- Quote from: Ranb on April 01, 2024, 02:37:53 PM ---I'm on my way to visit my daughter in TX. Was planning on viewing the eclipse, but the forecast is for cloudy weather. I will not be driving to search for clear skies that day.
--- End quote ---
It looks like I'll probably be getting rain that day... but I'm hoping for a miracle. I would have expected clear skies in Texas, so I hope you get them too.
Obviousman:
--- Quote from: Ranb on April 01, 2024, 02:37:53 PM ---I'm on my way to visit my daughter in TX. Was planning on viewing the eclipse, but the forecast is for cloudy weather. I will not be driving to search for clear skies that day.
--- End quote ---
If you listen to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe, that might be the infamous 'Bob Effect'.
PDI:
I am looking forward to the eclipse, especially since the path is only a 3 hours drive. However, the predictions are not good (Cleveland, 65% cloud cover). Still, the reason we chose Cleveland is because of the "Lake Erie bubble" which can produce clear skies near the lake even though it is cloudy inland. (Beyond that, I do not know the science behind it and whether it will help with the type of clouds predicted.)
Good luck to everyone else that is attempting to see it.
John
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