April 5, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, orange dream said: A friend of a friend at UT in the 1989-1990 range had an old Chrysler that he had painted horns and the devil's face on the hood and had stenciled on the front and back bumper, "The Anti-Chrysler" i remember that car!
April 6, 20241 yr Starting to see an uptick on social media of "eclipse evil" and "eclipse scary" content from the usual suspects (our wonderful consortium of constitutional scholars and infectious disease experts).
April 6, 20241 yr On 3/26/2018 at 5:08 PM, Surly Bevo said: April 8th eh? I am guessing massive thunderstorms in Tejas that day Post 3....
April 6, 20241 yr Took some test photos at noon today. Used a 10 stop ND filter on a 70-200 and 100-500 lens. Couple taken with a tripod, couple without. Shutter speeds varied. Now, let's hope the cloud cover isn't a thing on Monday:
April 6, 20241 yr Thank you, I saw that but forgot about it. According to that, traffic was much heavier in populated areas. The shitty weather will also cause quite a few people to stay home or seek an area with better weather too.There's a lot of people who chase these things as a hobby. I commute to work Tuesday, and the flights last week from SAT were all oversold. Now there's seats available, so I guess I'll go.
April 6, 20241 yr So Austin isn't experiencing a run on gas, ice, basic food items, toilet paper, etc.?
April 6, 20241 yr I did once use a whole roll of totality toilet paper in 4 minutes, so this hits close to home.
April 6, 20241 yr TIL that the Concorde was used in 1973 to "chase" a total eclipse across Africa for 73 minutes for science: Edited April 6, 20241 yr by Francisco 2.0
April 6, 20241 yr I drive from SA to Lake Travis and back every weekend, wasn't all that crazy out there. More RVs and a lot of police working on their quota, but made it in the same time. Heard there's not a parking spot available in Kerrville. Sure other small towns are the same.
April 6, 20241 yr Have been planning to camp at a friend's piece of land near Dripping Springs with my 6 year old and other families. They just cancelled due to weather and some construction still going on at the property. Bummed but also a little relieved. The thought of traffic issues and shitty weather kinda dampened our excitement. Godspeed to all of y'all making a trip and hope you get the full experience!
April 6, 20241 yr 10 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said: They just cancelled due to weather Some people with rental space on ranches in Cen Tx also told me they were getting cancellations due to weather. We’ll see what happens over the next couple of days but the weather may keep traffic manageable.
April 6, 20241 yr I bet a fun thing would be to go way back in time to where there was going to be an eclipse and tell the cave men, "If I have come to destroy you, may the sun be blotted out from the sky." Just then the eclipse would start, and they'd probably try to kill you or something, but then you could explain about the rotation of the moon and all, and everyone would get a good laugh.
April 6, 20241 yr The sun will still be blacked out with cloud cover, people do realize that-no? But the school and traffic logistics shitshow...we're gonna stay back in town. But of course, now Moody Amphitheater is indicating that maybe Vampire Weekend can't go on after all for safety reasons (it's kinda weatherproof, but not really if it rains). Same with Long Center. I dunno. It's gonna be cool either way and no matter what any of choose to do or not do, the Gods are Angry that day my friends. Like an old man trying to send back soup a deli.
April 7, 20241 yr 27 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said: I bet a fun thing would be to go way back in time to where there was going to be an eclipse and tell the cave men, "If I have come to destroy you, may the sun be blotted out from the sky." Just then the eclipse would start, and they'd probably try to kill you or something, but then you could explain about the rotation of the moon and all, and everyone would get a good laugh. Naw. You’d be the god half the world worships. Books would be written about you. And grifters would profit in your name.
April 7, 20241 yr We just drove through Kerrville headed west and I’ve never seen that town so dead. Maybe the locals are already hunkered down until Tuesday. Even HEB was empty (and open).
April 7, 20241 yr 56 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said: I bet a fun thing would be to go way back in time to where there was going to be an eclipse and tell the cave men, "If I have come to destroy you, may the sun be blotted out from the sky." Just then the eclipse would start, and they'd probably try to kill you or something, but then you could explain about the rotation of the moon and all, and everyone would get a good laugh. Wasn't that premise in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court? It's been a few decades since I read that.
April 7, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Newdoc said: Some people with rental space on ranches in Cen Tx also told me they were getting cancellations due to weather. We’ll see what happens over the next couple of days but the weather may keep traffic manageable. Yeah know folks w B&BS who said their dynamic pricing tool/dashboard is showing a good number of cancelations here. They got a couple of new bookings today for tomorrow night 25 minutes ago, Vanderpool said: We just drove through Kerrville headed west and I’ve never seen that town so dead. Maybe the locals are already hunkered down until Tuesday. Even HEB was empty (and open). Locals here and there are. Lots of FB comments about how dead Fredericksburg is tonight. Tomorrow should be interesting
April 7, 20241 yr I bet a fun thing would be to go way back in time to where there was going to be an eclipse and tell the cave men, "If I have come to destroy you, may the sun be blotted out from the sky." Just then the eclipse would start, and they'd probably try to kill you or something, but then you could explain about the rotation of the moon and all, and everyone would get a good laugh.
April 7, 20241 yr On 4/4/2024 at 1:52 PM, Nice Guy Eddie said: one thing to consider is eclipse duration. You can zoom in more on this page (https://eclipse-explorer.smce.nasa.gov/) but here is the basic durations. The closer to yellow line, on your map, the shorter the duration.
April 7, 20241 yr So is there gonna be a window somewhere? Do I have an excuse to drive to Arkansas and hit some singletrack Monday?
April 7, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, BearMace said: So is there gonna be a window somewhere? Do I have an excuse to drive to Arkansas and hit some singletrack Monday? Arkansas looks like a good play but even that is not a guarantee. I think there are a couple of places closer Northeast that might have a good chance which is ironic. Or ride like the wind to Mexico.
April 7, 20241 yr This guy is pretty solid and talks about the weather in general for Monday. YouTubes Texas Weather Center
April 7, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Newdoc said: This guy is pretty solid and talks about the weather in general for Monday. YouTubes Texas Weather Center Guy had a total eclipse of his hair.
April 7, 20241 yr 15 hours ago, YGIFS said: The sun will still be blacked out with cloud cover, people do realize that-no? But the school and traffic logistics shitshow...we're gonna stay back in town. But of course, now Moody Amphitheater is indicating that maybe Vampire Weekend can't go on after all for safety reasons (it's kinda weatherproof, but not really if it rains). Same with Long Center. I dunno. It's gonna be cool either way and no matter what any of choose to do or not do, the Gods are Angry that day my friends. Like an old man trying to send back soup a deli. wat where you see this?
April 7, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: Biden should postpone this until the forecast is better. He should nuke the clouds obviously....
April 7, 20241 yr Does anything happen besides it getting darker outside the sun getting a bite taken out of it?
April 7, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, joe dirt said: wat where you see this? ygifs is an idiot. needs banned multiple times daily
April 7, 20241 yr The Eclipse That Saved Columbus https://www.sciencenews.org/article/eclipse-saved-columbus
April 7, 20241 yr 44 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said: Does anything happen besides it getting darker outside the sun getting a bite taken out of it?
April 7, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, ClubWhatever said: Does anything happen besides it getting darker outside the sun getting a bite taken out of it? Some animals will think it’s dusk. Crickets start chirping, dogs relax, birds chirp different songs, Bonnie Tyler starts singing…
April 7, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, joe dirt said: wat where you see this? It was just generic email to ticket holders just saying something to effect of “in case of heavy precip, be aware show may be delayed”. The overcast or even light rain wouldn’t an issue but that venue ain’t setup for heavy rain I’m sure it’ll be just fine though
April 7, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, Surly Bevo said: He should nuke the clouds obviously.... No need. I'll hand out Sharpies and everyone can just color over their sunglass lenses. It'll be as dark as you want for hours.
April 7, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, Mrs Whiggins said: No need. I'll hand out Sharpies and everyone can just color over their sunglass lenses. It'll be as dark as you want for hours. that’s not what surly does with sharpies
April 7, 20241 yr 14 hours ago, BearMace said: So is there gonna be a window somewhere? Do I have an excuse to drive to Arkansas and hit some singletrack Monday? No races at Oaklawn tomorrow.
April 7, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, Gatorubet said: They are recreating the Big Bang with a particle accelerator during the eclipse…. Maybe that opens a portal to another dimension and we have a war with the flying monkeys that appear.
April 7, 20241 yr Any of you iphone experts know what kinda settings you should do to take good photos? My brother used to be a professional photographer and has this elaborate setup for taking photos using conventional cameras, one analog and one digital but it's like thousands of dollars worth of extra equipment. I asked him how to take pics with my busted ass iphone 12 but he's as tech illiterate as I am. So I'm wondering if you use portrait, pano, slo-mo, etc.? I'm keeping the glasses on obviously, and I'm not sure if you just point and video and then take best 'snippets' later on. And then i'd love to get one of the me on the ground with the girls above me and the totality above their heads. But I have no idea what to set the phone camera to. And there's just a mixed bag of opinions online and I'm not gonna go out and buy a tripod or selfie-stick. Thanks. Here's to the end of the World, see you gents on the Dark side of the Moon
April 7, 20241 yr 22 minutes ago, YGIFS said: Any of you iphone experts know what kinda settings you should do to take good photos? My brother used to be a professional photographer and has this elaborate setup for taking photos using conventional cameras, one analog and one digital but it's like thousands of dollars worth of extra equipment. I asked him how to take pics with my busted ass iphone 12 but he's as tech illiterate as I am. So I'm wondering if you use portrait, pano, slo-mo, etc.? I'm keeping the glasses on obviously, and I'm not sure if you just point and video and then take best 'snippets' later on. And then i'd love to get one of the me on the ground with the girls above me and the totality above their heads. But I have no idea what to set the phone camera to. And there's just a mixed bag of opinions online and I'm not gonna go out and buy a tripod or selfie-stick. Thanks. Here's to the end of the World, see you gents on the Dark side of the Moon DROID
April 7, 20241 yr We’ve had about 4 days straight of clouds, rain and snow in Vermont. Today clear skies should be the same for tomorrow.
April 7, 20241 yr The MyRadar team was going to do an eclipse broadcast live from San Antonio but they packed up and went to Maine where they said cloud cover was a much lower chance. Pretty much said everyone south of Dallas is getting cloud cover. Sucks.
April 7, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, YGIFS said: Any of you iphone experts know what kinda settings you should do to take good photos? My brother used to be a professional photographer and has this elaborate setup for taking photos using conventional cameras, one analog and one digital but it's like thousands of dollars worth of extra equipment. I asked him how to take pics with my busted ass iphone 12 but he's as tech illiterate as I am. So I'm wondering if you use portrait, pano, slo-mo, etc.? I'm keeping the glasses on obviously, and I'm not sure if you just point and video and then take best 'snippets' later on. And then i'd love to get one of the me on the ground with the girls above me and the totality above their heads. But I have no idea what to set the phone camera to. And there's just a mixed bag of opinions online and I'm not gonna go out and buy a tripod or selfie-stick. Thanks. Here's to the end of the World, see you gents on the Dark side of the Moon Too late to get things for your phone from Amazon or wherever, but at the very least, you need a filter for your phone similar to eclipse glasses. The sun's rays can and will destroy a camera sensor if not properly protected. If you have another set of eclipse glasses, you could take out the lens and tape it over the camera in a pinch.
April 7, 20241 yr Thanks. I’ll try that as we have some extra pairs. I’ll either have a life long photo memory or be arrested at the Apple Store by this time tomorrow. Typical Monday for me either way.
April 7, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, YGIFS said: Thanks. I’ll try that as we have some extra pairs. I’ll either have a life long photo memory or be arrested at the Apple Store by this time tomorrow. Typical Monday for me either way. As for camera settings, just take a photo. The beauty of it is the film is free, and you can adjust accordingly. Pano mode would be worthless, since the shutter would be open too long. Portrait mode (simply put) is for taking a photo of a subject and having a blurry background. Just protect the sensor, point and shoot. As for the selfie stick or tripod, that's really the best solution if you want a group photo. You should be able to get a cheap stick at Walgreens or CVS that is bluetooth operated. FYI, one of the great things about this is the length of duration. You can take plenty of shots for that hour or so before totality to practice with.
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