Ditto to Nizar. Let's put it this way - I had been to done of totality 3 times before so this was my 4th. I flew more then 2000 miles to Oregon and then drove 300 miles each way to the chosen site.
A 99% eclipse vs a 100% totality is no contest. Like Nizar, with encroaching darkness, seeing the diamond ring effect, the wildlife chattering, the 15 degree drop in temperature in 15 minutes, and then totality with the solar corona encircling the moon, the prominences and the brilliant ruby red flare was worth the trip many times over. FYI, BVARCers Kirk Kendrick (KK2Z), Pete Sauermilch (KD5QPX), Nizar Mullani (KNM), Scott Medbury (KD5FBA), John Chauvin (K5IZO) and probably others made similar journeys. Rest assured, I'll be at the 2024 eclipse for #5 John Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 23, 2017, at 8:09 AM, NIzar Mullani via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > Pat, > > Why? A good question. > > I have seen a lot of pictures of solar eclipses. But, experiencing the solar > eclipse with more than one senses is an experience I will never forget. The > light from the sun dimming, temperature dropping, seeing the star in midday > and hearing the Rooster try to wake everyone up as sunlight came through > again was awesome. Definitely recommend seeing it in person. > > Nizar > > From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pat Cameron via > BVARC > Sent: Monday, August 21, 2017 1:26 PM > To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > Cc: Pat Cameron > Subject: Re: [BVARC] [tdxs-list] Watching the Eclipse in MO > > Why? > > Best Regards, > Pat Cameron > (832)885-2899 > > On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 12:32 PM, K5IZO via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Totality from Madras, OR. Perfect! > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 21, 2017, at 9:59 AM, Nizar Mullani <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Right over the center line. A piece of sun is missing. > > _________________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit: > > https://lists.tdxs.net/mailman/options/tdxs-list/k5izo%40yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected]
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