Ryaja Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gargamel said: Given the latest forecast I've seen, which is close to this one. We're looking at the Ft Wayne / Ohio border area. And I know it's last minute, but here's a Go Pro filter holder I designed if you're planning on doing wide angle time lapse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6568730 I'm not goin but my filter is the solar filter sandwiched between 2 cheap uv filters lol. I can't afford an actual solar filter. Edited April 7 by Ryaja New page! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 I forgot how crappy I-40 is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Just now, tater said: I forgot how crappy I-40 is Never forget. It's bad. ... Why it's not 3 lanes in each direction for its total length is beyond me. Practically needs a dedicated Trucks Only lane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 30 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Never forget. It's bad. ... Why it's not 3 lanes in each direction for its total length is beyond me. Practically needs a dedicated Trucks Only lane. Yeah, we use I-25 mostly… 40 is horrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Road surface infinitely better in TX than NM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 minute ago, tater said: Road surface infinitely better in TX than NM. 40 going from NM to TX is night and day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 2 hours ago, Ryaja said: I'm not goin but my filter is the solar filter sandwiched between 2 cheap uv filters lol. I can't afford an actual solar filter. That's what this is designed to do. Uses simple mylar. If you can get bargain pop-tarts with unlabeled packaging, that would work too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryaja Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 6 minutes ago, Gargamel said: That's what this is designed to do. Uses simple mylar. If you can get bargain pop-tarts with unlabeled packaging, that would work too. Ya, I just bought a square of filter and cut out a circle. I didn't know you could use pop tarts sheets lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Figuring out where to go is an absolute crap shoot. NWS/NOAA has 3 different maps of predicted cloud cover, and they're all different for the same location by as much as 50%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 8 minutes ago, Gargamel said: Figuring out where to go is an absolute crap shoot. NWS/NOAA has 3 different maps of predicted cloud cover, and they're all different for the same location by as much as 50%. Yeah, seems like there'll be only one time we'll know for sure...My guess is the high clouds will be thin, so the big danger is probably that moisture coming up from the Gulf, figuring out where that stops/how far it will get by totality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 In Amarillo right now. Unsure if stop at okc and drive east early, or drive farther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 18 minutes ago, tater said: In Amarillo right now. Unsure if stop at okc and drive east early, or drive farther Stop and eat at the Big Texan. It's hard to miss. Big Texan standing out front. Lots of semis. Great food! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 34 minutes ago, tater said: In Amarillo right now. Unsure if stop at okc and drive east early, or drive farther Aight, Looks like North or West of Little Rock will be good for you on Monday. The maps slightly disagree, but that's where I'd go. I'd stop on the far East side of OKC, crash for the night, and make a final determination ~0600. Seems a 4 hour drive from OKC will get you to any good spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 20 minutes ago, Gargamel said: Aight, Looks like North or West of Little Rock will be good for you on Monday. The maps slightly disagree, but that's where I'd go. I'd stop on the far East side of OKC, crash for the night, and make a final determination ~0600. Seems a 4 hour drive from OKC will get you to any good spot. Yeah, I booked in the middle of town, just off highway (Bricktown?) at one of the hotels fighting it out for best in town. We’ll be on the road by 6am, shouldn’t be rush hour issues that early. Road trip with a hotel with a concierge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 4 minutes ago, tater said: We’ll be on the road by 6am, shouldn’t be rush hour issues that early. My morning commute starts at 6am and I have heavy traffic to deal with. If you're at all worried about it, leave 30 minutes early. Although, if you're heading out of town, it shouldn't be an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 36 minutes ago, Gargamel said: My morning commute starts at 6am and I have heavy traffic to deal with. If you're at all worried about it, leave 30 minutes early. Although, if you're heading out of town, it shouldn't be an issue. You in okc? But yeah, might leave early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 32 minutes ago, tater said: You in okc? But yeah, might leave early No, I just know how cities work generally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Just now, Gargamel said: No, I just know how cities work generally Rush hour in abq means it takes 10 min longer… crowded I-25 moving 40 for a while instead of 80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakotte Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Hi everyone, In Montreal, Quebec, here. Weather looks great for once (we got snow and rain all week but it should be sunny tomorrow, which is all that matters). We will be going to a park 2km from our home, with the kids. The excitement is rising! Hope you will all have a clear sky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropian Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 I'm in Montreal now, looks pretty clear to me. Weather has me driving out east for 3ish hours past Sherbrooke, but it's looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 3 hours ago, Gargamel said: Aight, Looks like North or West of Little Rock will be good for you on Monday. The maps slightly disagree, but that's where I'd go. I'd stop on the far East side of OKC, crash for the night, and make a final determination ~0600. Seems a 4 hour drive from OKC will get you to any good spot. I'm converging on roughly the same area for my destination, coming in from the south. Somewhere around where the centerline crosses the Oklahoma-Arkansas border, only one of the models on Windy really says the clouds will get up into OK from Texas so anything farther than that should hopefully just be greater assurance. Various other models seem to be showing the clouds ending somewhere between Dallas and the Texas border. Best of luck to everyone chasing tomorrow, clear skies and enjoy the spectacle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Had thought about broken bow ok… trying to stay as easy as possible for RTB to albuquerque since son has not only school, but “grandparents day,” and grandma is showing up Gonna be a 12+ hour straight drive 16 counting getting to path from here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 I'm honestly really looking forward to not caring in the slightest what the next day's weather is like. But first, 1. Sleep 2. Road trip 3. Eclipse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropian Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 I have been testing and triple-checking all my equipment for tomorrow. All systems are go and I hope the eclipse gods smile upon me. GL to everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Damn… my iPhone did a system update overnight, and that erased all my offline map data that I had updated into the Maps app. Re-downloading that gig of data now. If you are going to be driving in the boonies, or in any area that may see cell data connections overwhelmed during eclipse day, it's a good idea to have your map app offline data downloaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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