Basil Loc: New Mexico

Very nice series! Love the Diamond Ring! I didn't manage to get the diamond ring, but did get a bit of Bailey's Beads.

TomHackett Loc: Kingston, New York

Why? Is there some catastrophe that will wipe most of us out before April 2024? Or will our northern neighbor invade New York so that a large number of us will be Canadians by then? I know a large (but decreasing) number of us are Baby Boomers and may die of old age by then. I, at least, hope to live a couple more years.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I think he means that an eclipse of this quality will not be available for many years.

nervous2 Loc: Provo, Utah

I was really excited when my mind read 2022 instead of 2023. Looks like the center of the path thru Utah will only be about 100 miles south of me. The extra year will give me some time to prepare.

CliffMcKenzie Loc: Lake Athens Texas

Thank you so much...this helps more than you know.

coolhanduke Loc: Redondo Beach, CA

Basil,
Good one.

chikid68 Loc: Tennesse USA

I was fortunate with the last one and the path of totality ran right through my area.
I sat up a tripod and camera along with a folding chair and I was able to capture it from the comfort of my driveway.
It wasn't my first although it was for my wife.
I'm trying to get a small RV and travel to the desert for the next one and shoot it from the roof of the RV possibly around the grand canyon.

11bravo

Have been lucky enough to see 2 totalities... One thing, DON'T just look up. One of the most amazing things I saw were interference lines (thin black wavy lines) running across the ground. Looked like I was standing in shallow water with small wind driven wavelets... very disorienting with the moving lines.

First was in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1979. Had recently started work with Hughes Aircraft, no vacation or sick leave accrued. Still, I went in and asked my boss for Monday off. He asked why. Being young and naive, I answered honestly, there was a total solar eclipse that I wanted to see. He shook his head, rolled his eyes, and said, "Don't tell me that. I'll just put down 'family emergency'; you owe me a day when you get back, and work hard." Flew up on Sunday, TOTAL overcast. Figured it was a washout. But watching late night news in the motel, weather report said it would clear by 3:00 AM. Set the alarm for early AM, walked out to the street and caught a public bus to a park a couple of miles away. Perfect place to watch from, some people, not crowded. With the flat open ground, perfect for catching the interference lines. Flight home that afternoon. Spent the next 30 years "working hard" for Hughes.

Second was in Thailand in the mid 90's. Took a couple of days off from a job in Malaysia and flew up to Bangkok. Since I was there, figured why not, and took a public bus to the nearest city, couple of hours north. Still not in totality, but saw a Bangkok taxi, and this being Thailand, made a deal with the driver to take me to the "totality" village. Just parked on the side of the road. Here, crowded, the Thais, any excuse for a party. Slept in the taxi's backseat (by then, getting old), lot of mosquitos. After the eclipse, taxi took me back to Bangkok.

Yes, you take your chances with the weather, I was lucky for both. It is definitely something to put on your bucket list.

Basil Loc: New Mexico

That would have been the same one I saw in Feb 79 while I was stationed at NORAD at Malmstrom AFB, Gt Falls, MT.

ORpilot Loc: Prineville, Or

Very Nice, We got to full meal deai here in Prineville then too. Of the 4 cameras I had set up, 2 did not work when the moment came. That 2 minutes went bye very fast.

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William Loc: Mississippi

remember holding hands with Connie
solar day a parking lot 1980's a lens
a magnifying lens no burn eye/balls

she married another Mississippi boy@

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

We were in the paths of the 2017 total eclipse. It was a once in a lifetime experience for sure. I enjoyed seeing the crescent shaped highlights cast by the sunlight in the shadows of the trees.

Stan

RichKenn Loc: Merritt Island, FL

I photographed the 2017 eclipse in Cheyanne, WY but I got so involved in photography, I forgot to enjoy the experience! So, don't get carried away like I did. An annular eclipse should probably be shot with a
r filter. I made my own out of filter material and cardboard so I could photograph the partial eclipse and full sun, too. I like thios one because it shows Bailey's Beads. With an annular eclipse, I doubt they will be visible. Go and enjoy!

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petrochemist Loc: UK

IIRC photographic grades can be brought that are 5 stops but viewing grades are nearer 12 stops. Unlike ND filters solar filters block UV & IR to at least the same amount as visual. (ND filters do very little to IR)

Shade 8 or darker welding glass is a cheap & safe alternative but with more optical flaws. I've used shade 14 for photographing sun spots.

petrochemist Loc: UK

I'm on the wrong side of the pond to see any of the eclipses you're discussing, but I did manage to see totality back in 1999.
The campsite emptied early on as many people panicked when the saw the early morning cloud cover. Fortunately the clouds cleared JUST in time for the action. My photographs were all on film & limited to a 500mm mirror lens, unfortunately my tripod back then wasn't up to the job, so my images of totality all have significant camera shake. The only potential keeper is one of baileys beads, where the camera shake turn the two main spots into 99 - a reminder of the year :)