Just a reminder folks that your solar eclipse glasses need to be ISO 12312-2 compliant, CE certified, and AAS approved (American Astronomical Society).
They are readily available and not expensive.
Helioclipse, Kesseph, Celestron, and Soluna are all good brands.
Re: Direct bullseye in a month
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:53 pm
by Animal
i got a welding glass replacement lens the other day rated as 12. i think that should do. it was only $1
Re: Direct bullseye in a month
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:05 pm
by Reservoir Dog
Animal wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:53 pm
i got a welding glass replacement lens the other day rated as 12. i think that should do. it was only $1
I would have gone with 14 but you should be alright.
CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 5:14 pm
The town here is like 25,000. No way to predict the actual numbers of course (weather, middle of the week), but with a top 10 population city just 60 miles down the interstate, they are predicting possibly 200,000- 500,000 visitors within 20 miles of here. I think I'll be gassing up and stocking up on food a few days before.
Translation ~ Kegger at CTC's.
I have a pretty good size area outside my back porch. Thinking of tent areas for overnighters, several chairs scattered about for daytimers. Charge a hefty fee. Who said you couldn't make money over dark skies. It's the American Way.
I think your landlord might have something to say about that.
(and the area behind your apartment ain't that big.)
Animal wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:53 pm
i got a welding glass replacement lens the other day rated as 12. i think that should do. it was only $1
I would have gone with 14 but you should be alright.
they didn't have any 14. i got a 13 about a week ago, so i have the 13 and 12. they don't restock very often. But those 14 are almost like looking through a metal plate.
Re: Direct bullseye in a month
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:20 pm
by CentralTexasCrude
Just want to enjoy this once in a lifetime experience. But NO. Media won't shut up with the BS gloom and doom. Depending on which you read, the eclipse will cause "Cell phone coverage to collapse in the affected area", "Mayhem as people get run over by cars during the 5 minutes of darkness", or my all time favorite "Texas power grid in danger of collapse due to solar farms being shut down for 5 minutes". JC
Re: Direct bullseye in a month
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:37 pm
by Reservoir Dog
nerd_alert wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:34 pm
No shit. Payout will be huge
Animal wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:53 pm
i got a welding glass replacement lens the other day rated as 12. i think that should do. it was only $1
I would have gone with 14 but you should be alright.
they didn't have any 14. i got a 13 about a week ago, so i have the 13 and 12. they don't restock very often. But those 14 are almost like looking through a metal plate.
Animal wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:53 pm
i got a welding glass replacement lens the other day rated as 12. i think that should do. it was only $1
I would have gone with 14 but you should be alright.
they didn't have any 14. i got a 13 about a week ago, so i have the 13 and 12. they don't restock very often. But those 14 are almost like looking through a metal plate.
Animal wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:53 pm
i got a welding glass replacement lens the other day rated as 12. i think that should do. it was only $1
I would have gone with 14 but you should be alright.
they didn't have any 14. i got a 13 about a week ago, so i have the 13 and 12. they don't restock very often. But those 14 are almost like looking through a metal plate.
Animal wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:53 pm
i got a welding glass replacement lens the other day rated as 12. i think that should do. it was only $1
I would have gone with 14 but you should be alright.
they didn't have any 14. i got a 13 about a week ago, so i have the 13 and 12. they don't restock very often. But those 14 are almost like looking through a metal plate.
I would have gone with 14 but you should be alright.
they didn't have any 14. i got a 13 about a week ago, so i have the 13 and 12. they don't restock very often. But those 14 are almost like looking through a metal plate.
Animal wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 1:18 pm
The current forecast for the eclipse is heavy cloud cover and 60% chance of rain. For almost the entire state.
Current forecast here is for clear skies.
I know that dark is dark. But, holy shit. a once in a life time event and you want to see the whole thing as it happens. At least my plans are nothing more than a drive in a side by side out into a high pasture on my ranch. Not some big event with lots of people coming.
