The Great American Eclipse - Aug. 21, 2017

[creekster]

The 2045 eclipse will pass right through SLC though.

I'll likely be dead.

[Scott R Nelson]

We drove to Rexburg, leaving Logan at about 4:00 am. There had to be 20 cars heading north for each car heading south on I-15. Still, traffic moved right along the whole way. I was expecting gridlock in Rexburg with all the cars, but we didn't see any traffic issues until it was over. We saw a few signs offering parking for $25.00. I hope nobody fell for that.

We went to Porter Park, mainly because there were bathrooms there and at least a dozen porta-potties. There were no parking spaces directly next to the park, but we found spots a hundred feet from the corner. There were probably 500 people in the park when the eclipse started. The largest group was two busloads of people from an astronomy club in France. They all brought their telescopes and all sorts of viewing devices. I met a couple from Mali and a guy from Belgium, plus at least a dozen Canadians who had driven down.

Seeing two minutes of total eclipse was worth it. The crowd cheered when the first tiny chunk of the sun started to go away, then cheered for about 30 seconds as the moon finally covered the sun. It was an amazing view, but those two minutes seemed to fly by very quickly. I tried to attach an animation, but it didn't work, so here are four images from total eclipse to the "diamond ring" part when it very quickly got too bright to look at or photograph without a filter. These are my photos taken using a tripod with my Canon SX-50 zoomed out all the way with nothing over the lens. I used a set of viewing glasses held over the camera for all of my partial shots, and those worked out well enough.

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Getting out of Rexburg was terrible. We stuck around for a couple of hours, but you could have ridden to Idaho Falls faster on a bicycle. My son went over to Wyoming and down through Bear Lake. I headed to Arco and down. There was a steady stream of traffic, but the only serious slowdown was at Shoshone where it was backed up about a mile and a quarter. I quickly found an alternate route around that and drove on to Wells NV, at which point I was too worn out to drive further.

Overall we consider the Eclipse trip to be a success and would so it again. But only for a total eclipse, not for even a 90% partial.

[Scott R Nelson]

You can watch the animation here:

http://i.imgur.com/hW5y1Lj.gif

[Northwestcoug]

The 2045 eclipse will pass right through SLC though.

Doesn't matter. BFM will still be underwhelmed.

[old_gregg]

I'll likely be dead.

we can only hope

[Donuthole]

X marks the spot. 2017 and 2024 eclipses cross paths near Missouri, about halfway between Independence and Adam ondi-Ahman. This is not a coincidence!

What I am not saying:

• I’m not saying I think Jesus Christ’s second coming to all the world will happen in either 2017 or 2024.
• I’m not saying I think that these eclipses are the sign of the coming of the Son of Man.
• I’m not saying that I think anything will happen on the exact day or at the exact time of the eclipses that will suddenly jolt all of America. I’m not ruling out that something could happen, but my purpose is not to come on here and make some specific prediction about something happening on August 21st or on the day of one of the other eclipses.

What I am saying:

• I am saying that I believe these eclipses (and the eclipses in 2044/2045 and 2052) could be relevant to and indicative of tribulation in America, an Adam-ondi-Ahman event, a New Jerusalem event, and an event relevant to the people there being defended against enemies.
• I am saying that I believe that if these eclipses do mark a point in time of fulfillment of prophecy, then the things that will happen will come about in the days, weeks, months, and years surrounding the eclipses. Significant things may or may not happen on the exact day of the eclipses.
• The kinds of events that come to mind for me include both wonderfully welcome and tragic happenings, like famine, pestilence, disease, terrorism, civil unrest (political, cultural, etc.), wars, earthquake, tsunami, weather events, economic hardship, miracles, long-anticipated fulfillment of prophecy, etc.

I hesitate to make any specific predictions.

I'm sad that he won't make any specific predictions, but I'm grateful for his insights nonetheless!

http://thejoshuaaaronblog.com/total-solar-eclipse-coincidence

[Sullyute]

It looks like they cross closer to St. Louis or in Kentucky. Maybe God is sending a warning shot


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[Sleeping in EQ]

X marks the spot. 2017 and 2024 eclipses cross paths near Missouri, about halfway between Independence and Adam ondi-Ahman. This is not a coincidence!





I'm sad that he won't make any specific predictions, but I'm grateful for his insights nonetheless!

http://thejoshuaaaronblog.com/total-solar-eclipse-coincidence

I hope he learns how to read a map.

[Omaha 680]

In fairness to weird Mormon bloggers, I don't think he said what DH said he said. He said the 2017 eclipse was to pass halfway between Independence and Adam ondi-Ahman. He said the location of the X where the two eclipses cross reminds him of the 7 years standoff between the Nephites and the Gadianton Robbers. Doesn't seem so silly now, does it?

[Donuthole]

In fairness to weird Mormon bloggers, I don't think he said what DH said he said. He said the 2017 eclipse was to pass halfway between Independence and Adam ondi-Ahman. He said the location of the X where the two eclipses cross reminds him of the 7 years standoff between the Nephites and the Gadianton Robbers. Doesn't seem so silly now, does it?

Thanks for the clarification. I now feel much better about the potential ramifications of the 2024 ecplise!

[grapevine]

I watched it with welding helmet. Didn,t get dark but a few degrees colder. I went to get straw south of twin on Sturdy and traffic was not bad. Monday went down there coming back saw several license plates from Nevada, California, Texas, British Columbia. I guess a California couple was in other Ward Sunday. I saw a car with solar express and family picnicking at park Sunday too. Must of been going to see eclipse. Saw northaide bus company come down must of been through Arco. Fairly crowded roads.

Kmvt interviewed missionary at Shoshone church who saw it. Used to be ice cream place across it. 5 year old had interesting take on it as well. I guess no one got eyes burned out I a, aware of.

[Moliere]

I’m currently in Spicewood Tx at an airbnb with the family. We are in the path of totality for tomorrow’s eclipse. Looks like there’s a 50/50 chance of cloud cover tomorrow . Anyone else make the trip to the path of totality?

[BlueK]

I’m currently in Spicewood Tx at an airbnb with the family. We are in the path of totality for tomorrow’s eclipse. Looks like there’s a 50/50 chance of cloud cover tomorrow . Anyone else make the trip to the path of totality?

Didn't make a trip. I will able to see it from my back yard as long as the sky is clear enough.

[Scott R Nelson]

Anyone else make the trip to the path of totality?

We really wanted to go to it and see another total eclipse, but health issues prevented us from being able to do it, plus we put it off long enough that it would have been way more expensive.

I am going to feel sorry for everybody that went out of their way to go see it and ended up with clouds covering up the most important part of it.

[Maximus]

Stay safe everyone

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