Kiroy
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Anyone making plans to try and see the eclipse on 8/21?
Next one in North America is in 2024. Might try and use my flight benefits and catch it in Kansas City.
Wife and I might drive up to the portland one.
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Wife and I might drive up to the portland one.
meStevo
I think your wife's a bigfoot gus.
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538 just had a writeup about people commuting to/from viewing cities - Two Minutes Of Darkness With 20,000 Strangers
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Kiroy
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If we head up to the portland one we'll probably try to find a fairly isolated area up in the mountains. Be pretty cool all alone on a ridge somewhere.
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Cutlery
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Yep, probably gonna wake up early morning Monday and drive as far south as we can get before it happens. Should be able to get to Missouri no problem.
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Fadaar
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I'm not too far from Columbia, SC (Savannah). Might make a trip since it's during the week when I'm off. Can't be much more than a 2 hr drive since I live right by I-95 already.
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Brad2770
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Brad2770
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He has a few more amazing shots on his photo stream -
Why can't they get closer in orbit? I really want to see those fuckers up close.
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pharmakos
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I think once you get closer you can't get back further out too easily? Cassini got some awesome close-ups of Saturn when they decided to lower it far enough and plunge it into the clouds at the end of it's life cycle. I'd imagine the same will happen here
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Oldbased
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I have to travel 2 miles SW to see total eclipse. Guess that explains another site I saw weeks ago that said I would witness 98.7% from my exact location. I assumed that was as good as it gets. Turn out I am directly on the path line of total.
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Cybsled
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I'm in NE, so any drive would be insane for me. I want to see if, but driving 15+ hours = meh. 2024 has one that will be visible in upper NY state and VT, so I may have to settle for that one. Only shit thing is it happens in April, which means higher chance of bad weather ;/
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spronk
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huh its not red
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot in True Color | Mission Juno
the great red spot may disappear by 2030 thanks, Obama
Jupiter's Great Red Spot could disappear in a generation
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot in True Color | Mission Juno
the great red spot may disappear by 2030
thanks, ObamaJupiter's Great Red Spot could disappear in a generation
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I think you might be able to apply for this @ZyyzYzzy
NASA is looking for someone to protect Earth from aliens — and the job pays a six-figure salary
NASA is looking for someone to protect Earth from aliens — and the job pays a six-figure salary
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Brad2770
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Palum
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spronk
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its from AOL so you know its gotta be true
Conspiracy theorist warns solar eclipse will signal the coming of Nibiru and the end of our planet
If there's anything that you've simply been dying to do or see, you'd best get it done soon.
According to conspiracy theorist David Meade, our planet will cease to exist as we know it in September 2017.
Meade's bizarre and unfounded theory claims that immediately after the upcoming total solar eclipse on August 21, the mythical planet Nibiru, or Planet X, will appear on the horizon and begin it's month-long collision course with Earth, arriving in late September to actually end the world.
Conspiracy theorist warns solar eclipse will signal the coming of Nibiru and the end of our planet
If there's anything that you've simply been dying to do or see, you'd best get it done soon.
According to conspiracy theorist David Meade, our planet will cease to exist as we know it in September 2017.
Meade's bizarre and unfounded theory claims that immediately after the upcoming total solar eclipse on August 21, the mythical planet Nibiru, or Planet X, will appear on the horizon and begin it's month-long collision course with Earth, arriving in late September to actually end the world.
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meStevo
I think your wife's a bigfoot gus.
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One month left. 1st of the final 5 orbits complete.
Cassini: The Grand Finale: Cloudy Waves (False Color)
Cassini: The Grand Finale: Cloudy Waves (False Color)
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Sentagur
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Why in the fuck is this even a story, are they going to interview the local hobo who thinks the fridge box he is living in is possessed by Nixon next.
What insights might the Nixon hobo box have on the Russia connection and what can we learn from a shopping car full of empty beer cans?
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