August 21, 2017 Solar Eclipse - any tips
Getting questions from readers of forestcamping.com about the 8/21/17 solar eclipse. The swath where you'll see a total eclipse passes thru at least a dozen national forests and one grassland. Shoul...
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AstroRig57 wrote:LenSatic wrote:
This is a mid-day event so it's not necessary to be where you intend to camp. You're good even in a Walmart parking lot or rest area at the time. Just find good weather and settle in.
This is certainly true, and that might work for some, but I'm not going to drive the motorhome 850 miles to the path of totality to view it in a Walmart parking lot. Nor am I going to set up two hydrogen-alpha telescopes (Daystar Quantum and Coronado), an SCT with a white light filter, and imaging gear, in a parking lot or rest area.
Now you're just bragging. ;) :D
LS
