on August 21 there will be an eclipse of the sun. it will cover a lot of the USA starting in the Pacific Northwest and ending up on the south east coast. i caution you about looking at the sun during the eclipse. I suggest buying welder's glass to look through. that may be the cheapest thing, unless someone else has a better idea.

old guy wrote:on August 21 there will be an eclipse of the sun. it will cover a lot of the USA starting in the Pacific Northwest and ending up on the south east coast. i caution you about looking at the sun during the eclipse. I suggest buying welder's glass to look through. that may be the cheapest thing, unless someone else has a better idea.even cheaper are solar viewing glasses. Orion telescopes has a 5 pack for something like $10. I've used them before and they are IMHO far safer to use than a blank welders glass. One slip and you could have eye damage. Now welding goggles or welding helmet, that would be better.And if your planning to come to oregon along the total eclipse path and don't have reservations, well, your likely out of luck. Even out of the path and then driving to a full eclipse area may end up being a massive traffic jam. Central oregon around John Day is expecting 30,000 + visitors coming down a narrow two lane highway. Campground reservations sold out in about an hour.We were able to get a county fairgrounds campsite spot about 9 months ago, and even then few were available and we just got lucky.

Even cheaper than any of the above is just put a nail,hole in a heavy piece of paper and let the sun image display on another piece of paper behind the pin hole. An added benefit is that the image will be even larger than what a direct viewing would be.

I am going to Payette Id. my son lives there and luck has it free rent and board. looking forward to it. they make a telescope called coronado and it is for looking at the sun. quite spendy but worth it. fascinating to look at the sunspots

Will be in Island Park Idaho driving to Rexburg the day of Eclipse. Made reservations months ago....Thanks for the reminder to get protective lenses.

Eclipse website with path and directions The website has individual State information.

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boomersooner198
Explorer
Jan 07, 2017
We will be at Unicoi State Park just north of Helen Georgia. Made reservations 11 months in advance and was able to get one of the 6 full hook up sites.
D_E_Bishop
Explorer
Jan 07, 2017
For those who will be on the Oregon coast, we'll be at Honeyman, SP but watching from a friends house in Bayshore. I wanted McKinney Marina and RV (Waldport) or Winchester Bay RV Resort but guess who wanted to stay at HoneyMan.

So if you see a Adventurer with a decal that reads, "Not All Who Wander Are Lost" on the rear cap, stop and say hello and maybe we can have a beer or coffee and a good time chatting. David
BizmarksMom
Explorer
Jan 06, 2017
I'll be at a friend's place in Stanley, ID. I'll be able to see the eclipse from my home in Eagle, but I take any and all excuses to get to Stanley.
CavemanCharlie
Explorer III
Jan 06, 2017
Not going to get close enough to me. I do appreciate the post though.

We had one close to my area when I was a kid. We were in school at the time and the teacher would not let us check it out for more then a moment.

And people wonder why I hated school.
NYCgrrl
Explorer
Jan 05, 2017
We'll be in Panama ( the country) so doesn't seem like it'll be more than a partial eclipse:(.
ktmrfs
Explorer II
Jan 05, 2017
we will be in central oregon. Coast would be nice but I just don't trust the coastal weather. Seems like I bring morning fog to the oregon coast way to often!
HackerAce
Explorer
Jan 05, 2017
You will find us in Winchester Bay at Sandy Cove County Park. We plan on watching the eclipse from our Sand Buggy on the dunes, plenty of room there!
lanerd
Explorer II
Jan 05, 2017
rhagfo wrote:
Lucky enough to land a hosting spot at South Beach SP!

We will be at Pacific Shores.

Ron
D_E_Bishop
Explorer
Jan 05, 2017
There was a near total eclipse a few years ago in May and we were at the GC, NP for a meeting. We were all given glasses and retangles of viewing film by the Assoc. for safe viewing. A young couple had their 6 to 8 year old kids there and the DOD(Dear Old Dad) took a cardboard box open on the top and made holes in one end. The shadow box worked great and they had selected the initial of the family name for an arrangement of holes. It was cool and got the kids interested. Folks can be so resourceful and entertaining with their kids. Using the shadow effect kept the kids backs to the sun.
rhagfo
Explorer III
Jan 05, 2017
Lucky enough to land a hosting spot at South Beach SP!