Depending on the kind of winter we have some locations you mention may not be open. Cedar Breaks opens in late may, I recall a star party they had there years back on a ridge well above the visitor center, spectacular sun set but seems unlikely the snow will be gone by then.
Chaco Canyon could be a interesting place to view it from. Iâve âsnaggedâ a map of the center line from the NASA website. It
shows the center line crossing US Highway 91 just south of Kanarraville. There is a specific longitude and latitude . Then a âpop-upâ widow appeared, showing the duration and event times. Much to my dismay, the event times show the date 2012/05/21. The time was listed in UT, so Iâm thinking the âdateâ is based on UT and not local time. But I donât recall how much of a difference there is between UT and MST. The UT for maximum eclipse was 01:33:48 0. Is there that much difference between UT and MST? I guess it really is only about 7 hours.
Also, someone mentioned that the coverage would be 92%. That still leaves a lot of sun around the edges, although substantially reduced. Do I need a solar filter for the camera? I donât think so, but I am posing the question.
Also, if the eclipse is taking place at about 10 or 11 degrees â thatâs above the horizon, right? Even if there are mountains to the west in the distance, wonât that affect what we see if we are just outside of Kanarraville. Donât we want to be higher â i.e, in the mountains to the east of Kanarraville (not sure that is even possible)
I was thinking Cedar Breaks has a pull out (10,000 feet, clean low western horizon, but not near the centerline) Easy to drive to. If you are there â probably slightly north of Cedar City, how much is the eclipse impacted? Would you still get the ring of fire (centered)? As the moon is passing in front of the sun, even if you are at Cedar City, wonât you still get a reasonably centered ring of fire?
Opinions please
Joan .
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