I was thinking about driving out near/past Newcastle while I'm in the neighborhood a few days from now, to maybe scout a good location for sunset. It's about an hour past Cedar City on UT-56, but I'm betting it won't have huge crowds. Is anyone already familiar with the area? On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 1:23 PM, <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
The real saying is "an annular eclipse is like kissing your sister", it is much more important with total eclipse's. Ever hear "not good enough for her own not good enough for you." "The bus will have restrooms", really, how sure are you? A few miles will hardly be noticeable, the horizon will be the most important consideration. I doubt the bus driver or UHP will care at all about getting anyone to the exact centerline, especially if local townships are planning activities. My experience has been sometimes, for annular eclipse's, being off centerline is were you can actually see it. It will be best to be flexible, I will have a plan A, B, and C., I doubt the charter will be very flexible. The So Cal eclipse was a good example, it was clear in San Diego and cloudy in LA.
I certainly will lose no sleep over it. If you want to be in the crowd, by all means ride the bus.
A wise man who posts here said it best for me. Being a few miles off centerline is like "kissing your sister"!The bus will have restroom facilities, another plus in favor of riding the bus. Steve
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 10:50:54 -0600 From: erikhansen@thebluezone.net To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] 2012 Annual - Your opinion, please
If being a few miles of centerline means avoiding crowds that is where I will be!
Option 6. Do Bryce Friday and/or Saturday then drive to Kanarraville for
the eclipse. Drive home after the eclipse. Got to be on the centerline for this.
sj On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Ann House <ann@annhouse.org> wrote:
At this point, I think I will/should support the Astronomy Festival at Bryce, so I vote for option 2. Does option 3 make much sense? Seems like a lot of driving to get a tad better view of the eclipse. But what do I know? A tad better view may make all the difference! It would if one was imaging, but viewing? Thoughts?
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