#tse2017

[rhondacoleman]

Maximize Your Odds of Seeing the Great American Solar Eclipse

Data show the U.S. locations that offer the best chances for clear skies and light traffic

“The keys to maximizing your odds of success on eclipse day are watching the weather and planning for mobility.”

[rhondacoleman]

Preparing for the Great American Eclipse of 2017

People across the continental U.S. will witness a rare and spectacular celestial event on August 21

“Expect plenty of cries of LOOK UP! a week from tomorrow. "Umbraphilia" is sweeping the nation.”

[rhondacoleman]

Why a total solar eclipse is a life-changing event, according to 8 eclipse chasers

"You never forget your first kiss … you always remember your first time in the shadow," says one eclipse chaser.

“We wanted to know: What’s so special about total solar eclipses that you would chase them around the world? So we called up eight eclipse chasers and talked to them for hours, asking them all a similar set of questions. Their responses were much more moving and poetic than we anticipated. Chasing eclipses is not about a cheap thrill. It’s more like a pilgrimage, but one with a constantly moving shrine.”

[rhondacoleman]

Seeing the Great American Eclipse

A total solar eclipse will cross the United States from coast to coast on August 21, 2017.

Why "Great" American Eclipse? Because it will be accessible to millions of Americans. Remarkably, this will be the first total solar eclipse to pass exclusively over the United States since the nation's founding in 1776.

[jstout101]

Dark Side of the Moon! #TSE2017

[rhondacoleman]

ABC News Plans Two-Hour Solar Eclipse Special

Common sense holds that one should never look directly at an eclipse of the sun. On August 21, ABC News will do it so you don’t have to. The Walt Disney unit will on Monday, August 21, break …

Watch the eclipse on TV (SMH)

[rhondacoleman]

"Will I go blind?": 20 questions about the total solar eclipse you were too embarrassed to ask

Everything you need to know about the August 21 eclipse.

“What’s so awesome about totality?

In conversations with several “eclipse chasers,” I was told that the photos can’t really capture the awesomeness (in the truest sense of the word) of the experience.

‘Anytime you've ever taken a picture of the full moon, it never captures how it felt in your eyes and in your heart, you know what I mean?’ says Rhonda Coleman, who has seen six solar eclipses and lives in Oregon. ‘It seems to fill the sky, but your photograph will only be a memory.’

When the totality happens, the sky goes dark. Stars come out. You can see the corona — the sun’s wispy outer atmosphere.

‘The disc of the sun is a black, black, black — like the blackest hole you can ever imagine, ringed with these beautiful wispy white coronal streamers,” Coleman says. “With the naked eye you can see, they're called prominences. It's the flames on the sun. ... There's also a very interesting 360-degree sunset around the rim of the Earth.’”

[rhondacoleman]

'Shadow lovers' revel in eclipse darkness

They travel the world, but their focus is never on a destination. They're obsessed with one type of experience, but they're not addicts. They sometimes wager their finances, safety and time on one specific outcome, but they're not gamblers. They're eclipse chasers, and on August 21, 2017 they have the chance to show millions of Americans why their passion is worth the sacrifice.

"I've seen people praying after an eclipse. I've seen a lot of people on their knees weeping after an eclipse. It is an emotional experience to see this event. For me, I get a great sense of our place in the solar system, in the universe. You realize how tiny we really are and how insignificant some of our day-to-day problems and arguments and jealousies and petty fighting really are in the scheme of things."