Smoky Mountains Tennessee Eclipse Vacation

 
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Post by carlherrnstein » Wed. Aug. 23, 2017 7:35 pm

Me and the family went to see the eclipse, we went to the Jefferson Davis state historic site between Hopkinsville and Russelville. The totality lasted something like 2min 20sec, it was worth the horrible traffic. We got tangled up in stop an go traffic in Russelville to Elizabethtown. Then again in Cincinnati Oh, I ended up getting home a 3am Tuesday morning.

 
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Post by Lightning » Thu. Aug. 24, 2017 12:46 am

That's awesome! It's definitely worthy of making an effort for. I feel so lucky that we made it to the shadow AND the weather was perfect. It's interesting how dependant the cumulus clouds are so dependant on solar energy. We actually had a few clouds that day, but as the penumbaral shadow approached, an hour ahead of totality, the lite cumulus clouds dissipated as solar radiation was reduced by the encroaching moon. By the time totality was upon us, the clouds were gone.


 
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Post by Lightning » Sat. Aug. 26, 2017 7:32 pm

Man, my head is still spinning from the awesomeness of that eclipse. Here are a few cool videos that others posted on YouTube from the same location I was at. So freaking cool I can't stand it hahaha...

https://youtu.be/ht6zGtef5t0

https://youtu.be/IfpavDqpglY

https://youtu.be/A_wlMEshDWQ

https://youtu.be/euHouQfjwoM

https://youtu.be/LmvhfrmjgI4

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