2024 Solar Eclipse

[Coyote]

Omaha Eclipse Timeline



April 6, 2024 eclipse timeline for Omaha, NE.

[damonhynes]

I was planning on getting to Killeen for this event until my daughter planned her wedding for the 6th...

[Coyote]

Mike Modrcin of the Omaha Astronomical Society explains the Purkinje effect.

[Coyote]

Solar eclipse expected to bring economic boom as millions travel



A total solar eclipse will cross a large section of the U.S. on April 8, and up to 4 million people are expected to travel to be in the “path of totality” for the rare event. It will pump an estimated $1 billion into local economies.

Each weekday morning, "CBS Mornings" co-hosts Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil and Nate Burleson bring you the latest breaking news, smart conversation and in-depth feature reporting.

[nativeomahan]

I traveled to Auburn in 2017 to witness the last total solar eclipse. I will never forget it. Just such a unique experience.

[almighty_tuna]

I'm taking a couple of the kids down to northern Arkansas for it. Hopefully the weather cooperates and I can get a corona photo.

[Coyote]

I'm taking a couple of the kids down to northern Arkansas for it. Hopefully the weather cooperates and I can get a corona photo.

Solar Eclipse 2024 - Cloud Forecast!



The 2024 Solar Eclipse is almost here! Will we see rain? Snow? CLOUDS??? Let's take a look!

[GenX]

I’ve been following this:

https://www.pivotalweather.com/eclipse2 ... tid=xfxF2i

[Coyote]

Bill Nye explains what makes this eclipse ‘spectacular’



Science educator Bill Nye encourages everyone to watch Monday's total solar eclipse, a celestial event visible across the country.

[GenX]

Looks more and more like almost the entirety of the path will be obscured by clouds. I may not be going to Carbondale, IL after all.

[Coyote]

Solar eclipse:
Where you can see it and why it's important



CNN aerospace analyst Miles O'Brien explains everything you need to know about the total solar eclipse

[nebugeater]

are you ready?

[almighty_tuna]

Staging here in Joplin over the weekend. It'll probably be a game time decision whether I go south toward Mansfield, AR or east to the West Plains area. Leaning toward West Plains in order to avoid the crowds from Branson, Fayetteville, etc.

[Coyote]

Staging here in Joplin over the weekend. It'll probably be a game time decision whether I go south toward Mansfield, AR or east to the West Plains area. Leaning toward West Plains in order to avoid the crowds from Branson, Fayetteville, etc.

I would stay in West Plains, avoiding Branson..

[Renovator2559]

Does anyone know where the best clear sky location spots will be in the south? Dallas or Little Rock, we are debating driving to either from OKC.

[Renovator2559]

Bill Nye explains what makes this eclipse ‘spectacular’



Science educator Bill Nye encourages everyone to watch Monday's total solar eclipse, a celestial event visible across the country.

I remember seeing Bill Nye in the 2017 eclipse in Beatrice NE, it was surreal to see someone from my childhood tell us, that we could take off our eclipse glasses. He was literally a few feet away from me

[Coyote]

2024 Eclipse:
What to expect, from the awe-inspiring to the "very strange"



On Monday, April 8, a rare total eclipse of the sun will be viewable across a swath of 13 states. Correspondent David Pogue talks with amateur astronomer Ed Ting about what to expect during the minutes of totality; and with Cari White, chairman of the Eclipse Oversight Committee for Jonesboro, Arkansas, where the town is expecting to temporarily double in size due to eclipse tourism traffic.

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[nebugeater]

Does anyone know where the best clear sky location spots will be in the south? Dallas or Little Rock, we are debating driving to either from OKC.

Will let you know on Tuesday

[Renovator2559]

Thank you gentlemen, and may your eyes fill with wonder as you look at the diamond halo with clear skies, wherever you may be.

Currently, the sun is rising here in Petit Jean state park Arkansas,
with clear skies . This is a glorious day.

We choose Jean Petit , since it's as close to the center of totality, and we'll get plenty of hiking too.

[almighty_tuna]

West Plains is the target for today. Hoping for clearer skies than there are in Springfield, MO

[Coyote]

West Plains is the target for today. Hoping for clearer skies than there are in Springfield, MO

West Plains sounds like a good idea, good luck!

[Brad]

Quick shot from the patio at work in Omaha.

[Brad]

1:15 PM

[Coyote]

See the initial moment of eclipse totality in North America



Watch the solar eclipse reach totality in Mazatlán, Mexico, as the moon appears to fully cover the sun there.

[Brad]

1:55

[BRoss]

Dallas ended up clearing off to where it was very visible.

[Coyote]

Lincoln observatory hosts eclipse watch party



While the path of totality for this year’s eclipse wasn’t in Lincoln, folks still gathered on the lawn of Hyde Memorial Observatory to get in on the action.

[Coyote]

NASA flys jet through solar eclipse totality



NASA will also fly a jet plane to capture data along the path of solar eclipse totality NASA's WB-57 plane will launch from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and travel 460 mph through the path of totality. "It does that so that we can actually extend the length of those experiments in totality," Gina DiBraccio, the deputy director of Heliophysics at NASA's Goodard Space Flight Center, explained. Traveling this path at this speed will allow NASA to gather more data because the eclipse will last 25% longer for the plane. "You would think that it would extend a lot longer. It's actually only maybe two minutes or so," DiBraccio explained. Every second counts for scientists trying to observe this rare event. On the ground, totality will only last approximately four minutes. In the air, scientists hope to extend their totality by 25%.

[Coyote]

International Space Station views the eclipse



The International Space Station shares an out-of-this-world view of the celestial event. ABC News' Gio Benitez reports.

[Brad]

Dallas ended up clearing off to where it was very visible.

Nice! Glad you were able to see it.

[almighty_tuna]

West Plains, MO was a complete win! Really excited for how the pics turned out. The kids had a blast, too.

[Coyote]

West Plains, MO was a complete win!

Nice pics

[Brad]

West Plains, MO was a complete win! Really excited for how the pics turned out. The kids had a blast, too.

Very nice. Cool to see the solar flares. I caught some back in 2017 and I was totally not expecting that.

[almighty_tuna]

Thanks, guys!

re: flares - Me neither! It was a wonderful surprise when I sat down last night to edit.

[BRoss]

Nice! Glad you were able to see it.

Yeah, it was nice that it worked out just perfect.

Thanks, guys!

re: flares - Me neither! It was a wonderful surprise when I sat down last night to edit.

Those solar flairs are those red things I was talking about seeing yesterday when we were talking about the snakes. They were visible by the naked eye.

[nebugeater]

Nice! Glad you were able to see it.

Yeah, it was nice that it worked out just perfect.

Thanks, guys!

re: flares - Me neither! It was a wonderful surprise when I sat down last night to edit.

Those solar flairs are those red things I was talking about seeing yesterday when we were talking about the snakes. They were visible by the naked eye.

I hope you didn't mean by the naked eye literally!!!!

[BRoss]

Nice! Glad you were able to see it.

Yeah, it was nice that it worked out just perfect.

Thanks, guys!

re: flares - Me neither! It was a wonderful surprise when I sat down last night to edit.

Those solar flairs are those red things I was talking about seeing yesterday when we were talking about the snakes. They were visible by the naked eye.

I hope you didn't mean by the naked eye literally!!!!

lol. I was in 100% totality, so it was without any glasses or cameras. Didn't need to zoom or anything.

[nebugeater]

Nice! Glad you were able to see it.

Yeah, it was nice that it worked out just perfect.

Thanks, guys!

re: flares - Me neither! It was a wonderful surprise when I sat down last night to edit.

Those solar flairs are those red things I was talking about seeing yesterday when we were talking about the snakes. They were visible by the naked eye.

I hope you didn't mean by the naked eye literally!!!!

lol. I was in 100% totality, so it was without any glasses or cameras. Didn't need to zoom or anything.

Well the good news is you are still able to read my reply unless you are using some of that fancy technology stiff!

[BRoss]

Well the good news is you are still able to read my reply unless you are using some of that fancy technology stiff!

Good thing is you can look at it during 100% totality, but only during that time and only in areas of 100%.

[Brad]

A Beer Channel that Omaha Cowboy and I both follow did a nice Eclipse Video: