Total Solar Eclipse-info for those of us who do care

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another big thanks to NASA guy!

My office is having a viewing party on our roof in DC at the peak time in DC. We are serving: sun chips, sunflower seeds, moonpies and have Sunkist drinks to drink.

Crowd sourcing please help: What else should we have to eat / drink?

NASA guy here. Of course the geek in me says you should serve Coronas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where can I purchase glasses in MoCo? I ordered some glasses from Amazon back on July 18 and I still haven't received them. Tracking says I'll get them between 8/11 and 8/29. Not taking the chance.

If you have Amazon Prime, you can order on AP and pick up at the College Park site.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another big thanks to NASA guy!

My office is having a viewing party on our roof in DC at the peak time in DC. We are serving: sun chips, sunflower seeds, moonpies and have Sunkist drinks to drink.

Crowd sourcing please help: What else should we have to eat / drink?

NASA guy here. Of course the geek in me says you should serve Coronas.

Awesome!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another big thanks to NASA guy!

My office is having a viewing party on our roof in DC at the peak time in DC. We are serving: sun chips, sunflower seeds, moonpies and have Sunkist drinks to drink.

Crowd sourcing please help: What else should we have to eat / drink?

NASA guy here. Of course the geek in me says you should serve Coronas.

Oh yeah, and sunbutter mini sandwiches. For those who like iced tea, you can make a bottle of sun tea. Sunny side up eggs?

You can make sun-baked cookies: http://www.wikihow.com/Bake-Cookies-on-Your-Car-Dashboard

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey NASA guy!! Question for you. We're at 95% where we live (in NC) - is it worth the traffic hassle to get to SC to witness 100%? I can't gauge how close to darkness we'll be.

Not sure if it's worth the hassle, but here is a simulator. Plug in your town and Charleston, SC to see the difference.
https://eclipsemega.movie/simulator

I did try that, thanks! It's so much darker in SC... I'm so tempted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone planning to be outside and not look at the sun? I plan to be outside and just experience the temporary darkness with my kids.

I don't trust "eclipse sunglasses ". Anyone else?

Me! I feel like the NASA poster's info was super helpful and reassuring, but I am near phobic about eye stuff. I can't see a thing without glasses or contacts - literally can't see one foot in front of me without them, and it's been like that since I was a kid, so I am very sensitive around anything eye related. I appreciate the eclipse but would rather enjoy it more indirectly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where can I purchase glasses in MoCo? I ordered some glasses from Amazon back on July 18 and I still haven't received them. Tracking says I'll get them between 8/11 and 8/29. Not taking the chance.

If you have Amazon Prime, you can order on AP and pick up at the College Park site.

Call MoCo public libraries, they are selling them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some libraries are handing them out:

http://www.wusa9.com/news/eclipse/how-you-can-get-free-solar-eclipse-viewing-glasses/452951976

I got mine at Lowe's.

They are also for sale on Amazon, but there are also lots of warnings about counterfeit ones there that don't actually meet safety standards so I went with
a physical store.

Which Lowes?

Alexandria. But they appear to be out of stock now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another big thanks to NASA guy!

My office is having a viewing party on our roof in DC at the peak time in DC. We are serving: sun chips, sunflower seeds, moonpies and have Sunkist drinks to drink.

Crowd sourcing please help: What else should we have to eat / drink?

NASA guy here. Of course the geek in me says you should serve Coronas.

Plus, Starbursts, moon pies, and tang.

Don't forget the sound track:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOxhH8N3Bo

[Anonymous]

We live in Tennessee, right smack in the middle of the band. Very excited. We have our glasses and have friends traveling here from Virginia. We are having a small eclipse party - heading out on our boat to see the action from the lake. It should be exciting. I hope the weather is great.