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rick81721

rick81721

Lothar
Santapez said:
100% worth the drive to the South.

Holy crap that was awesome.

Took @MissJR on some missing biking trails to an alcove on a lake in Seneca,Sc.

Crazy how the whole world around us changed and the shimmering light on the ground...
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Yep totally worth it. 600 mile drive north for me but got some nice rides in. Now stuck in traffic hell but still worth it. Breathtaking
 
jackx

jackx

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rick81721 said:
Yep totally worth it. 600 mile drive north for me but got some nice rides in. Now stuck in traffic hell but still worth it. Breathtaking
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Figured you were timing a drive to NJ with the eclipse, but it soundz like you're heading back to FL.
 
pooriggy

pooriggy

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Team MTBNJ Halter's
It's amazing how bright it still was with 70% of the sun blocked. I liked it, less contrast and less squinting.

I vote for the 30% sun but longer sunlight hours.
Riddle me this Batman, how many hours of sunlight would we need at 30% to get the same exposure as 100% sunlight assuming a 14hr. Cycle of sunrise and sunset.
 
michael.su

michael.su

JORBA Board Member/Chapter Leader
JORBA.ORG
pooriggy said:
It's amazing how bright it still was with 70% of the sun blocked. I liked it, less contrast and less squinting.

I vote for the 30% sun but longer sunlight hours.
Riddle me this Batman, how many hours of sunlight would we need at 30% to get the same exposure as 100% sunlight assuming a 14hr. Cycle of sunrise and sunset.
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I agree, less squinty is betterer. Blue eyes suck. I need to wear shades when it's cloudy out. :-/
We'll have to get @fidodie to crunch some numbers on this.
 
Patrick

Patrick

Overthinking the draft from the basement already
Staff member
pooriggy said:
It's amazing how bright it still was with 70% of the sun blocked. I liked it, less contrast and less squinting.

I vote for the 30% sun but longer sunlight hours.
Riddle me this Batman, how many hours of sunlight would we need at 30% to get the same exposure as 100% sunlight assuming a 14hr. Cycle of sunrise and sunset.
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tough question. if the source is cut by 2/3, the delivery might reduced by the square root of the distance.
the side of the moon that faces the earth might lead us to some conclusions. it goes from 100% sun at the full moon, to 0% at the new.
yet light is reflected from the earth upon it (think about seeing a faint moon in the sky, or the rest of the moon when it is a crescent - that is reflected light)

my gut feeling is that moving to san diego is the answer you seek.
 
michael.su

michael.su

JORBA Board Member/Chapter Leader
JORBA.ORG
fidodie said:
tough question. if the source is cut by 2/3, the delivery might reduced by the square root of the distance.
the side of the moon that faces the earth might lead us to some conclusions. it goes from 100% sun at the full moon, to 0% at the new.
yet light is reflected from the earth upon it (think about seeing a faint moon in the sky, or the rest of the moon when it is a crescent - that is reflected light)

my gut feeling is that moving to san diego is the answer you seek.
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There is some algebro in there somewhere... I know it!!! :D
 
rick81721

rick81721

Lothar
pooriggy said:
It's amazing how bright it still was with 70% of the sun blocked. I liked it, less contrast and less squinting.

I vote for the 30% sun but longer sunlight hours.
Riddle me this Batman, how many hours of sunlight would we need at 30% to get the same exposure as 100% sunlight assuming a 14hr. Cycle of sunrise and sunset.
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It was amazing how bright it still was with 90% blocked. Just shows how much light energy the sun puts out.
 
rick81721

rick81721

Lothar
Traffic aftermath: Had a 380 mile drive from wiley Georgia eclipse site to a hotel in lake city, florida. Piece of cake, right? Left the site about 3:15, arrived at the hotel (after only one 15 min stop for gas, piss and food) at 12:30 am. Holy shit. But still worth it!

Hitting santos trails today on way home to venice.
 
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