Every time there's a solar eclipse, a blood moon, a super moon, or any other astronomical phenomenon, we never can see it here in Utah, it's always far too cloudy and too overcast to see anything. Same with this Monday's eclipse, though even if we could, we only would see a portion of it anyway.
xkcd #2915: Eclipse Clouds
Submitted 7 months ago by randomaccount43543@lemmy.world to xkcd@lemmy.world
https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/eclipse_clouds_2x.png
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tygerprints@kbin.social 7 months ago
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 7 months ago
If it’s any consolation, the size difference of a super moon cannot be seen with the naked eye. Lensing effects from the atmosphere can make much more of a difference and they don’t depend on how far away it is.
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
I felt like I can see larger moons at time.
Though I am not sure if it has to do with atmospheric effects or actual distance differences.
TwistyLex@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
It was pretty clear during the annular last year. Drove down to Lynndyl and had a great view.
Letstakealook@lemm.ee 7 months ago
All these people are going to be creating congestion in my city to look at dark clouds. Wow.
NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Niagara falls in Canada already declared a state of emergency and Kingston is expecting to see 3x the normal population visit during the eclipse. It’s going to be absolutely nuts and I feel for anyone living in a city like that.
Morgoon@startrek.website 7 months ago
I just left Niagara falls a few days ago and they are erecting barricades like they’re prepping for Canada to invade lol
Letstakealook@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Yeah, it’s going to be a mess. I’m really not looking forward to Monday.
xpinchx@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It’s always a shit show. I drove to S Illinois in 2017. 6 hour drive in, 17 hour drive home I hated it. But worth it.
Drinvictus@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
cries in upstate new york
maxwellfire@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I think upstate is forecast to be one of the clearer places
Drinvictus@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
It used to be better. Now it says mostly cloudy. There’s still a chance but I’m not optimistic
randomaccount43543@lemmy.world 7 months ago
ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I live in DFW and just drove home from work and holy shit the forecast has done nothing to slow down the flood of pilgrims. There is an insane amount of traffic on the roads already.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Something that can happen any day vs a potentially once in a lifetime experience…. Yeah I can totally see why someone would be usually excited about those.
scarilog@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Tis a joke my good sir
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 7 months ago
And some people truly don’t see the difference.