Eclipse Adventures

The full still image gallery is at this link.

Here is a video file created from the series of large still images that were taken.

The trip was GREAT. Thanks to all that watched! We may be contacted at frankh (at) iquest.net or you can just leave a comment here.

This is the location of the eclipse viewing site:

35.78214 N, 108.5743W – this is along road BiA-9 a bit east of US 491 and about 1 mile north of the center line. Eclipse times here are:
Start of partial eclipse: 8:26:53 PM EDT
Start of annular eclipse: 9:33:11 PM EDT
End of annular eclipse: 9:37:39 PM EDT
The sun sets during the partial eclipse about 30 minutes later.

Frank & K.C.

The eclipse event proceeded as planned – great weather and good internet connectivity.  Thanks to all that watched live – the number of viewers maxed at about 278.  We ended up with about 8 other people at our remote location, including an astronomy professor from Lubbock, TX.

We have quite a number of good still images – a selection of these will be posted later in the week.  About to load the vehicle and head east.

Eclipse day is almost here. The site has been chosen and equipment was tested at the site during Saturday’s sunset.

We will head up to Four Corners tomorrow morning for fun and then be on site well before the start of the eclipse.

A few more images have been uploaded to the trip pictures gallery.

We think that a good site with Verizon 3G coverage has been located. The site is about 1.5 miles south of where the center line of the eclipse crosses US 491 north of Gallup. The view west from the center line point itself is blocked by a hill. We will visit the site Saturday evening to verify the geometry.

We did find a great meadow at 9,000 feet at the top of a peak (service road for antenna towers), but there is no wireless coverage. This will be a backup location.

Some pictures will be posted tomorrow – long day.

Got here just before sunset. Will stay here for a couple of days and then move to Gallup.  Lunch at Big Texan in Amarillo, but we did not attempt the 72 oz steak challenge. Headed to Gallup tomorrow to check out sites for viewing the eclipse.

Posted a couple of trip pictures to this page https://www.pfmeng.net/?page_id=101 .

Nearing OK City – more than 1/2 of the way there. Weather forecast for Gallup area on Sunday still looks great.

Departed Indianapolis about 1800 EDT – nearing Effingham, IL now.

Online with the laptop via iPad 3, Verizon, and tethering. Very stable connection on I-70.

Looking better for Gallup, NM area!

Researching long range forecasts would seem to indicate that the area just east of Reno, NV may prove to be a better choice. Still plan to head for NM for now. There will be enough time to abandon NM and head for Reno if Wx goes bad in NM.

The eclipse in Indianapolis will be only a partial eclipse beginning almost at sunset.  The eclipse begins at 8:24 PM EDT and the sun sets at 8:56 PM EDT.

The eclipse will begin for us at about 8:28 EDT.  The midpoint of the annular portion of the eclipse will be about 9:36 PM EDT.  The length of the annular portion of the eclipse will be a bit over 4 minutes for us.  I will update these times once our exact location is known, but the variance should be less than 1 minute, unless we must head much farther west.