Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
I'm currently near Sherbrooke and it hasn't gotten crazy yet. Found a
parking lot we're going to stay at for the night.
-Richard
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Richard Hum
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#34968
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Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
While we're on the topic of prepping, firearms anyone?
NO. JUST JOKING!
Whatever happens, be ready, but be Canadian.? Be courteous, patient, accepting -- and say "sorry" a lot.
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yeldahtron
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Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
Oooh! Good one! I’m grabbing those now.
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Adam Bell
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Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
I forgot to mention: Prepping: Bringing my passport in case I have to return home via the US.
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yeldahtron
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#34965
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Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
I am worried for the world's worst traffic jam ever in the Montreal Sherbrook corridor (as well as 50 to 100 km buffer). Is it really worth it to go there?? Perhaos we need traffic prediction based
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marco Vanderkooij
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Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
This clear sky chart is only 3km from Rockport:
<https://www.cleardarksky.com/c/PRstObONkey.html?1>
The forecast does not look good for Rockport.
-ad
ps. for those who are unfamiliar with the clear
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Attilla Danko
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#34963
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Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
My plan A was Rockport because of the 3+ minutes for totality and relative close driving distance.? Still hoping to see better odds Monday morning.? Looks like there is low humidity in the upper
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Sebastian Kowalski
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Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
Mother Earth is such a tease! Today's weather tomorrow would be great!
I was initially planning to watch totality from a dead-end street near a truck weigh station on the 401 in Gananoque, a short
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yeldahtron
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Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
The gods guarantee clear skies for the eclipse ... somehere along the
eclipse track. But it might be Arkansas. :) :(
So far the cloud/transparency forecast for southern quebec is looking
pretty
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Attilla Danko
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Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
?I would much rather go closer! There’s still time, we are talking about the weather here
Attilla: with all your great work over the years on the clear sky chart, surely the gods of the knights
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Robert Courtemanche
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Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
The forecasts are getting better for Cornwall but the sky clock is looking
worse!!
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ALbert
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Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
The clear sky chart for Granby is currently forecasting clear with
with better than average transparency:
<https://www.cleardarksky.com/c/GrnbyQCkey.html?1>
attilla danko,
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Attilla Danko
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#34957
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Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
Granby def looking like a possible option “nearby”
sorry for the edits , fixing a post on mobile is more complicated then it seems. Weather forecast for Granby looks good so far
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Robert Courtemanche
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Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
Hey Marco,
Funny you mentioned Malone as my original plan was to go there and fly fish
hoping I catch a monster trout when it goes dark fooling them to come out
from hiding. Looks like a thin layer of
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ALbert
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#34955
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Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
Hi,?
I think just across the border in the US (Malone, perhaps Burlington if needed) might be an alternative for the following reason:
Avoid huge crowds descending from Montreal and N America. And in
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marco Vanderkooij
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#34954
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Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
No but Astrospheric will. Astrospheric uses the same cloud-forecsat
model as the clear sky charts.
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Attilla Danko
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#34953
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Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
Things are looking grim except for the Eastern Townships in Quebec. I
figure a 2 hour 36 min drive to a spot between Granby and Bromont QC is the
closest from Ottawa. I determined this bouncing
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ALbert
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Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
I have been using this as a good estimate. You get to choose your forecast model, and differentiate between lower, middle and high
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InQ <inq@...>
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#34951
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Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
I've change the title and description of
<https://www.cleardarksky.com/ec/2024-04-08_eclipse_map.html> to make
it more obvious that it's historical averages. I figure if it confused
you, it's
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Attilla Danko
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#34950
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Re: Cornwall sky clock not looking good for the eclispe
You are right. My mistake. Peterborough will see only a partial
eclipse. Ignore my comment about a sucker hole opening north of
Peterborough.
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Attilla Danko
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#34949
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