Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 174, Issue 17

21 Aug 2017


      If the fact gas stations are open as we drove through town and now looking out hotel window at 6:10 am, Rexburg has plenty of gas.
Hoping for clear skies! Oh please oh please oh please.
Kathy
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Today's Topics:
1. When to leave (Craig Smith)
  2. Re: When to leave (Chuck Hards)
  3. Re: When to leave (Chuck Hards)
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2017 13:26:03 -0600
From: Craig Smith <cs2560@gmail.com>
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Subject: [Utah-astronomy] When to leave
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Well, right now there is no traffic at all between here and Idaho according
to Google.  I was going to leave about 2 am but now I'm wondering.  I guess
it's anybody's guess but when do you think traffic will pick up?
I didn't make camping reservations, but maybe I can just hang out in a
parking lot somewhere.  I can't get into my observing location until 6 am.
If we were in Europe we would probably all be taking buses and trains and
there wouldn't be a traffic nightmare.
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2017 13:34:24 -0600
From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] When to leave
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We are leaving between midnight and 1 AM, headed for the Thornton, ID
area.  Will arrive before dawn.  If we can't find a good spot near Thornton
(very close to centerline), we could end up anywhere between Rigby and
Rexburg.  Mike Clements is already camped-out in an alfalfa field near
Rigby.
We are leaving immediately after totality, in an attempt to beat the
southbound traffic home.  Wife has to work early Tuesday morning.
I would expect a fair amount of northbound traffic starting around sunup.
Glad it's on a weekday, would have been much worse on a weekend.
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On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Craig Smith <cs2560@gmail.com> wrote:
Well, right now there is no traffic at all between here and Idaho according
to Google.  I was going to leave about 2 am but now I'm wondering.  I guess
it's anybody's guess but when do you think traffic will pick up?
I didn't make camping reservations, but maybe I can just hang out in a
parking lot somewhere.  I can't get into my observing location until 6 am.
If we were in Europe we would probably all be taking buses and trains and
there wouldn't be a traffic nightmare.
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2017 13:36:47 -0600
From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] When to leave
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Another thing to note:  I have had reports that some towns are already out
of fuel.  We are taking a sub-compact car and five extra gallons of gas,
which gives us sufficient fuel for the full round-trip, plus a 90 mile
reserve.  We don't plan on needing fuel while in Idaho.
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On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 1:34 PM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
We are leaving between midnight and 1 AM, headed for the Thornton, ID
area.  Will arrive before dawn.  If we can't find a good spot near Thornton
(very close to centerline), we could end up anywhere between Rigby and
Rexburg.  Mike Clements is already camped-out in an alfalfa field near
Rigby.
We are leaving immediately after totality, in an attempt to beat the
southbound traffic home.  Wife has to work early Tuesday morning.
I would expect a fair amount of northbound traffic starting around sunup.
Glad it's on a weekday, would have been much worse on a weekend.
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On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Craig Smith <cs2560@gmail.com> wrote:
Well, right now there is no traffic at all between here and Idaho
according
to Google.  I was going to leave about 2 am but now I'm wondering.  I
guess
it's anybody's guess but when do you think traffic will pick up?
I didn't make camping reservations, but maybe I can just hang out in a
parking lot somewhere.  I can't get into my observing location until 6 am.
If we were in Europe we would probably all be taking buses and trains and
there wouldn't be a traffic nightmare.
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