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craftking t1_jdhymyb wrote

Reply to comment by gochet in A unique website dedicated to just 4 minutes and 27 seconds, the maximum duration of the Total Solar Eclipse of April 8, 2024 across North America. Where will YOU be? by MichaelZeiler

I was thinking of either Carbondale or Indianapolis. Would you mind sharing a good spot to view in Carbondale? I'm guessing maybe Evergreen park or a similar park would be good.

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gochet t1_jdhze15 wrote

Well, funny you should ask. I didn't make it all the way to Carbondale. I was taking country roads because the freeway was packed, and the eclipse started when I was out in the country. So I stopped the car and watched between a soybean field and a cow pasture. (The cows went nuts!)

Then I just turned around and drove back. It was weird. :-)

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LordNoodles1 t1_jdi37vu wrote

You know how lucky you are? The arena in Carbondale was full and such but the event had clouds over it. I was out in the country 3 crow miles away, and it was amazing.

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gochet t1_jdk10f6 wrote

Wow. I had no idea... I'll feel much better about watching it with no people and 6 cows from now on!

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LordNoodles1 t1_jdk1w34 wrote

Yeahhhh I don’t think they talked about that much because people felt bad. That’s what was told second hand to me anyway, I had friends from out of town visit my folks house for this, and it was great!

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