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Total Eclipse in the Hill Country
Boerne will soon be the setting of a natural phenomena unlike any other when a total solar eclipse passes overhead on Monday, April 8, 2024. The City of Boerne and Kendall County are preparing for upwards of 50,000 visitors coming to town to witness the spectacle.
Planning between the City of Boerne, Kendall County, other agencies, and community partners has been underway for nearly two years to ensure residents and visitors alike can safely enjoy the eclipse.
Partial Eclipse Begins: 12:14 p.m.
Totality Begins: 1:32 - 1:36 p.m.
Partial Eclipse Ends: 2:55 p.m.
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I am lucky to have been in the direct path 3 times in the past 14 years now, this one included. We have the eclipse safety glasses hanging off the fridge on the ready.
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We had a partial last fall sometime? It was definitely a college football Saturday. We were in a stadium, mid afternoon. Maybe at ole miss? Had four pairs of glasses and it was like a 50% or so. I swear the 50 people around us all used those 4 pair of glasses to look at it.
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ci.boerne.tx.com
Total Eclipse in the Hill Country
Boerne will soon be the setting of a natural phenomena unlike any other when a total solar eclipse passes overhead on Monday, April 8, 2024. The City of Boerne and Kendall County are preparing for upwards of 50,000 visitors coming to town to witness the spectacle.
Planning between the City of Boerne, Kendall County, other agencies, and community partners has been underway for nearly two years to ensure residents and visitors alike can safely enjoy the eclipse.
Partial Eclipse Begins: 12:14 p.m.
Totality Begins: 1:32 - 1:36 p.m.
Partial Eclipse Ends: 2:55 p.m. Bingo.
Conduct is the best proof of character.
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Won't be doing a trip here. For those that do head for the centerline, be ready for traffic and crowds like you've rarely seen before. Still worth the trip though.
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Most all the counties here in Central Texas as declaring disaster proclamations for that weekend/week. https://www.kwtx.com/2024/03/08/tra...eclaration-ahead-great-american-eclipse/ I know Bell county has done same. Others will follow
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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I have a deer lease in Mason TX. Supposed to be an ideal location to see the eclipse.
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If you could only get half that number out to vote Red in November. People are such f'king idiots. The red vote will be at work during the eclipse I am on board with this and agree 100%
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Gonna drive to Illinois, get some really good pot, sleep in the car, watch it from some church parking lot
Get some more really good weed and head on back to the house. Likely a couple taco bell stops in-between
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Four+ minutes of totality is about as good as it gets.
I saw one such in Oaxaca summer of ‘91, quite by chance when visiting a friend.
A ring of fire around a black sun, bright stars in a black sky around the sun, surrounded by a 360 degree dawn around the horizon. I suspect the black sky/stars effect might be less dramatic closer to the edge of the shadow/shorter full totality.
I’ve already seen one, so won’t be braving the crowds for this one. Well worth a trip for someone who hasn’t.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
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I don't like eclipses, they are weird.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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I don't like eclipses, they are weird. They shun that which they do not understand.
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Wabi durin eclipses 🤣 ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/P5BLdf0J/IMG-2043.gif)
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If you haven’t seen one in full totality, it’s worth going to see at least once in your lifetime. We went to the August 2017 at the Family lodge in Driggs, ID. Totality lasted 3-4 minutes. As someone else mentioned, the bees went back to their hives, the birds roosted, the crickets started chirping. It got cold enough for jackets in the twilight and some of the brighter stars were visible. I can see why the natives would think the world was ending. The wife got some great photos with her DSLR, a telephoto lens and a dark lens filter. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/VL4HHMvG/IMG-9496.jpg) Go check it out if you can.
Yours in Liberty,
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Is anyone travelling to view the upcoming full totality eclipse? If everything works out, we may do a loop and end up down near Mena, AR. Hoping for clear skies to get some nice pics!! we had it here last fall Peeps went crazy to get to view points
T R U M P W O N !
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If you haven’t seen one in full totality, it’s worth going to see at least once in your lifetime. We went to the August 2017 at the Family lodge in Driggs, ID. Totality lasted 3-4 minutes. As someone else mentioned, the bees went back to their hives, the birds roosted, the crickets started chirping. It got cold enough for jackets in the twilight and some of the brighter stars were visible. I can see why the natives would think the world was ending. The wife got some great photos with her DSLR, a telephoto lens and a dark lens filter. Go check it out if you can. Great pic by your wife.
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Four+ minutes of totality is about as good as it gets.
I saw one such in Oaxaca summer of ‘91, quite by chance when visiting a friend.
A ring of fire around a black sun, bright stars in a black sky around the sun, surrounded by a 360 degree dawn around the horizon. I suspect the black sky/stars effect might be less dramatic closer to the edge of the shadow/shorter full totality.
I’ve already seen one, so won’t be braving the crowds for this one. Well worth a trip for someone who hasn’t. What do you mean you'll sit this one out? It is coming to your town. ****************** Start of the partial eclipse for downtown San Antonio will begin at 12:14 PM CDT and end at 2:55 PM CDT. Maximum eclipse will take place at 1:34 PM CDT. Spectators in the San Antonio area will observe 99.9% obscuration of the Sun during this time.
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Our neighbors out at the Leakey Tx place has a bunch
of rental cabins etc. A bunch from Germany rented everything they have.
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Thank God we got the county road fence all finished. That may help a little.
Founder
Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
WS
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Last partial we had here got me thinking I was having a stroke.
Everything just kept getting darker for some reason...
I am MAGA.
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