# I just learned about the annular solar eclipse of October 14, 2023, which will be passing right over my house **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 17, 2022, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945 "2022-04-17T06:50:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/81 "2023-10-09T08:04:37Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > > [@Bullitt](#): > > > > We’re headed to Monument Valley. But… > > The way I would read that is that the 17-mile loop drive is certainly closed. But I don’t know about highway 163. I contacted The View Hotel, where I’ll be staying, and they said the same thing. Oh, and US-163 will be open. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/82 "2023-10-09T09:41:41Z")
I just saw this animation on IG and it’s pretty cool. > **[Plateau Astro on Instagram: "What will the Oct 14 solar eclipse look like...](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxvuMRuAqXl/)** > > 876 likes, 18 comments - plateau\_astro on September 28, 2023: "What will the Oct 14 solar eclipse look like from space? I made an animation to find out! > > The ec..." ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/83 "2023-10-12T23:47:23Z")
> A solar eclipse, the cosmic ballet goes on — Leonard Nimoy 1993 Lucky for you guys esp. on the west coast who can see the ring. We will want pictures. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/84 "2023-10-12T23:48:25Z")
If anyone has a route that takes them by White Sands, they’re testing rockets Saturday morning and 70 will be closed between Alamogordo and Las Cruces. Subject to change. > **[Current Conditions - White Sands National Park (U.S. National Park Service)](https://www.nps.gov/whsa/planyourvisit/conditions.htm)** ---
**Author:** ![Digger11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@Digger11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digger11)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/85 "2023-10-13T00:04:04Z")
It’s going to be about 80% where I am. Which is nice, but not dramatic. The closest to totality I’ve yet seen was the 2017 eclipse, which was about 90% at the location I was. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/86 "2023-10-13T00:45:29Z")
I’ll be watching it from Mount Arrowsmith. It’ll only be 80% here as well but still be fun to see. I have my new eclipse glasses! > **[Mount Arrowsmith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Arrowsmith)** > > Mount Arrowsmith is the highest mountain east of Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. Its dominant rock is basalt. The mountain is contained within the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region and as of September 18, 2009 is designated part of 1,300 ha (3,200 acres) hectare Mt. Arrowsmith Massif Regional Park. > The mountain is named kał-ka-č’ałḥ (Kulth-ka-choolth) meaning Jagged Points Facing Upward in the Tseshaht Nuu-chah-nulth languages. > The first recorded ascent by colonists was made by botanist Joh... ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/87 "2023-10-13T01:30:02Z")
> [@Digger11](#): > > It’s going to be about 80% where I am. Which is nice, but not dramatic. The closest to totality I’ve yet seen was the 2017 eclipse, which was about 90% at the location I was. You should hope for haze or very thin cloud cover. While that would spoil a total eclipse, for partials and annulars they can lead to some dramatic images. I took this photo on May 20 2021 when the annular eclipse was near its local maximum of about 78% obscuration. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/8006/7238861652_634f55be57_b.jpg "DSCN0827") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/78538399@N00/7238861652/) Also this one. (If you’re reading this on a phone, you might need to download this to your gallery to properly see it.) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/7223/7238756414_6eba14f623_b.jpg "DSCN0833") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/78538399@N00/7238756414/) The second photo isn’t so much about the eclipse itself as the effect of the eclipse on the landscape. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/88 "2023-10-13T02:02:59Z")
I’m in west Texas. Not in an area that will experience totality itself, but conveniently placed so that I can drive either north or east and pick up the eclipse around midday. Looking at the forecast, I expect east is going to be the way to go. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/89 "2023-10-13T05:10:51Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > Lucky for you guys esp. on the west coast who can see the ring. We will want pictures. In this case “west coast” means Oregon, and that means about what you’d expect. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53253508032_43b73fe24e_z.jpg "20231012\_220307") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/88439738@N07/53253508032/) I’m still hopeful though. An 85% chance of partial, heavy cloudiness doesn’t mean an 85% chance of not seeing the ring. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/90 "2023-10-13T18:19:03Z")
I remember when Wired was a good magazine and not click-bait like the Daily Fail: [The Annular Solar Eclipse Will Decimate US Solar Energy Output](https://www.wired.com/story/annular-solar-eclipse-decimate-us-solar-energy/) > Brunch tomorrow in Texas will take place under the eye of Sauron And one in ten will be be slain as punishment… oh wait, that’s probably not what they meant by _decimate_. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/91 "2023-10-13T22:26:57Z")
Can I look at this thing with a welding helmet? ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/92 "2023-10-13T22:31:32Z")
Welding helmets are overkill in terms of filtering. But sure, go ahead. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/93 "2023-10-13T22:42:18Z")
I was ignoring this as the path is nowhere near where I live, but it turns out it will be a partial here of a little less than 30%. Would have been nice to have my eclipse glasses which I ordered for the April 8 total eclipse, but they won’t be here til Monday. Oh well, the weather forecast basically says “cloudy, clearing after the eclipse is over”. 😉 I will be mighty, might pissed if that happens for the total next year!! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/94 "2023-10-13T22:57:12Z")
I picked up a “Solar Snap” kit at Lowe’s with 2 camera phone lens filters and 2 pairs of (flimsy cardboard) glasses. We’re only getting 77% obscuration but it still should look pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/95 "2023-10-13T23:06:02Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Can I look at this thing with a welding helmet? > [@dtilque](#): > > Welding helmets are overkill in terms of filtering. But sure, go ahead. Absolutely. You need it to be #14 glass - which I recall is fairly high in terms of welding glass measures. I recall before going to my first eclipse walking into a plumbing/hardware store and interrupting a coffee klatch of tradesmen sitting around talking about trade and asking for #14 glass. Before he could say “what for” I answered “To look at the sun” and they all quite understood. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/96 "2023-10-13T23:15:27Z")
Too bad they won’t be there till Monday yet it is a good thing to get those glasses well in advance. I bought 100 of them a month before the 1999 Europe eclipse. I was in front of Bucharest University with my little Celestron scope basically giving them away and some enterprising folks made a few Lei (the Romanian currency) on the 2nd hand market selling them to others. But all good. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/97 "2023-10-13T23:22:03Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > Too bad they won’t be there till Monday yet it is a good thing to get those glasses well in advance. That’s what I thought. I posted a link to the Amazon site in the other thread about the April, 2024 total eclipse, but they now appear to be sold out. I suspect that’s because of tomorrow’s eclipse, and there will be lots more in stock in plenty of time for next year. They’re Celestron brand, which I assume are trustworthy. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/98 "2023-10-14T01:31:02Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > But sure, go ahead. I’ll do it for the Style! 😁 Who am I kidding? I’ll be watching College Football. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/99 "2023-10-14T04:10:23Z")
Well now I have to go to Lowes tomorrow ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945/100 "2023-10-14T09:12:17Z")
Today is eclipse day! Hello from Monument Valley. Here was yesterday’s sunrise, shot from the balcony of my room at The View hotel. [![](https://i.imgur.com/nyzpsek.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/nyzpsek.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945.md?page=6)