Anonymous ID: 36f75a Dec. 3, 2021, 7:48 p.m. No.15131791   πŸ—„οΈ.is πŸ”—kun   >>1869

What time is the total solar eclipse on Dec. 4?

7 hours ago

 

The big problem might not be time zone, but accessibility of the prime Antarctic site.

 

If you're ready to catch the only total solar eclipse of 2021 on Saturday (Dec. 4), you likely are either a research scientist, a well-heeled tourist or a penguin.

 

That's because the prime location for the total phase is in Antarctica, although there may be a livestream available. The partial phase starts at 2 a.m. EST (0700 GMT), the nearly two-minute totality phase β€” when the moon completely blocks out the sun β€” starts at 2:33 a.m. EST (0733 GMT), and the whole eclipse ends at 3:06 a.m. (0806 GMT), according to NASA.

 

Antarctica happened to be the region best positioned this time for the solar eclipse, as the new moon passes across the sun and throws a very small shadow on the face of the Earth.

 

Some of the luckiest humans to see the total eclipse include the estimated summertime population of 40 at the National Science Foundation's Antarctic Palmer Station, or tourists who caught scheduled eclipse flights at a price of thousands of dollars a seat.

 

https://www.space.com/total-solar-eclipse-december-2021-timing

 

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Anonymous ID: 36f75a Dec. 3, 2021, 8:15 p.m. No.15131901   πŸ—„οΈ.is πŸ”—kun   >>1927 >>1948 >>2146 >>2266 >>2437

Blizzard Warning for Hawaii, and before most of the continental US?

 

Snow accumulations of 12" or more and wind gusts over 100 mph are expected on the summits of the Big Island this weekend. A look at the number of days since each NWS office last issued a blizzard warning.

 

Global warming strikes again.

 

Okay, but seriously. wtf?

 

https://twitter.com/NWSEastern/status/1466913293021425672

Anonymous ID: 36f75a Dec. 3, 2021, 8:31 p.m. No.15131975   πŸ—„οΈ.is πŸ”—kun

>>15131948

>https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/snow-hawaiis-mauna-kea-mauna-loa-volcanoes/3/

 

Interesting.

 

This still seems to be a pretty big storm, in any case. 100 mph winds and a blizzard warning seems pretty out of the ordinary.