https://www.thingelstad.com/categories/solar-eclipse-2017/ en Mon, 21 Aug 2017 15:00:17 -0500 https://www.thingelstad.com/2017/08/21/tammy-is-already.html Mon, 21 Aug 2017 15:00:17 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2017/08/21/tammy-is-already.html <p>Tammy is already planning out the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_April_8,_2024">April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse</a>.</p> https://www.thingelstad.com/2017/08/21/family-selfie-one.html Mon, 21 Aug 2017 13:56:31 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2017/08/21/family-selfie-one.html <p>Family selfie one minute before totality!</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2017/f474af97b7.jpg" alt="Family of four lying on grass wearing solar eclipse glasses looking up at the sky during a solar eclipse" width="600" height="599" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2017/08/21/me-waiting-for.html Mon, 21 Aug 2017 13:21:50 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2017/08/21/me-waiting-for.html <p>Me waiting for totality!</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2017/a7cff5b9a3.jpg" alt="Man wearing paper solar eclipse viewing glasses smiling outdoors while waiting to watch a solar eclipse" width="600" height="600" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2017/08/21/just-had-of.html Mon, 21 Aug 2017 13:20:52 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2017/08/21/just-had-of.html <p>Just had 2:18 of totality. Amazing experience! Corona was completely visible!</p> https://www.thingelstad.com/2017/08/21/great-position-for.html Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:46:40 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2017/08/21/great-position-for.html <p>Great position for today&rsquo;s eclipse! Now just keep the ☁️ away!</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2017/9791d51645.jpg" alt="Map showing 2017 total solar eclipse data near St Louis Missouri with 2m27.2s totality starting at 18:16 UT on August 21 2017" width="600" height="600" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2017/08/21/pm-max-eclipse.html Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:26:43 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2017/08/21/pm-max-eclipse.html <p>1:17:29 pm max eclipse for us!</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2017/ac3eac26ae.jpg" alt="Solar eclipse app showing totality duration of 2 minutes 21 seconds with contact times from 11:49am to 2:43pm and max eclipse at 1:17pm" width="600" height="600" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2017/08/20/if-you-are.html Sun, 20 Aug 2017 14:55:00 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2017/08/20/if-you-are.html <p>If you are in the path of totality for the eclipse <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/solar-eclipse-timer/id1203105865">Solar Eclipse Timer</a> seems like a good app to assist.</p> https://www.thingelstad.com/2017/08/19/big-flag.html Sat, 19 Aug 2017 21:53:45 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2017/08/20/big-flag.html <p>Big flag! 🇺🇸</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2017/28907de5e2.jpg" alt="Large American flag with many stars hanging inside an ornate domed rotunda with balconies and classical columns" width="599" height="600" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2017/08/19/would-have-been.html Sat, 19 Aug 2017 21:28:30 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2017/08/20/would-have-been.html <p>Would have been cool if Apple had an Eclipse watchOS watch face.</p> https://www.thingelstad.com/2017/08/19/looking-good-st.html Sat, 19 Aug 2017 18:49:53 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2017/08/19/looking-good-st.html <p>Looking good St. Louis! 👏🏻</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2017/165dbdc511.jpg" alt="Bronze runner statue in a fountain with the Old Courthouse and Gateway Arch behind it in downtown St. Louis Missouri" width="599" height="600" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2017/08/19/sump-coffeehttpswwwsumpcoffeecom-has.html Sat, 19 Aug 2017 16:42:18 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2017/08/19/sump-coffeehttpswwwsumpcoffeecom-has.html <p><a href="https://www.sumpcoffee.com">Sump Coffee</a> has amazing espresso. This is a cathedral to coffee. So good.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2017/9a88456569.jpg" alt="Espresso in a handmade white ceramic cup on a red saucer with a spoon, alongside a glass of water on a wood table" width="600" height="600" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2017/08/19/super-fun-time.html Sat, 19 Aug 2017 12:28:53 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2017/08/19/super-fun-time.html <p>Super fun time at <a href="https://www.citymuseum.org">City Museum</a> in St. Louis!</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2017/06d67628d0.jpg" alt="Large spiral metal tube slide wrapping around a mosaic-covered pillar, with visitors climbing through it inside a surreal indoor play space" width="600" height="600" /> <p><a href="https://www.citymuseum.org">City Museum</a> is pretty amazing / crazy. Shot of tree house.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2017/a062346b1a.jpg" alt="Interior of a treehouse structure made from twisted branches, driftwood benches, and metal rod ceiling at City Museum St. Louis" width="600" height="600" /> <p>Feeling safe.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2017/89ec368ca3.jpg" alt="Large open bank vault door with brass wheel handle and locking rods, displayed on a concrete floor indoors" width="600" height="600" /> <p>That&rsquo;s a big prop!</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2017/8f7f7c49d7.jpg" alt="Man in a blue plaid shirt and khaki shorts smiling beside a massive bronze ship propeller indoors" width="599" height="600" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2017/80f362e9f5.jpg" alt="Bronze sculpture of a cartoon-style frog or toad lying flat on a concrete floor near a metal drum" width="600" height="600" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2017/08/18/gateway-arch-in.html Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:26:18 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2017/08/19/gateway-arch-in.html <p>Gateway Arch in St. Louis.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2017/f05066e2fc.jpg" alt="Gateway Arch rising against a cloudy blue sky at dusk, with trees and a construction fence in the foreground" width="600" height="600" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2017/08/18/overheard-at-restaurant.html Fri, 18 Aug 2017 19:01:12 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2017/08/19/overheard-at-restaurant.html <p>Overheard at restaurant &ldquo;We still use <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Sametime">Lotus Notes Sametime</a>!&rdquo; 🤔😏😄</p> https://www.thingelstad.com/2017/08/18/driving-to-st.html Fri, 18 Aug 2017 11:41:29 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2017/08/18/driving-to-st.html <p>Driving to St. Louis, MO starting our total eclipse trip. Will be in totality in Eureka, MO on Monday! 🌚🌝</p>