There is a $5 fee to enter the State Park. The shelter is near the visitor center, overlooks, a playground, trails, etc. Please coordinate foods and beverages for a pot-luck lunch in Will-Attend logs.
Your safety is your responsibility, but I will have about 50 "official" eclipse 2017 Solar Viewing glasses available.
We'll be tent camping over the weekend, at the campground, to be sure we're here on time.
The long-term weather forecast is: Uncertain, with 100% chance of 156 seconds of total darkness mid-day.
Monday, August 21, 2017 from Noon to 3 PM or so. The picnic shelter is reserved all day.
Bring your own picnic Lunch: Starting around Noon
Partial Eclipse starts around 1 PM
Total Eclipse from about 2:35 to 2:38 PM.
Remember, CAUTION:
NEVER LOOK AT THE PARTIAL PHASES OF THE ECLIPSE WITHOUT PROPER EYE PROTECTION!
IT IS NEVER SAFE TO LOOK AT THE SUN WITHOUT PROTECTION AT ANY TIME WHEN ANY PART OF ITS BRIGHT DISK IS VISIBLE.
Your safety is your responsibility.
Eclipse Details:
Total Solar Eclipse
Duration of partial or full eclipse: 3 hours
Duration of Totality: 2 minutes, 35.8 seconds
Start of partial eclipse (C1) : 2017/08/21 17:06:55.2 UT or 1:06 PM local (Eastern Savings Time)
Start of total eclipse (C2) : 2017/08/21 18:35:43.9 UT, or 2:35 PM
Maximum eclipse : 2017/08/21 18:37:02.0, or 2:37 PM
End of total eclipse (C3) : 2017/08/21 18:38:19.7, or 2:38 PM
End of partial eclipse (C4) : 2017/08/21 20:01:22.6, or 4:01 PM