Subj : Close Approach Comets To : JIMMY ANDERSON From : Roger Nelson Date : Sun Apr 23 2017 06:43:20 On Sat Apr-22-2017 22:35, JIMMY ANDERSON (1:116/18) wrote to ROGER NELSON: -=> Roger Nelson wrote to All <=- RN> Close Approach Comets JA> JA> VERY cool! Be sure to remind us of the one that might JA> be visible to the naked eye! Thanks. I post them as soon as I get them, so stay tuned. JA> I heard on a podcast this morning about the solar JA> eclipse this year and being visible "Oregon to JA> South Carolina" - so I looked it up and the path JA> of totality will pass over Nashville! That's only JA> a few hours from me! I track those, too. JA> It will also pass over Paducah, KY. It's the Monday JA> after Gencon, so I will be coming home from Indianapolis JA> Sunday night or Monday anyway - just got to time it JA> right so I'm in Paducah during zero hour! JA> woo-hoo ! Exciting! I never thought I'd get a chance JA> to see a total solar eclipse! There was a partial JA> for us when I was in 6th grade and then the day our JA> oldest son was born in 1991 there was a partial, but JA> of course I didn't even try to see it. :-) They don't last long and one thing you should be mindful of -- NEVER look at them no matter how safe you think it is. Regards, Roger --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+ W10 (1703) * Origin: NCS BBS - Houma, LoUiSiAna - (1:3828/7) .