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Solar Eclipse on August 21st!

The_Frizz0516

The_Frizz0516

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My family will be at Hollywood Studios on the day of the eclipse, and we just ordered our NASA-grade eclipse viewing glasses so we don't go blind haha. I checked a few astronomy websites (I'm taking astronomy next school year so the dork in me is going crazy) and I couldn't find any exact times for WDW, but for Orlando, the Eclipse starts at about 1:19pm and will be over around 4:14pm. We have dinner at Mama Melrose at 3:30 for the Fantasmic Package, but luckily we'll be able to see a good portion of it! Anyone else going during the eclipse? Where'll you guys be and what will you be doing? Anyone else got their eclipse glasses/viewing devices? Have a magical day!
 
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thomas998

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Andie_Girl_0516 said:
My family will be at Hollywood Studios on the day of the eclipse, and we just ordered our NASA-grade eclipse viewing glasses so we don't go blind haha. I checked a few astronomy websites (I'm taking astronomy next school year so the dork in me is going crazy) and I couldn't find any exact times for WDW, but for Orlando, the Eclipse starts at about 1:19pm and will be over around 4:14pm. We have dinner at Mama Melrose at 3:30 for the Fantasmic Package, but luckily we'll be able to see a good portion of it! Anyone else going during the eclipse? Where'll you guys be and what will you be doing? Anyone else got their eclipse glasses/viewing devices? Have a magical day!
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It looks like the peak for Orlando is going to be around 2:55PM...You won't get the total eclipse probably something close to an .85 given you won't have the full eclipse make sure the glasses you have are ISO certified glasses, I've heard of some places selling junk glasses that won't provide full protection and with a .85 it would be easy to mess your eyes up.

Sadly our Disney trip this year is later in Fall, though we are planning to take a short trip to Missouri so we can see the total eclipse... Which is annoying my wife as it will be a days drive to see something that will last only a few minutes.
 

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