Tag: Oregon
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Total eclipse dims the sun over the U.S., bringing delicious darkness
The eclipse as viewed from Bald Mountain, Idaho, photographed by Kevin Lisota. The purple coloring on the underside is an eclipse phenomenon known as Baily’s Beads, in which the craters on the moon’s surface allow partial sunlight to shine through. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) MADRAS, Ore. – The spectacle that skywatchers made years’ worth…
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Solar eclipse traffic and weather: Oregon feels the calm before totality
Clouds partially obscure the sun over Oregon Solarfest in Madras, Ore., precisely 24 hours in advance of Monday’s total solar eclipse. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) MADRAS, Ore. – Traffic to Oregon’s total eclipse zone has been surprisingly light over the past couple of days, but officials say they’re not out of the woods yet.…
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Oregon’s prime solar eclipse zone braces for the agony and the ecstasy of totality
Oregon’s Mount Jefferson looms on the western horizon outside Madras. The fields on either side of the blacktop road will be turned into a “Solartown” campground for 4,900 tents during the runup to the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) MADRAS, Ore. – If there’s one thing central Oregon has in abundance,…
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Oregon offers 1,000 campsites in eclipse zone – and they’re gone in 90 minutes
To accommodate overwhelming demand, Oregon state park officials freed up 1,000 campsites today for folks wanting to see a total solar eclipse on Aug. 21. They didn’t last long. The extra spots were made available for reservations at 8 a.m. – and by 9:25 a.m., they were sold out. No more state park sites will be…