Not worried about the end of the world on this one, but I have a hard enough time driving my truck and trailer about town on normal days that I don't need the added aggrevation of extra people. The extra food and gas is just in case, like @BlueC mentioned, the tourists pick us dry
Hat? You think too small!!!!Do you still have the tin foil hats from Y2K?
The rare cosmic event is expected to take place sometime before September 2024.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240322-visible-nova-explosion-is-coming
Move over, solar eclipse: Scientists predict a once-in-a-lifetime nova explosion in the coming months
While the world's attention has been focused on the total solar eclipse that will occur later this spring, the distant Corona Borealis binary system – which contains one dead white dwarf star and one ageing red giant star – has been busy gearing up for its own moment of glory: a spectacular nova explosion.
Located 3,000 light years from Earth, the Corona Borealis is home to a white dwarf star named T Coronae Borealis (or T CrB for short) that's on the verge of what Nasa says will be a once-in-a-lifetime nova eruption.
The rare cosmic event is expected to take place sometime before September 2024. When it occurs it will likely be visible to the naked eye. No expensive telescope will be needed to witness this cosmic performance, says Nasa.
T CrB oubursts only happen about once every 80 years, the last was was back in 1946.
"I'm very excited. This thing is kind of like Halley's Comet – it occurs once every 75 to 80 years – but novas don't get the press Halley's Comet gets," says Nasa’s meteoroid environment program manager William J Cooke. "Comets always get more press."
In 2017, in the town I grew up in (225 population), saw a massive influx of people for that eclipse event. The next nearest populated town (5k) is 10 miles away. Chatting with old friends that still live there, the entire 10 mile stretch was a parking lot. Literally bumper to bumper.
that's not encouraging. I have no reservations anywhere but I was thinking of taking the LJ down to southwest Arkansas and finding a place to camp in Ouachita NF. But if even the rural places are overrun I don't know how much fun it's going to be. It's already a 5-ish hour drive.
DFW would be closer but obviously far more people and the traffic there sucks on a normal day.
^ This. What the hell has happened to this country??Elementary school 4th grade that I went too it was a an event to learn about science and make are own paper viewing tool.
^ This. What the hell has happened to this country??
Are you referring to the grammar issue?
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I think he was referring to various statements that many teachers/schools today will not be taking this solar event as an opportunity to share with the kids, but he will have to clarify.
My wife has conspiracy theorist leanings and isn't thrilled about me being 5 hours away when something like China taking down our entire internet and cell network happens, or a false flag made to look like that in order for the Biden admin to do...something I'm not sure what.