Ask HN: Any of you going to be at the Texas eclipse festival?

I'll be road trippin' it from Southern California! Curious how many other HNers will be there - might be worth meeting up for a drink.

5 points | by newman8r 30 days ago

3 comments

  • silverquiet 30 days ago
    I’ll be at my desk doing a regular work day and stepping outside to observe it; my office is in the path of totality and I figure there’s no other time in my life that an eclipse is going to come to me, so I’m taking full advantage.
    • newman8r 30 days ago
      Nice. I wonder how many people will end up being in the path of totality but not able to see it anyway - like mission critical jobs at a power plant. That would be painful!
      • silverquiet 30 days ago
        Yes, I went to Wyoming in 2017 to observe the eclipse and couldn’t believe that people were still driving around within minutes of totality - at that point just pull off the highway and stop and look!
  • gcheong 30 days ago
    Going to be in Austin for the eclipse but may drive out somewhere to see it. Not going to the festival specifically though.
  • qup 30 days ago
    Similarly, if anyone is in Hot Springs, AR, that'll make two of us.
    • newman8r 30 days ago
      Viewing the eclipse from an actual hot spring would probably the perfect viewing scenario.