So you’ve snagged a couple tickets to our eclipse events and you’re ready to view the eclipse through our solar telescopes. But you may still be skeptical and worried about your eye safety. We’re encouraging you to read on and put all you fears to rest! What makes solar telescopes safe, exactly? During the eclipse, […]
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100 Days Until Totality! 23 Days Left – Varying Totalities
Have you noticed that some locations get shorter lengths of eclipse totality, while others seem to have up to a whole 40 seconds longer? Whether you’re out on the Northern Coast of Oregon, or in the middle of Illinois, you’re bound to have a spectacular view as long as you’re in the path of totality! […]
100 Days Until Totality! 24 Days Left – Transit Options from TetonEclipse.com
GETTING HERE The Town of Jackson, Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and other area landmarks located throughout Teton County are located in the remote Northwest corner of Wyoming. While increasingly visited and internationally sought-after, the destination remains accessible on a smaller-scale. Roads are typically low density, highways are less-prevalent and interstates […]
100 Days Until Totality! 25 Days Left – Key Notes Pt. 2 from Teton National Park
From Teton National Park: Roads and facilities will be more congested than normal for peak season on the day of the eclipse and in the days leading up to and after the eclipse. Everyone is encouraged to carpool, bike or hike to minimize traffic. Traffic may come to gridlock on major park roads during the […]
100 Days Until Totality! 27 Days Left – Seeing in the Dark
The most spectacular moment of a solar eclipse is undeniably the few coveted minutes of totality. When the moon blocks our view of the sun, the excitement begins and the sky goes dark. But just how dark? Dark enough to drop temperatures significantly and see the sun’s atmospheric layer, the corona. What’s more, is we […]
100 Days Until Totality! 28 Days Left – Jackson Hole Airport from TetonEclipse.com
The Jackson Hole Airport is just minutes from town and offers many direct and connecting flights provided by Delta, United, American, Frontier, and Skywest Airlines. Check out the Jackson Hole Airport’s Solar Eclipse Guide here. JAC General Aviation Eclipse Tips Jackson Hole Airport: Eclipse FAQ Will the airport be open on the day of the […]
100 Days Until Totality! 29 Days Left – Bridger-Teton National Forest Eclipse Interactive Map from TetonEclipse.com
Hot Off The Presses! Bridger-Teton National Forest Releases Eclipse Interactive Map Jackson Hole Total Solar Eclipse | Bridger-Teton National Forest | Partner Spotlight As our friends at the Forest Service like to say – “It’s All Yours” and it is certainly with that spirit that they and we proudly share this incredible tool for totality […]
100 Days Until Totatity! 30 Days Left – Jackson Hole Total Solar Eclipse | National Elk Refuge | Partner Spotlight from TetonEclipse.com
The 2017 Solar Eclipse Across America will be visible on August 21, 2017 across the continental United States. The center-line of the solar eclipse will pass through the Jackson Hole valley, placing it in the path of totality. Visitation to the area is expected to be record-setting for single day visitation. Area lodging is already […]
100 Days Until Totality! 32 Days Left – Frequently Asked Solar Eclipse Questions From Teton National Park
Q. How can you get the best view of the eclipse? A. We encourage visitors to park along the Gros Ventre Road, on the south end of the park, located in the path of totality. This area is being specifically staffed and managed for visitor parking and viewing of Q. Where will the eclipse be […]
100 Days Until Totality! 33 Days Left – MSU’s Live Eclipse Broadcast
Montana State University is launching numerous balloons along the path of totality into the Earth’s upper atmosphere at 100,000 feet to view the solar eclipse from the edge of space. The footage will be streamed live on MSU’s website, this is also the first time that a live stream of an eclipse has ever been […]
100 Days Until Totality! 34 Days Left – An Awesome Map for Eclipse Tracking
There is an interesting website called the 5000 Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses made by the International Astronomical Union. The site has data for around 12,000 eclipses occurring from the 1999 BCE to 3000 CE. By putting in coordinates you can explore when solar eclipses have happened anywhere in the world in the past or […]
100 Days Until Totality! 35 Days Left – Carbondale’s Eclipse Jackpot
When talking about the likelihood of total solar eclipses, it can be a daunting time frame. The average time to wait for an eclipse to happen in the same spot is a whopping 360 years in between eclipses. For the town of Jackson, the next total solar eclipse succeeding this one, won’t even be for […]