Solar Eclipse - Monday August 21, 2017

For visitors and locals alike. Are you driving down to Salem? Riding a bike? Do you have reservations somewhere? Staying in Portland? Day drinking?

TRAFFIC

Trip Check - Motorists can now see how fast (or slow) traffic is moving on nearly all roads across Oregon.

Oregon Eclipse Traffic - It has some cached traffic maps and cameras, so if your internet is spotty or overloaded, you have a better chance of being able to see what traffic looks like. He's also got some text directions for getting into the eclipse zone.(/u/oregoneclipsetime)

GENERAL INFO

I think that you'll find the Solar Eclipse Megathread over in /r/Oregon to be very valuable.

Additionally an AmA was also held in late July by representatives of Oregon agencies and organizations with a lot of valuable information as well.

INTERACTIVE MAP OF TOTALITY

This is a great interactive map that shows the path of totality in great detail. You can enter your exact location by address or GPS coordinates and get the exact time and obscuration percentage of the eclipse. 100% obscuration is totality.

ECLIPSE GLASSES

Things that aren't glasses that will still work:

1. Your camera phone or any other non-DSLR camera. It can't burn its eyes out and it can't get bright enough to burn yours.

2. Pinhole cameras. Other people describe them in this thread. Easy to make.

3. Welder's helmet, shade 12 or brighter.

NASA link (/u/theroseandthefox)

Kaiser Permanente is giving away two free pairs of glasses to members. Credit to /u/zloykrolik and /u/Pinefang Sold out

Eclipse Glasses can be found at Fred Meyer and Bi-Mart for $1.99/each. Wal-Mart (online at least) is sold out. Everything I saw on Amazon (for Prime) that wasn't recalled was overpriced.

If you're looking for which glasses are safe look for the ISO 12312-2 international safety standard and the AAS List of Vendors. I wouldn't buy them from some corner of eBay though because there have been a shit ton of counterfeit glasses being passed off with that designation. More info here

08/20/17 - Daddy Mojos - 15th & FremontConfirmed certified. $5each (/u/bobvillian) Sold out

08/20/17 - Green Oasis Dispensary in SE. Certified. $2 each or free with purchase. (/u/soft_brain)

08/18/17 - Rose Festival office on waterfront. Certified glasses.

08/18/17 - Wilsonville Fred Meyers and dry cleaners near the 711 on wilsonville road certified glasses.

08/18/17 - Travel Oregon welcome center at PDX and Oregon City Sold Out 2pm 08/20

08/16/17 - Fred Meyer - Call ahead. They're selling out like hot cakes.

08/17/17 - Natural Grocers on 39th & Powell - NOT confirmed as certified. (/u/zanderstormx)

NASA Certified Retailers

Call ahead of time. Many of these retailers are already sold out. (/u/Mr_Sinlindin)

• 7-Eleven
• Best Buy
• Bi-Mart
• Casey's General Store
• Hobby Town
• Kirklands
• Fred Meyer
• London Drugs [sold out]
• Love's Travel Stops [sold out]
• Lowe's
• Maverik
• McDonald's (Oregon only)
• Pilot/Flying J
• Toys "R" Us
• Walmart

FORECAST FOR THE ECLIPSE

OregonLive forecast for 19 Oregon Cities 08/14/17

BIKING TO TOTALITY

https://www.biketotheeclipse.com/ (courtesy of /u/nrhinkle)

Extensive information about biking to the path of totality from Portland, Bend and Eugene.

TL;DR

• If you don't already have a place or know someone its not going to happen.
• The eclipse will begin in Portland at 9:06am culminating at 99% at 10:19am.
• The difference between 99% and totality is literally day and nite.
• The traffic that day will suck. Be patient.
  
• Don't look at the sun (even at 99%) without the special glasses.

Additionally, we'll also be setting up a Megathread v2 on the day of the Eclipse for up to date tips, traffic, photos and discussion. Stay safe out there.

EDIT6: Added Traffic section