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Local Circumstances for the 21 AUG 2017 Total Solar Eclipse at Lusk, WY:
| Latitude: 42° 45' 45" N | Longitude: 104° 27' 08" W |
| Duration of Totality*: 1m 52s | Partial phase start: 10:24:58AM (MDT), at "1:00 o'clock" on the sun's disk |
Totality Start*: 11:46:22AM (MDT)
*All times shown are calculated for the lat/long specified above, and are accurate to within a couple of seconds, due mainly to influences of the "edge effects" at the start and end of totality.
For a more detailed explanation of this, please see the "About Accuracy" section
of this great 2017 eclipse page by Ernie Wright of NASA!
Please also note that these times have been converted from UTC; if you see times on other sites that say "UTC"/ "UT", or "GMT", those are NOT the local times for you in Lusk!
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Standard Google Map of Lusk and vicinity
Current Weather Forecast for Lusk
CURRENT CLOUD COVER:
LOCAL | NATIONAL
Visit our "Weather" links above for other great cloud cover forecast maps!
Lusk, WY
Lusk is in the path of totality for the
Total Solar Eclipse of August 21, 2017!
Observers there will see (appx.) 1m 52s of totality!
(Get your eclipse glasses here – you MUST have them to safely view the partial phases!)
Do you have a location that could host folks seeking to watch the eclipse?
First, we'd suggest you contact your local Chamber of Commerce and/or Town/City Council.
But then, check out
Sky & Telescope Magazine's Marketplace for viewing locations!
Eclipse2017.org also has a (paid) Eclipse advertising section, where you can make and post an ad to promote your products and services!
Please be sure to check out Dr. Kate Russo's excellent White Paper on
Community Eclipse Planning!
Not where you want to be?
Go back to other WY cities!
Visit community pages for other states
If you are an official of Lusk, who is responsible for Eclipse2017 public outreach,
please send us information about your community’s 2017 eclipse plans – so we can share it here with everyone!
(Please note, we are completely swamped with requests, so NO more pictures - and PLEASE give us the text EXACTLY so we can cut and paste it in!)
Eclipse2017.org encourages everyone to get into the path of totality on eclipse day,
and see one of the greatest sights the sky has to offer!
(And make sure to have eclipse glasses on hand for everyone!)
Contact:
Jackie Bredthauer
Executive Director
Niobrara Chamber of Commerce
307-334-2950
1-800-223-LUSK
luskchamberofcommerce@yahoo.com
www.luskwyoming.com
Official Plans for viewing the eclipse from Lusk
The Niobrara Chamber of Commerce will be planning lots of events leading up to eclipse day!
Here are some highlights:
Sunday, 8/20:
9:00am - 2:00pm Tours of the area
2:00pm - 5:00pm Eclipse party at the Tiger Plunge
5:00pm - 8:00pm Food vendors at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds
5:30pm Speech given by Stan Graves - a leading aerospace engineer whose credits include work with NASA, THe US Navy and AirForce, as well as major projects with Boeing and Lockheed. (Stan was the Chief Engineer for the Space Shuttle sold rocket boosters!)
6:00pm - 10:00pm Music provided by Allison Draw
More details will be posted as we receive them!