Final Preparations

Time is flying and there are only a few days left until the departure from Birmingham to Austin, TX.

Luckily we had some nice days in February and March when we tested almost everything that was going on the trip.
The media are talking about nothing more than the great American Solar Eclipse, and are predicting a veritable stampede of millions of people into the path of totality.
We had already booked everything in January and are very happy about it. Texas seems to be fully booked.

But before I go into more detail and tell you what else awaits us on April 8th, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Renea Wilson and Mike Putman from Jasper Main Street.
Thank you very much for your help and support and for making this event in Jasper possible.
As seen on Jasper Mainstreet's Facebook page, the first 60 people to attend on April 8 between 12:30 and 2:30 pm at Courthouse Square Downtown Jasper will receive free solar glasses.

Thank you so much for taking the time to do this.
The best time to see the 88% partial solar eclipse in Jasper is at exactly 1:59:54.7 sec (PM).
Come a little earlier to see the moon slowly move in front of the sun.

As if the total solar eclipse isn’t enough, another celestial event can also be observed.
For those who are interested:
A "horned" celestial spectacle with a terrifying name. 12P/Pons-Brooks is better known by its nickname
"Devil Comet". (three times the size of Mount Everest)

This comet is passing Earth again in its orbit after almost 72 years and, according to NASA, can already be observed today with normal binoculars. Try to see it in the period from April 4 to around April 20.
Point your binoculars toward the northeastern horizon in the early hours before dawn or the northwestern horizon in the evening after sunset.

“Devil Comet” has already been observed for some time on its way to Earth and it has been noticed that it is already well heated up due to its proximity to the sun and that there are gas outbursts. This makes the comet very bright. Icy tremors fly off and the aftermath forms the shape of two horns.
They look a bit like the Millennium Falcon spaceship in "Star Wars".
Good luck catching a glimpse of the comet, and may the force be with you! :-)

I hope I can bring you lots of pictures and maybe we'll see each other in the city to talk about what we've experienced.
Thanks again to Renea Wilson and Mike Putman from Jasper Main Street, and have fun at Courthouse Square in downtown Jasper.

Now we hope that everyone is lucky with the weather and that everyone can experience the
"Great American Eclipse"

I wish y’all clear skies