27 NBC troopers in OK are really not enough soldiers to spook me much. a callout of 27 vs. 330 million citizens seems a bit underwhelming.
I should probably point out, too, that the path of totality doesn't roll over Nineveh, VA. I don't know about the other Ninevehs mentioned, because they don't concern me at all since I'm in VA. It dies make me wonder why the guy tossed in Nineveh, VA - was it just because it has a Biblical-sounding name? If so, we've a lot of other towns with Biblical sounding names, too, none of which are going to get any totality. Nineveh MO, Nineveh PA, and Nineveh, NY are likewise not in the path of totality, either... but 3 out of 7 ain't bad, I reckon.
While mentioning totality, this eclipse is different from the 2017 eclipse. That one had a path of totality about 70 miles wide, whereas this one is nearly twice as large, with a path that is about 120 miles wide. Also, the 2017 eclipse was only annular at best, with a ring of sun showing around the moon at max totality, whereas this one will block more of the sun, and there is a suggestion that Bailey's Beads may be seen this time around.
Te duration of totality, if you are in the path of totality, is also going to be longer at about 4 minutes, 28 seconds. As I recall, the 2017 eclipse only had about a minute and a half of totality.
There is a certain class of superstitious folk who can be counted upon to "seek after signs" in the sky, it seems. Tecumseh, for example, used a prediction of an eclipse in the early 1800's to build a coalition of tribes, claiming that victory was nigh for them against the whites using that "sign". Unfortunately for him, he was killed - or at least last seen - as a result of that prediction in the War of 1812 in a battle in Canada. So, maybe for him, it WAS a sign of impending doom, even if only a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Regarding the advice to have two weeks supplies on hand, I personally think that is pretty good advice, even during those times when God is not smiting the sun by having a giant space-dragon gobble it up. I think you should ALWAYS have such supplies on hand, so by all means, if you don't have it now, get it as soon as you can. If it takes an eclipse to kick you into gear, then so be it.
I should probably point out, too, that the path of totality doesn't roll over Nineveh, VA. I don't know about the other Ninevehs mentioned, because they don't concern me at all since I'm in VA. It dies make me wonder why the guy tossed in Nineveh, VA - was it just because it has a Biblical-sounding name? If so, we've a lot of other towns with Biblical sounding names, too, none of which are going to get any totality. Nineveh MO, Nineveh PA, and Nineveh, NY are likewise not in the path of totality, either... but 3 out of 7 ain't bad, I reckon.
While mentioning totality, this eclipse is different from the 2017 eclipse. That one had a path of totality about 70 miles wide, whereas this one is nearly twice as large, with a path that is about 120 miles wide. Also, the 2017 eclipse was only annular at best, with a ring of sun showing around the moon at max totality, whereas this one will block more of the sun, and there is a suggestion that Bailey's Beads may be seen this time around.
Te duration of totality, if you are in the path of totality, is also going to be longer at about 4 minutes, 28 seconds. As I recall, the 2017 eclipse only had about a minute and a half of totality.
There is a certain class of superstitious folk who can be counted upon to "seek after signs" in the sky, it seems. Tecumseh, for example, used a prediction of an eclipse in the early 1800's to build a coalition of tribes, claiming that victory was nigh for them against the whites using that "sign". Unfortunately for him, he was killed - or at least last seen - as a result of that prediction in the War of 1812 in a battle in Canada. So, maybe for him, it WAS a sign of impending doom, even if only a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Regarding the advice to have two weeks supplies on hand, I personally think that is pretty good advice, even during those times when God is not smiting the sun by having a giant space-dragon gobble it up. I think you should ALWAYS have such supplies on hand, so by all means, if you don't have it now, get it as soon as you can. If it takes an eclipse to kick you into gear, then so be it.