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March 7, 1970 Solar Eclipse

On March 7, 1970 there was a total eclipse of the sun that was visible from the southeastern part of the United States. I was a senior in high school and an avid amateur astronomer so I desperately wanted to see this rare event. Along with 3 friends from the school astronomy club and my father, we rented a 1970 Mercury Marquis station wagon and drove the 820 miles from Mt. Clemens Michigan to Williamston North Carolina. We camped at the Green Acres Family Campground which was only 4 miles from the center line of the eclipse. This site gave us 2 minutes and 52 seconds of totality. The trip turned out great. We had no problems and the skies were wonderfully clear for the eclipse. This gallery highlights this journey and the eclipse.
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Midway Plaza Pennsylvania Turnpike
Midway Plaza Pennsylvania Turnpike		 Countryside
Countryside		 Finally off the freeways
Finally off the freeways		 Green Acres Campground
Green Acres Campground
Camp Setup
Camp Setup		 Central Building
Central Building		 Green Acres Access Road
Green Acres Access Road		 Campground Exhibits
Campground Exhibits
Spring Flowers
Spring Flowers		 Sunrise March 7
Sunrise March 7		 Setup
Setup		 Anxiously Waiting
Anxiously Waiting
Eclipse Progress
Eclipse Progress		 Partial and Total
Partial and Total		 Crescent Sun
Crescent Sun		 Totality begins
Totality begins
1st Prominences
1st Prominences		 Eclipse Total #3
Eclipse Total #3		 Eclipse Total #4
Eclipse Total #4		 Eclipse Total #5
Eclipse Total #5
Eclipse Total #6
Eclipse Total #6		 Eclipse Total #7
Eclipse Total #7		 Eclipse Total #8
Eclipse Total #8		 Eclipse Total #9
Eclipse Total #9
Eclipse Total #10
Eclipse Total #10		 Eclipse Total #11
Eclipse Total #11		 Eclipse Total #12
Eclipse Total #12		 Eclipse Total #13
Eclipse Total #13
Eclipse Total #14
Eclipse Total #14		 Eclipse Total #15
Eclipse Total #15		 Eclipse Total #16
Eclipse Total #16		 Chromosphere
Chromosphere
Diamond Ring
Diamond Ring		 Corona
Corona		 Expedition Members
Expedition Members		 Having some fun
Having some fun
Tobacco Drying Barns
Tobacco Drying Barns		 Old House
Old House		 Washington D.C.
Washington D.C.
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Jenny Peele Weller 17-Aug-2017 00:02
What wonderful photos! I googled Green Acres Campground Eclipse March 7, 1970 and these photos came up. Thank you so much for posting. I was 10 years old at the time and lived just a mile down the road from Green Acres. I was there that day and will never forget the experience. This year's eclipse has brought up the old memories. The owners of Green Acres are lifelong friends and still there. I wish this year's eclipse were a little closer, but will always cherish the 1970 event. Not many people are that lucky. Thank you again.
Alan in Massachusetts 04-Mar-2014 19:18
I love these pictures and the memories. I saw this eclipse from Nantucket. I also built a homemade 6" reflector using many similar parts! Clear skies!
Guest 12-Apr-2009 22:38
Great photos. I remember that eclipse, but we weren't so lucky. A couple of friends at University of Texas and I drove from Austin, Texas to Perry, Florida. It was cloudy all day, and we never saw the sun. The clouds just got darker at totality. Somebody had a portable TV, and we watched the eclipse from Mexico on the TV. I think there was even a group that had come all the way from Italy.
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