1 Choose steaks that are at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick, and preferably 2 inches (5.1 cm). 2  Thinner steaks will dry out easily when you cook them. 3  Fresh sirloin steak is deep red in color, with a generous marbling of fat.4  This marbling is what makes steak succulent. Plan to serve 1/4 to 1/2 pound per of steak per person. 2  Choose steaks that are at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick, and preferably 2 inches (5.1 cm). 3  Thinner steaks will dry out easily when you cook them. 4  Fresh sirloin steak is deep red in color, with a generous marbling of fat. 5  This marbling is what makes steak succulent.
The eclipse reaches Oregon at about 10:15 a.m. PDT and exits the state at 10:27 a.m. At the coast, the greaest duration of totality is 2 minutes and as the eclipse exits Oregon, the duration of totality has increased to 2 minutes and 10 seconds. When the eclipse first touches Oregon, the Moon's shadow is racing at approximately 3,400 miles per hour!
For the 2017 eclipse, there is a strip of land about 100 miles wide or so (the path of totality) that stretches from central Oregon through South Carolina. There are maps on www.eclipse2017.org that will show you exactly where you need to be to see the total eclipse. Monday, August 21, 2017.