Happy Total Eclipse Day
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Every time I hear that song I have to sing it Will Ferrell's Old School version.
We are waiting for it. We are in the thin area that has 100% totality. We are supposed to have close to four minutes of total coverage.
The best view is "straight on" with no special glasses, we've become such a soft society.
It's about what we got to see here except when the sun was completely covered. I could see it with my eye, went in totality. I could not get my camera to zoom in because I did not have it in a stand, but it was an intense experience.
Clear skies in Desoto County. Got a nice view of it.
Cloudy here in Fort Worth . . .
Low clouds started moving in almost right at 1:40PM
Low clouds started moving in almost right at 1:40PM
The exact two words I had in mind.
Even at 90%, still very bright even with cloud cover.
I've seen totality once. It's cool, but much less so to me than most.
But this is really just something for our overabundance of media to focus on until they get interested in focusing on the negative **** again. I guess that's better than the alternative...
In Madison. Forgot to pay attention. I think it was when it looked like a storm might be coming in but it didn't.
Be careful, I was chastised on here a few weeks ago for saying I wouldn't be participating. I did turn on NASA TV on for a few minutes at my desk during lunch but had to turn it off very quickly. You would have thought they were watching the 2nd coming or birth of a child of theirs
I watched some places on TV and it was amazing how quickly things lit back up after totality . I mean just a sliver of the sun is so powerful.
At work the resident MILF (no pics) was excited and well prepared. She handed out eyepro to all. While everyone else was staring into the sky, I was checking out a different moon.
We went to a friends ranch in liberty hill, just north of you. Sky opened up enough for me to see a solar flare and venus. Pretty lucky.
It wasn't life changing but it was incredibly awesome to see. I'd travel to see again, minus the $$$.
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It's just a to each their own thing with me. I'm overall fascinated by the universe we live in and read and watch things about space and the planet all the time.
This just seems like another blip in a world that is pretty fascinating all the time, if you look.
I drove over to central Arkansas with my daughter to watch. Do not regret and we got lucky with clear skies. You can tell the light is dimming as it approaches totality, but it's surprising how much light is left when you still have but a sliver. 98% is vastly different than the totality experience believe it or not.
As the light faded the birds acted up and flew off to their roosts. Daytime insects quit buzzing and the crickets kicked in. Then darkness and an awesome white ring surrounding the blackest moon. It was dark enough to see Jupiter and Venus flanking both sides and there was a solar flare at about 5 or 6 o clock they you could see with the naked eye. Really really cool experience.
As the light faded the birds acted up and flew off to their roosts. Daytime insects quit buzzing and the crickets kicked in. Then darkness and an awesome white ring surrounding the blackest moon. It was dark enough to see Jupiter and Venus flanking both sides and there was a solar flare at about 5 or 6 o clock they you could see with the naked eye. Really really cool experience.
We got almost two minutes in FW and it was cool as hell.
From Hot Springs. Words can't describe it. It's the most incredible thing I've ever seen.
Watched this one in Desha, Arkansas today. This was my 2nd after seeing 2017 in Lebanon, TN. Believe it or not, the corona was so remarkably different today. I expected some small differences, but not to this magnitude. Still equally as spectacular. That solar prominence at 6 o’clock today was a BEAST!! So happy to have found clear skies. If you’ve never experienced totality, there are no words. Try to do it once in your life.
That's pretty much the only shot that I got. I still thought it was very cool. Darkness reminded me of a severe storm coming in.
Off topic, but not my favorite Bonnie Tyler song; like "It's a Heartache" much better.
I feel sorry for those that spent a fortune to come to western New York. Completely cloudy skies, but I had fun with my boys while it turned night for about 3 minutes.
We ended up in southern Illinois, could not have asked for better weather. Man, it was awesome. When the sun got completely covered and I took off the glasses - wow, totally speechless.
So freaking cool. One of those things I immediately wish I could experience again - and hopefully I do when it comes thru Starkville in 2045, lol. But so thankful I got to see this one with my wife & kids.
So freaking cool. One of those things I immediately wish I could experience again - and hopefully I do when it comes thru Starkville in 2045, lol. But so thankful I got to see this one with my wife & kids.
I've watched a few eclipses over the years, some over 90%, and I wasn't expecting much. But I drove a 4 hr round trip to Sikeston, MO for 4 minutes of totality and I'd do it again today. In addition to the eclipse, the look of a 360-degree sunset was awesome. I took photos with a filter on my phone and looked at it with the glasses until totality when the camera went black and my eyes with the glasses went black. Removed the filter & glasses and took this photo. Then with just one tiny spec out of totality, the camera went white and you can't look at it without the glasses again. The sun's power is amazing. 
We made a weekend trip to Dallas out of it with our kids. So worth it!
Went to a big event at the Perot Natural Science Museum. The museum was open and they had astronomers in town from Carnegie Science. Lots of activities outside for the kids, live music, food trucks, etc.
We were worried about the cloud cover that morning but it cleared up by noon and we had perfect viewing conditions. Great memory for us and the kids!
Went to a big event at the Perot Natural Science Museum. The museum was open and they had astronomers in town from Carnegie Science. Lots of activities outside for the kids, live music, food trucks, etc.
We were worried about the cloud cover that morning but it cleared up by noon and we had perfect viewing conditions. Great memory for us and the kids!
who ever imagined the moon would be between the earth and the sun? this is incredible stuff
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