Keyser_Soze Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Nasa is streaming it if you want to see it and you can't (?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 That was pretty cool. Worth getting out of bed for. Just hope I can get a bit more sleep since I’m at work tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbobo Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 It's so cloudy I can't even tell where the sun is right now. It's just getting darker out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Southern Indiana was southern Indiana-ing. Some assholes set off fireworks during totality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Just now, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Southern Indiana was southern Indiana-ing. Some assholes set off fireworks during totality. Neighbors blasted rap music throughout the whole thing, fireworks were set off, and pretty sure someone shot a pistol a few times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Well, that was fun. Good excuse to get some fresh air on a nice day. Perfect weather, hardly any clouds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Had a pretty good view of the ~90% coverage here in DC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dualhunter Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Landlord at work opened up access to the roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Too many clouds. It really didn't get dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 3/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBladeRoden Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 If I drove for 2 hours I maybe could have made it to a 100% area. But it's right when Wife gets off work, so she might not have appreciated it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 We had clouds all day until about 2:50, and some clear spots appeared. I had totality for almost a full minute. The temperature dropped like a rock, the solar/street lights around my neighbourhood came on. Seagulls just all of a sudden “Mine, Mine, Mine” out of nowhere and stopped shortly afterwards. We still had some clouds during totality but still got to witness. The pink flares were very cool to see and the solar flares in general. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Worst eclipse ever. Didn’t even need protective glasses. 1/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Was great in Montreal, had clear skies. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Makes you understand why people used to worship and sacrifice humans to the sun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, CitizenVectron said: Was great in Montreal, had clear skies. Is the eclipse why you went to Montreal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DarkStar189 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 4 hours ago, best3444 said: Too many clouds. It really didn't get dark. We had a pretty clear view in my area. For how covered the sun was in the Harrisburg area, it was still pretty bright outside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 2 hours ago, Jason said: Is the eclipse why you went to Montreal? Yep! My coworker/friend wanted to go for the eclipse as he's into astronomy, and we turned it into a couples trip for 5 days. While the eclipse was amazing, my wife and I mostly just wanted to go for the food and sights. He originally considered Texas when he was going by himself, but we decided on Montreal in the end as he didn't feel as safe in the US (same-sex married), unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 We ended up having clouds in Mazatlan, but it was still quite cool to see. Photos turned out better than expected given the cloud cover. Now I have a thousand images to go through and process, but that can probably wait until my vacation is over. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 This better shows the clouds I was shooting through the whole time: The Corona ends up pretty soft in all my pics Still, lots of good prominences 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Was really cloudy all day, but it cleared up a little bit during the peak. Some kid at work bought a pair of glasses, so I was able to look at it. Pretty cool as all I saw was a red sliver at about 99% totality where I was. It didn't really get as dark as I was thinking based on what people were saying. Just looked like a storm was coming in and getting dark from that if I didn't know any better. I wonder if that small percentage makes a difference, and places with 100% total coverage were darker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 This thing was so weak even the cavemen wouldn’t have been spooked by it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 22 minutes ago, Brick said: Was really cloudy all day, but it cleared up a little bit during the peak. Some kid at work bought a pair of glasses, so I was able to look at it. Pretty cool as all I saw was a red sliver at about 99% totality where I was. It didn't really get as dark as I was thinking based on what people were saying. Just looked like a storm was coming in and getting dark from that if I didn't know any better. I wonder if that small percentage makes a difference, and places with 100% total coverage were darker. I was joking about eclipse snobs earlier, but now I kinda get it. When it hit 100% (and zero cloud cover), it suddenly looked and felt like we warped to like 8:15PM. Not the total darkness of late night, but like the sun had definitely set recently. A minute later, as soon as there was just a tiny sliver of red showing, it was basically back to normal almost immediately. The sun is… bright. It was an interesting experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Couldn't tell a damn bit of difference here in Portland, unfortunately, but I've been enjoying the videos and such online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 1 hour ago, TheLeon said: I was joking about eclipse snobs earlier, but now I kinda get it. When it hit 100% (and zero cloud cover), it suddenly looked and felt like we warped to like 8:15PM. Not the total darkness of late night, but like the sun had definitely set recently. A minute later, as soon as there was just a tiny sliver of red showing, it was basically back to normal almost immediately. The sun is… bright. It was an interesting experience. Makes me wonder what an eclipse was like 2 million years ago when the Moon was closer to Earth, and therefore would have covered the Sun just a little bit more. Hell what was it like 50 million years ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 4 hours ago, Brick said: Was really cloudy all day, but it cleared up a little bit during the peak. Some kid at work bought a pair of glasses, so I was able to look at it. Pretty cool as all I saw was a red sliver at about 99% totality where I was. It didn't really get as dark as I was thinking based on what people were saying. Just looked like a storm was coming in and getting dark from that if I didn't know any better. I wonder if that small percentage makes a difference, and places with 100% total coverage were darker. That 1% is a huge difference. Without total blockage you don't get see the bright glowing ring in the sky which is just surreal to witness in person even though Twinion's pictures are sublime. It's also darker than a moonlit night, but the horizon in every direction is slightly lit up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 12 hours ago, Chris- said: Makes you understand why people used to worship and sacrifice humans to the sun. The problem was, they just couldn't throw them high enough. Even at 99%, it was cool. I enjoyed the dim light more than watching the moon pass by. It was a lot different than the light from a sunrise or a sunset. 100% would've been neat. My daughter was really excited for about 20 or 30 minutes, then it was time to move on. My son wasn't super interested, but around 3, finally said 'Fine, I'll go look at the solar eclipse.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SuperSpreader Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 I live along the path of totality and the skies parted for it. It was incredible. I thought it was no big deal before but I was wrong, seeing a full eclipse v partial are totally different experiences. The temperature immediately drops, all the birds get quiet, it feels like the world stops. The light is dark and silver colored. The sun was so eclipsed the glasses didn't work and we took them off and you could see it with your bare eyes for about 3-4 minutes, my phone screen feels brighter. It was a giant black sphere hovering over us. Really incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 3 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: I live along the path of totality and the skies parted for it. It was incredible. I thought it was no big deal before but I was wrong, seeing a full eclipse v partial are totally different experiences. The temperature immediately drops, all the birds get quiet, it feels like the world stops. The light is dark and silver colored. The sun was so eclipsed the glasses didn't work and we took them off and you could see it with your bare eyes for about 3-4 minutes, my phone screen feels brighter. It was a giant black sphere hovering over us. Really incredible. Bare eyes? You’re like Trump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 8 minutes ago, Biggie said: Bare eyes? You’re like Trump! No, like you didn't have to squint because of the brightness, it wasn't bright at all. It was like looking at the sky at night. Maybe we just got lucky with the angle we were at, but like literally the glasses no longer worked because it was so dim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 15 minutes ago, Biggie said: Bare eyes? You’re like Trump! 12 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: No, like you didn't have to squint because of the brightness, it wasn't bright at all. It was like looking at the sky at night. Maybe we just got lucky with the angle we were at, but like literally the glasses no longer worked because it was so dim That’s what makes totality so cool/worth it. Once the sun is completely covered and you can’t see anything through the glasses, you can look with your bare eyes and see the halo effect. But as soon as any bit of red starts showing through the glasses, it’s instantly too bright to look at directly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 They said multiple times it is ok to not wear the glasses if the sun is completely covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 4 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: They said multiple times it is ok to not wear the glasses if the sun is completely covered. Yeah. Both Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles said it’s completely safe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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