Eclipse
8-Apr-24 1:53pm
#1 KCPenguins
It just started in my area of the Midwest. Reminder to use the special eclipse glasses to view it.
#1 KCPenguins
It just started in my area of the Midwest. Reminder to use the special eclipse glasses to view it.
8-Apr-24 3:26pm
#6 Chad
Austin, TX. I'm actually shocked I got to see it, it's been cloudy for a few days and is supposed to be thunderstorms later today.
I flew out specifically for this, Austin was supposed to be one of cities in the path least likely to be cloudy today. Oops.
#6 Chad
Austin, TX. I'm actually shocked I got to see it, it's been cloudy for a few days and is supposed to be thunderstorms later today.
I flew out specifically for this, Austin was supposed to be one of cities in the path least likely to be cloudy today. Oops.
8-Apr-24 3:30pm
#7 KCPenguins
All weekend long they predicted overcast sky's here. The morning didn't look good with near complete cloud cover. It broke up mid-morning to spotty clouds and never changed. Turned out great!
#7 KCPenguins
All weekend long they predicted overcast sky's here. The morning didn't look good with near complete cloud cover. It broke up mid-morning to spotty clouds and never changed. Turned out great!
8-Apr-24 3:49pm
#8 shadyfozzie
LOL.. of course during the time we should get the best part of the eclipse, a HUGE cloud covered the sun... Oh well, got to see it on the news..
#8 shadyfozzie
LOL.. of course during the time we should get the best part of the eclipse, a HUGE cloud covered the sun... Oh well, got to see it on the news..
8-Apr-24 4:03pm
#9 sinnie
Nice pics @Chad ! Thanks for sharing! We were around 98% here so I stayed home, spent the afternoon at my oldest kid's school and watched it with him. My husband drove with some friends to the totality zone. I saw one in 2017 so it wasn't a big deal for me. I didn't want to deal with traffic.
#9 sinnie
Nice pics @Chad ! Thanks for sharing! We were around 98% here so I stayed home, spent the afternoon at my oldest kid's school and watched it with him. My husband drove with some friends to the totality zone. I saw one in 2017 so it wasn't a big deal for me. I didn't want to deal with traffic.
8-Apr-24 4:18pm
#11 benstylus
Had 100% here in western KY too. We had 99% back in 2017, and I gotta say... that extra 1% makes all the difference.
It was spectacular. So glad I got to see it in person.
#11 benstylus
Had 100% here in western KY too. We had 99% back in 2017, and I gotta say... that extra 1% makes all the difference.
It was spectacular. So glad I got to see it in person.
8-Apr-24 6:27pm
#12 KCPenguins
It was fun... I wonder if it will be my last? Next one in what... 20 years?
#12 KCPenguins
It was fun... I wonder if it will be my last? Next one in what... 20 years?
8-Apr-24 7:14pm
#14 benstylus
Chad wrote:
Yep, make sure and save those glasses!
Apparently those glasses have a shelf life of about 3 years. So probably better to just get new ones a month or two ahead of time.
#14 benstylus
Chad wrote:
Yep, make sure and save those glasses!
Apparently those glasses have a shelf life of about 3 years. So probably better to just get new ones a month or two ahead of time.
8-Apr-24 7:41pm
#16 benstylus
Chad wrote:
i was being sarcastic, because who saves $3 cardboard glasses for 20 years?
I imagine people might use them in a scrapbook or box of memories or something.
I'm probably going to put mine in my hobonichi.
#16 benstylus
Chad wrote:
i was being sarcastic, because who saves $3 cardboard glasses for 20 years?
I imagine people might use them in a scrapbook or box of memories or something.
I'm probably going to put mine in my hobonichi.
8-Apr-24 8:41pm
#17 bill
We drove up to St. Johnsbury, VT to see totality (~1.5 hours away). The weather was great. It was a beautiful day with just some wispy clouds.
We saw a bat flying around before totality. Maybe it was confused by the darkening sky? It got pretty cold as we got closer to totality. The eclipse itself was amazing. We saw some red dots on the lower left of it (prominences?). Also noticed that when it came out of totality, it was not where I expected (not the opposite from where it went into it). I need to look that up.
The drive back took 4 hours with lots of traffic from people leaving. We just got back. No regrets.
I had seen a total eclipse before in Aruba in 1997 which was also great.
Nice pics Chad! I'm glad you got to see it despite the weather.
Here's a crapty pic I took with my phone.
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#17 bill
We drove up to St. Johnsbury, VT to see totality (~1.5 hours away). The weather was great. It was a beautiful day with just some wispy clouds.
We saw a bat flying around before totality. Maybe it was confused by the darkening sky? It got pretty cold as we got closer to totality. The eclipse itself was amazing. We saw some red dots on the lower left of it (prominences?). Also noticed that when it came out of totality, it was not where I expected (not the opposite from where it went into it). I need to look that up.
The drive back took 4 hours with lots of traffic from people leaving. We just got back. No regrets.
I had seen a total eclipse before in Aruba in 1997 which was also great.
Nice pics Chad! I'm glad you got to see it despite the weather.
Here's a crapty pic I took with my phone.
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8-Apr-24 11:07pm
#18 Anxiouz
The videos on the news/youtube with special lenses are incredible. At the office someone had the glasses and I took a look...it was only about 1/3rd of an eclipse here in CA but really cool to see.
While this kind of event is more of a curiosity than anything, I personally find it rather profound. I often joke(?) about humans just being bacteria on a rock in space, and this sure doesn't make us feel more significant. If the moon got "stuck" between the sun and earth...we'd be in trouble.
#18 Anxiouz
The videos on the news/youtube with special lenses are incredible. At the office someone had the glasses and I took a look...it was only about 1/3rd of an eclipse here in CA but really cool to see.
While this kind of event is more of a curiosity than anything, I personally find it rather profound. I often joke(?) about humans just being bacteria on a rock in space, and this sure doesn't make us feel more significant. If the moon got "stuck" between the sun and earth...we'd be in trouble.
9-Apr-24 8:51am
#19 Tony
benstylus wrote:
Chad wrote:> Yep, make sure and save those glasses! Apparently those glasses have a shelf life of about 3 years. So probably better to just get new ones a month or two ahead of time.There are options for recycling the glasses or passing them on to be used at the next eclipse, but most are likely to end up in landfills.
https://www.yahoo.co...
#19 Tony
benstylus wrote:
Chad wrote:> Yep, make sure and save those glasses! Apparently those glasses have a shelf life of about 3 years. So probably better to just get new ones a month or two ahead of time.There are options for recycling the glasses or passing them on to be used at the next eclipse, but most are likely to end up in landfills.
https://www.yahoo.co...
9-Apr-24 8:59am
#20 Reed
Experienced my first totality eclipse, had perfect skies and it was crazy for those 2-3 minutes of totality how the insects start chirping, the temperature drops, the birds fly differently, my cat was in like a trance and he was not a fan but, it was awesome. 10/10.
#20 Reed
Experienced my first totality eclipse, had perfect skies and it was crazy for those 2-3 minutes of totality how the insects start chirping, the temperature drops, the birds fly differently, my cat was in like a trance and he was not a fan but, it was awesome. 10/10.
9-Apr-24 11:08am
#21 incubus421
Absolutely amazing event. No pictures that I have seen have replicated seeing it with my own eyes. How could they? I live in NW Ohio and these were taken from my own front yard. Totality lasted for about 3 and a half minutes. One of the wildest things I've witnessed. The bees left, the bats came out, birds flew home, all of the outside lights came on well before it was actually dark. The colors and shades that the sky turned was unlike anything else and it looked like the sun was setting at a full 360 degrees. Just astounding. Hard to put into words really.
In the first couple of pictures you can see a bright star in the bottom right. Apparently this is a planet, Venus I believe. In the last picture my phone's camera caught a reflection of the eclipse somewhere and the diamond ring is more visible.
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#21 incubus421
Absolutely amazing event. No pictures that I have seen have replicated seeing it with my own eyes. How could they? I live in NW Ohio and these were taken from my own front yard. Totality lasted for about 3 and a half minutes. One of the wildest things I've witnessed. The bees left, the bats came out, birds flew home, all of the outside lights came on well before it was actually dark. The colors and shades that the sky turned was unlike anything else and it looked like the sun was setting at a full 360 degrees. Just astounding. Hard to put into words really.
In the first couple of pictures you can see a bright star in the bottom right. Apparently this is a planet, Venus I believe. In the last picture my phone's camera caught a reflection of the eclipse somewhere and the diamond ring is more visible.
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