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Post by crowschmo on Aug 21, 2017 17:54:10 GMT -5
Was anyone fortunate enough to see the total solar eclipse today? How was it? Only slightly dim where I was, like it got somewhat overcast and then sunny again. And I didn't have glasses, so it wasn't anything spectacular or anything. Wish I could've seen the total.  |
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Aug 23, 2017 18:59:22 GMT -5
We went to Oregon to see it. I always wanted to see a total and it did not disappoint, except too brief. Apparently there was a lot of clouds along the path but we had a clear sky. Beautiful.
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Post by midtnmistie on Aug 24, 2017 6:47:20 GMT -5
I live in the Nashville area so was able to drive about 30 minutes to a friends house to experience totality. Lasted about 2 minutes. One of the most interesting things is that there were a few puffy cumulus clouds floating around but none to block the view. But during the two minutes when the temp dropped over 10 degrees, every single cloud in the sky evaporated leaving crystal clear skies afterwards.
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Post by Grape on Aug 24, 2017 7:46:02 GMT -5
I don't understand the fuss being made about this. The Sun disappearing for lengths of time happens frequently in England. We call it Summer.
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Post by crowschmo on Aug 24, 2017 17:47:49 GMT -5
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Post by mylungswereaching on Aug 29, 2017 11:09:48 GMT -5
I was in Charlottesville Va on that day. Not in the totality zone but close. 10 minutes before the eclipse we heard thunder. 5 minutes before the eclipse started it started pouring rain. 5 minutes after the eclipse the rain stopped and it was bright and sunny again.
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Post by Afgncaap5 on Aug 31, 2017 13:40:58 GMT -5
I went to Carbondale, not far from where NASA was studying it. It was glorious. My family invested in some welder's goggles, but actually looking at it during totality itself was awesome. The silver ring of light was a lot more impressive than all of the depictions I've seen in movies suggested it would be (and the way it looked like blood started flowing into the ring of light right when totality was ending was cool.) Before and after, it was nice seeing the area around me. It was like the light you get right at dawn or dusk, but you were getting shadows the way you do at noon.
Ultimately, it was nice. I'd never thought the phrase "Cheshire Cat Sun" until that day, but it was great. And then my family introduced me to Lambert's Cafe for the first time.
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