Solar Eclipse in North America
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We were lucky, a few clouds, but mostly blue skies - easy to view.
As I suspected, though, largely overhyped. Things that reputable people said would happen that I didn’t observe:
1. It would be pitch dark for several minutes (no, it was barely like dusk for about 30 seconds)
2. Birds would roost (no, they didn’t even leave the bird feeders in my yard)
3. The temp would drop 10-20 degrees (um…no)
4. Winds would kick up (again…no)
5. Night bugs would come out (not that I could tell)
…and my personal favorite…
6. We would experience a 360-degree sunset, with sunset colors in every direction (not even close)
As I suspected, though, largely overhyped. Things that reputable people said would happen that I didn’t observe:
1. It would be pitch dark for several minutes (no, it was barely like dusk for about 30 seconds)
2. Birds would roost (no, they didn’t even leave the bird feeders in my yard)
3. The temp would drop 10-20 degrees (um…no)
4. Winds would kick up (again…no)
5. Night bugs would come out (not that I could tell)
…and my personal favorite…
6. We would experience a 360-degree sunset, with sunset colors in every direction (not even close)
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I did not travel to Luna Pier, so this was our 99% view from the backyard. Still pretty cool.
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This was shared by a woman at work, who did go to Luna Pier. Wowzers.
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My wife was not willing to make the 150 mile trip to Indy to watch. We stayed home and saw a partial eclipse. I could see the crescent sun but it was pretty bright. It was nothing like the totality I saw on TV from other areas. It was my first eclipse of any kind though. The TV images were actually more interesting to watch.
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Very cool image. It boggles the mind when one considers that those fires visible in the image are more than 90 million miles away.
Herbaceous
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I travelled to see my brother, who lives within the area that got totality. He’s about 1/2 an hour outside the touristy area that got the biggest crowds, and he’s got a guest room so we were able to arrive Sunday and leave Tuesday (today).
I’ve seen 2 partial solar eclipses before, but this was the first total one I’ve seen and I have to say - it was really, really cool to experience totality. It got dark so quickly, and when the sun was fully covered, the temperature dropped, birds stopped chirping, and it got much darker than I expected - it was so eerie. And then once the moon moved away, it got light so fast again - and this was with a fair amount of cloud cover (we were catching glimpses of the sun in gaps between the clouds).
There won’t be another total eclipse here for over 100 years, so I am glad that I took advantage of my brother’s hospitality and conveniently-located backyard to experience it. It’s a once in a lifetime experience for me.
I’ve seen 2 partial solar eclipses before, but this was the first total one I’ve seen and I have to say - it was really, really cool to experience totality. It got dark so quickly, and when the sun was fully covered, the temperature dropped, birds stopped chirping, and it got much darker than I expected - it was so eerie. And then once the moon moved away, it got light so fast again - and this was with a fair amount of cloud cover (we were catching glimpses of the sun in gaps between the clouds).
There won’t be another total eclipse here for over 100 years, so I am glad that I took advantage of my brother’s hospitality and conveniently-located backyard to experience it. It’s a once in a lifetime experience for me.