The Great American Eclipse - Aug. 21, 2017

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Yeah, the sun gets exponentially brighter as that percentage decreases. 99.3% is still much (thousands of times?) brighter than 100%. The exciting part is being able to see the corona and the other unique effects of a total eclipse.

Well, maybe in the next life. Can you see these things in the Telestial?

[Lost Student]

99.3% coverage here. Not that exciting.

Yeah, the sun gets exponentially brighter as that percentage decreases. 99.3% is still much (thousands of times?) brighter than 100%. The exciting part is being able to see the corona and the other unique effects of a total eclipse.

[Northwestcoug]

Pics?

Plenty of good pics on the internet

I forgot to mention that we had seasoned 'eclipsers' in our group. Although they told us about a bajillion times they saw that last total eclipse on a boat in Indonesia, they were very helpful to have around. The husband shouted out the time of the 'diamond ring'/start of totality, and when we could take our glasses off and put them back on again. He had a camera set up, but told us if it was our first total eclipse experience, don't waste time taking pics. Just watch. And we're glad we did. His pics weren't that great anyways...

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

99.3% coverage here. Not that exciting.

[creekster]

90 seconds of totality for us. It was pretty cool. The ~10 minutes before and after totality got noticeably cooler, like 10 degrees. And during the same time the light turned crisp, for lack of a better word. Totality itself was super cool. There was a near 360 degree sunset. We were at a farm that is raising turkeys, and they all started to roost in trees once it got dark.

I've been downplaying this, mainly because my wife has been so excited to see it. But she was right; it was a really neat experience.

Pics?

[Northwestcoug]

90 seconds of totality for us. It was pretty cool. The ~10 minutes before and after totality got noticeably cooler, like 10 degrees. And during the same time the light turned crisp, for lack of a better word. Totality itself was super cool. There was a near 360 degree sunset. We were at a farm that is raising turkeys, and they all started to roost in trees once it got dark.

I've been downplaying this, mainly because my wife has been so excited to see it. But she was right; it was a really neat experience.

[Lost Student]

90+% in northern Utah was interesting, for about 10 seconds. Overall a total snooze-fest.

I simply don't understand all the folks that trekked to places like Idaho to watch it. Any lame excuse for a party, I suppose.

Totality was pretty impressive. Way different than a partial eclipse. Worth the drive IMO.

[Goatnapper'96]

Have you ever noticed that it is cooler in the shade? Or that night tends to be cooler than the day (except in Las Vegas, but that's hell so doesn't count).

I left the LV Temple one night in May after the final session of the day and it was still 103.

[creekster]

We aren't as high of totality as the belt from IF going west along Central Idaho but we were still pretty high. The temperature drop was still very noticeable. Pretty cool.

Have you ever noticed that it is cooler in the shade? Or that night tends to be cooler than the day (except in Las Vegas, but that's hell so doesn't count).

[Goatnapper'96]

Wow. I didn't think about it, but it is noticeably cooler 8 minutes out from totality. The light is interesting also.

We aren't as high of totality as the belt from IF going west along Central Idaho but we were still pretty high. The temperature drop was still very noticeable. Pretty cool.

[Maximus]

90+% in northern Utah was interesting, for about 10 seconds. Overall a total snooze-fest.

I simply don't understand all the folks that trekked to places like Idaho to watch it. Any lame excuse for a party, I suppose.

because they actually saw something worth seeing. apparently

[BigFatMeanie]

90+% in northern Utah was interesting, for about 10 seconds. Overall a total snooze-fest.

I simply don't understand all the folks that trekked to places like Idaho to watch it. Any lame excuse for a party, I suppose.

[falafel]

Total dud in LV. Great weather, tho.

This guy is ready.

[Donuthole]

Total dud in LV. Great weather, tho.

[creekster]

Here are people watching it outside of my bay area office followed by a shot of what we could very briefly see through the coastal layer clouds. It was sort of cool but my left eye still suffers from a bit of sunblindness ten minutes later. IMG_9141.jpgIMG_9146.jpg

The shot of the sun is suffering from HFNW style involuntary rotationitis.