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99.3% coverage here. Not that exciting.
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Plenty of good pics on the internetOriginally posted by creekster View Post
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..."...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
"You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
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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.Originally posted by HuskyFreeNorthwest View Post"Seriously, is there a bigger high on the whole face of the earth than eating a salad?"--SeattleUte
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Well, maybe in the next life. Can you see these things in the Telestial?Originally posted by Lost Student View PostGet confident, stupid
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2 mins 33 seconds of totality in Sumter County, out in the middle of nowhere in a state forest. Frickin' awesome. I could see red flares along the bottom from the corona. I remember being blown away by the one in 1984; this one was better."Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --SolonComment
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Terrestial only.Originally posted by HuskyFreeNorthwest View Post"Seriously, is there a bigger high on the whole face of the earth than eating a salad?"--SeattleUte
"The only Ute to cause even half the nationwide hysteria of Jimmermania was Ted Bundy."--TripletDaddy
This is a tough, NYC broad, a doctor who deals with bleeding organs, dying people and testicles on a regular basis without crying."--oxcoug
"I'm not impressed (and I'm even into choreography . . .)"--Donuthole
"I too was fortunate to leave with my same balls."--byu71Comment
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I took a couple of pictures on my phone at totality, but they don't capture anything close to what it really looked like or felt like. Pretty cool (figuratively and literally).Originally posted by creekster View Post
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Also, traffic coming home was slow. Took us over an hour for a drive that in normal traffic would be 45-50 minutes.
Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk"I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
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Seeing the eclipse was pretty awesome. I've seen two or three partials before, and agree with many that it is a very "meh" experience. Seeing the totality this time was pretty cool.
On the other hand, the 4 hour drive home was not cool (normally about 90 minutes).Comment
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61% eclipse was AMAZING! It got so dark here, it felt like a cloud had covered the sun for a minute or two!
Some random lady on the street in San Marcos Texas let me borrow her cool glasses. That was pretty neat.Comment
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This was our route. There were maybe 100 people in the entire park, including about 20 Amish. https://goo.gl/maps/5XKW3HxTEouOriginally posted by Pelado View Post"Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --SolonComment
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Maybe one of you guys will offer me a day pass up a level or two.Originally posted by Lost Student View PostGet confident, stupid
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Totality was amazing. Seven hours later, we were closer to home then than now. This traffic is amazing.τὸν ἥλιον ἀνατέλλοντα πλείονες ἢ δυόμενον προσκυνοῦσινComment
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"I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
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Here's a couple of pictures of the crazy shadows of leaves a few minutes after totality.
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20170821_114141.jpg"Seriously, is there a bigger high on the whole face of the earth than eating a salad?"--SeattleUte
"The only Ute to cause even half the nationwide hysteria of Jimmermania was Ted Bundy."--TripletDaddy
This is a tough, NYC broad, a doctor who deals with bleeding organs, dying people and testicles on a regular basis without crying."--oxcoug
"I'm not impressed (and I'm even into choreography . . .)"--Donuthole
"I too was fortunate to leave with my same balls."--byu71Comment
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