(partial) eclipse pics

August 21, 2017, 01:52 PM

clubleaf206

Here where I live we had a 92% eclipse at 1:04 PM. These pics show the sunlight through the leaves of a maple tree, it is a safe way to see the eclipse with the need of glasses. The first one is the hood of my neighbor's jeep.

This one is looking down at the sidewalk.

We lucked out, it was mostly sunny here, but around KC, where they were to have totality, it looks as though it was cloudy/rainy.

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August 21, 2017, 02:52 PM

James in Denver

Some cool photos here:
http://spaceweathergallery.com/eclipse_gallery.html

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August 21, 2017, 02:56 PM

ArtieS

We got to see pre-partial and post-partial, but the darkest partial we were to see in central Florida was obscured by a bitchin' thunder storm.

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August 21, 2017, 04:22 PM

zoom6zoom

It was a beautiful day here, all set up, and then the clouds rolled in and it started pouring. Still is.

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August 21, 2017, 04:32 PM

erj_pilot

The eclipse experience at my house was a total eclipse via cloudage...

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August 21, 2017, 06:06 PM

Sgt Neutron

I was worried early, as we had some fog. Burned off around my house by 0830 (Eclipse started about 0910, maxed around 1020, over at 1138). All times local. Here are a few quick pics. There is some glare around the edges. I don't have a camera mount for my telescope, so I just used my zoom on my camera through a custom filter ($1.99 eclipse viewing glasses). I still need to sort through some pictures.

0919L:

1021L(~90% totality):

1121L:

August 22, 2017, 08:37 AM

David Lee

I watched it from start to finish through the glasses and a welders thingy. I saw a lady pay 50 dollars for those silly glasses, to a Mexican family who had 4 pairs. Those glasses caused a real shit show at the Library parking lot when the supply dried up. Face bookers came in by the hundreds to get them but they were all givin out.

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August 22, 2017, 09:39 AM

Crom

I drove to near the theoretical max total eclipse happened. (Victor, Idaho)
It was really amazing how even when there was just a sliver of the sun visible, like only 1%, it was still pretty light out; just like early evening or something. But when it actually went to 100% total, it was pitch black, and turned cold, just like night!
I've got some snapshots, but on a cheap camera. Nothing worth posting.

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