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August 21, 2017, 01:25 PM
thezoltarSolar Eclipse - 21 Aug 2017 ○○○●○○○updated with a pretty cool website ●○●
We got a pretty good 91% in Utah.
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August 21, 2017, 01:25 PM
Erick85Ok, that was pretty cool. It definitely cooled off and the lighting was.....eerie. Just heard the neighbors rooster crow also.
August 21, 2017, 01:30 PM
Ryanp225Wow.
It was almost as cool as a little cloud passing overhead.
The people who traveled for this "event" should have saved time and just lit their money on fire.
August 21, 2017, 01:31 PM
PrefontaineHere at max 80%, it wasn't even a show. Sun is just too bright. It looked like mild cloud cover. I'm sure at the 100% trajectory it was something cool to see. Life goes on...
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August 21, 2017, 01:32 PM
Phantom229I'm glad my daughter got to see it! It was a cool experience.
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tatortoddWe had 67% here in Houston. Still interesting to see as it has been many, many years since I saw one.
Our local NBC station sent a reporter to the University of Missouri for the full eclipse. They kept interviewing college students, and it was so annoying as 1/2 their vocabulary is "uhhh", "ummmm" and "like"
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DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. August 21, 2017, 01:37 PM
OneWheelDrive100% here. The 360 degree sunset was cool. I expected it to get darker than it did.
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August 21, 2017, 01:38 PM
AnushTotality was impressive, but not totally dark. Soon the smallest sliver brightened the day, but the sunlight reminds me of Alaska in Sep & Oct.
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August 21, 2017, 01:38 PM
ScorpionBoy90% here in CO. I found it very interesting. Glad I got my eclipse glasses. It definitely cooled off, about 15 degrees and there was no noticeable difference between standing in the sun and the shade, which is not how it usually works in CO.
August 21, 2017, 01:39 PM
LS1 GTOquote:
Originally posted by P220 Smudge:
I won't dress it up or down, that was amazing, and worth the drive to see it in totality. Just.... wow. No wonder this used to scare the shit out of the ancients.
I think that's the ticket - unless you're in the area of totality, it was cooler, not as bright, and shadows on the ground had the funny double shadow.
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August 21, 2017, 01:40 PM
BigSwede98% here, looks like dusk. Pretty cool
August 21, 2017, 01:48 PM
ScreamingCockatooOverhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out.
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August 21, 2017, 01:52 PM
AUTiger89That was amazing. Took my glasses off at totality and could see the corona around the moon.
Got really dark here and cooled dramatically.
Really extraordinary.
Phone's ringing, Dude. August 21, 2017, 01:52 PM
sigfreundMy eclipse photo in the middle of a range session.
At >90% I thought it might get dark enough to affect seeing the targets, but I was way wrong. If I hadn’t known what was happening, I might not have even noticed the effect.
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dmac82Wow, amazing. Got really lucky here with no clouds.
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August 21, 2017, 02:07 PM
BisleyblackhawkAt full totality...the "shadows" on the deck looked somewhat like rippling water...it was pretty cool
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August 21, 2017, 02:09 PM
46and2quote:
Originally posted by Ryanp225:
Wow.
It was almost as cool as a little cloud passing overhead.
The people who traveled for this "event" should have saved time and just lit their money on fire.
What it looks like isn't the main attraction, it's the interesting-ness and rarity of the celestial event. Understanding what's happening as you see, and how rare it is, and what it takes to happen, that is what's worth seeing / doing. Is all of that lost on you? Is all of that truly as blah and common as clouds, to you? Different strokes, I guess.
August 21, 2017, 02:12 PM
smithnsigOvercast here. Maybe a little darker than a typical cloudy day.
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August 21, 2017, 02:20 PM
kimber191196% with binoculars.
Too bright to see anything on i-phone.
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Mars_AttacksI got a sizable crowd at the Dahlonega reservior.
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