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Get Off My Lawn |
Yeah, we got a good break from 1pm until 2:30, just scattered clouds here east of Ft. Worth. I understand some parts of Texas in the path had complete cloud covering, sorry they has those conditions. But I feel bad for those camping in the dirt tonight, it rained really hard tonight. "I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965 | |||
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Truth Seeker |
Yeah in the first picture I posted you can see a star to the right of the sun/moon. I bet it is a planet, but would have to check. My wife got her doctoral degree today and defended her treatise and then drove to meet me and my mom to watch the eclipse, which turned out perfect. Great day all around. NRA Benefactor Life Member | |||
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Oriental Redneck |
Who would have thought you don't need to look into deep space to find a black hole. Right here at home, it is.  Q | |||
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Seeker of Clarity |
Pics didn't do this one justice. Not even close. The most indicative photo of the experience was this one, - from a small college campus in western PA. Sunrise in 360 degrees direction. Dark out (much darker than this pic portrays), and that big spooky moon above (as with any moon photo high above, it seemed much bigger than this pic portrays).   | |||
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Tinker Sailor Soldier Pie |
https://twitter.com/TheBabylon.../1777360046982066541 ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan "Once there was only dark. If you ask me, light is winning." ~Rust Cohle | |||
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https://postimage.me/image/DSC01426.gbirl  byYou'll have to excuse my ineptitude at posting images. This was east if Indianapolis, between Commerce and Dalton. As others have mentioned, there is a world of difference between totality and near totality, and it occurs within seconds. We drove 360 miles round trip and paid 30 bucks to park, it was well worth the effort. | |||
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| Lawyers, Guns and Money  |
Yep. We experienced totality in 2017. It was cool. This time, we were north of the path by 100 miles or so and it makes a big difference. "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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I drove from Chicago to Indianapolis with my brother and nephew to see this. I also wondered how much different could 94% vs. 100% be. It's literally the difference betweeen night and day. This was an experience of a lifetime. I attribute any doubt of that to ignorance. I've been in several eclipses in my lifetime, but never a total. I had no idea. There was an eclipse in 2017. If I had gone to that one, I would have insisted to everyone I know to take the day off of work, school, whatever to see this one. That 4 minutes was worth the 7.5 hour drive home. Year V | |||
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Ammoholic |
Another covert. There is no describing the difference. People just say "send me a picture or I'll see it on line." It is not something you see, it's something you experience. Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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It is definitely an experience. Birds go quiet, cattle lay down, frogs start chirping, the horizon glows. For a few moments after totality it looked like we were in a spotlight. I have to give a shout out to Sigmonkey. I was debating whether to make the trip when I saw his advice that it was must-see event. It's extremely unlikely that I'll be around for another.This message has been edited. Last edited by: NOCkid, | |||
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Drug Dealer |
 When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. - George Bernard Shaw | |||
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| Yew got a spider on yo head  |
Nice, Jim. Honestly the last two had more coverage here, but I have yet to experience a total eclipse. Now I have a reason to visit Australia. apparently they will get a few within the next decade. Daughter will be old enough to appreciate it next time. If Hawaii is still there we will visit the observatory there on the way back. | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
Mexican Media Outlet Mistakenly Airs Video of Man’s Testicles During Eclipse Coverage You can tell by the reaction of the gal on the left, she's seen balls before. https://twitter.com/KarluskaP/.../1777502964380283273 | |||
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^^^ Thanks Para.  Having seen that, for some reason, I have the 2001: A Space Odyssey Theme song stuck in my head. It seems fitting. | |||
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| Seeker of Clarity |
Totally! Well said. I only had to drive an hour, and I almost didn't because it seemed like it was going to be cloudy. Very grateful to my wife for pulling this all together. She'd planned it for months. We all got glasses in our Christmas stockings. The sky cleared just in time for the entire process. It was awesome! | |||
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| come and take it |
I drove 3.5 hours roundtrip to get from 98% to 4 minutes of totality. Thought it was pretty cool. My pictures didn't turn out worth a darn. Will have a big barbecue and party on August 12, 2025 for the next one! I have a few SIGs. | |||
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