Are You Prepared for the Solar Eclipse?

[davew]

didn't see it but they had it on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbOUSn_pN8o

[PaceAdvantage]

Originally Posted by davew

didn't see it but they had it on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbOUSn_pN8o

Trump is the master troll...I love it

[tucker6]

Originally Posted by mostpost

I was ready! I dragged the old washtub onto the balcony. Then I banged on it with a baseball bat and a hammer, to scare away the demon that was trying to eat the sun. I’m happy to say I was successful and the world is safe!

So what you're saying is that you're still hungry?

[Tom]

Originally Posted by PhantomOnTour

Very cloudy day down here on the baya. We couldn't see a thing

[eldee wins]

Thank you JustRalph!

[MargieRose]

Originally Posted by davew

didn't see it but they had it on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbOUSn_pN8o

Why is this "bizarre"? It is simply symbolic of how Trump will eclipse (obscure) the lights on the current democratic regime come November 5th, 2024..."the most important moment in human history," which, for the sake of humanity, it will be!

[djm1959]

omg I'm blind!!! was warned about this as a teenage child with magazines but I never went blind then though

[mountainman]

Went outside Mnr simulcast to witness my third eclipse. No glasses, just wanted the experience. Some cloud cover, but not to extreme extent. What a letdown. Darkness never passed point that might approximate a gathering storm-and not even a really severe one. Mostly hype.

Somehow, though, gears of the universe must have shifted, because my fortunes improved considerably when I went back into the horse parlor..

[OntheRail]

It was cool to watch...the flair was phenomenal... photo eyes kick on the area lights. North Star made an appearance. The Ring of fire last a bit then another flair of light and it started to wain. Now would I have travel across the country to see it. NO.

[Marshall Bennett]

Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage

We only had 90% coverage where I am, and it was surprisingly still quite a bit of light outside...basically the same as a cloudy day, with streaks of sunlight still hitting certain spots.

However, when I looked up with the ol' eclipse glasses on, it did indeed look like an eclipse and there was a sliver of sun still sticking out on the left side...looking a bit like half the size of a crescent moon in terms of the amount of sun that could still be seen...I am still shocked at how covered the sun was, yet still how much daylight there was outside...all in all a cool experience.

We got the 90% here as well. I'm definitely sure now unless your right in the swath, its a waste of time. It got a little less light, but we had high clouds that hazed the sun a bit anyway. At exactly 13:41 here...broad daylight almost.

[proximity]

Originally Posted by Jeff P

In all seriousness though:

We do have migratory parrots in my neck of the woods this time of year.

There's a flock that likes to nest overnight in a nearby group of trees overhanging the sidewalk in front of my place.

But you never see them there when it's light.

On the way back, I heard one squawking down at me as I walked that part of the sidewalk. When I looked up I saw one almost within arm's reach.

I took a picture because you can never get close enough to get a good shot.

I know how scary this was for everyone, and I hope you made it through the emergency unscathed.







-jp
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be careful.

one bit me in the Achilles last week.

then laughed in my face about it.

[Jeff P]

How in the hell did that happen?

And were you in a good position to be aggressive after the flop?


-jp
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[proximity]

Originally Posted by Jeff P

How in the hell did that happen?

And were you in a good position to be aggressive after the flop?


-jp
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hid under the bed and ambushed me!

I was not in a good position to do anything.

great picture btw!!

[rastajenk]

My town is at the very edge of the Path Of Totality as it cut through the Heart of It All. All I did was drive a few miles to a park where a friend had rented a picnic shelter, and it was worth it to experience it with other folks, several hundred in the part where we were. Weather was great. I liked the 5-10 minutes before and after totality the best, the desaturation of the light but everything was more clearly defined, very cool.

Yet overall, I agree with tucker's original assessments. The horizons were always lit; I forgot to look for the planets that were supposedly visible but the entirety of the sky never got planetarium-dark, so maybe I was expecting too much in that regard. The cool-down was noticeable, but that's it. (I wonder if viewers of the next one in Greenland and Iceland will notice the cooling.)

If I had been talked into driving hundreds of miles and paying for a motel and everything associated with a road trip, including monumental and sincere traffic jams, I'd have been very disappointed.

[PhantomOnTour]

Originally Posted by MargieRose

Why is this "bizarre"? It is simply symbolic of how Trump will eclipse (obscure) the lights on the current democratic regime come November 5th, 2024..."the most important moment in human history," which, for the sake of humanity, it will be!

Bless your heart