I was putting in a new passenger front floor pan when my middle son took my welding helmet and set it to TIG mode and holy cow, you could stare right at the sun and see the show. Needless to say, the floor pan to a backseat to the eclipse.
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here in atlanta, where we were treated to more than 95% tp 97% ... was just okay. it got slightly darker ... but i am glad i didn't go spend a lot of money to see it. maybe 100% would be better.
Sacramento was about 90-95% also and it was amazing how much light there still was.
I watched a documentary about eclipses last night. I was at 93% and didn't really understand the completely different experience between totality and everything else in the 90% range. There is really no comparison at all. I'm disappointed that I didn't drive a few hours down the road to see the real thing. I'm going to make an effort for 2024 for sure! It was still cool, and my kids enjoyed it.
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In the Philly area we got 75%… Which someone described as "like getting 75% of the way to Disney World"
I tried to line up a trip to the area of totality, but couldn't fit it in with family and work stuff… Bummer! I plan to make it to 2024 as well.
I tried to line up a trip to the area of totality, but couldn't fit it in with family and work stuff… Bummer! I plan to make it to 2024 as well.
that was my problem with the experience ... and outs was 95 to 97%. we never got less than a narrow crescent that moved from the side to the bottom to the other side. you could tell there was less light ... but a lot more than i expected
yup, 90% here too. Way too much light. Perhaps it was a "fake" eclipse?
Exactly!
That surprised me as well, even after watching the documentary. They described how it wasn't nearly the same, but it was even more different than I imagined.
I also thought that 93% looked a lot more like 80%. Humans have a very hard time quantifying the volume consumed in a circle. It is why pie charts are terrible visualizations according to data visualization experts and scientific studies. I'm not making this stuff up, it is my field.
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We went to Clarkesville GA. Just inside the totality area.
It was amazing!
Here's a few shots I took.
It was amazing!
Here's a few shots I took.
very cool Gary ... we should have taken the drive ... that looks worth it.
Austin, Texas 2024.... Get your glasses now
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Wow, awesome pics Gary.
Gotta chuckle from our Pres looking up with no glasses. 'Euf said
Gotta chuckle from our Pres looking up with no glasses. 'Euf said
Not sure what we had here % wise but without the welding helmet it would have been just another day. I watched the moon just walk along the sun in real-time. Last time I saw an eclipse I was 4 years old and I recall exactly where I was standing and when ( and that was more years ago than I care to think about).
The totality passed right above our home
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I drove to my sister's house outside St. Louis. There were some light cirrus clouds but they didn't interfere much with the viewing. This was my third total eclipse. I'll be making plans for the 2024 eclipse, and though my house in Austin is just on the edge of the path of totality, I'll be driving to the center line to get the longest time.
Here's a shot of the Diamond Ring effect and I've posted a video of the totality on Vimeo.
Ian
Here's a shot of the Diamond Ring effect and I've posted a video of the totality on Vimeo.
Ian
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This is so amazing. Thanks for sharing!