ZeroTheShadow
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Pretty Wack TBH didn't get dark at all. Barely covered up half the sun. I expected more.
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Total Solar Eclipse (US) of 2017
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Saw the totality right off of Lake Moultrie in SC. It was probably the most amazing thing I've ever seen. Took this at the beginning then soaked it all in.
Amazing.
What's that red spot on the bottom right of the eclipse?
Probably a solar flare.
Kurt Angle
Member
Thanos readying the gauntlet
Yeah, it's pretty amazing that the sun is 400 times the diameter of the moon and 400 times farther away from earth making them both almost the exact same size when viewed from here.
Those are some incredible odds.
jellies_two
Member
It's a solar prominence you can't see them normally. It's a giant flame that takes a while to play out.
My family spent the latter part of the event trying to estimate the odds of a total eclipse on Tatooine.
RageWaffles
Member
Kinda regret not getting a solar filter for my telephoto lens, but the little solar glasses over a midrange lens did okay enough. There was only about 70% coverage here, but in 7 years the totality will pass directly over my home—can't wait!
Ravensmash
Member
Aww.
I remember when there was a total eclipse in the UK..... Many many years back.
Was so cool to have everyone so hyped - I recall there being special live programmes on BBC.
And then I went outside and it was all dark and spooky.
I'm jealous.
I remember when there was a total eclipse in the UK..... Many many years back.
Was so cool to have everyone so hyped - I recall there being special live programmes on BBC.
And then I went outside and it was all dark and spooky.
I'm jealous.
It stormed earlier in the day and it stormed after, but we got really lucky and it was clear for the totality.
It was everything I hoped for. Here's a shot I got of the totality:
It didn't get quite as dark as people made it out that it would, though. It was as if it was a half hour after sunset. Still really cool and surreal.
It was everything I hoped for. Here's a shot I got of the totality:
It didn't get quite as dark as people made it out that it would, though. It was as if it was a half hour after sunset. Still really cool and surreal.
Pandora012
Member
Hmmm so Dark Souls is real.
OmegaSmash
Member
Puerto Rico got more than that, but it was still whack as hell.
SafeinSound
Member
In NJ here and was able to see it! We didn't get the whole thing, but it really was awesome. Someone had glasses and we had welders masks at work. Seeing all the pictures and live shots on tv really really makes me want to go see it in 2024. I was so pumped from what we saw in nj, I feel like I would cry if I experienced it fully.
hodayathink
Member
Somehow, amazingly, there was enough of a break in the clouds around peak time for me to actually see it probably somewhere between 80 and 90%. Just a little sliver of sun on an otherwise overcast day.
paperboywriter
Member
Thank God it's over
ErnieMcCracken
Member
Drove down to Franklin, KY to watch it. Absolutely fantastic. The 2024 eclipse is not far from us in Cincinnati so should be great with a shorter drive.
Netherscourge
Banned
Portugal got about 15% totality (lol) but at sunset time so I didn't have to bother with special glasses.
Took some pictures. Nothing special but sunsets are always nice I guess.
Never really thought about how much it's dependent on the size of the sun/moon. I'm sure they have eclipses on Jupiter all the them but they wouldn't be as impressive.
FiveSix4Three
Member
Wish I had just used a sick day at work, hiked Mt. LeConte, and took a heroic dose of mushrooms.
That shit was surreal. I did this all wrong GAF.
That shit was surreal. I did this all wrong GAF.
CrackPebbles
Member
I fell asleep and missed it lol
NESpowerhouse
Perhaps he's wondering why someone would shoot a man before throwing him out of a plane.
Anybody got video of Bonnie Tyler performing Total Eclipse of the Heart on the Cruise ship during the eclipse?
Yo, what if a sun eclipses another sun?
I didn't want to spend precious seconds fiddling with my camera so I caught way too much of the corona when it was full. Pics of the sun when it wasn't total came out alright considering I did them through the eclipse glasses though.
Is it the sun? Is it the moon? Yes.
Fantastic pictures.
Is it the sun? Is it the moon? Yes.
Saw the totality right off of Lake Moultrie in SC. It was probably the most amazing thing I've ever seen. Took this at the beginning then soaked it all in.
Fantastic pictures.
It totally is.
Difference is really night and day.
damn, will have to plan ahead then!
RageWaffles
Member
Niagara Falls would probably be a pretty cool place to be for it.
The moon is slowly moving away from the Earth, does anyone know how much longer we have until a total eclipse is no longer possible? I imagine it's longer than humanity will survive but I'm curious anyway.
RageWaffles
Member
only 600 million years until total solar eclipses stop
ghostofsparta
Member
it is now safe, no eclipse glasses needed
in case some 10 year old is reading this, don't ever stare into the sun
NYCmetsfan
Banned
The Moon is moving away from the earth, its not really odds as in good timing on humanities part
Ya, looks like we made the right choice in heading to the coast to get back to Portland.
Stopped in Tillamook for lunch and the cheese factory, chilling back just outside of Portland now with very little traffic woes all day long.
Monmouth was the best spot to view it from I think, central, great weather, and roads were easy to drive on before/after the eclipse.
Got to see ~80% here in PA with my parents. Glad to experience that with them at least and hopefully we'll get to see totality in 2024. Didn't expect the difference in lighting since 20% is still pretty damn bright but it was cool seeing that slight dimness on the ground around us.
BFIB
Member
That's what stood out to me the most. It didn't look like dawn or dusk, almost like wearing sunglasses. Everything had a tint to it.
perfectchaos007
Member
Can they?
I'm hoping Houston is close enough to get totality in 2024, but it's probably not quite. 95%+ I'm sure. I think I might take a road trip in 2024 since it's only 3-4 hours away. We got about 65% today.
Update: we've moved 44 miles in 4 hours. Eating lunch now. Google says 6h30mins to go for another 340miles.
Crimsonlink
Member
It was like someone put a filter on the Sun today. It was pretty hilarious.
Holy shit
Bornstellar
Member
Seems delaying the return trip until tomorrow was the right choice.