MontyBrunswick
Posts: 846
Aug 21, 2017 11:56am
got my glasses ready to go!
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Aug 21, 2017 1:17pm
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friendfromlowry
Posts: 6,239
Aug 21, 2017 1:38pm
The people that traveled hours to watch this are the same ones who do black friday shopping and wait in line when pizza places do their special anniversary sales right
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Aug 21, 2017 1:40pm
[FONT="]Power move.
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iclfan2
Posts: 6,360
Aug 21, 2017 2:21pm
Got sent home from work to watch. Winning
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Commander of Awesome
Posts: 23,151
Aug 21, 2017 2:24pm
Came through the bay area, we had 87% coverage or so I think. It was the definition of 'meh'.
SnotBubbles
Posts: 4,492
Aug 21, 2017 2:27pm
Quite disappointing. We are supposed to be in the "prime" of it now and it's pretty bright out. I guess I expected darkness, or like twilight. This eclipse is gay.
TBone14
Posts: 6,383
Aug 21, 2017 2:35pm
Co-worker had glasses for everyone. Walked outside...looked up. Uh huh. Back to work. Our office also has had the eclipse coverage on TV the whole day. Total nonsense.
Edit: Eclipse not nonsense. That's very real and sensical. The excitement of the rest of my office makes no sense.
Edit: Eclipse not nonsense. That's very real and sensical. The excitement of the rest of my office makes no sense.
Verbal Kint
Posts: 236
Aug 21, 2017 2:37pm
I'll make sure to bump this thread in April 2024.
Iliketurtles
Posts: 8,191
Aug 21, 2017 2:43pm
It definitely didn't get as dark as I expected outside pretty much was like dusk. It was still kinda cool though.
salto
Posts: 2,611
Aug 21, 2017 2:45pm
Neat. It's slightly darker and a bit cooler at 2pm today. Being in that 17 mile stretch of total darkness would have been a lot more interesting.
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Aug 21, 2017 2:45pm
Just looked at it for about 10 seconds with proper eclipse glasses. It was cool.
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Aug 21, 2017 2:51pm
Looked out the office window, threw on the shades, and watched it for a second. Neat.
iclfan2
Posts: 6,360
Aug 21, 2017 2:58pm
Totality was pretty cool. It was basically a party down here. No one went to work, everyone out on boats or at bars. Just another excuse to drink.
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ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Aug 21, 2017 3:11pm
Very anti-climactic
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QuakerOats
Posts: 8,740
Aug 21, 2017 3:36pm
DittoAutomatik;1867958 wrote:Just looked at it for about 10 seconds with proper eclipse glasses. It was cool.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Aug 21, 2017 5:51pm
Came out from painting basement, watched for a few seconds....not as dark as expected. Very meh for me.
fish82
Posts: 4,111
Aug 21, 2017 7:03pm
Yeah....I might have set my expectations a little too high for that.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Aug 21, 2017 7:24pm
Question...did you guys even read anything about your area? Unless you were in totality, nothing was going to change much in brightness lol.
I was in 94% in Raleigh, got a dusk feeling and temp dropped about 10-15 degrees. Would've been cool to be in totality.
I was in 94% in Raleigh, got a dusk feeling and temp dropped about 10-15 degrees. Would've been cool to be in totality.
fish82
Posts: 4,111
Aug 21, 2017 7:44pm
I guess that I naively thought that 8.5% of the sun remaining would make it a little darker than it was...it's not like I was expecting dusk or anything.
Iliketurtles
Posts: 8,191
Aug 21, 2017 8:39pm
Nah I didn't read much just that its was going to be 97% here in Huntsville. I just expect it to be a little darker than basically dusk. The temp drop did feel nice though.Laley23;1868001 wrote:Question...did you guys even read anything about your area? Unless you were in totality, nothing was going to change much in brightness lol.
I was in 94% in Raleigh, got a dusk feeling and temp dropped about 10-15 degrees. Would've been cool to be in totality.
Spock
Posts: 2,853
Aug 21, 2017 8:59pm
Brother in Charlotte sent me pics. It was a lot more covered there
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Aug 21, 2017 9:47pm
Share them?Spock;1868028 wrote:Brother in Charlotte sent me pics. It was a lot more covered there
iclfan2
Posts: 6,360
Aug 21, 2017 9:51pm
Here's a couple from here that I saw on twitter. I couldn't get my phone to show the ring around the moon.
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cat_lover
Posts: 2,388
Aug 21, 2017 10:35pm
It was kind of neat here in Central Ohio. It seemed to get a little darker and the air felt cooler. I also noticed that the shadows of people walking to our store were much shorter than normal. The total eclipse looks pretty badass and I would check it out in 2024 when it hits Ohio