The Eclipse, the Eclipse!!

[IAOALGIV]

Why hasn't anyone mentioned (or maybe they have..?) the fact that this is the first total solar eclipse whose path of totality stayed completely in the United States since 1776..remember what happened in 1776 right..?



He remembers..

[Clueless Morgan]

The weather cleared long enough for the entire eclipse.  We ended up viewing from Dad's driveway.  Totality was breathtaking, the corona was amazing.  We saw Jupiter and Venus and many stars.  The preceived  temperature dropped very noticeable.  The entire experience was sublime and uneffable.

We're going to make plans.for 2024, perhaps in Austin and we might go to the one I'm Argentina in a couple years

Hmm, I have a sudden urge to go to Argentina...

Austin might be a great place to go; I've never been to Texas before.  Must investigate options.

Dissapointed here. Even though I was aware that there would be only a 77% coverage for my area, I didn't see anything. No I didn't have eclipse glasses, but you didn't even see the "partial". The sky certainly didn't get dimmed here as I was expecting.

Oh well... totality coming to my state in April 2024. Maybe I'll be alive for that lol

Yeah, you have to get into the 90%-coverage range before you really get much darkening.

Just want to strangle someone every time I hear they say "IT'S A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE!" or "IT SHOWS YOU GOD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS!"

Yeah... God's "mysterious ways" turn out to be orbital alignments.  Who knew?

Exactly. This is science. Not some imaginary sky daddy bullshit.

Boo yeah for physics!

Have you guys seen the timelapse taken from an airplane?

Link, please!

[IAOALGIV]

The weather cleared long enough for the entire eclipse.  We ended up viewing from Dad's driveway.  Totality was breathtaking, the corona was amazing.  We saw Jupiter and Venus and many stars.  The preceived  temperature dropped very noticeable.  The entire experience was sublime and uneffable.

We're going to make plans.for 2024, perhaps in Austin and we might go to the one I'm Argentina in a couple years

Hmm, I have a sudden urge to go to Argentina...

Austin might be a great place to go; I've never been to Texas before.  Must investigate options.

Dissapointed here. Even though I was aware that there would be only a 77% coverage for my area, I didn't see anything. No I didn't have eclipse glasses, but you didn't even see the "partial". The sky certainly didn't get dimmed here as I was expecting.

Oh well... totality coming to my state in April 2024. Maybe I'll be alive for that lol

Yeah, you have to get into the 90%-coverage range before you really get much darkening.

Just want to strangle someone every time I hear they say "IT'S A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE!" or "IT SHOWS YOU GOD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS!"

Yeah... God's "mysterious ways" turn out to be orbital alignments.  Who knew?

Exactly. This is science. Not some imaginary sky daddy bullshit.

Boo yeah for physics!

Have you guys seen the timelapse taken from an airplane?

Link, please!

http://www.witchipedia.com/def:solar-eclipse
"Eclipses always take place during the New Moon when the Sun and the Moon are in the same sign. Together in the sky, their energies are combined and supercharged for the energy of that sign."

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Why hasn't anyone mentioned (or maybe they have..?) the fact that this is the first total solar eclipse whose path of totality stayed completely in the United States since 1776..remember what happened in 1776 right..?



He remembers..

Truly a religious experience.

And yeah, the "All American Eclipse" thing came up once or ten thousand times.

[Jackalope]

The 2024 eclipse passes almost directly through Mazatlan. Hmmm....

[brewer]

My best picture of the eclipse. 

[Ravenshire]

This was officially the single most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life.



Photos simply do no do eclipses justice. And this isn't even an awesome photo! I literally had to figure camera settings on the fly in order to get a decent exposure!

The most exciting part was that I set my camera to take a photo and missed capturing the diamond ring because of the timer and not having a remote shutter or a bulb, but I got to WATCH it happen!! Even better!

I also now don't understand a single person who said "I saw the one in '79, I don't need to see it again" because I'm already trying to figure out where I can go in 2024 to see the next one! Only the next time I'm not farting around with cameras or anything, I'm watching the whole thing!

Anyone in the 2024 path of totality and want a house guest?!? (Totally serious.)

In 2045 there's going to be another coast to coaster plowing right through Denver. If I'm still kicking, you can come watch it with me from the top of Mt. Evans at a little over 14,000 ft.

[Clueless Morgan]

In 2045 there's going to be another coast to coaster plowing right through Denver. If I'm still kicking, you can come watch it with me from the top of Mt. Evans at a little over 14,000 ft.

If I'm still kickin', it's a date

[brewer]

Trip crap.

[Alex K]

Have you guys seen the timelapse taken from an airplane?

Link, please!

https://twitter.com/uclausc/status/899706351085125632