(August 21, 2017 at 2:52 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: 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.
(August 21, 2017 at 2:54 pm)Nymphadora Wrote: 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.
(August 21, 2017 at 5:05 pm)Cecelia Wrote: 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?
(August 21, 2017 at 5:09 pm)Nymphadora Wrote: Exactly. This is science. Not some imaginary sky daddy bullshit.
Boo yeah for physics!
(August 21, 2017 at 7:22 pm)Alex K Wrote: Have you guys seen the timelapse taken from an airplane?
Link, please!
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.