Any solar eclipse plans?

[Zeze]

My cellphone.

 

[SKORPI0]

The Best Total Solar Eclipse Photos

Whether you’re in the path of the totality or keeping track from afar, these are the best total solar eclipse photos we’ve found.

www.wired.com

 

[brianmanahan]

my eyes were hurting since yesterday, but they finally feel like they're getting back to normal

not this time, flaming globe

 

[SteveGrabowski]

And of course we get blue sky today. Can't fucking win when it comes to San Antonio weather.

 

[Brainonska511]

So glad my wife and I decided to stay in Burlington for the night. r/Boston is horror story after horror story of insane traffic going back to Boston.

 

[Stiff Clamp]

Pretty dramatic. Reminds you how dependent you are on that distant ball of gas. Hope I wasn't tainted by moonshadow.

Drove 40 miles north to get 3 minutes of totality, and very few clouds the whole time (just thin ones I could see through).

 

[Thump553]

And of course we get blue sky today. Can't fucking win when it comes to San Antonio weather.

I saw it in upper Maine in an area that has an 81% cloudy history over the last ten years. Had absolutely clear skies-not even a trace of cloud all day long. Temperature near sixty but about six inches of snow/slush on the ground so as the eclipse progressed it got quite clear.

First totality I saw and the first with an honest pair of solar glasses (very, very important). No eye fatigue or problems whatsoever. The hour of so of eclipse prior to totality seemed to pass super quickly. Would put the glasses on, take a look, take them off and repeat in a couple of minutes. I was with a crowd of strangers gathered in a muddy parking lot outside a permanently closed bait shop full of a crowd of (former) strangers-it was one of the funniest and nicest parties I've been to ever, especially because no substances other than excitement was involved.

The moment when totality was achieved and the solar glasses abandoned can't be described. I'm a senior and this the first solar eclipse I've seen and I'm totally converted. No pics because I suck at them and rarely take pics-I go for personal memories instead.

No where to stay for us, and the 3.5 hour drive back took more like ten plus. Still a price well worth paying.

PS: We passed on Burlington but my BIL went . Maybe a 3.5 drive to, way more than ten back-they got home at 1:30AM. But even they say they would do it again in a heartbeat.

 

[FelixDeCat]

And of course we get blue sky today. Can't fucking win when it comes to San Antonio weather.

We had clouds as well in DFW. But God parted the skies for us ...not completely... but just enough for good long clear peeps between the high thin clouds. ⛅️

At times you did not even need 😎 because the clouds were so thick. Then suddenly...clear skies...then clouds.. then clear...etc

 

[FelixDeCat]

Pretty dramatic. Reminds you how dependent you are on that distant ball of gas. Hope I wasn't tainted by moonshadow.

Drove 40 miles north to get 3 minutes of totality, and very few clouds the whole time (just thin ones I could see through).

The eclipse imagery was so strong in my mind last night I had a dream that a dim red sun appeared at night then disintegrated into particles like fireworks.

What the sun was doing hanging around at night is beyond me.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

We had clouds as well in DFW. But God parted the skies for us ...not completely... but just enough for good long clear peeps between the high thin clouds. ⛅️

At times you did not even need 😎 because the clouds were so thick. Then suddenly...clear skies...then clouds.. then clear...etc

Literally always get fucked by San Antonio weather

 

[iRONic]

Florida woman’s eclipse day was really really dark:

Suspect in Florida highway shooting says God sent her because of eclipse | Florida | The Guardian

A woman checked out of a Florida hotel on Monday, told staff that she was going on a God-directed shooting spree because of the North American solar eclipse that day, and allegedly shot two drivers on Interstate 10 before being arrested, according to the state’s highway patrol.

 

[IronWing]

Florida woman’s eclipse day was really really dark:

Suspect in Florida highway shooting says God sent her because of eclipse | Florida | The Guardian

A woman checked out of a Florida hotel on Monday, told staff that she was going on a God-directed shooting spree because of the North American solar eclipse that day, and allegedly shot two drivers on Interstate 10 before being arrested, according to the state’s highway patrol.

Shooting people on I-10 is a story as old as I-10. Build a highway with absolutely no scenery for 2460 miles and people will naturally turn to thoughts of murder.

 

[repoman0]

Caught the 95% partial eclipse in MA in the data that my solar array produces.

 

[iRONic]

Shooting people on I-10 is a story as old as I-10. Build a highway with absolutely no scenery for 2460 miles and people will naturally turn to thoughts of murder.

When I lived in Lousiana in the mid 80s I rode that stretch of pavement as far West into Texass and East all the way to Ft WB & PC in Florida.

135 mph across the Lake Ponchartrain bridge on a Honda CBX was a trip. Dropping a valve on my FXSB outside of Lake Charles heading off shift Thanksgiving eve sucked!!

Don’t get out of a broken down car over the Achafalaya bayou bridge at night, cher.

 

[olds]

It was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

 

[Jon-T]

Nothing fancy, just the standard human sacrifice to the blood god to avert a thousand year reign of darkness and terror and ensure the return of the sun. Though frankly, with the way some of you lot have been behaving, I'm not sure if I should bother

It worked
Thank you for saving us

 

[nakedfrog]

It worked
Thank you for saving us

No problem, champ, just remember to be kind to others 👍

 

[brianmanahan]

dang it, my eyes still hurt today

think i fried em

either that or i just smashed my glasses and its giving me headaches

 

[IronWing]

dang it, my eyes still hurt today

think i fried em

either that or i just smashed my glasses and its giving me headaches

UV damage feels like sand in your eyes. It suckth mightily.

 

[MrSquished]

My vision has gotten better since Monday. I'm now just about able to drive without my contacts in.

I love eclipses!

 

[brianmanahan]

UV damage feels like sand in your eyes. It suckth mightily.

yeah that's what it kinda feels like, sand in my eyes. and tiredness, they feel better after i close them.

a guy i know also used his eclipse glasses (bought from a legit place, a local museum) yet still had the same effect as me, tired and itchy eyes.

maybe we are just getting used to the sunlight after sitting inside all winter.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Even with the glasses I would be reluctant to stare at it the entire time it's happening, best to give your eyes a break just in case there are still a small amount harmful radiation coming through. For the last one I was using #14 welding glass but I'd only glance through for a few seconds at a time.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Nope, not crazy at all ....

"LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed her partner at their Los Angeles apartment Monday then threw her two children from a moving SUV onto the freeway, killing her infant daughter, was an astrologer who called the impending solar eclipse “the epitome of spiritual warfare” in an online post days earlier."




"On April 5, she posted in all caps, “Wake up wake up the apocalypse is here. Everyone who has ears listen. Your time to choose what you believe is now.”
Her social media also included a mix of antisemitic screeds, conspiracy theories about vaccines and warnings about the end of the world alongside astrological predictions and positive affirmations. Also on April 5, she posted the word “LOVE” dozens of times. Her personal website offers a variety of services including “zodiac healing work,” “alcohol balancing system” and an “aura cleanse.”"

A mom who threw two kids onto an LA freeway, killing her infant, appeared agitated by the impending eclipse

A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed her partner at their Los Angeles apartment Monday then threw her two children from a moving SUV onto the freeway, killing her infant daughter, appeared to be agitated by the impending eclipse.

apnews.com

 

[Muse]

And of course we get blue sky today. Can't fucking win when it comes to San Antonio weather.

Yeah, it's kinda crazy. About April 1 I checked on prospective weather in the total eclipse path. The further south and west you went in Texas gave you the best chances. I decided that visiting my cousin in upstate New York wasn't good odds. Finally, when the weekend came they said northern Maine was the best place.

I decided to depend on my imagination. Really, I've heard so much about it imagining the experience isn't that tough. Now just imagine that what you imagined actually happened to you. Voila! 😀

 

[Muse]

Nope, not crazy at all ....

"LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed her partner at their Los Angeles apartment Monday then threw her two children from a moving SUV onto the freeway, killing her infant daughter, was an astrologer who called the impending solar eclipse “the epitome of spiritual warfare” in an online post days earlier."




"On April 5, she posted in all caps, “Wake up wake up the apocalypse is here. Everyone who has ears listen. Your time to choose what you believe is now.”
Her social media also included a mix of antisemitic screeds, conspiracy theories about vaccines and warnings about the end of the world alongside astrological predictions and positive affirmations. Also on April 5, she posted the word “LOVE” dozens of times. Her personal website offers a variety of services including “zodiac healing work,” “alcohol balancing system” and an “aura cleanse.”"

A mom who threw two kids onto an LA freeway, killing her infant, appeared agitated by the impending eclipse

A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed her partner at their Los Angeles apartment Monday then threw her two children from a moving SUV onto the freeway, killing her infant daughter, appeared to be agitated by the impending eclipse.

apnews.com

This is why people should be required to study science in grade school.