Official August 21, 2017 Solar Eclipse Thread

[Paratus]

This is roughly totality for us

 

[SKORPI0]

Still cloudy in the Chicago area.

 

[sdifox]

Still cloudy in the Chicago area.

lulz it is past Chicago no?

 

[Meghan54]

Nice and clear outside....totality for about 2 min. Just off Lake Hartwell, GA. (20 mi. from Anderson, SC.)

 

[Ferzerp]

Where are my super powers? Lame.

 

[Svnla]

So I stood outside my office around 1:15 p.m. local time (the news folk said the max effect (around 75%) would be around 1:17 p.m.) and then I waited and waited and waited.

Nuthing. Did not feel or see anything different. The sun maybe was a bit less bright IMO but that was about it. Maybe because of the cloud?

I hope the folks that spent all of those big bucks for hotels and travel cost have better luck/return for their money.

 

[Paratus]

Where are my super powers? Lame.

It's the Eye of Sauron

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

What is it about humans that feel the need to go "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" when some type of simple event occurs?

 

[SKORPI0]

Still cloudy in the Chicago area.

lulz it is past Chicago no?

Yes ,it's way past. It was only a partial eclipse at about 82% IIRC. Saw some glimpses earlier and projected it on a piece of paper with my binocular.
Wish I went to Carbondale, but it's a 4 3/4 hour trip.

 

[sdifox]

Yes ,it's way past. It was only a partial eclipse at about 82% IIRC. Saw some glimpses earlier and projected it on a piece of paper with my binocular.
Wish I went to Carbondale, but it's a 4 3/4 hour trip.

could have just watched the nasa youtube feed.

 

[IronWing]

All done here. Pretty cool, 98% coverage. The sun was definitely less intense but it didn't get dark. All my pic attempts were fail.

 

[FeuerFrei]

82% was pretty surreal. There was no cloud to dim the sun. I didn't have to squint and I didn't feel the blazing heat on my skin like usual.

Wonder what the animals think.

 

[lxskllr]

Pretty lame in MD. The clouds mostly stayed away, but the air was murky. Didn't get that dark with ~80% coverage, but the temperature drop was noticeable. Glad I didn't have to pay anything.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

Superb in SC, full coverage, went straight to 8pm sleepy time mode, street lights were on for like three minutes. Very impressive experience, I get why people chase it around the world.

 

[AdamK47]

91% partial eclipse is very underwhelming. It wasn't nearly as dark out as I had thought it would be. The coronal view was non-existent. 3 out of 10, would not see again.

 

[Red Squirrel]

All done here. Going to process my pictures and post later. First, I need to eat something.

It actually worked out nice since I could just do it in my back yard and I had shade to go in. Still recovering from my trip down south so avoiding direct sunlight as best as I can.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

91% partial eclipse is very underwhelming. It wasn't nearly as dark out as I had thought it would be. The coronal view was non-existent. 3 out of 10, would not see again.

Even when it was winking (inbound or outbound) that tiny smidge is like a 500mw laser to the eye. You really don't see the effect until it's a full eclipse, then it's full-on goat worship and human sacrifice.

 

[Ajay]

91% partial eclipse is very underwhelming. It wasn't nearly as dark out as I had thought it would be. The coronal view was non-existent. 3 out of 10, would not see again.

~60% in New Hampshire - bleh. Saw a near total in 1970 (99%?) from Rhode Island. My wife will have to wait till 2024 for a shot at the next one...

 

[Ferzerp]

Anything less than total coverage is very meh, yes. It's one of those all or nothing things.

 

[Ferzerp]

It's the Eye of Sauron

I wasn't really going to bother with trying to take a decent picture since it was only around for a couple of minutes. That's just the result of setting the brightness as low as the phone would go and just taking whatever picture it would take.

 

[zinfamous]

Totally lame in MD. Was hot for most of the time, still quite bright throughout, but did notice the temperature drop. Looked through fancy glasses. eh, I've seen better.

I was trying to recall why there was such a big fuss about the eclipse I saw in 2012, in the Bay Area, and looking it up, it's because it was an annular eclipse. Looks a lot like a total eclipse, but it isn't. You still get the ring effect. It was something like 98 or 99% where I was, and it certainly got quite dark for a moment. Amazing the difference from 89% (barely noticeable) to 98% to totality when it comes to light. Hell, dark clouds (and Persian arrows) blot out the sun way better than 89% moon coverage!

 

[Red Squirrel]

Some pics. Kinda turned out blurry though.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

So I stood outside my office around 1:15 p.m. local time (the news folk said the max effect (around 75%) would be around 1:17 p.m.) and then I waited and waited and waited.

Nuthing. Did not feel or see anything different. The sun maybe was a bit less bright IMO but that was about it. Maybe because of the cloud?

I hope the folks that spent all of those big bucks for hotels and travel cost have better luck/return for their money.

Funny, I hope they don't get any return on their money. This whole thing was idiotic from the get-go, who could be excited about it getting dark for a little while? And not even dark, *slightly* darker. We were in the 70-75% zone and it was like a cloud passed in front of the sun for 10 minutes. Maybe the people who traveled to see it will learn something from their disappointment.

 

[Pick2]

I drove 2 hours non-stop to Carlinville , IL , I55 exit 11 , pulled into the Waffle House parking lot @ 1202 , went in and ate , and then hung out watching till it passed. was supposed to be 98% there , pretty impressive ! Sorry , no pics , but I do have a sore neck

 

[AdamK47]

I'll be in the path of totality for 2024. This 2017 eclipse was just a warm up.