People will spend so much, then get bored 5 minutes into it.
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Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024
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People will spend so much, then get bored 5 minutes into it.
We booked in July last year, before the hotels realised about the eclipse 
We are 8 miles from you, about 5 miles from the centre line, which, for us, is in a river/lake.
Waiting for a weather miracle.
Waiting for a weather miracle.
This morning in East Central Texas at 8:15am it is overcast and darkish due to cloud cover. I’ll make a comparison at 1:30ish this afternoon.
I think it's interesting, but it's not worth spending $3000 on, yeesh. The last time there was a partial eclipse here I remember seeing the crescent-shaped shadows of leaves on the sidewalk. To me that was more interesting than staring at the sun.
Too bad we're not getting the full eclipse here in California; we could actually appreciate it since the weather's supposed to be perfect today.
Too bad we're not getting the full eclipse here in California; we could actually appreciate it since the weather's supposed to be perfect today.
Weather channel predicting cloudy☁️ for the rest of the day, with a bit of rain⛈️ right around eclipse time.😭 The thing I'll be seeing is the sky darkening for a few minutes. This is why I call nature a mother--😒
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Clouds parted briefly during totality in Dallas burbs. Got about 1-1.5 minutes of unobstructed viewing.
Was like night outside. Houses with light sensors turned on their nighttime outdoor lighting. Saw two groups of what I believe were hawks acting strange pre-totality: a bunch of them circling around in a large group (~20). Might have seen a couple of bats whiz by.
Was like night outside. Houses with light sensors turned on their nighttime outdoor lighting. Saw two groups of what I believe were hawks acting strange pre-totality: a bunch of them circling around in a large group (~20). Might have seen a couple of bats whiz by.
I hear the moon was out at the same time, so maybe you were getting a lot of light from that.
Perfect weather. It was just amazing. I was legit teary eyed.
Man that sucks. I am in Nashua NH and we only got ~95% partial with hazy light cloud cover but I would still rather that than overcast and totality. I was thinking of traveling to my alma mater in Potsdam, NY since they were also in totality but I decided work was more important 😢. It looks like heavy cloud cover there today anyway.
We had perfect weather for it, and were right in area of totality. I took the day off work & it was really cool to see. Like @HobeSoundDarryl said, it's kind of an all around experience. We were fortunate to see it right from our backyard, but it is more than just seeing it. It starts to get cooler, and the birds stop making noise. I was surprised at how light it was at like 1-2 minutes before totality & how dark it got so quickly. Also surprised that it wasn't total pitch black.
And also a little surprised at how quiet it got, like no one and no thing made any noise during totality. Pretty cool to see. Also cool to look at it during totality without glasses. I was wondering if I would know when I needed to put the glasses back on, but it was super obvious.
Once it got to be a few minutes until totality, I just watched it constantly & you could actually see the moon moving across the sun's path. Definitely one of the coolest things I've seen in my life.
And also a little surprised at how quiet it got, like no one and no thing made any noise during totality. Pretty cool to see. Also cool to look at it during totality without glasses. I was wondering if I would know when I needed to put the glasses back on, but it was super obvious.
Once it got to be a few minutes until totality, I just watched it constantly & you could actually see the moon moving across the sun's path. Definitely one of the coolest things I've seen in my life.
Good conditions for viewing along the front range in Colorado. Coverage was about 65%
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They usually are. I don't live there, so I don't know that much. Being in Northern California seems much more normal, whatever normal is. 😆aren't they always zombies?
I live in Ohio so I didn’t have to travel too far to get into the path of totality. Was my second time. I traveled all the way down to South Carolina for the one in 2017. The next in the continental U.S. isn’t for another 20 years.
I ran around the house looking for my solar filter for my Nikon D50 (then realized I can't find the D50's battery charger). So this is taken using Halide on my iP14P. I think we ended up with 70% covered. It was noticeably dimmer outside.
I have some more photos but that is what I posted to FB and could easily grab.
How often does a total solar eclipse happen?
On average, a total solar eclipse happens every 18 months, but there's often just less than a year between them.
According to a paper published in 1982 by Belgian astronomer Jean Meeus, a total solar eclipse occurs in the same place on the planet once every 375 years, on average
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On average, a total solar eclipse happens every 18 months, but there's often just less than a year between them.
According to a paper published in 1982 by Belgian astronomer Jean Meeus, a total solar eclipse occurs in the same place on the planet once every 375 years, on average
How often do solar eclipses occur?
On April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross North America for the second time in less than seven years. That's not typical; here’s how often solar eclipses occur, and when the next total solar eclipse will be visible.