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Few people alive today will be around to see that one.
I think it's likely that a pretty significant % of people born after 2021 will be around for that one. Typically around 38% of people born 85 years ago are still alive, a number that goes up to 46% for 82 year olds. Around 15 million people have been born in the U.S. since 2021 and 99.9% of them would still be alive today (that was the 2021 figure for 4 year olds born in 2017). If we assume a survival rate of 40% for octogenarians in the year 2106 then ca. 6 million Americans alive today will be alive to theoretically experience that eclipse.
Obviously a small minority of Americans alive today, but also far more than a few. I mean there's still a pretty decent number of people alive today who were born during WW2 (the President for starters)
We're in Ohio
It was absolute amazing. The stillness and quiet all around while the sun and moon performed was magical.
The birds in my trees chirped loudly during the transition, were silent and at attention during the total eclipse, then resumed chirping and singing, as the eclipse phased out
My two shih tzus were looking around like "what's going on?" then came and jumped on me. lol
All that was needed was to sit back and enjoy the show - Bravo
I traveled to Fredericksburg, Texas to see the eclipse. Right up until totality began I was certain we were going to miss it because the clouds just kept rolling in. But the sun remain in a less cloudy pocket for the entire length of totality, we saw it after all! As soon as totality ended, the clouds closed in and we missed the rest of the eclipse, but I was certainly satisfied!
Did everybody see that huge prominence on the sun? It was naked eye visible, and incredible in binoculars!
We accidentally landed in MT during the one in 2017, not in the path of totality but it was 97% and very cool. We were full time RVing and spending a month in the campground.
This time, we were also on the edge, closer to 98%. Only traveling we did was from the living room to the chairs outside.
I was in the boston area, we had about 93%. It was cool to watch with glasses, got a little darker and cooler out...but not much changed. Business as usual. My daughter was getting off the bus at the time the sun was completely covered.
I traveled to Fredericksburg, Texas to see the eclipse. Right up until totality began I was certain we were going to miss it because the clouds just kept rolling in. But the sun remain in a less cloudy pocket for the entire length of totality, we saw it after all! As soon as totality ended, the clouds closed in and we missed the rest of the eclipse, but I was certainly satisfied!
Did everybody see that huge prominence on the sun? It was naked eye visible, and incredible in binoculars!
Did you have any good German food while you were in Fredericksburg?
We had some really good Schnitzel at the Auslander two weeks ago..
I traveled to Fredericksburg, Texas to see the eclipse. Right up until totality began I was certain we were going to miss it because the clouds just kept rolling in. But the sun remain in a less cloudy pocket for the entire length of totality, we saw it after all! As soon as totality ended, the clouds closed in and we missed the rest of the eclipse, but I was certainly satisfied!
Did everybody see that huge prominence on the sun? It was naked eye visible, and incredible in binoculars!
We drove to see it. It was awesomely surreal. I also saw Venus, but none of the stars or other stuff because of the clouds. I saw the solar prominence, but I didn't know what it was at that time.
I have seen a "conspiracy theory" that the government sprayed chemtrails to make it impossible to truly view the eclipse. I have no idea what the motive would be.
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