August 21st Solar Eclipse Thread (record, moon, 2013, night)
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Temp dropped 8 degrees according to my little weather station.
I took these with my old point and shoot with 20x zoom + a pair of solar eclipse glasses. I would've preferred to use my mirrorless camera and get a bit more creative, but I don't have a lense with that sort of reach.
71% coverage here, not bad at all, but clouds got in the way towards the end. I hope to be in the direct path when 2024 comes.
We didn't have any coverage at home but 15 miles further SE, where my husband works, had some coverage.
What We did have was a five degree temperature drop and the humidity dropped so much it felt like a nice Fall day, instead of a blistering August day. That pleasantry didn't last too long, however, lol
I did watch the whole event on TV as our stations all come from Nashville, TN. Not the same as witnessing the eclipse in person, but still a marvel to watch and goose-bump worthy
It sadly was too cloudy, to see anything where I lived in Chicago. Got a tad darker, but not by too much. IIRC, the eclipse was only something like 85-87% in Chicago. Plus last week I checked Amtrak fares from Chicago to both Carbondale and Saint Louis, and either all the trains were sold out if I wanted to a round trip without overnighting there(Carbondale), or the fares were a little higher than usual(Saint Louis).
I've decided I'm going to really try to make a trip to see the 2024 eclipse, though. Hadn't decided if I'll try to travel to Carbondale or Indianapolis, to see that one. At least in case that plan doesn't work, I did see a partial eclipse back in the mid-1990s in Chicago, when my school back then let us all go outside to observe that eclipse.
Great decision to go to Tennessee! The total eclipse was so cool. My phone pics didn't really come out though. Oh well, still an amazing experience--worth the 13 hour drive.
It appears the eclipse dropped the temp 7 degrees where I was, 4 degrees in Nashville, and 7 degrees in Casper (where a bunch of my family watched).
I remember the roughly 90% eclipse that happened March 20th 2015. The snow had melted away and we were having a blue dome sky, and when the eclipse started happening, everything didn't just darker and dimmer; it literally got grayer. It was very strange. That was an interesting day at school where everyone just left class to look at the eclipse.
I've decided I'm going to really try to make a trip to see the 2024 eclipse, though. Hadn't decided if I'll try to travel to Carbondale or Indianapolis, to see that one. At least in case that plan doesn't work, I did see a partial eclipse back in the mid-1990s in Chicago, when my school back then let us all go outside to observe that eclipse.
You're lucky! My school covered up the windows, and prohibited kids from opening the blinds, "to protect kids from themselves" . Instead, we watched the thing on TV. I was in 5th grade at the time. A few of us, myself including, snuck out during recess (held in the windowless gym), and looked at the eclipse anyway, through a piece of black plexiglass we found. Stupid, I know.
We got caught. The assistant principal gave us a long "you could go blind" lecture. She was a reasonable woman, and a creative one too. She let us to write a 5-page report on sun damage and vision loss, for no credit, in lieu of "worse punishment". (I ended up going on a long tangent about rods and cones.) It was worth it.
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. Instead, we watched the thing on TV. I was in 5th grade at the time. A few of us, myself including, snuck out during recess (held in the windowless gym), and looked at the eclipse anyway, through a piece of black plexiglass we found. Stupid, I know. 
The assistant principal gave us a long "you could go blind" lecture. She was a reasonable woman, and a creative one too. She let us to write a 5-page report on sun damage and vision loss, for no credit, in lieu of "worse punishment". (I ended up going on a long tangent about rods and cones.) It was worth it.
Trump ignores FAKE NEWS warnings, looks at the sun.
