Total eclipse coming, 8 April 2024!

[NateB]

We were on the move and ended up outside totality by a bit. This was 2 minutes before the peak. At the peak, the Sun appeared blocked through a filter, but too much light for the ring. Streetlights came on, the air cooled a little and we could see Jupiter. Pretty cool!

 

[cwbullet]

I am really surprised at how much dimmer it got with just an 80%

 

[jderimig]

 

[Art Upton]

We saw it get dim slowly, but nothing really special until about 2 minutes before totality and then it got dark quickly. Totality was impressive, but not nearly as dark as I expected. It lasted just over 2 minutes and then it started getting light again. Another 2 minutes and it was pretty much back to normal.

Same here in Tool-E-Do

 

[NOLA_BAR]

Everything worked out well in Dallas!

 

[Art Upton]

No Police Calls up to and including the Eclipse of the Sun. But now plenty on the scanner. Seemed my FT8 signals were stronger to the West Coast during that time.

 

[sghioto]

Pretty good here outside of Waco

 

[Art Upton]

Everything worked out well in Dallas!

Yea I saw that on Fox !

 

[dhbarr]

Stepped out of the office for ~20min to catch 90+% -- then back to meetings.

 

[Azamiryou]

we could see Jupiter

That was Venus, Jupiter is the other direction just now.

 

[NateB]

No Police Calls up to and including the Eclipse of the Sun. But now plenty on the scanner. Seemed my FT8 signals were stronger to the West Coast during that time.

It has been a relatively normal shift for our EMS world today. GA air traffic is heavy, but everything else has been average so far.

 

[techrat]

On a different note, there was a girl in one of my classes that was convinced that you needed to wrap your phone in tinfoil so it wouldn’t break. I’m being serious, she was handing out tinfoil…
Ps her source was TikTok

Then perhaps she needs to start wrapping that tin foil around her head.

 

[bad_idea]

Phoenix
Holes in blinds and through leaves.
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I saw those in the partial (where I was) eclipse a few years ago but completely forgot to look for them today!

Lifetime bucket list achievement unlocked!

(And also I'm starting to plan a trip to Greenland in 2026...)

I'm thinking about maybe visiting some of our Australian friends in 2028.

Totality was impressive, but not nearly as dark as I expected.

Even though I know a lot of the effect was due to the marvelous range of light our eyes can handle, I was still impressed with how much light was emitted by the solar corona. Street lights did come on though, which was wild.

 

[tsmith1315]

Ps her source was TikTok

That explains it.

Her phone is toast. Anyone with any sense knows you have to wrap it mu-metal. And color it with green Sharpie, along the seams at the very least.

 

[Art Upton]

Fox News talking about and showing NASA sounding rockets that were launched today

 

[Buzzard]

Due to heavy clouds in north Fort Worth (Fut Wuth) we got about the first minute of totality through broken clouds. The sky cleared just before the Moon cleared the sun. Bother.
My young bride (66) has MS and fell a week ago. She used her walker to get to the back porch to experiece the eclipse. White wine helps... strictly as an analgesic...

Chas

 

[sriegel]

Many clouds near Del Rio, TX, but we got to see totality and the diamond ring at 3rd contact.

 

[dr wogz]

that was pretty cool!

 

[NateB]

I stole this picture from one of our neighboring air crews in Bluffton, OH.

 

[cls]

Same here in Tool-E-Do

Why didn't you go to Cleveland?

 

[Art Upton]

Why didn't you go to Cleveland?

No Need, we had Totality here at my house and I am not able to travel right now.

 

[Wrightme43]

Cave in Rock Illinois. We saw Bailys beads, the diamond ring, the solar corona, Saturn, and Mercury. I did not see the comet. It was awe inspiring.

 

[Wally Ferrer]

From Akron with oldish iPhone…



In person, it was spectacular…

 

[bjphoenix]

Just west of Dallas...

 

[Lord Rory Gin]

I got approx. 40% partial eclipse where I was. Mostly sunny skies with one cloud obscuring for about 10 min. I observed with the 'scope and eclipse filters; taking photos with my cell phone adapted to the scope. I did notice the birds were a bit more chirpy and flight active during the eclipse. The general light level dimmed or equal to a cloud passing over the sun.
Then I went inside and watched it again on the internet. And then watched the tri-launch of Black Brants from Wallops Island.

 

[jsdemar]

From my son who traveled to Cleveland.

 

[Art Upton]

From my son who traveled to Cleveland.

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On TV they said those purple things were flares....

 

[BEC]

Just a brief moment after totality ended (and before I put the 16-stop filter back on the LUMIX). From the sea wall next to the beach in Mazatlán. There were thin clouds, but not enough to obscure this most amazing sight. There is NOTHING like seeing the sun’s corona with your own eyes, directly. Fortunately I did do some of that, not just fuss with the camera.

 

[Last Ox]

Only 27% here in Central Oregon, but you have to work with what you have. Shot in 2 fps VFR and edited to x60 time lapse. I wish I had this camera when totality passed overhead in 2017!

 

[Rocketclar]

From the Indianapolis area....we had great weather. We could feel the temp drop and then rebound. Street lights came on. I snapped pictures during the progression using my Seestar telescope with solar filter. Took the filter off during totality.