CHAT Are you going to try to see the total eclipse tomorrow?

I will be at school, with my students watching it, if the clouds haven't got it covered up. We're in the 98% zone, so it will be neat thing to witness.

In 100% area. Won't be looking at it directly but will be watching.

I’m gonna be consistent. I gave my back to the lunar eclipse two-weeks ago.

The solar eclipse will be like, 48+% coverage here in Los Angeles Basin starting 10:06 AM - 11:12 AM. That’s 66 minutes... Law’s Yes! Not worth the trouble.

I ain’t loOking up, on account what mama told me in 73.

I don’t wanna go blind and grow hair on my palms. Either one!

What's an eclipse, never heard of it, so I won't be watching it.

Not likely. I figure, at that time, my moon will be making a total eclipse of the toilet seat.

TMI?

All my life, I've wanted to see a total eclipse and I am beyond excited about it. We are in 100% totality and our entire property is prime viewing area...checked it out again today.

Our creeks are gorgeous right now so we'll be set up where the two intercept aka the swimming hole. Our Native American ancestors thought an area where two bodies of water meet was a very spiritual place and that is the prettiest spot on the property so there we will be with a handful of family and friends. I'm also curious about how our animals will respond. Everyone else is looking forward to it but nobody is as stoked as I am...not the kids or the adults. They are humoring me.

In 2045, we will be in totality again with the path crossing this one being very close by. I'll be almost ninety by then so my chances of seeing it will depend on which parent I take after but I'm not counting on it lol.

Saw it in 2017 -- we took the day off and drove about 2 hours to a nice park in Bowling Green KY. It was amazing!

This time -- yep, we're in the path of totality. Should last about a minute and a half. My daughter is coming over to watch with me; her house isn't far, but it's outside the totality zone. I'm sad that my son won't see it; he might be able to come outside for a little while at work and see partial. I sent him eclipse glasses. Husband is working just outside the zone too; he'll probably get 95% or so. I hope it's not cloudy, but even if it is, it'll get dark, which is pretty cool anyway.

They are having a watch party at work. I'll step out to see the eclipse. It won't be total dark, but 90+% at peak.

I'm in Florida so I won't see a total eclipse but I may get to see something. Depends on the clouds. I saw the one in 2017 when we were in Branson, MO. It was cool. We were sitting outside eating Chick-fil-a and boom ... didn't even realize what was coming until we heard people around us talking about it. My kids back in Florida managed to get some cool photos though for the life of me I don't know where they've gone. I have my Aztec monocle (a stone polished that was used by the Aztecs like sunglasses) that I'm going to try and use.

Here it starts about 1:45 pm, maxes out at 3: pm, and then is over with at 4:15 pm. No clue if there will be anymore in my lifetime so I figure why not?

I gotta say, I don't understand the people who live in the totality zone or close to it and think this is no big deal. I guarantee if I wasn't in the zone, I'd be one of the dorks traveling someplace else to see it. I've been looking forward to this day for 7 years. A total eclipse really is that amazing. Truly, an emotionally moving experience. In 2017, my son, who was 19, said it was "the most amazing thing I've ever seen in my life." High, high praise from a 19-year-old young man. Of course, granted he's a science nerd too.

Some people will say it's just an eclipse -- they've seen one before, so what? Well, a total solar eclipse is completely different than seeing even a 90% eclipse. Even 1% makes a difference. In that case, it gets dark-ish, but you can still see blue sky (or clouds, depending). But at 100%, it gets dark like night. You can see stars in the sky. And as it gets closer to totality, colors shift and things look surreal. Shadows are different than you'd expect at sunset. You can see "mini-eclipses" in the dappled sun beneath the trees. And it all happens so fast -- you go from ordinary day to kinda-twilight to midnight dark in minutes. Honestly, actually looking up at the sun is not that big of a deal -- it's what happens around you that is wonderful.

We do not live in the path and I will be in the dentist chair when the eclipse happens. Stay safe folks and protect your eyes!

tech said:

Welding helmets or goggles are not sufficient to protect your eyes...

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The right shade is. I have # 12 from last time.

I have never in my life seen a total eclipse. I really wanna see one. Pups will stay home in case of heavy traffic.

Homestyle said:

I am more interested in the darkness and wondering what the ancients thought when this happened. Physically seeing the sun blocked out the exact moment is not exciting to me. I can see that on tv a hundred time by tomorrow night. I'm in the pathway.

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I think the priests took advantage to call for sacrifices to appease the sun god.

My area will be overcast. So no.

I said No, but I will probably watch a livestream of it on the internet. We’re in Southern California just north of Los Angeles.
Might take my kid (we homeschool) outside with a collander or a sheet of paper with a pinhole in it to see it… and the cool semi circles made in the shadows. That’s about it.

Nah, I'm no where near the totality zone, although I think we're supposed to get a partial eclipse here.

I saw a total eclipse back in the 90's, ,

Yes. Kids and I are heading North this morning. About a 3 hr drive to get us to totality.

No, rain & clouds

Hip replacement surgery in about 3 hrs. I don't think I'll be too interested in all the hysteria later today.

The Totality Path slid south a bit yesterday, so I'm not COMPPLETELY sure I have access to Totality.

If I DO have access it will be just up the street.

Gonna drag a lil pinhole camera and watch using that... Of course ALWAYS ASSUMING it don't Cleveland on me head.

BILLET!!!

Prayers your hip work goes well.

North Central PA - We are in the 95% zone but it will be cloudy this afternoon.

mecoastie said:

Yes. Kids and I are heading North this morning. About a 3 hr drive to get us to totality.

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Same here!

We made paper plate masks to add to the glasses to keep roving eyes from peeling out around the glasses. The entire family will look like dorks and I’m ok with that.

Plan to bring some cardboard boxes and make pinhole cameras too.

Don't think it's coming to WA state.
What's the big deal anyway?
It gets darker for a few minutes,
then its over.

It will be 95% here in mass so it will be a cool thing to see.Hoping it will be clear

Totatility here..and my balcony faces right towards the sun when it hits here..suppose to be 2.02 pm est totality at 3.16pm..lasts for 2 minutes

Got a seat set up ready to roll..my funky glasses..

Phone on the ready to take a video..just hoping no clouds..

No, I will working…

I’ll be at work, just. I’ll go out and check it out. We are on the edge here in Va.

Marthanoir said:

Nah, I'm no where near the totality zone, although I think we're supposed to get a partial eclipse here.

I saw a total eclipse back in the 90's, ,

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Yes, I was surprised. There is supposed to be a partial eclipse here around sundown, but with a 100 percent chance of rain, I' 'll probably stay inside and "watch" on the computer. The West of Ireland is supposed to see more than those on the East Coast will.

I pray for safe travels for anyone on here traveling to see it.

You betcha!
I live in “the path”!
I’ve looked forward to it for months!



But not all of this hoopla, MY WORD!!

We're in the 100% zone. If the clouds break, I'll be looking up. Got the glasses. I was thinking of looking for a virgin, but DW said she'd sacrifice me if I didn't knock it off. She's very understanding. She's also a good shot.

phloydius said:

The next one in the USA will be in 20 years. It will only be up in a few states far North including Montana.

The one in 2017 was the first one in the USA in about 40 years.

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There was one October 14, 2023. It started in the Pacific Northwest and was seen all the way to southern mostTexas

we are in 98 percent here. looking forward to it.

stormie said:

There was one October 14, 2023. It started in the Pacific Northwest and was seen all the way to southern mostTexas

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Saw that one from the front yard. Critters weren't bothered by it, except the chickens kept looking at their wrists thinking "damn, it's not time for THAT yet!" but then they shrugged and went back to huntin' bugs. Fazed the goats not one bit, but then they're not the brightest critters in the collection so there is that.

Didn't get too too dark, about like right after sunset on a clear day, but the chorography was off in that the moon was too far away or the sun was too close or something at that particular time, and so that wasn't a total blockage even at 100%. What struck me the most was how spooky feeling it was. At 11am, it was hot and somewhat muggy. Then it gradually started cooling off but the sun was still up there and casting sharp shadows, and my mind was screaming that something ain't right, it was like I knew it should be hot as hell and I should be seeking a shade tree, but the strangeness was that I wasn't hot! It's that disconnect with what one expects .vs. what's happening that was the strangest part of the whole experience to me. That, and the crescent-shaped shadows on the ground from the sun filtering through tree leaves.

I expect this one is going to have a much more profound effect on the critters, both 4 legged and 2 legged. Like others, I'm not so much interested in looking up at it, but observing what the animals are doing about it. We do have the glasses, though, as I only have one welding helmet and it's an auto-darker which I do not trust to be accurate with the shading calibration. It's forecast to be heavily-clouded here anyway, but it'll still get dark in the daytime and that's a story for the grandkids no matter what.

So yeah, even with the clouds, we'll be out there looking around at the goats and chickens and so forth. Going out in a few hours to bait some other wildlife, see if it shows up (deer, etc.) to some corn. Might be able to see some of them doing different stuff as it gets dark....and lightens back up. I'll pitch the goats some alfalfa about an hour prior so they'll be up close and not out in the brush so we can watch them as well. The chickens, well, they hang all over us and follow us around like puppy dogs any time we're outside anyways, so....

I probably wouldn't drive somewhere just to see it, but since it's coming right over us, I'd be a fool to NOT watch and try to learn something.

I’m picking my kids up from school early and heading to an open space to watch. Our school district is one of the only ones in this area without early dismissal or a watch party. We are in the 88% to 99% zone here in the Hudson Valley. I wouldn’t let them miss this opportunity.

Totality will be from 1:40-ish p.m. to 1:44 p.m. but obviously it's gonna be partial for an hour or so before and after. I suppose not much work is gonna get done today.

Yea. I’m in the path here in north Texas.