Dawg52
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Cloudy in Mississippi but I didn't have any eclipse glasses anyway. But it will be interesting to see how dim it gets.
You couldn't be more wrong. As one eclipse watcher told me the day before the 2017 total eclipse (we saw totality in central Oregon), "The difference between a total eclipse and a near-total eclipse, is like the difference between death and a near-death experience."
"Foreigner", yes, but we didn't clog up I-97. We were staying with friends in Bend and took back roads into totality and watched the glorious spectacle from near the base of the Cascades a bit west of I-97. We had no problem at all with traffic after the eclipse, but we weren't leaving Bend that day anyway....so you were one of those "foreigners" that came in, and likely clogged 97.
Our place was north of Bend/Redmond and the sheriff had given us info on how they were preparing for the tens of thousands expected (and many did show up).
We stayed off the road, just went about a mile from our house for a more unobstructed view (we normally were just concerned with our Cascades view)...and some people must have turned off the road and found our area. But we did have clear sky and TOTALITY.
Now having moved, we're now also in totality, just not the centerline... and so far just light clouds... we'll see how it compares to 2017.
My cellphone pictures didn't come out as well. But we had enough breaks in the clouds that we got a lot of 2 and 3 minutes views as it progressed. It got to about 99% here, as projected... Very cool... Never really got totally dark, sort of very late dusk. We have been coming out of it now for about 15 mins.Not bad for a cell phone
Bluebird skies here in Chicago where we observed 95% totality. It was surprisingly bright even at the max 95% coverage.
I happened to catch a local TV station yesterday giving "tips" for the eclipse. The number 1 "tip" was to not wear the eclipse glasses while driving
Or maybe proof how adaptable our eyes are. We got 80% and it was as if I had sunglasses on.I guess that's evidence (if not actual proof) of how very bright the sun is.
Appeared to be somewhere between 95 and 98 percent coverage at our house. Most impressive. It was like evening light, but somehow strange.
This was the second "almost total" eclipse I've seen, and it once again made me think I'd like to get the total experience sometime if possible.
I don't expect to be here for the next one in the US, but there will be one in August 2026 that can be seen from Iceland and Spain. Hmm...
Bloomington Indiana park has a Pink Floyd tribute band playing the entire Dark Side of the Moon album. How fitting.
Sounds like a potential disaster.
FWIW, the correct pronunciation of the town of Burnet is "burn it".