Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those who didn't think it was very special, here are some photos from friends who traveled to totality zones. Both of these friends are avid amateur photographers.

This friend is an astrophysicist and he traveled to eastern OR to view the eclipse:




This friend is a retired project lead from Space Telescope up in Baltimore. He traveled to the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming to view:




Amazing. I'm so jealous of my friends going to see this. We are already starting to plan to go and see the eclipse in 2024 (we're just investigating where we'd like to go for the viewing).

Were these taken with a filter?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those who didn't think it was very special, here are some photos from friends who traveled to totality zones. Both of these friends are avid amateur photographers.

This friend is an astrophysicist and he traveled to eastern OR to view the eclipse:

This friend is a retired project lead from Space Telescope up in Baltimore. He traveled to the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming to view:

Amazing. I'm so jealous of my friends going to see this. We are already starting to plan to go and see the eclipse in 2024 (we're just investigating where we'd like to go for the viewing).

Were these taken with a filter?

Anonymous wrote:For those who didn't think it was very special, here are some photos from friends who traveled to totality zones. Both of these friends are avid amateur photographers.

This friend is an astrophysicist and he traveled to eastern OR to view the eclipse:




This friend is a retired project lead from Space Telescope up in Baltimore. He traveled to the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming to view:




Amazing. I'm so jealous of my friends going to see this. We are already starting to plan to go and see the eclipse in 2024 (we're just investigating where we'd like to go for the viewing).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
That's why people made an effort to get to the path of totality. It gets pitch black and the stars come out, and animals get a little concerned.

I would have traveled if I could. The kids and I just went out to observe with our glasses and I explained that the sun is so powerful, even covered at more than 80%, it's practically broad daylight.

It does not get pitch dark in totality and you cannot see any stars. BUT it looks like dawn and sunset 360' around- it is very cool. Plus seeing the moon blocking the sun and being able to see the sun's corona is also cool. We drove to Tennessee on SUnday and back yesterday. It was definitely worth it.

We were in Oregon and definitely saw some stars.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
That's why people made an effort to get to the path of totality. It gets pitch black and the stars come out, and animals get a little concerned.

I would have traveled if I could. The kids and I just went out to observe with our glasses and I explained that the sun is so powerful, even covered at more than 80%, it's practically broad daylight.

It does not get pitch dark in totality and you cannot see any stars. BUT it looks like dawn and sunset 360' around- it is very cool. Plus seeing the moon blocking the sun and being able to see the sun's corona is also cool. We drove to Tennessee on SUnday and back yesterday. It was definitely worth it.

MikeL wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I watched it near the WH with glasses. It was hot as hell and I felt no relief in the temperature or brightness. I was a little disappointed but I still want to travel to see totality in 2024!

The difference between a partial eclipse and a total eclipse is like being near death and being dead.

Anonymous wrote:I watched it near the WH with glasses. It was hot as hell and I felt no relief in the temperature or brightness. I was a little disappointed but I still want to travel to see totality in 2024!

Anonymous wrote:I was at totality. Photos do not do it justice. I am still processing the experience. From the changing lighting...to the insect sounds...to the mid-day cool down...and then...the sun is just about completely occluded.



And then the last bit of the sun is gone...



I looked around, and saw the Great Smoky Mountains still lit up...but noticed 360 degrees of sunrise/sunset colors. It is truly a magical experience.

I am mostly at a loss to describe the emotional intensity of the 2min 38 s.

Anonymous wrote:Honestly. I think the cheering is weird. Yes, it's cool, it's nature, it's a natural scientific thing. But cheering? Normal for a birthday, sports event etc...not really appropriate for an eclipse. Like I understand a sigh of amazement, even screaming how cool it was. But something about cheering for this seems off.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
That's why people made an effort to get to the path of totality. It gets pitch black and the stars come out, and animals get a little concerned.

I would have traveled if I could. The kids and I just went out to observe with our glasses and I explained that the sun is so powerful, even covered at more than 80%, it's practically broad daylight.

It does not get pitch dark in totality and you cannot see any stars. BUT it looks like dawn and sunset 360' around- it is very cool. Plus seeing the moon blocking the sun and being able to see the sun's corona is also cool. We drove to Tennessee on SUnday and back yesterday. It was definitely worth it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These NOVA nothing special happened posters make me glad I live in DC where everyone I know was thrilled to have the chance to see it.

I'm a pp who took exception to the "nothing special" posters too. I'm in NOVA, watched the eclipse with a whole neighborhood full of awed viewers and have seen loads of socia media postings by NOVA friends and acquaintances who took time off of work to appreciate the eclipse with friends and families. Everyone I know was thrilled to have the chance to see it, and I can guarantee you that there are people in DC who didn't give a damn, so let's not turn this into some ridiculous turf dispute.

Let's also not turn it into a dispute about people being jaded vs not. The "nothing special" posters (myself included) were people who were unfortunate enough to be in a cloudy area at the time. Those who were thrilled to see it didn't have the misfortune of having cloud coverage at the peak. Believe me all of you who thought it was pretty neat would not have had the same reaction if you had seen it from my neighborhood.