I want to see it from the space station. That big black shadow on the earth looks plenty freaky.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes very emotional during totality, and it came as a big surprise. Couldn't stop the tears. I"m not even sure what was going on for me in those moments but it was powerful. The pre-totality eclipse was super cool but didn't have same effect.

This is exactly how I felt. It was cool to see the moon gradually covering the sun, but when the sun was fully eclipsed I actually felt the hair on the back on my neck stand up and was so overwhelmed. There is something so deeply primal and awe-inspiring about a total eclipse.

Deeply primal is the perfect way to describe that feeling

I agree 100%. We were in the path of totality and it was truly amazing to see the environment change so immensely in a span of seconds. We thought we weren't going to be able to see it behind the clouds but when they parted and the total eclipse was revealed, it was an incredibly awe-inspiring moment. Seeing the darkness fall in an instant, the corona of the sun, the stars, the planets and the Devil's comet all at once was breathtaking and emotional.

Anonymous wrote:While viewing the eclipse? I saw lots of people tearing up (including the newscasters) on tv. I watched it with friends and family locally in the DMV. We thought it was cool - but not in the least bit emotional/touched/overwhelmed... maybe you had to be in the path of totality to feel an eclipse of the heart?

I was giddy and excited to see it!

Anonymous wrote:I walked by my children's elementary school while they were all outside looking up. The eclipse action was covered by a cloud, and when the cloud moved, I was treated to a chorus of 500 kids yelling at the same time, "I SEE IT!!"

I wasn't overly emotional, but it was easily the best part of my day.

that’s so sweet!

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Anonymous wrote:Yes very emotional during totality, and it came as a big surprise. Couldn't stop the tears. I"m not even sure what was going on for me in those moments but it was powerful. The pre-totality eclipse was super cool but didn't have same effect.

This is exactly how I felt. It was cool to see the moon gradually covering the sun, but when the sun was fully eclipsed I actually felt the hair on the back on my neck stand up and was so overwhelmed. There is something so deeply primal and awe-inspiring about a total eclipse.

Deeply primal is the perfect way to describe that feeling

We traveled to Ohio to see totality. I didn't want to, but my wife did. Until 99.9% totality, I thought it was a waste of time and money. The second 100% totality hit, everyone (myself included) froze for a split second. And then various reactions occurred. My kids were in awe, some folks laughed, some cheered. I, completely unexpected, felt my throat swell and my eyes begin to water. I didn't cry but I had an emotional response I still don't understand because I've never reached to nature in that way. I also thought about how terrifying this must have been to ancient civilizations and got a chuckle out of that.

We drove 10 hours and I teared up.

We got emotional. Tears flowed as we dropped to our knees almost to pray. At times euphoria enveloped us, at times despair as we felt as though this was the rapture. Then it ended and we went to Olive Garden.

Anonymous wrote:Once upon a time there was a light in my life, now there's only love in the dark. There's nothing I can say.

❤️

We are animals, at some level no different from other species. Even though we may understand the astronomical phenomenon, on some visceral level it unsettles us to see our sun, the source of our existence, disappear from sight even for just a few minutes at a time of day when it is supposed to be visible.

I didn’t get to see totality, although I’ve been looking at photos all day long and they are phenomenal. But where I live we had 93% eclipse, and it was just a little unnerving to see the light diminish so much in the middle of the day - and it felt much better when the light returned to normal.

When we talk about the things that could really ruin us, they are all tied to our relationship to our sun. A meteor strike that causes devastation that blocks out the sun. A thermonuclear war that causes fallout that blocks out the sun. A massive explosion of the Yellowstone caldera that blocks out the sun for decades.

Our sun is our life. Without her we all die. Someday she will become a red giant and kill us all. Of course at the cellular level we all worship her.

I teared up, which really surprised me. It felt like connecting with humanity, past and present.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes very emotional during totality, and it came as a big surprise. Couldn't stop the tears. I"m not even sure what was going on for me in those moments but it was powerful. The pre-totality eclipse was super cool but didn't have same effect.

This is exactly how I felt. It was cool to see the moon gradually covering the sun, but when the sun was fully eclipsed I actually felt the hair on the back on my neck stand up and was so overwhelmed. There is something so deeply primal and awe-inspiring about a total eclipse.

Exactly this. Thank you for putting it into words.

Anonymous wrote:I surprised myself and teared up while which the totality. Wasn’t expecting it and not bawling, but it was absolutely an emotional experience.

Same.

Anonymous wrote:Yes very emotional during totality, and it came as a big surprise. Couldn't stop the tears. I"m not even sure what was going on for me in those moments but it was powerful. The pre-totality eclipse was super cool but didn't have same effect.

This is exactly how I felt. It was cool to see the moon gradually covering the sun, but when the sun was fully eclipsed I actually felt the hair on the back on my neck stand up and was so overwhelmed. There is something so deeply primal and awe-inspiring about a total eclipse.