Anonymous
Post 08/21/2017 17:29     Subject: Re:Thats it? VERY DISAPPOINTED! I have encountered more darkness during severe thunderstorms.
We live in Tennessee smack in the middle of the path of totality. It got dark enough to see stars and planets. And, it became very quiet. There was some light at the horizon, like you might see at dawn or dusk.
What was impressive to me was how quickly it became light again after totality.
Very cool.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2017 17:23     Subject: Thats it? VERY DISAPPOINTED! I have encountered more darkness during severe thunderstorms.
Anonymous wrote:
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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.

I'm in the totality path in OR right now. It did not get pitch black, maybe twilight dark. But you can only see the solar corona during totality; that's why you come to it.


Agree with PP. Totality with clear skies in TN. It is not pitch black,but the Corona and the crickets that started chirping at the moment of totality were pretty cool.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2017 17:15     Subject: Thats it? VERY DISAPPOINTED! I have encountered more darkness during severe thunderstorms.
Anonymous wrote:It was really cool in DC. I think the Debbie downers didn't have the glasses.


I'm in a suburb. I had glasses, but they were useless because the sun was behind clouds. I'm not upset about it, but I agree that after all the hype, it was a letdown. Oh well, life goes on.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2017 17:12     Subject: Thats it? VERY DISAPPOINTED! I have encountered more darkness during severe thunderstorms.
Anonymous wrote:

In order to see the eclipse you needed to make use of those special glasses that you've been hearing about for weeks and actually look at the sun. The moon passed in front of it. You experienced more than just a "cloudy day," whether it impressed you or not.


Or (if the sun was out) you could poke a pin hole in a piece of paper and project the sun onto another piece of paper. Not high-tech, but it worked just fine. Also fun: projecting through the cheese grater.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2017 17:11     Subject: Thats it? VERY DISAPPOINTED! I have encountered more darkness during severe thunderstorms.
It was really cool in DC. I think the Debbie downers didn't have the glasses.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2017 17:11     Subject: Thats it? VERY DISAPPOINTED! I have encountered more darkness during severe thunderstorms.
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wow OP, I've seen some jaded, spoiled people in my life, but not being impressed by an eclipse of the sun? I bet you are a handful...


I'm not the OP, but I wasn't impressed either, because there was nothing to see


There was a rare opportunity to see a SOLAR ECLIPSE.

I totally agree with pp #1 above.



Yes, but from what I saw in NOVA, you wouldn't even know a solar eclipse was happening. If I saw anything resembling an eclipse I would have been impressed. I just experienced a cloudy day.


Yes, solar eclipses with cloud cover are disappointing, but what can you do?
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2017 16:55     Subject: Thats it? VERY DISAPPOINTED! I have encountered more darkness during severe thunderstorms.
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:It totally made me want to travel to the path of totality in 2024!


We travelled to totality and it was so amazingly worth it. It was breathtaking.


+1

Outside Nashville, in totality, it was absolutely spectacular. Well worth the effort & truly the experience of a lifetime.


+2!! It'll take a long time to get home now I'm sure, but totality was breathtaking. Completely worth the trip.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2017 16:53     Subject: Thats it? VERY DISAPPOINTED! I have encountered more darkness during severe thunderstorms.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wow OP, I've seen some jaded, spoiled people in my life, but not being impressed by an eclipse of the sun? I bet you are a handful...


I'm not the OP, but I wasn't impressed either, because there was nothing to see


There was a rare opportunity to see a SOLAR ECLIPSE.

I totally agree with pp #1 above.



Yes, but from what I saw in NOVA, you wouldn't even know a solar eclipse was happening. If I saw anything resembling an eclipse I would have been impressed. I just experienced a cloudy day.


In order to see the eclipse you needed to make use of those special glasses that you've been hearing about for weeks and actually look at the sun. The moon passed in front of it. You experienced more than just a "cloudy day," whether it impressed you or not.




Forget it. There are just a miserable people on here. Absolutely no wonder at all. You could look through the glasses. You could do a pinhole projection. There are lots of fun ways to experience it. And while it may have been totally bright because our sun is such an amazing star, viewing it through the glasses is a completely different experience

And there are also small environmental changes at the time.



But there was rain and thunder in the part of NOVA I was in, so I couldn't tell if those small environmental changes were due to the eclipse or an oncoming storm. If I didn't know there was an eclipse I would not have thought anything unusual was happening at all. Yes, after all the hype I found it disappointing.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2017 16:49     Subject: Thats it? VERY DISAPPOINTED! I have encountered more darkness during severe thunderstorms.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wow OP, I've seen some jaded, spoiled people in my life, but not being impressed by an eclipse of the sun? I bet you are a handful...


I'm not the OP, but I wasn't impressed either, because there was nothing to see


There was a rare opportunity to see a SOLAR ECLIPSE.

I totally agree with pp #1 above.



Yes, but from what I saw in NOVA, you wouldn't even know a solar eclipse was happening. If I saw anything resembling an eclipse I would have been impressed. I just experienced a cloudy day.


In order to see the eclipse you needed to make use of those special glasses that you've been hearing about for weeks and actually look at the sun. The moon passed in front of it. You experienced more than just a "cloudy day," whether it impressed you or not.


Gee, most people who have never experienced an eclipse before would have thought a week and a half prior would have plenty of time to get a pair.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2017 16:49     Subject: Thats it? VERY DISAPPOINTED! I have encountered more darkness during severe thunderstorms.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It totally made me want to travel to the path of totality in 2024!


We travelled to totality and it was so amazingly worth it. It was breathtaking.


+1

Outside Nashville, in totality, it was absolutely spectacular. Well worth the effort & truly the experience of a lifetime.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2017 16:46     Subject: Re:Thats it? VERY DISAPPOINTED! I have encountered more darkness during severe thunderstorms.
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Capital Weather Gang got a pretty cool pic:



Why did I not see that?


Because you don't look through a filter.



So what did it look like without a filter, was the sky really that dark?
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2017 16:44     Subject: Thats it? VERY DISAPPOINTED! I have encountered more darkness during severe thunderstorms.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wow OP, I've seen some jaded, spoiled people in my life, but not being impressed by an eclipse of the sun? I bet you are a handful...


I'm not the OP, but I wasn't impressed either, because there was nothing to see


There was a rare opportunity to see a SOLAR ECLIPSE.

I totally agree with pp #1 above.



Yes, but from what I saw in NOVA, you wouldn't even know a solar eclipse was happening. If I saw anything resembling an eclipse I would have been impressed. I just experienced a cloudy day.


In order to see the eclipse you needed to make use of those special glasses that you've been hearing about for weeks and actually look at the sun. The moon passed in front of it. You experienced more than just a "cloudy day," whether it impressed you or not.


Forget it. There are just a miserable people on here. Absolutely no wonder at all. You could look through the glasses. You could do a pinhole projection. There are lots of fun ways to experience it. And while it may have been totally bright because our sun is such an amazing star, viewing it through the glasses is a completely different experience

And there are also small environmental changes at the time.

Anonymous
Post 08/21/2017 16:40     Subject: Thats it? VERY DISAPPOINTED! I have encountered more darkness during severe thunderstorms.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wow OP, I've seen some jaded, spoiled people in my life, but not being impressed by an eclipse of the sun? I bet you are a handful...


I'm not the OP, but I wasn't impressed either, because there was nothing to see


There was a rare opportunity to see a SOLAR ECLIPSE.

I totally agree with pp #1 above.



Yes, but from what I saw in NOVA, you wouldn't even know a solar eclipse was happening. If I saw anything resembling an eclipse I would have been impressed. I just experienced a cloudy day.


In order to see the eclipse you needed to make use of those special glasses that you've been hearing about for weeks and actually look at the sun. The moon passed in front of it. You experienced more than just a "cloudy day," whether it impressed you or not.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2017 16:36     Subject: Thats it? VERY DISAPPOINTED! I have encountered more darkness during severe thunderstorms.
It was awesome where we were... not totality but pretty close... but when the sun began to come back we noticed all these unusual plants that we'd never seen before were suddenly all over... and seem to be spreading...
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2017 16:35     Subject: Re:Thats it? VERY DISAPPOINTED! I have encountered more darkness during severe thunderstorms.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Capital Weather Gang got a pretty cool pic:



Why did I not see that?


Because you don't look through a filter.