I had a very good eclipse experience. I was in the path of totality over Dayton, Ohio (glasses courtesy of my Senator, Sherrod Brown!) and I rigged up the most Dayton-esque thing ever with a piece of cardboard, glasses and a spare iPhone … I might just be one roll of duct tape away from being an engineer! 😂😂😂😂 seriously, if Dayton had a personal brand, it would be “give us duct tape and baling wire, we could go to the Moon!” I’ll post either in my newsletter or notes, depending on how ambitious I am… it’s on IG anyway…
We were with my Beloved1’s sister in San Antonio, directly in totality’s path. Clouds obscured the sun, except for a brief moment when we caught a glimpse of the eclipse at its early stage. During totality we got the full effect. Twilight twice today! Pity the Danish couple we met a church yesterday morning who explained they made the journey all the way from Scandinavia for the not-so-spectacular spectacle.
Los Angeles % of eclipse about 50%. I walked in my neighborhood during the peak of what we were given. I liked the difference in the quality of the light. No other people. No birds. Mosquitos were there. I don’t like them either.
As always, I love your drawings. Yes the eclipse was a kinda non-event. We're in Toronto right in the path, saw the first 1/8th then the clouds came in. Loved the darkness. Events like this are made by the people, not the astronomical occurrence. If the phenomena was a pork sausage and it rose through the meat department and attained hero status, millions of people would get caught up in the frenzy to see to you and the pork sausage. It's the people that make the event. I was going to use a pop star as an example, but the pork sausage seemed a bit more entertaining. Cosmic health to both of you.
My viewing location was cloud instructed. The change in light intensity was on a scale similar to a storm front passing over. Last years partial was more spectacular, casting great funky shadows. Great collection of drawings. Please preserve them so we can compare with your 2045 eclipse perspective. 😉
We had a very successful viewing here in Dallas, Texas - many residents from our senior apartments gathered in a courtyard. I enjoyed sketching the crowd and a woman next to me who was playing crystal bowls. Sunlight vanished quickly. I could see the full eclipse and the "diamond ring" effect - it was very small - I expect that I will enjoy the view by profession videographers through quality telescopes. There must have been 5 eclipse viewing sunglasses for every observer. After the eclipse I found that there were more people watching me draw than continued watching the partial eclipse aftermath. I assume that a colander is used like a pinhole camera to project on a white screen.
We didn’t get much of an event here in Coastal Virginia though we were forecasted to receive 78% I couldn’t see too much of a difference. Perhaps a little change in the light. I was attentive to the birds, squirrels and other creatures, nothing drastic to report.
I love your drawings as well as the written description sitting outside on lawn chairs and the colander.
Early on I was listening to NPR and they did do a good job of switching from station to station where totality were occurring . The emotions and descriptions were moving, I especially enjoyed the children’s reactions.
Here in Pittsfield we were probably about twice as close to the main event as you were. We couldn't have cared less, and barely bothered to look out the window when it got a bit dusky for a while, Did see some people in lawn chairs not far from here who seemed to be looking at the sky. Non-event hrere, too, though.
The colander is fun. As the sunlight passes through each hole, it creates a little crescent of light - a mini image of the sun. The same thing happens if there are leaves on the trees. 😊
I had a great eclipse experience, we were by the pool on vacation at Florida panhandle and saw nothing. Next one will pass right over this area. Two of my children got together with many cousins in Bloomington, IN and had an excellent view. They will get together here for the next one as one cousin lives here.
Where I live in Minnesota whatever we got was covered by grey overcast clouds.
Rule: Hold onto any man who can channel Christopher Walken.
I took a hit for the team and let the cat clutch me like a baby koala during the eclipse.
I had a very good eclipse experience. I was in the path of totality over Dayton, Ohio (glasses courtesy of my Senator, Sherrod Brown!) and I rigged up the most Dayton-esque thing ever with a piece of cardboard, glasses and a spare iPhone … I might just be one roll of duct tape away from being an engineer! 😂😂😂😂 seriously, if Dayton had a personal brand, it would be “give us duct tape and baling wire, we could go to the Moon!” I’ll post either in my newsletter or notes, depending on how ambitious I am… it’s on IG anyway…
We enjoyed our 90% in Paterson NJ https://www.facebook.com/terry.mckenna.503/posts/25772436905676985
We were with my Beloved1’s sister in San Antonio, directly in totality’s path. Clouds obscured the sun, except for a brief moment when we caught a glimpse of the eclipse at its early stage. During totality we got the full effect. Twilight twice today! Pity the Danish couple we met a church yesterday morning who explained they made the journey all the way from Scandinavia for the not-so-spectacular spectacle.
Though we didn’t get to see the moon cover the sun, totality was a rather bizarre experience.
Los Angeles % of eclipse about 50%. I walked in my neighborhood during the peak of what we were given. I liked the difference in the quality of the light. No other people. No birds. Mosquitos were there. I don’t like them either.
As always, I love your drawings. Yes the eclipse was a kinda non-event. We're in Toronto right in the path, saw the first 1/8th then the clouds came in. Loved the darkness. Events like this are made by the people, not the astronomical occurrence. If the phenomena was a pork sausage and it rose through the meat department and attained hero status, millions of people would get caught up in the frenzy to see to you and the pork sausage. It's the people that make the event. I was going to use a pop star as an example, but the pork sausage seemed a bit more entertaining. Cosmic health to both of you.
My viewing location was cloud instructed. The change in light intensity was on a scale similar to a storm front passing over. Last years partial was more spectacular, casting great funky shadows. Great collection of drawings. Please preserve them so we can compare with your 2045 eclipse perspective. 😉
We had a very successful viewing here in Dallas, Texas - many residents from our senior apartments gathered in a courtyard. I enjoyed sketching the crowd and a woman next to me who was playing crystal bowls. Sunlight vanished quickly. I could see the full eclipse and the "diamond ring" effect - it was very small - I expect that I will enjoy the view by profession videographers through quality telescopes. There must have been 5 eclipse viewing sunglasses for every observer. After the eclipse I found that there were more people watching me draw than continued watching the partial eclipse aftermath. I assume that a colander is used like a pinhole camera to project on a white screen.
Pretty disappointing.
We didn’t get much of an event here in Coastal Virginia though we were forecasted to receive 78% I couldn’t see too much of a difference. Perhaps a little change in the light. I was attentive to the birds, squirrels and other creatures, nothing drastic to report.
I love your drawings as well as the written description sitting outside on lawn chairs and the colander.
Early on I was listening to NPR and they did do a good job of switching from station to station where totality were occurring . The emotions and descriptions were moving, I especially enjoyed the children’s reactions.
Hahahahahaha. That was such a great, funny account of your experience. Even a non experience is an experience. : )
Here in Pittsfield we were probably about twice as close to the main event as you were. We couldn't have cared less, and barely bothered to look out the window when it got a bit dusky for a while, Did see some people in lawn chairs not far from here who seemed to be looking at the sky. Non-event hrere, too, though.
I would have enjoyed a drawing of a man with a colander over his face looking quizzically at the sky.
The colander is fun. As the sunlight passes through each hole, it creates a little crescent of light - a mini image of the sun. The same thing happens if there are leaves on the trees. 😊
I had a great eclipse experience, we were by the pool on vacation at Florida panhandle and saw nothing. Next one will pass right over this area. Two of my children got together with many cousins in Bloomington, IN and had an excellent view. They will get together here for the next one as one cousin lives here.