Did you travel to see the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024?

[Pio1980]

Someone just showed up with a welding filter, got to look but a pic wouldn't work.

 

[Oerets]

Louisville not at total but close. Could not get a good one in focus when it was almost covered. We are at about the 98% event area.

 

[init4fun]

I won't be able to see it, But I'll play some Carly in your honor......

"Then you flew your lear jet up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun"

So I was originally mistaken, and I was able to see it just fine. Not 100% of course, but a solid 92% in my area (eastern Ma.)

 

[harman/kardon]

Great pictures - thanks for sharing these with us!

 

[SuperjazzyJa]

Here in Oyster Harbors, it got slightly dark. Big wow....

 

[sanford12]

It was a perfect day for it here in Kentucky. Clouds rolled in an hour before and left about a half hour after it was over.

 

[init4fun]

Here in Oyster Harbors, it got slightly dark. Big wow....

For as much of the sun was covered (as seen in my pics) it really didn't get as dark as I expected it to, since the coverage was reported as being 92%.

Kinda like on a night where sunset would be at 7, the amount light you may have around 6:30....

 

[Shominy]

So there was a lot of cloud obscuration, but not bad.
New to me D7100, 400mm EDIF and TC 201 telecon (effective 1200mm f/11). Thousand Oaks solar filter.

 

[sanford12]

Even at 95% here it wasn't much darker than dusk and that was with clouds.

 

[Ol' Ken]

I live in the path - I've seen one before and perhaps due to my advanced years I can't get too excited over this event. It was light - it got dark - it got light again. Ta Daa...

 

[highvoltage_]

I live in the path - I've seen one before and perhaps due to my advanced years I can't get too excited over this event. It was light - it got dark - it got light again. Ta Daa...

We were watching news coverage from one of the major networks. They had a young lady doing the broadcast, she was getting so emotional I thought she was going to cry.

But I suspect she would cry over a free lunch.

 

[Spe@kerBox]

Rochester NY it got very dark, but had total cloud cover, could see nothing of the eclipse itself.

 

[YY1]

We were about 60%

Welding helmet worked great for viewing, but for some reason, like mentioned above the phone/camera didn't like it.

My wife's niece in Akron sent a pic at 100%.

Sweet.

 

[Nashou66]

The clouds slightly opened up a few minutes after totality from us in West Seneca NY. Not perfect but we at least got to see something.

https://flic.kr/p/2pJ5dGU

Then A few minutes later

https://flic.kr/p/2pJ6rZF

 

[Ol' Ken]

We were watching news coverage from one of the major networks. They had a young lady doing the broadcast, she was getting so emotional I thought she was going to cry.

But I suspect she would cry over a free lunch.

I was switching back and forth on the Cdn coverage - when the verbiage got too much I or my wife changed the channel.

 

[highvoltage_]

I was switching back and forth on the Cdn coverage - when the verbiage got too much I or my wife changed the channel.

When they brought William Shatner in to talk about his cosmic experiences, that's when I turned it off.

 

[Shominy]

I was switching back and forth on the Cdn coverage - when the verbiage got too much I or my wife changed the channel.

When they brought William Shatner in to talk about his cosmic experiences, that's when I turned it off.

Well what did you expect would happen on tv?

 

[Shominy]

90+% eclipses project what I call "coal" or "dirty" light. I really like that.

 

[highvoltage_]

Well what did you expect would happen on tv?

True. I guess I was expecting more analytical coverage. I think my expectations were too high.

 

[Shominy]

True. I guess I was expecting more analytical coverage. I think my expectations were too high.

Yes. I take all "science" reporting on tv as having gone the way Cantore and the Weather Channel went a long time ago. "Made for modern audiences." who are lowest common denominator-types who *must be entertained.