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eloneen: I got my glasses from Amazon last week - enough for the family and a few to spare. I was at school, and the eclipse was happening right before dismissal, so many teachers had lessons about the eclipse and ended the day with taking the students outside. Apr 9, 2024 2:15:35 GMT
eloneen: It was quite a scene, and great fun watching them experiencing our partial eclipse with such enthusiasm and awe. Some of them had seen the total eclipse in western NC in 2017 with their families. My mother was underwhelmed, expecting much more. Oh well! Apr 9, 2024 2:18:07 GMT
orioles70: expecting much more? or maybe much less? (sunlight) I was a little surprised at how much light came through with 85% of the sun blocked. I had expected a cloudy day so I was pleasantly surprised by how good the eclipse viewing was. Apr 9, 2024 14:07:46 GMT
BIuebird: We got about 88% coverage here in Delaware! I had bought my glasses last week, so we were prepared. It was pretty cool! I was afraid that the clouds that creeped up might obscure it at the last minute, but we were lucky and they held off. Apr 9, 2024 14:59:50 GMT
eloneen: My mother was expecting more drama, more darkness, more changes. Instead, it looked like a quicker than normal transition from sunny skies to dusky skies in mid-afternoon, then a return to sunny skies. After all the hype on TV, she was disappointed. Apr 9, 2024 18:59:41 GMT
eloneen: I saw the total eclipse in 2017, about 4 hours west of where I live. This year's partial eclipse was not as dramatic, but still quite extraordinary. Apr 9, 2024 19:03:50 GMT
Timeblue: Did you all see the lights go down? Apr 10, 2024 10:30:04 GMT
eloneen: Not entirely, but we saw the streetlights turn on, which was cool. Apr 12, 2024 15:11:30 GMT *
Horacewimp: Did you get the eerie silence when the birds stop singing because they think night has come early Apr 12, 2024 15:19:22 GMT
eloneen: I thought I heard birds singing the way they do early in the morning. We didn't get complete coverage, so it was probably a little confusing when it got a bit darker and then brightened up again fairly soon after. Apr 12, 2024 18:43:20 GMT *
BSJ: We were able to enjoy the full eclipse from our backyard. Unbelievable experience. A hush stillness was felt. It became dark during the few minutes of full coverage. From when we first started to see the sliver of moon sliding over the sun, to the end, 2hr Apr 13, 2024 13:19:47 GMT
eloneen: Agreed. The total eclipse experience is amazing, and I'm glad I was able to see one. Apr 13, 2024 13:40:37 GMT
Timeblue: Just a word on the middle east crisis, I pray to god that this doesn't escalate as some have predicted. I fear this situation could be serious in the coming days..... Apr 14, 2024 0:41:25 GMT
eloneen: I'm with you on that. Apr 14, 2024 11:57:23 GMT
eloneen: Anyone else trying to enjoy the lights from the solar storm this weekend? I haven't tried hard enough, but that's what Saturday nights are for, right? May 11, 2024 22:23:14 GMT *
Horacewimp: I looked a few times last night but couldn’t see anything, we do have bad light pollution here. May 12, 2024 7:17:10 GMT
eloneen: My husband and son were up, trying to look up a good location nearby where there would be enough darkness to see what there was to see. Alas, at 3 AM, there was little interest in driving 30 or so miles to see some pinkish light in the sky.I just slept. May 12, 2024 14:42:56 GMT
eloneen: Friday night was better in this area, apparently, but we missed it. Oh, well! As a consolation prize, we can hear the cicadas screaming. I've read that local police got calls about possible " alien invasion" it was so loud in some areas. m0168 May 12, 2024 14:44:12 GMT *
orioles70: I was in Raleigh the last couple of days and wondered what the weird UFO noise in the distance was. Turned out that the cicadas weren't in my sister's neighborhood, but were close enough to hear. May 12, 2024 16:14:17 GMT
Timeblue: Here in Yorkshire, the lights were supposedly easily viewable but I popped out a few times around midnight and although it was a clear night, there were no lights.. May 12, 2024 18:07:19 GMT
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