Who Saw the Eclipse?

[Texas Star]

I did, apart from some periods when clouds covered it.

The reddish-brown phase was very dark. I wonder how much was due to pollution? But it was very impressive, even here in a big city.

T-Star

 

[Out West]

Pretty cloudy here in Cowtown last night and I'm no longer much of a nightowl. I chose to get my zzzzzzzzz's instead. Saw some pics this morning and it looked pretty spectacular.

Out
West

 

[MR .44 Spl]

I got to see about the first 20 minutes of it, and then the clouds rolled in. Still kind of neat.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

I got up around 2:30 for my usual trip to the head and remembered the eclipse-so I walked outside and killed two birds with one stone. Would have seen it better if I had my glasses on.

 

[zoom6zoom]

Didn't look reddish or any other color here except very dark. I don't remember seeing one this dark and colorless before.

 

[IndianaDave]

Snowing here in Indiana. Got a good night's sleep instead.

 

[rburg]

Snow here, too. I've got some gauges, buildings across the way. I rate the snowfall by my ability to see them off in the distance. It was a "forget it" kind of snow. I couldn't even see the bridge .4 miles away! That's what you call accumulating snow. Started before midnight, still doing it this morning. No seeing the moon then, or the sun now.

 

[DCWilson]

Missed it; thick cloud and falling water blocked everything here in SoCal. I'll catch the next one.

 

[Texas Star]

Didn't look reddish or any other color here except very dark. I don't remember seeing one this dark and colorless before.

I also thought it was very dark.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

Clear-and cold-here in Central NJ. I saw no reddishness, just darkness.

 

[Maddog 521]

I woke up 1:40 and went out and looked. It was about 1/3 covered. I didn't see the red that I suppose to see. Went back out about 4 and it was over. I am glad I saw it.

 

[sjmjax]

I did here in NE Floriduh.

Went out about 2:00, lit a fire in the firepit, opened a bottle of good wine, lit a cigar, pulled up a comfy recliner and watched show until about 4:30.

Beautiful, clear cool night without a breath of wind. Quite enjoyable and a spectacle that won't be repeated in my lifetime. I would have been sorry to miss it.

 

[Onomea]

Over here in Tokyo, I didn't even try, assuming that it could not be seen here. I read that the best place to be was North Carolina, so I am a little surprised that you folks in Texas could see it. I don't know much about eclipses, but thought they were pretty local in effect.

 

[OKFC05]

don't know much about eclipses, but thought they were pretty local in effect.

Obviously you are thinking about solar eclipses.
For a lunar eclipse, the earth is casting a shadow on the moon, and if you can see the moon while the shadow is on it, you are seeing the eclipse.

The view from OK was spectacular, as I had only scattered clouds.

 

[dave b]

ZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZ

 

[TucsonMTB]

Time to resurrect this old thread!

It is about 11:40 PM Arizona time and we appear to be about 75% of the way to totality.

 

[Fishslayer]

I'm watching it. Pretty awesome.

 

[arjay]

Great view in Denver

 

[TucsonMTB]

Barefooted on the front patio here just north of Tucson.

My wife says it will be another 15 minutes until totality.

We have a telescope pointed at it making it more impressive than I remember from my childhood in the upper Midwest.

 

[JayFramer]

Just saw it.

Looked like a big ol' dull penny up there!