Luv2play Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 I am sitting in my back yard and the solar eclipse has just started. I live in a zone of 100 percent coverage so in an hour from now will see full eclipse. That is, if the clouds don’t move in first. They are approaching from the west so will be a race against time. + m_writer, Dolman, + Vegas_Millennial and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 I can now see a bite out of the lower right side of the sun. Hasn’t impacted the ambient light yet. It’s 2:39 edt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 It’s another half hour till total eclipse. But the clouds are thickening fast . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 It’s 3pm now and the sun just peaked out from the clouds. A one third crescent has been taken out of the sun. + Vegas_Millennial 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 It’s 3:07 and now half the sun has disappeared. + Vegas_Millennial 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 I might have my sun downer cocktail early today. Just a thought. Lol + Vegas_Millennial 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 5 minutes to total eclipse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56harrisond Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 It's cloudy here in Buffalo today + Vegas_Millennial, + Pensant, SlimJim and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Just now, 56harrisond said: It's cloudy here in Buffalo today Nice pic though. 56harrisond 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 I can see just a sliver of sun now. One minute to go. 56harrisond and + WilliamM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Wow it’s beautiful. The corona is here + WilliamM, + Vegas_Millennial, SlimJim and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 The sun is a black disc with a silver corona surrounding it in the dark sky . + Vegas_Millennial 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 That’s it . I need to put my glasses on again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Unbelievable!!! What a show! + m_writer and Dolman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 And the sun is starting to shine again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56harrisond Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 18 minutes ago, 56harrisond said: It's cloudy here in Buffalo today Welshman, SlimJim, marylander1940 and 6 others 3 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 3 minutes ago, 56harrisond said: Very nice shot. To see it in real life was even better. 56harrisond, + Vegas_Millennial and + WilliamM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshman Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 If you have now developed the bug for seeing solar eclipses (which according to surveys 86% of people who see a total solar eclipse suddenly want to see the next one), there are two options open to you 1) Wait for the next partial eclipse in 2029 or the next total eclipse in 2044 2) Travel to the next total eclipse which will be over Greenland, Iceland and Spain on August 12th 2026 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samhexum Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 I can't tell you how excited I've been about the eclipse... because there's no word in the English language that describes an amount that small. wsc, pubic_assistance, + jeezopete and 4 others 1 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloKyle Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, 56harrisond said: It's cloudy here in Buffalo today Yeah, at my house got a few decent looks at the moon covering the sun but during totality was nothing but clouds. I would have LOVED to seen it during that point. Yesterday was sunny all day too. 😭 + WilliamM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ jeezopete Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 56harrisond, + azdr0710, marylander1940 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ azdr0710 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 I saw the 2017 eclipse at 100% totality under clear skies (Oregon). It's something everybody should see. Absolutely incredible. We were on a mountain top and watched the shadow race toward us from 100 miles away. 2028 in Australia anybody??!! mike carey, SlimJim and Luv2play 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 6 minutes ago, azdr0710 said: I saw the 2017 eclipse at 100% totality under clear skies (Oregon). It's something everybody should see. Absolutely incredible. We were on a mountain top and watched the shadow race toward us from 100 miles away. 2028 in Australia anybody??!! What time of the day was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ azdr0710 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 8 minutes ago, Luv2play said: What time of the day was that? About 10:30am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 2 hours ago, samhexum said: I can't tell you how excited I've been about the eclipse... because there's no word in the English language that describes an amount that small. No doubt you’ll be more impressed with the millions of cicadas about to darken the skies of America soon. pubic_assistance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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