Im not a religious persone...

[BigMotherTucker]

AT ALL...

But the fact that the sun is 400x larger than our moon and also 400x farther away from us and that random fact allows us to view the witchcraft that is a solar eclipse is freaking amazing to me.

 

[RocketDawg]

It is indeed.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

I'm in Nashville right in the direct path and at totality was one of the coolest experiences I've seen in nature. (Even though nature isn't the correct term).

Much more than I anticipated.

 

[RocketDawg]

Temperature here dropped 9 degrees, and may still drop some more. It's still pretty dark.

 

[BigMotherTucker]

Where are you at?

 

[BlueRidgeMtns]

we have about 90% here and it seems like dusk right now outside.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Here in Augusta, GA it wasn't quite a Bonnie Tyler moment but it was close. Everything seemed to get eerily quiet as well.

 

[Jwsjr]

Rocket, sent you PM

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

I felt like those people who went to the top of a building welcome the aliens in Independence Day

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

We watched it here at work. Temp dropped about 10 degrees and the birds were dead silent. Kinda creepy.

 

[RocketDawg]

West side of Huntsville. Had a few clouds so that may have helped bring the temp down. It's gone up almost 2 degrees now, about 40 minutes past max.

 

[WrapItDog]

a solar eclipse is freaking amazing to me.

I was about 91.5% amazed

PM me for a great deal on a pair of gently used like new eclipse glasses

 

[RocketDawg]

Here in Augusta, GA it wasn't quite a Bonnie Tyler moment but it was close. Everything seemed to get eerily quiet as well.

Bonnie Tyler's on a cruise ship about 400 miles off the Atlantic coast. They're having an eclipse party (covered on the Weather Channel).

 

[RocketDawg]

Got it and replied. Hope it helps.

 

[Big Sheep81]

Stuff like this is why I am......just sayin'

 

[LexSCDOG]

100% totality in Columbia, SC no clouds

Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the majesty of God and the sky above proclaims His handiwork." Incredible

 

[Dawgzilla]

I went just inside the zone of totality. Only had total eclipse for about 30 seconds. Temp dropped over 10 degress, and the wind picked up a bit so it was quite cool. Most people could see Venus easily, but my contact prescription needs updating. Or they were all 17'ing with me. Some crickets chirped. One dog spoke, but it was complete nonsense so we ignored him. A werewolf started to turn, but fortunately the 30 seconds of totality was not enough for him to complete the transition (we had silver bullets loaded and locked). We flushed a toilet in an RV to see if the water would spin in the opposite direction, but it was one of those high power toilets where the water just went straight down the chute, so we'll have to wait for the next eclipse on that one.

The sacrifice we had tied to the chair to stare at the eclipse did not go totally blind, but I do think his eyes were permanently damaged.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

I'm in Nashville right in the direct path and at totality was one of the coolest experiences I've seen in nature. (Even though nature isn't the correct term).

Much more than I anticipated.

agree, watched at the house in Nashville, was really a sight to behold.

 

[RocketDawg]

The Weather Channel had a reporter in Clemson, and somebody said they had originally planned to be in Columbia but went to Clemson because of clouds in Columbia. Apparently that cloudcover didn't occur.

 

[PineGroveBully]

I heard the view there could be enhanced by holding a banana.

 

[Bulldog from Birth]

I was outside Nashville closer to the centerline. What's seen in totality cannot be adequately described. It's stunning. And you should make an effort in your life to get that couple minute glimpse.

 

[state2013]

400? The sun is millions times bigger than the moon.

 

[goindhoo]

Not the diameter

 

[PineGroveBully]

No, the suns diamater is about 109 times that of the earth, and the moon is slightly less than a quarter the diameter of the earth, that comes to about 400

now volume wise you are probably close to right, but that's a 3 dimensional measure, the sphere as saw from earth is about 400 times bigger

 

[BigMotherTucker]

Knowledge.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

We played Bonnie over all the speakers through the building

 

[The Peeper]

I was in Starkvegas today and it was a total flop, just kind of an unusual color but had I not known there was an eclipse would have thought nothing of it

 

[tatedog]

I was in Starkvegas today and it was a total flop, just kind of an unusual color but had I not known there was an eclipse would have thought nothing of it

Too bad you weren't in Oxford. They had an amazingly picturesque and scenic eclipse.**

 

[Drebin]

No, the suns diamater is about 109 times that of the earth, and the moon is slightly less than a quarter the diameter of the earth, that comes to about 400

now volume wise you are probably close to right, but that's a 3 dimensional measure, the sphere as saw from earth is about 400 times bigger

Clearly, you did not make a 24 on the English section of the ACT, but I bet you kicked the **** out of the science section.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

What really surprised me was how dark it was. It's was dusk in the middle of the day and got noticeably cooler. Think it fooled the bugs because they started up loud which is unusual.

 

[Drebin]

Too bad you weren't in Oxford. They had an amazingly picturesque and scenic eclipse.**

The Great Oxford Eclipse was/is Biblical in nature and will leave Vaught Hemingway and The Grooooove in darkness for a decade.

 

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

I was in Starkvegas today and it was a total flop, just kind of an unusual color but had I not known there was an eclipse would have thought nothing of it

Yep. I was disappointed. Plan on trying to be in path of totality for 2024 eclipse.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

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From my house in Nashville

 

[PineGroveBully]

Lol, very true. I was an accounting grad that loved astronomy. Maybe soon engie can learn me some English

 

[BigMotherTucker]

Pretty amazing. We got 86.9% coverage here. So no Corona.

 

[kired]

I've already booked my room**

Seriously, hated to miss this one and will do everything I can to make the one in 2024. Then if we all live to 2045 one comes directly through Starkville. I will be watching that one with my grandkids if all goes as planned...

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

AT ALL...

But the fact that the sun is 400x larger than our moon and also 400x farther away from us and that random fact allows us to view the witchcraft that is a solar eclipse is freaking amazing to me.

Could'nt you have just started this sentence with... The fact that the sun..... ?? You being religious would not have crossed my mind at all. Why go out of the way to make sure noone thinks you are religious?

 

[TBone.sixpack]

That was so cool. And the horizon 360 looked like a sunset.
It was badass.

 

[BigMotherTucker]

Good catch.... The thought rolling around my mind was that this is the proof I need to believe in God. I forgot to make this point after my statement.

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

I was hoping you wouldnt think I was being an ***, I was just curious.