[BwanaNdege]

my guess is that most would go unnoticed were it not for modern predictions.

You obviously have NOT witnessed a solar eclipse.

[itsahoot]

You obviously have NOT witnessed a solar eclipse.

I witnessed the last one and had I not heard it on the TV I would not have noticed a thing. Chickens didn't go to roost or anything.

[ml/nj]

Acctually, Sherlock, I have; most recently about two months ago. Here's a picture I took:

Ten minutes after totality ended, nearly everyone where I had watched, packed up and left. We're talking still 95% total.

You know why we all left? It's because there's nothing interesting going on when 5% of the sun's light gets through.

ML/NJ