Posted on 04/08/2024 10:06:43 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
Many astronomers have stated that our total eclipse of the sun by the moon is a unique event in the entire universe since the odds against it make it almost an impossibility. Yet here it is happening on the one place in the universe where we know there exists intelligent life that can appreciate such a miraculous event, CLOUDY weather is predicted for much of the path of totality in the United States. As a result we now have an outbreak of extreme Eclipse Anxiety as you can see in this video. The funniest reaction was from Al Roker who is in Dallas and when asked about the eclipse weather could only answer "interesting." Despite Al trying to maintain an upbeat attitude it was later belied when he reported hail, wind, and tornadoes for Texas. Yeah, "interesting" weather for Texas, Al, which means a very lousy chance of seeing the eclipse there.
My biggest hope is that there will be few clouds south of Indianapolis where my friend Pastor Charles Henrickson will be participating in an Eclipse viewing party with his church group. So, please clouds, at least spare the Indianapolis area from clouds for Eclipse Day. Oooh! Oooh! OOOOOOOH!!! And now I think I am experiencing extreme Eclipse anxiety!
I saw dumb asses on network TV just an hour ago. The entire scene was almost totally dark with the exception that the idiot camera guy HAD TO HAVE HIS CAMERA LIGHT ON.
The difference between 99% and totality is like the difference between kissing a woman, and making love to a woman.
Just don’t see the analogy. Take your choices where you may. At the end of the day, I just don’t care about matters of opinion.
If you don’t care so much, why are you on the thread?
Late to the party, but I’m in the Indy area. This was my first total eclipse and now I understand what the fuss is all about. That was beautiful and awesome in every possible way. We went to my neighbor’s driveway with her family and some friends, about 10 or 12 total. The skies were clear and I can’t believe what I saw, a super white corona behind a black, black moon in a very dark sky. Stunning. We live at the edge of woods with a creek, and everything became very quiet. Not a peep from the birds, no squirrels running around. It was like time stood still for several minutes. Humbling.
I’ll have to say, I quite agree with you. I’ve never seen anything like what I saw today.
When we saw the last one, we determined on the drive home we would see this one.
That one, we did as a day trip and only went about 175 miles one way. This one involved two hotel nights and about 450 miles one way. We made our hotel reservations a year in advance, as soon as you can make a reservation in normal commerce.
Worth it.
I wonder how many eyes got damaged by cheap, ineffective ChiComm sunglasses.
That’s what we both said after this one. We were extremely lucky. It was right over our own house. We went next door to the neighbor’s driveway because they have fewer trees and had already invited some in their family to visit for the day. Furthest away was people from 2 hours away. Lots of back roads where we live, too. It was fun to watch it with a small group of people, maybe 10 or 12 of us, rather than by ourselves.
We were very moved. I hope we live long enough to see another one, but if not, this will suffice. We won’t ever forget it.
One comment I liked was that it’s like you’re in an apocalyptic scene in a science fiction movie, but nothing apocalyptic happens! LOL
One guy I know from car forums is making plans to go to Tunisia in 2027. I don’t think I’ll travel that far. He missed 2017.
Socked in where we were, but God smiled upon us and allowed a few peeks.
It was an awesome sight.
Yeah I get that apocalyptic sense. It was a little ominous, or foreboding, but then when the totality happened, it almost reverent and holy. I couldn’t believe that for those few minutes, everything was quiet. Completely quiet and still. Birds sounded like they do in the evening, like they went to bed. Squirrels were quiet. Everyone in our group went silent. There were no man made sounds.
It was dark like nighttime, but the colors were different than dusk, like there was a different filter over the lens. I can’t quite explain it, but that was so thrilling. My son and his girlfriend are a few hours away and still in the path of totality, but several minutes later than us. They were excited the same way.
Perhaps if it’s ever going to be over a place I want to go to, then maybe we will travel to get there, and stay for a while.
Where did you end up traveling to this time to view it? Was it as clear a day as it was here in the Indy area?
Good that Indy turned out to have clear skies. And speaking of Indy area, we are STILL awaiting the input from one Charles Henrickson about the eclipse he viewed.
Watching the shadow rapidly moving across snow covered wide open fields and then in an instant plunged in darkness was a thrill.
Saw a solar flare/prominence at the bottom of the sun. Wish I had a camera that could have captured it in detail.
We decided after the 2017 eclipse which we saw totality that we’d be going to this one too. We chose to go to a friend’s house in Cleveland area. He was one mole from dead center of the path. Everyone said it would be cloudy and we’d need to go south. But did we listen? No!
It was near perfect. A few light wispy clouds but that’s it.
The 5 1/2 hour drive took almost 11. Glad I took a vacation day today.
If he saw what we did, it was spectacular. Where’s his church?
Greenwood just south of Indianapolis where I believe there was even LESS cloud cover. I would like to read his eclipse experience. Come on, Charles! Don't hold back.
Greenwood is nice. We thought about moving there we we first were looking at relocating. Then we found the house of our dreams in a little town west of Indy. We have enjoyed being in the suburbs of the suburbs, as I like to say. Not many want to make the drive out here, but they don’t know what they’re missing. I’m not about to tell them, though.
And now you know why I traveled the car race (Indycar once and the rest NASCAR) circuit for 6 months at a time.
p.s. I once did see an annular eclipse in Northern Indiana. However, I did experience a full TOTAL eclipse years ago.
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