Was it dark enough to fool the crickets?
I was fortunate to have seen the one in 2017. It’s surprising how much light a small sliver of the sun puts out. A couple of minutes before totality the crickets did get fooled.
There’s an annular eclipse going through the western USA Oct 14 2023.
Quite the show isn’t it? Almost as if God leans over to the nightstand turns the sun off for a few minutes.