Posted on 08/21/2017 1:02:35 AM PDT by Morgana
Apparently the dolphins near the CA coast swam to the surface five minutes before the eclipse, then went back into the ocean five minutes after (reported on Fox). Pretty amazing!
It was so nice and refreshing to see the country focused on something positive.
Full eclipse here.
Cousins came down from Portland to see it. They just left, intending to take the back farm highways to the metro area.
I am in central Illinois with about 95% coverage. It was like going from a 100W light bulb to a strong night light. The sun was still strong enough to cast a shadow. The temp dropped about 8 degrees. It was kind of eerie. I saw the total eclipse on the Jackson webcam. It didn't get noticeably darker until they were in the total eclipse for the 2 min duration.
IRT your 83. I suspect that picture will make it to NASA APOD in the near future.
Ahhhh, yes, you are correct.
I remember the eclipse in 79 and there was nowhere near the hype, hoop-la and mass amazement associated with that celestial event compared to todays. Back then, people found it to be interesting but nothing to get so emotional about.
100% in Bryson City, NC...clear as a bell...lots of puffy cloud banks on the horizons. One small cloud approaching about ten minutes before totality made a few people nervous, but it evaporated in plenty of time. My wife and I brought along a white sheet to observe the ‘shadow bands’ that appear just before and after totality...very cool. All in all, worth the two-hour ride from East Tennessee.
I’m here in central MO. As it moved into totality a couple of clouds happened as the air grew cooler. Then it cleared and was amazing!!!
While on Monday afternoon/night/Tuesday morning I-65 and I-71 were like the ADD ox cart race. Not very fast and stops regularly when distracted from the race.
For everyone, if interested, check out this link (interesting data on temperature drops, and a great vid from space of the Moon’s shadow racing across the US, as viewed by the GOES-16 weather satellite):
http://www.weather.gov/pah/TotalSolarEclipse2017
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