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lastlib

(24,962 posts)
Sat Oct 14, 2023, 03:52 PM Oct 2023

Did anybody get to see the eclipse today?

I got clouded out, as did my acquaitances farther east. I was only going to get a bit less than 50% totality anyway, but I sure would've liked to see it. (I'm kind of a nerd that way....)

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Did anybody get to see the eclipse today? (Original Post) lastlib Oct 2023 OP
We saw it in Colorado ... mbusby Oct 2023 #1
Clear in Phoenix AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2023 #2
Watched it in Pinellas County, Florida. rzemanfl Oct 2023 #3
I tried. We also had only about 50% totality in MN, and it was overcast, but Ocelot II Oct 2023 #4
We had close to 70%... 2naSalit Oct 2023 #5
one per cent eclipsed in hawaii but I wasnt up at sunrise to see it lol nt msongs Oct 2023 #6
I didn't, but here is a photo I got from Mastadon. Lunabell Oct 2023 #7
Beautiful LakeArenal Oct 2023 #17
Nope. It was raining here in Michigan all day and NOW the sun is coming out catbyte Oct 2023 #8
No rain for like a month here, and overcast and rainy today Shermann Oct 2023 #9
We did - was gorgeous Lithos Oct 2023 #10
88% in Boise at 10:24 AM Zambero Oct 2023 #11
Cloudy in Oregon but we got a glimpse Qutzupalotl Oct 2023 #12
Thank you for thwarting the rapture one more time. Whew! LakeArenal Oct 2023 #15
They did but they didn't wear eye protection and are now blind so they can't read your post. Wonder Why Oct 2023 #13
Great in CostaRica. LakeArenal Oct 2023 #14
Perfect day in central texas! Complete annular ring.. northoftheborder Oct 2023 #16
Saw it on tv. Great view. The rain did not interfere at all. keithbvadu2 Oct 2023 #18
Photos from phoenix Mosby Oct 2023 #19
We were going to head to KC slightlv Oct 2023 #20
We saw a good partical in Montana. Delmette2.0 Oct 2023 #21
I watched it in Albuquerque. We had totality there. Absolutely wonderful. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2023 #22

AZSkiffyGeek

(12,648 posts)
2. Clear in Phoenix
Sat Oct 14, 2023, 03:56 PM
Oct 2023

Used the pinhole method. We had a slim crescent of sunlight - we were in the 80-90% area.
Mostly I noticed how dark it was in the house at the peak.

rzemanfl

(30,293 posts)
3. Watched it in Pinellas County, Florida.
Sat Oct 14, 2023, 03:57 PM
Oct 2023

It was a nice crescent at its peak. We saw no one with eclipse glasses other than us. It was surprising, as we were at a large outdoor market in a park and ate lunch in a downtown area.

Ocelot II

(121,236 posts)
4. I tried. We also had only about 50% totality in MN, and it was overcast, but
Sat Oct 14, 2023, 03:58 PM
Oct 2023

sometimes the clouds would break a bit so I was able to see it, what there was of it. Used welding goggles.

2naSalit

(93,121 posts)
5. We had close to 70%...
Sat Oct 14, 2023, 04:05 PM
Oct 2023

But it was cloudy until the last few minutes of it so I missed it. It was sunny for ten minutes, been cloudy since.

Lithos

(26,466 posts)
10. We did - was gorgeous
Sat Oct 14, 2023, 04:37 PM
Oct 2023

Right about the 90% line. Good enough to see the weird shadow effect.

Zambero

(9,775 posts)
11. 88% in Boise at 10:24 AM
Sat Oct 14, 2023, 04:39 PM
Oct 2023

I was able to borrow an onlooker's eclipse shades for a brief look. There was a slight crescent of light remaining. It darkened things up a bit along with a slight temperature drop, but as far as "Wow" factor goes, it was nowhere close to the total eclipse of 2017.

Qutzupalotl

(15,159 posts)
12. Cloudy in Oregon but we got a glimpse
Sat Oct 14, 2023, 05:06 PM
Oct 2023

before and during the maximum. Our 2017 sunglasses were pretty useless. The clouds were doing enough filtering. Sky was dim for midmorning. It was a little ooky. I was expecting only a crescent, but we got most of the full ring. We are just north of the maximum zone.

We banged pots and pans and scared away the demon that was eating the sun. Hey, the sun god is not going to appease himself.

Wonder Why

(4,653 posts)
13. They did but they didn't wear eye protection and are now blind so they can't read your post.
Sat Oct 14, 2023, 05:21 PM
Oct 2023

slightlv

(4,402 posts)
20. We were going to head to KC
Sat Oct 14, 2023, 07:32 PM
Oct 2023

I think they were supposed to be 60%. But we got clouded out and stayed home, instead. Hoping to travel next April, tho. I'm nerdy, like you!

Delmette2.0

(4,264 posts)
21. We saw a good partical in Montana.
Sun Oct 15, 2023, 07:40 AM
Oct 2023

Intermittent clouds helped make it easier it watch. This was my third partical solar eclipse and I have also seen a full lunar eclipse. It is never boring.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,773 posts)
22. I watched it in Albuquerque. We had totality there. Absolutely wonderful.
Thu Oct 19, 2023, 02:25 AM
Oct 2023

I'd booked a hotel just south of ABQ. Went out to the parking lot of the hotel for the eclipse. Lots of people there, mostly, but not exclusively, people staying at the hotel. Where we were, two different people set up telescopes with filters, so we could safely watch the eclipse through the telescopes. Most people had eclipse glasses, and I had plenty of extras for those who didn't have them.

It was a wonderful experience.

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