bobbyjohn Loc: Dallas, TX

For yesterday's eclipse, 4/8/2024, we didn't take any pictures, as the wise recommendation was to just enjoy the event, and not worry about camera settings. So, wife and I, with eclipse glasses, lay down in the middle of our street to watch. At totality, we took off the glasses.

What amazed me was the extent to which even a sliver of the sun (just before and just after totality) gave what was daylight, albeit much like dusk. So, long as the sliver was there, one could, if desired take a landscape picture. But as soon as totality came, BINGO, it went from day to night in an instant. WOW!

KTJohnson Loc: Northern Michigan

Laying down in the middle of the street doesn't seem to be a good plan. Glad you survived.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

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SteveR Loc: Michigan

I second your opinion on "a sliver of light." I had been observing the eclipse from our backyard with my wife and had walked over to the patio and was looking back at both her and my backyard when the first sliver of sun appeared from around the moon. The backyard went from dusk to light in an instant. Besides the Totality, it will be other impression of the eclipse that will stay with me. Ofc, seeing the partial eclipse through the glasses is right up there as well.

neco Loc: Western Colorado Mountains

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neco Loc: Western Colorado Mountains

Me too

bobbyjohn Loc: Dallas, TX

We live in a cul-de-sac. I should have been more descriptive.

bobbyjohn Loc: Dallas, TX

The other thing that amazes me is how the astronomers can plot the course of the moon and the exact times for cities in the path of the eclipse, the beginning of eclipse, the exact time of totality, and the exact end of totality. And this is not only for the eclipse of April 8, 2024, but they can give the same exact info for the next one 300 years into the future!

SteveR Loc: Michigan

That is amazing. What is more important, perhaps, is their tracking of the paths of significant asteroids!!! They even track space junk in the same way because of its danger to satellites and the space station.

Reuss Griffiths Loc: Ravenna, Ohio

This is my 2nd total eclipse and I didn't take as many pictures this time. I wanted to soak in the experience. Starting about 1/2 hr before totality, you can see pin-point camera images of the eclipse projected on surfaces. It depends on the size of the hole what the focal length will be to see this phenomenon. Saw one reflected off a mirror projected on the back wall of an open garage from about 50'.

Also as the sun starts to dim about 15-20 seconds before totality, colors lose saturation, particularly green and red. Saw the in the grass in my front yard. Then God throws the light switch. During totality, the 360 deg sunset outside moon's shadow is really cool, stars become visible and the temperature drops. People either fall silent or make a lot of noise. My family was the quiet type.

And lastly, when totality is over, my first thoughts were that wasn't long enough.

rdemarco52 Loc: Wantagh, NY

We had 90% on Long Island, and it never really got darker. It got colder, but not darker.