We had around 80% coverage here, so I snapped a few pics with my phone. Definitely not high caliber, but did turn out kind of cool.
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Eclipse
- Thread starter dragonsfire
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Way back in '91 we had a total eclipse over Hawaii. A bunch of us decided to camp down at a secluded beach so we could enjoy it on our terms. It rained all night but by first light it started to clear. The entire visual was amazing, you could see the corona and the flares, all that cool shit.
What really freaked me out however was what nature was doing around us. The usual bird songs got very quiet when the moon started covering the sun. The ocean waves got a little higher and I swear the tide did too. Right at the moment of full coverage the ocean just stopped making noise, it was as flat as a lake and the wind stopped blowing. I've never felt such a stillness before or after. As the sun started coming back the wind picked up, the waves came back the birds started singing and by the time the sun was 3/4 there everything seemed normal again. Wish I still had pics but they got lost.
What really freaked me out however was what nature was doing around us. The usual bird songs got very quiet when the moon started covering the sun. The ocean waves got a little higher and I swear the tide did too. Right at the moment of full coverage the ocean just stopped making noise, it was as flat as a lake and the wind stopped blowing. I've never felt such a stillness before or after. As the sun started coming back the wind picked up, the waves came back the birds started singing and by the time the sun was 3/4 there everything seemed normal again. Wish I still had pics but they got lost.
Still not finished video, having lots of problems, will post when done.
Anyone see this pic? That lower dot close to the moon is the International Space Station! Cool!
https://youtu.be/IK9BBUfMmUo
nasa had this vid up on their instagram accountThe Hot Pepper said:Anyone see this pic? That lower dot close to the moon is the International Space Station! Cool!
eclipse_space_station.jpg
https://youtu.be/m2DbHAd9KCc
Sweet!
Im still trying to capture it lol, one in my pucket list.
Guatemalan Insanity Pepper said:well, we drove for 7 hours, got there, and it was still cloudy
this blurry little ring was the best pic i got
Pathetic compared to the skills Dragonsfire has with the camera I know
but it was the best i got, so I thought i'd share it anyway
it was a fun road trip, there and back in less than 24 hours, even though the weather in Kansas and Nebraska was cloudy and rainy it was still a nice short trip, and i had fun
looking forward to seeing all your great pics dragonsfire
Geez, you were on Kansas and didn't come by? Lol. I went to Beatrice Nebraska, and the storm was crazy on the way home
Walchit said:
we went to Highland Kansas, then decided to go to Falls City Nebraska and ended up watching it there
although it was fun being spontaneous and going without plans or even a final destination, I wish we had paid more attention to the weather. I still got to see it from within the band of totality
the clouds just made it a bit less spectacular 
we dont get out of state as much as we used to, so this was a nice little road trip
So much natural beauty to observe and discover in this world!!
try looking into a telescope, will blow your mind, pictures dont give off a vib you get with looking with your naked eye. Others thing the sky and milky way etc are boring.paulky_2000 said: