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14 hours ago, bkviking said:

Not sick of them at all. Those of us who went through it will never forget it and it’s now 1.5 weeks and glad to see yours and others post pictures from event as all i had was my iphone camera.  

thank you!

A cleaner edit of my totality shots:

A much cleaner editing process yielded these results:

And if you aren't sick of these yet, here is another composite. I did edit some totality shots to approximate the diamond ring phases as I had the filter on for those to protect my scope's optics:

And finally a better edit to show the details of the inner Corona:

I did another edit on this shot to show more detail in the inner Corona.

3 hours ago, powderfreak said:

Wild.  Shows the intersect angle so well.  Paths crossing in a once in a lifetime experience.

Definitely and I will never forget it!

Here is my composite shot from my experience. I used a Seestar S50 to capture these:

Here is my composite:

On 4/11/2024 at 8:47 PM, LibertyBell said:

I'm curious what causes them and why they are only visible just before and just after totality.

I heard them compared to sun shining on a swimming pool.

 

Most think it is shadows generated by atmospheric turbulence because the light is much more diffuse at that point.

11 hours ago, nrgjeff said:

I watched from Black Rock, Arkansas with my usual storm chasing partner. Totality duration 3:58. C2 1:54:31, C3 1:58:29 Central Time.

Black Rock is northwest of LIT. We stationed east side of the centerline in an effort to get back to MEM ahead of traffic. LOL it worked, for the first 10 minutes! He knows the back ways through the Delta into MEM so it's all good, no traffic horror story. @eyewall Arkansas cleared out nicely. 

Congrats @Ridingtime did you take non-Interstates? I hope so, because the trucks ORD to DFW are horrendous. We are considering Spain; we have friends there, tour around days before, grand finale eclipse. Totality is 45 minutes before sunset, so things have to go right. It's also short 1:30 or so, but that can be an advantage. Punt the equipment, and just enjoy it all naked eye.

My detailed eclipse account is in Lakes / Ohio Valley Region. We'd been discussing it for a few days. Thread got off-track on restaurants, but my post is easy to find because it's long on page 4. 

It sure did! We had perfect viewing conditions!

I was curious if anyone here saw shadow bands just before totality. Some people around us say they did.

Had beautiful conditions in Arkansas!
 

13 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

This is what I wrote on social.  I completely get why Gene was harping on totality for the past couple weeks.  There was something about it that was a profound experience.  Natural, no control over it, we as humans are just microscopic dust in a large universe.  And collectively we just had our minds blown.

"Totality. I now know that I did not appreciate exactly what that meant. Sure, I knew it would get dark, but the experience was so much more profound than that. I now understand why people travel for this and why totality is different than even 99%.

This was an incredible day. The excitement, the anticipation and togetherness of humanity, knowing that a once-in-a-lifetime event was going to happen. Sharing that with fellow humans, on my favorite snow covered mountain with flawless weather. This will stay with me for life."

We tried to describe it as such in the snow report opening lines...

A momentous convergence of three cosmic titans, Earth and Sun split by the Moon. Today we were all on a cosmic odyssey in the path of totality and what a scene it was. 

 

So amazing! I am so glad you got to experience this! This was my second go at it and yes once is enough to get you hooked! Totality is an entirely different world. My Arkansas plan paid off beautifully! I got this today:
 

1 minute ago, mreaves said:

This should have been your Smuggs trip. 

Hahah it should have been but I never thought VT would see clear skies in April. I also wanted to maximize my time in totality. Weather forecasts here have become more optimistic. Any clouds we have may see should be thin cirrus at least.

6 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

The eclipse tourists were rolling in fast today, and the vibe is fun.  So many people out and about in town.  Many outside, walking the Rec Path and sidewalks. Skiers, first time skiers in town for the eclipse, having fun. But cars everywhere.  I’ll be honest, sometimes it’s a bit much and annoying while you are just trying to get through daily life.

This has a different vibe.  Like people know it’s not something that randomly happens.  It’s an event that many won’t see again in their lives and they know it.

The mood is cheerful, weather was 50s and sunshine, with melting snow on the ground next to greening grass.  Optimism for a spring day mixed with a once-in-a-lifetime vibe.

It’s going to be the largest party NNE has ever seen.

Enjoy it! If you have never experienced totality before you are in for a real treat!  As for the traffic, the nightmare comes as soon as totality ends. That is when everyone hits the road almost at once. I learned that lesson in 2017. This time I kept the room for tomorrow night as well and will roll out Tuesday.

I am in Mountain View, AR for this one. 4 minutes and 14 seconds of totality if our weather holds.

I am committed now to Mountain View Arkansas. Good luck all!

14 hours ago, wxeyeNH said:

This eclipse is going to blow people away.  The sun is spectacular but what I noticed in Aruba was how fast the light changes.  This is a good example. 

 

 

 

 

 

It is completely worth going to see! I did in 2017 to South Carolina! This video also shows why you must try even if there are some clouds in the forecast. They didn't get an optimal view but they got a look at it none the less.

I of course will be on the line in Arkansas. Time to drink a few bottles of Maalox in the meantime.

Looks worse for Texas today. Glad I switched to northern Arkansas for now.

5 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

is it because the trough is moving east more quickly than earlier forecast?

yeah seems to get out a little quicker.

I hope the trends continue towards improvement in northern AR that is for sure.

1 hour ago, KChuck said:

Looks like everything may be coming up roses for you and Arkansas after peering at the latest eclipse time guesses. New York state looking like it's being invested with weeds as far as high, mid, and low level clouds go. Good luck to you! If nothing changes looks like Mrs and I will be canceling our New York reservations Wednesday and sitting this one out.

thank you!

Looks like getting a backup room in Mountain View, AR may pay off.  Even there will be iffy but it is looking better up toward the MO line and towards Poplar Bluff not too far away.