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re: Did you enjoy the eclipse?
Posted on 8/22/17 at 11:07 am to madmaxvol
Posted on 8/22/17 at 11:07 am to madmaxvol
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Took off work and took the family tubing in Townsend, TN in the morning. We set up a picnic and watched the eclipse through our eclipse glasses. Seeing the eclipse was awesome...but seeing the things that went on as a result of the eclipse (change in temperature, shadows, light contrast and the bat-shite crazy stuff cicadas and birds were doing) was even cooler. It was a really cool experience to share with the family, and I'm glad I did so.
It was amazing. Birds and crickets went crazy.
If you weren't in totality you don't understand. Partail eclipses are cool, but this was astounding.
Already thinking about where to go in 2024.
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Posted on 8/22/17 at 12:05 pm to Open Dore Policy
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It was amazing. Birds and crickets went crazy.
I noticed lots of mosquitoes and other pest insects at the peak of 95% coverage in my area.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 3:14 pm to Open Dore Policy
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If you weren't in totality you don't understand.
Yep, those 5minutess either side make all the difference.
It didn't really go dark except for that very small time frame, nor did the sunset effect kick in, and of course the ring of fire (mountains on moon) thing. You really couldn't tell a whole lot without glasses until that short span. There was this barking dog that really wasn't a nuisance, however he did it every time someone moved in his general direction, after the eclipse old-mister-barker was as quiet as a church mouse (and real friendly).
We went from Hayden (AL) to Lebanon and traffic back was stopped or hampered most of the way back. Waze app made a big difference avoiding several interstate wrecks and major snafu's, really appreciating it over the Tom-Tom thing. Allowed me to get back not much more time than normal estimated time, but it was on other US type highways.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 5:24 pm to Open Dore Policy
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If you weren't in totality you don't understand. Partial eclipses are cool, but this was astounding.
Agreed. Had seen a couple of partials before, but really no comparison. It was phenomenal. I traveled to central Missouri and everything was great until the ride home. Folks filtered in over a couple of days, but then everybody going south tried to cross the Missouri River at the same time.
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