So Much For The Eclipse Here

[ProfessorGAC]

About 45 miles south southwest of Chicago. Clouded over around 10:30. Move along. Nothing to see here.

[Heartstrings]

1. Same in Madison, Wisconsin. Nt

[Borchkins]

12. I'm in Madison, too.

Bummed, about the eclipse, not about being in Madison.

[old guy]

19. Same in St. Croix Falls WI.

Overcast with sprinkles of rain.

[Borchkins]

27. The sun snuck through the clouds

at the peak eclipse. I looked with my special glasses and it was pretty cool.

[Yates Amatitio]

42. Excellent view in Eau Claire

stayed sunny from 10:00 to 2:00 here in Eau Claire, so we got to see the whole show.

[Not Ruth]

2. It is just marketing to sell glasses

[superpatriotman]

9. Big Eclipse

It's a niche business

[cwydro]

10. Well, they gave them away at our library...so...

not sure how that worked.

We're watching now. I think it's a fantastic event.

So glad I'm not as jaded as those who feel the need to knock it.

[marybourg]

34. Me too. nt.

[Retrograde]

3. The Bay Area's marine layer is still hanging around

I don't usually complain because it keeps us cool. There was about a minute when it was bright enough to see shadows, but that was it.

[Tom Rinaldo]

4. When it actually goes total it will still be profoundly eerie

That last 5% of blockage to total makes a big difference - light leaves the sky and it will suddenly seem like a cloudy night in the middle of the day. Animals will react and so will you Make sure you are outside for it!

I know it's not as exciting, and I would really feel bummed if I traveled many hundreds of miles at some expense to have the sky cloud over, but it will still be special.

[procon]

5. So. Calif here and too far from the trajectory, but the ambient light is different.

Not quite the same as a cloudy overcast, but the light seems weaker and more dull than usual. I keep expect the dog to do some sort of mad behavior, but she'd have to wake up first. Nonetheless, very strange and cool. I can see why primitive cultures and Republicans would feel suspicious and frightened.

[mnhtnbb]

6. They are currently orgasmic in Oregon where it is in totality and broadcasting on TWC

[cwydro]

11. It's beginning here in NC.

We won't have totality (98%) where I am, but it is very cool to watch the moon beginning to block the sun.

Watching the critters to see what they do.

[MontanaMama]

7. We're at about 80ish% totality at the moment here in

Montana. We're grateful to see the sun here, with a 25,000 acre wildfire in our back yard, sunshine has been a stranger lately. It's twilight out right now!!

[Binkie The Clown]

8. 10 minutes past 99% total here in Eugene, OR. Smokey skies, but visible. n/t

[NutmegYankee]

13. Heavy clouds in SE Conn, but my solar reflector still shows an image.

Not as clear or bright as I'd like, but I can see the shadow of the moon passing over the face of the sun.

[yallerdawg]

14. We're at about 30% coverage of sun...

in Montgomery, AL. Brilliant hot sun shining down. Temp 92, feels like 110 (Accuweather).

I'm looking at it with binoculars! (inverted, catching light thru lenses in the shadow on the ground)

Just shy of 90% at 1:34 CT.

[CincyDem]

15. Still looking good near Adairdale KY. n/t

[Leith]

16. Same for Southern NV

Of course, the eclipse was not visible, but I was hoping to experience a dimming and maybe check out the partial by using the pinhole method.

Eeeeeexcept... after weeks of hardly a cloud in the sky, we have near total cloud cover with even a thunderstorm earlier. At least the major networks are covering the eclipse as it happens across the country.

[yallerdawg]

17. At 1:15 CT in Montgomery it's looking like early evening!

Must be at about 80% coverage, no reported change in temp.

[ProfessorGAC]

20. We Were Just Outside. . .

. . .seeing what we could. There was no change in temperature that was at all noticeable. If it went down a tenth of a degree, i doubt anyone could feel the difference.

[Maeve]

18. Cloudy in central Ohio but the light is weird

You'd think it was about to pour, or that it was tornado weather.

[tblue37]

21. Lawrence, KS--heavy cloud cover. It just got a bit darker for a couple of minutes. nt

[Tracer]

22. Humph.

Was sunny here earlier (west of Boston). Now it's completely cloudy.

A good partial eclipse happened here in 1992 or 1993.

[a kennedy]

23. I'm in La Crosse, Wi and it's kinda like fuzzy, dusty here.......

and it's now 1:25pm. Light definitely did change.

[MrScorpio]

24. Coming here in ten minutes

Link to tweet

[irisblue]

25. as Maeve said.

I went past one of the ColMetroLibraries, massive long line to look thru a telescope. crickets chirping, bird song gone, no cicadas chirping. a bit odd.

[Ace Rothstein]

26. Hello Neighbor

We had a 30 second break in the clouds when it was at the peak so that way cool. The rest was a bust.

[ProfessorGAC]

29. Tough Scene Here

The clouds got wispy, but with the glasses on, we couldn't see anything, and the pinhole thing didn't work because there wasn't enough total light.
Big nothing.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

28. Minneapolis (80%) was pretty much a bust.

It's mostly overcast; I couldn't even see the little crescent shadows through my colander. There was a very brief moment where the clouds thinned out enough to catch a fleeting glimpse right at peak coverage, and it seemed to be noticeably darker than it normally would be during an overcast day. But that's about it, and now it's starting to rain. So I'm watching it on TV now.

[riversedge]

32. It got a bit darker here --about 100 miles east of Mpls.

[blogslut]

30. About 80% totality in West Texas

I was pretty cool. It's been overcast all day so I didn't notice much difference in the amount of daylight.

[LeftInTX]

31. San Antonio -60%

Link to tweet

Taken with my cell phone that I covered with solar film.

Link to tweet

[yallerdawg]

33. It looks like early evening in Montgomery, AL.

Peaked at almost 90% coverage, temp went up to 94 from 92, but Real Feel dropped to 104 - down 6 degrees.

It's hot in the south this time of year. It stays in 90's after dark, so maybe down here not much temp change to expect during peak heat of the day.

So much for the eclipse here.

[CanSocDem]

35. Remember....

...If you didn't see it, it didn't happen. You know, like if a tree falls in the forest....

Basic DU science.


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[LeftInTX]

36. Charleston couldn't see the corona

I wonder how many along totality couldn't?

[LenaBaby61]

37. So Much For The Eclipse Here.

Same here in my neck of the woods (Greater So. California area) OP.

[underpants]

38. Heavy thick cloud cover at Myrtle Beach

You can actually look right at it but the glasses don't work - no enough light. The lights around and in the pool cut on about 45 minutes ago.

[obamanut2012]

39. Perfect here!

80% coverage, fuzzy shadows!

[greatauntoftriplets]

40. Despite the overcast, it was pretty good up here.

A neighbor said it was quite a bit cooler than it had been earlier. I had no basis for comparison since I hadn't been out earlier. It could have been better, but I don't regret buying the magic glasses.

[pansypoo53219]

41. milw too, but i assumed it would be.

[raven mad]

43. We were only slated for 34% - so of course, it socked in hard.

Of course, it's our rainiest month, which is why the Tanana Valley State Fair, the Sandhill Crane Festival, and Shakespeare Outdoors (University) are all held in August...........