We just watched the eclipse....total...nashville, tn

[spanone]

all our yard lights, street lights came on.....
awesome

[Rhiannon12866]

1. Still very sunny here in New York

But it looks like we have total cloud coverage. I have the TV on, too.

[spanone]

2. darn....wish you could see the way the darkness creeps up on you

[Rhiannon12866]

9. I'm alternating going outside and watching the TV

I'm going to see something, one way or another!

[leftynyc]

31. Not so

We watched from Park Ave in the 30s - yes, there were some clouds towards the end but we saw plenty (using those special glasses). Very cool as was watching all the people outside on both sidewalks AND covering the center island. It was like a party.

[Rhiannon12866]

39. Well, I'm in the Northeast, not near the City

We didn't experience darkness, and I kept going outside to check. It's very bright today, no rain for a change, but it appears to be complete cloud cover here.

[leftynyc]

50. We used those

handy dandy glasses to watch - everyone passing them around - sidewalks packed. Clouds every now and again but mostly sunny.

[Rhiannon12866]

54. That sounds like a lot of fun!

I'm up north in the Adirondacks, here it was just me and my dog.

[leftynyc]

76. It was like a party

on Park Avenue. How did your dog do? I was hoping the kitties were sleeping through it.

[Rhiannon12866]

77. It sounds like a party! On my street, I didn't see a soul - and I do have neighbors here, LOL.

My dog was exceptionally noisy today - and I didn't take him out while the eclipse was supposed to be going on. I made a point of taking him out well ahead of time, but he did seem agitated and barky. My cat, on the other hand, didn't seem fazed, but then he never goes out.

[leftynyc]

79. My sister did like you did

made sure they (2 goldens - so cute) had been out far ahead of the event. We didn't get the nocturnal effects many were talking about - crickets coming out, bats, other nighttime creatures), just slight dimming of light but with those glasses - it was a whole different world. The photos from NASA are amazing. And we have another that's going to come a lot closer to both of us in 7 years.

What was particularly nice - as when events happen that bring NYers together - was talking to strangers, laughing together, sharing the experience. Most of the time, looking someone in the eye is considered an act of aggression and we're ALWAYS in a rush. These "come together and share" times are few and far between so I like to enjoy them when they occur.

[Lars39]

3. Wasn't that just great?!

Watched it from our front yard a little north of you. People cheered and some set off fireworks. I did pinhole, and we got cloud cover just as totality hit, so I couldn't see totality on the white board, but just listening to the tree frogs and birds was neat!

[spanone]

4. amazing! worth the 99 year wait! 😎

[Lars39]

10. Lol absolutely

[malaise]

5. Lucky you bro

A once in lifetime moment of stunning beauty

[spanone]

11. it was beautiful...strange the way the sun 'dimmed'

[madokie]

6. My back deck was a series of little slivers of light

where the sun was shining thought the leaves. It was pretty awesome seeing that.

We were at about 90 percent here.

The neighbors chickens were eating the cracked corn I throw out for them like nothing was going on. LOL

[spanone]

7. it got really, really quiet here....then cicadas started up....

[madokie]

19. We weren't that dark here though

at 90 percent covered it was a little darker than normal but nothing like it would be at 100%.

Ain't life grand? I just hate that we have to share it with that cretin in our house in washington DC

You know before the dick and W I never hated anything in my life now I'm back to that hate again with the orange anus
I really don't like the feeling of hate. 69 years old and I never felt that feeling all those years prior.

Sometimes I just want to

[spanone]

21. i'm with you on the orange one....66 here and hate hating....but i can't help it with this asshole.

the sickening part is the 8 years of Obama prior were so good.

an honest broker.

a good man.

an intelligent man.

quite the opposite of what we must endure now.

[LAS14]

8. NPR said that a cloud came over in Nashville just at totality. Not true? nt

[FSogol]

14. It did here in No VA. We were in the 80% area. n/t

[spanone]

15. no it was spotty cloud cover.....we had none. clear as a bell.

just south of green hills....

[Lars39]

16. It did a little north of there.

[cbdo2007]

56. We had the opposite in Liberty, MO....

thunderstorms all morning...one hour of clear skies just enough to see the eclipse...within 5 minutes of it ending, full cloud cover and then thunderstorms the rest of the day.

[LAS14]

58. Wo! Talk about a lucky day!!!

[Tanuki]

78. It was a bright day with fluffy clouds here and there in the sky,

so as the eclipse developed there were moments when the sun was perfectly visible and other moments when it was covered. Whether the totality was visible or covered by clouds varied in the Nashville area. At a couple of the high-profile public viewing parties, the moment of totality was completely blocked, but others had a good view. I got to see it but my best friend didn't. I was working in Murfreesboro, slightly southeast of Nashville. The workplace set up a viewing area in the parking lot with tents, folding chairs, and free water, sunscreen, and viewing glasses, which was really thoughtful. I played songs from the eclipse playlist on my smartphone. It was just like everyone said....the temperature dropped (mercifully), the birds very quickly shifted from midday silence to twilight twittering, and the remaining ambient light was of a weirdly unnatural intensity, so that it somehow seemed to be dark and light at the same time. Despite all the photos I had seen of totality, the actual experience of a black disk in the sky with its golden halo was dramatic and otherworldly. I will definitely try to make a road trip in 2024 for the next North American eclipse.

[LAS14]

12. We only had 67% coverage. Just dimmed like a cloud cover. BUT the crickets came out!!! nt

[Moostache]

17. Crickets here in St. Louis went crazy!

Everyone noticed them right away, it was like someone hit a switch and BANG! they all went nuts!

[SharonClark]

13. Lucky you. Saw it on television - it was beautiful.

[maryellen99]

18. We had 80% here in the Detroit area-didn't look due to no glasses

It was still cool. It got dark in my house like a storm was about to come through.

[sweetloukillbot]

20. Detroit is real close for the next one in 2024

Cleveland and Indianapolis are getting totality. I think Carbondale Ill is getting it again.

[maryellen99]

25. It's between Toledo and Cleveland...I'm going to try and go nt

[sweetloukillbot]

30. I'm thinking Austin will be a nice vacation myself

[Pachamama]

22. Your in Nashville?

I have always wanted to go there....heard so many great things about your city and watched a great episode of Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown on Nashville and I am determined to go there and eat my way through your city and go see lots of music entertainment....

[spanone]

24. great town...outgrowing itself right now....building/growing at an insane rate.

lots of music and entertainment for sure.

[cwydro]

23. 98% where I am. It was fantastic.

Temperature drop was amazing, and the nighttime crickets started up.

[Dulcinea]

26. 97% here in suburban ATL.

It got pretty dark, but not dark enough for street lights. The temp dropped 5-10 degrees, though.

[Hoyt]

36. Went out for 1.5 hour walk during eclipse in Atl. The only time I really noticed anything in

terms of darkness was when the sun went behind a cloud. It was a little darker than normal. Other than that, not much other than anticipation. I even looked at the sun and didn't go blind. Admittedly, it was a very quick glance.

Well, it was fun walking, got some good exercise, and when I left home there was the possibility I would see the Rapture because I modified my route for a good view of downtown Atlanta about 8 miles away.

[unblock]

27. We're not far from you! Saw it in Madisonville.

Driving back to Connecticut now....

[wryter2000]

28. I'm so jealous

We were supposed to be 75%, but we had the fog all morning. Still thick out there.

[Solly Mack]

29. I'm jealous!

[spanone]

32. what was strange was when the eclipse was total...you couldn't see it through the glasses

it was too faint to get thru the lenses.....they said you could look without the glasses when it was total so i did and it was really strange looking.

like an eyeball looking down on you!

wow.

[Solly Mack]

38. Sounds cool! All we got was a crescent but I got to see it.

[matt819]

33. Partial in New Hampshire

Saw it through a pinhole projector. Kind of ho hum at around 60%. Slight change in light, but that's about it. Might feel different if I was looking directly at it, but I didn't think that far in advance. Speaking of which, when eclipses happened in what they call the olden days, when solar eclipse filters weren't readily available on Amazon, did millions of humans lose their eyesight when looking at and trying to figure out what was going on? In any case, no rapture. Satan stayed put, as did werewolves.

[liberaltrucker]

34. I'm just north of you in Franklin, KY

That was AWESOME!

[asiliveandbreathe]

35. AHHHHH - Nashville TN - 1986 - cross country road trip from Mass. with guy who is my

hubby today....Grand Ole Opry - then on to Memphis - Graceland, Elvis's airplane...

That''s so cool, streets lights on....

70% - eclipse - Mesa AZ - eerily shadowed...

[southerncrone]

37. Hi, Neighbor! Just down the road a ways between Fairview & Burns, but we didn't have 100%.

Almost, but not enough I felt comfortable taking off the special glasses.
I did like the eeriness of the dusky light & the 11 degree drop in temperature. Everything got really quiet, except for the cicadas, too. Roosters started crowing out here in the country!
My daughter did have 100% at work in Brentwood. She said it was amazing!

[spanone]

44. Hello! 'twas gorgeous!

be out in montgomery bell tomorrow at the golf course! lovely area

[southerncrone]

48. Yep, MBSP is one of our treasures!

I don't golf, but know the wife & kids of the golf pro there.
Here's to under par & a hole-in-one!

[spanone]

49. I'll gladly take both!!! thanks

[ailsagirl]

40. In the SF Bay Area, we're blanketed by fog and grey skies

Didn't see anything

[LeftInTX]

41. Only 60%, but it was still really cool

I planned this for several weeks. Got the glasses etc. I wore extra dark wrap-around sunglasses over my eclipse glasses. Took pictures etc. It was really cool to see the sun as a crescent. Watched it from my driveway.

The only thing: I forgot to use sunscreen, (South TX) but my eyes were protected.

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[spanone]

45. those shadows were really strange looking, weren't they?

[LeftInTX]

47. They're cool!

[dalton99a]

68. Great pic

[phylny]

75. My shadows, similar to yours, from Central Virginia:

Driveway:
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[hunter]

85. The shadows before and after were spectacular...

... and so many people seemed to be missing them!

I'd told my wife we had to be by or near deciduous trees, just for the shadows and they were spectacular. The light and the shadows are so strange!

[BHDem53]

42. Not much to see here in western SD.

I was watching it on The Science Channel and TWC until they showed a shot of tee rump and the bride of trumpenstein and I changed the channel.

[ismnotwasm]

43. Sweet!

[Roland99]

46. Central FL - 85-88% coverage

Was like wearing polarizing lenses without hack g anything on. So cool

In 1979, we had 60% or so when I was a kid in KY. Similar thing.

[Honeycombe8]

51. I saw Nashville eclipse on TV. Awesome. nt

[XRubicon]

52. It was amazing

Street light came on, the black circle over the sun was breathtaking.

[Ilsa]

53. Im in an almost total eclipse area, maybe

20 miles from the total zone.

I thought it was spectacular! The leaves on some low bushes had peculiar shadows. The edge of shadows was fuzzy or graded when it should have been sharp. The street lamps came on. The color was eerie. And it got really quiet. No birds, rustling of squirrels, etc.

[samnsara]

55. we were at 92%..went to the top of a mountain..was awesome!

[iluvtennis]

57. I'm jealous. We only got 76% darkness here in California. Still so amazingly beautiful...

...to see a crescent sun vs crescent moon. Wow

[LAS14]

59. How did the crickets know to chirp when it was only as dark as a cloud cover????

[Blue_Tires]

60. You're just trying to boast now...

[spanone]

61. hahahaaa... busted!!!!

[Blue_Tires]

62. stared out my office window for a half hour and saw nothing

the outside got about 5-10% darker, but that was it

[spanone]

63. it was just like night, but the horizon was still blue, if that makes any sense

[mtngirl47]

64. Total here in the Smokies! It was spectacular and everyone

cheered and clapped when it was total!

The mountains were awesome!

[Le Gaucher]

73. I was in the smokies too .. the crickets started chirping when it got dark ..

the sight was SO TOTALLY worth the 13 hour drive from NJ to Gatlinburg

[LeftInTX]

65. What was the corona like?

[spanone]

69. you couldn't see it with the glasses...they were too dark

you could safely look without the glasses when it was a 'total' experience...i did and it was really strange looking.

looked like it was on fire.

...the entire experience was great

[Thor_MN]

70. Bland. Not much flavor, but the lime wedge helps...

[hatrack]

66. At totality in mid-Missouri

Without question, the most spectacular natural phenomenon I've ever seen. Absolutely spine-chilling.

[bullwinkle428]

72. We were in Millersburg, MO (between Columbia & Fulton) - it was totally amazing!

And well worth the drive down from Iowa.

[Joe Fields]

67. Here in Independence, MO., and had perfect viewing.

100% totality and what an experience!

[raven mad]

71. My cats slept through it - we only got 34% and it was cloudy.

Oh well. Everyone will have great photos to share!

[pokerfan]

74. We drove 300 miles for totality

Five hours down, Nine hours back.

But it was totally worth it! My first TSE as we got skunked by weather in '79. And to add insult to injury, I had to trudge off to Math 315 (Diff EQ).

I had seen many partials but a total solar eclipse is so far beyond those, there is no comparison. All of a sudden, the corona pops out which is like three times the size of the sun. It's always there but we cant see it because it's so much fainter than the sun. And then in the middle of the corona is a perfectly round hole in the sky. That's the moon. It's just completely surreal.

The moment it transitioned from partial to diamond ring to total was like nothing I've ever seen before. It was instantaneous and kind of like nature saying to me, "Hey, take a look at this!"

That instant was followed by chattering and whooping and the passing of binoculars back and forth, but instant was sublime. For want of a better word.

Yeah, it only lasted 2m and 8s for us but that doesn't matter. For me, it was all about the first second of totality. That transition from weird but still kinda normal 99.99% eclipsed to "Holy crap, what the hell is that? That is not normal!"

I will totally see another one.

[Adrahil]

81. Same driving experience...

Drove from East Central Indiana to White House, TN. Perfect spot, perfect viewing. Fairly easy getting there, just a little snag. Total driving time 5 hours. Then we left. OMG. It took 5 hours to go the first 60 miles. 9.5 in total by the time we got home. Oof! But totally worth it. I've always linged to see one, and it was a amazing as I'd hoped.

[CottonBear]

87. That's a great description of what we also experienced!

There were quite a few folks who'd driven from Gainesville, FL & Tallahasse, FL at the state park in Northeast Georgia where we experienced totality. It was not at all crowded and there was almost no traffic. We were far away from the interstates and the major 4 lane divided highways.

Our fellow eclipse viewers at the park were all super nice. We all had come for the same experience. It was peaceful and far out and awesome and totally amazing. Everyone was happy.

[Adrahil]

80. I was near ypu yesterday. It was incredible.

Otoh, the traffic getting back home was epic. Never seen anything like it.

[skippercollector]

82. we needed the eclipse

I think Americans didn't just WANT to see the eclipse, we NEEDED to see it. It was the first time in months, maybe years, that we ALL had something positive to experience. Something that had NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with any other topic that we've heard about ad nauseum.

[hunter]

83. We just returned to California from Oregon. Clear skies and awesome.

[spanone]

84. same as here! we just stepped out onto the deck....😊

[hunter]

88. We braved the traffic.

It wasn't so terrible driving up Saturday, but the rest areas were overflowing with people sleeping in their cars, spilling out onto the ramps. Politely apologetic signs were taped to the restroom doors telling eclipse travelers Oregon would do their best to keep the restrooms clean but they might not be up to Oregon's usual high standards.

Traffic returning to California was worse, especially at various pinch points, like one in Northern California where the bridges on Interstate 5 are being repaired and reduced to one lane in each direction. Fortunately we only had to make it so far as our kid's house in Sacramento.

[CottonBear]

86. My son & I journeyed to the 100% zone/totality in Northeast Georgia!

It was an awesome experience! We drove about 50 minutes north and went to a little state park on a lake. We were on a beautiful hilltop with a field and big oak trees overlooking the lake.

[Silent3]

89. First time in my life I flew to an airport as my actual destination

I watched the eclipse from the Nashville airport, flying in and never leaving the airport before flying back.

It was my third total eclipse, and still an amazing, awesome experience!