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Post by Rob Allen on Aug 21, 2017 17:27:07 GMT -5
The light was really spooky when we got to 99.5% eclipse. Didn't look like night, or like a cloudy day.
As planned, I posted this:
All that is now
And all that is gone
And all that's to come
And everything under the sun
Is in tune
But the sun is eclipsed
By the moon
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 17:30:48 GMT -5
^^^^ Nice Poetry Rob Allen ... and on page 1 ... great humor of the Solar Eclipse @willow ... enjoyed your contributions on this thread that's originated by hondobrode! |
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Post by Confessor on Aug 21, 2017 19:26:08 GMT -5
The light was really spooky when we got to 99.5% eclipse. Didn't look like night, or like a cloudy day. As planned, I posted this: All that is now And all that is gone And all that's to come And everything under the sun Is in tune But the sun is eclipsed By the moon Hey, that's Pink Floyd!  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 22:37:36 GMT -5
They made glasses available at work, so I went out with my lady and another co-worker to check it out.
Pretty cool.
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Post by Jesse on Aug 22, 2017 12:14:19 GMT -5
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 22, 2017 13:29:24 GMT -5
It made me feel a bit melancholy. It made want to Turn Around.....
Every now and then I get a little bit lonely
and you're never coming 'round
Turn around, every now and then I get a little tired
Of listening to the sound of my tears
It's like there is a Total Eclipse of the Heart....
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 22, 2017 13:33:08 GMT -5
ps, my favorite use of the song, for a Babylon 5 video...
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Post by String on Aug 22, 2017 16:45:50 GMT -5
I was working though managed to borrow some glasses to see it partially (but I missed when the moon was full-on). Still, quite the awesome sight. In my area, it looked like it was near dusk, like you were wearing sunglasses but you weren't. Kinda made my eyes feel weird too.
I'm also disappointed in that such a rare occurrence as this in North America, you'd think this would've provided a cult the right energy to perform the last ritual sacrifices that would summon forth Cthulhu. Guess not...but isn't there some type of planetary alignment next month? Hm...
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Post by hondobrode on Aug 23, 2017 11:56:47 GMT -5
It was slightly overcast in Lincoln so we didn't get to see the total eclipse, though my parents in Iowa weren't supposed to see it well but got a better view than we did.
Still, it was pretty cool.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Aug 23, 2017 21:28:17 GMT -5
 We were too far north for a good show, but I was pretty excited by what I saw in my DYI eclipse box! Rob is right: even with a partial eclipse, the light was pretty weird. Can't wait until 2024, although I'll be pretty old by then... And if it's a rainy day, I'll cry. |
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Post by Jesse on Aug 28, 2017 17:43:44 GMT -5
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Post by badwolf on Aug 29, 2017 9:16:16 GMT -5
I think we got about 80% and it was really neat. There were a lot of clouds, so we had to wait for gaps. I'm glad I went down to the library to participate in the event.
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Post by Chris on Sept 4, 2017 21:49:35 GMT -5
I got to see the eclipse in totality. A perfect black circle haloed by the Sun's corona. One of the most awe-inspiring things I've ever seen.
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