LFairbanks Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 (edited) My brother and I made a trip north to see it at 100%. We left early Saturday morning and found a place in the mountains. Approximately 15 miles off center. It was an amazing experience to see in person. Seeing Baily's Beads, the diamond rings, a 360 degree sunset, see everything go dark, and to physically feel the huge temperature drop. It was amazing, and well worth the trip. I will post up a picture or two when I go thru them. I purchased a special filter for my camera so that I could photograph the sun. Edited August 24, 2017 by LFairbanks Firebuff17, ZMAN024, mc2hill and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chops1sc Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 Awesome, Chris! Definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I can't wait to see the pictures! LFairbanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vollychief Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 We were in an area with 95% to 97% coverage and it didn't seem to get that dark which was disappointing. My brother went to southern Illinois and was very close to the totality line. He took a time lapse video and it did get very dark, dark enough you could see the stars. Now I see what all of the hubbub was. I saw some videos people posted from St. Louis showing how dark it got. Very cool! Thank you for sharing the pictures of the shadows! falcaineer and LFairbanks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 It was cool enough that now my brother is trying to get me to go with him to Chile in 2019 for 4:30 of totality on my birthday no less. Now to get the wife's OK. falcaineer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 (edited) Here are a couple of pictures. I just took them off of my computer screen, so they may look odd. First picture is of totality, notice Bailty's Beads if you zoom in. I have several pictures of the whole thing, I just picked a couple to share. Second picture is of the landscape at about the halfway point. Third picture shows how dark it got. The second and third pictures where taken from a video that I shot with my GoPro. I just put it on a log and hit record. That sunset you see was 360 degrees around us. Edited August 23, 2017 by LFairbanks falcaineer, ZMAN024, Firebuff17 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcaineer Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 ^^^ Awesome pics, Chris! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to more in 2019! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 ^^^ Awesome pics, Chris! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to more in 2019! With digging into it some more, it looks like 4:30 of totality will be out in the ocean. 2:30 on the coast of Chile. Still may go. It is one of those things that pictures just don't do it justice. It is something you have to experience in person. The best way I can describe it is when I took my wife to see the Grand Canyon she was in aww, and mentioned that pictures just don't do it justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chops1sc Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 I cant imagine 4:30 of totality! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2hill Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Thanks Chris, those are great shots! We got 81% here in Orlando, and it was still amazing. The temp drop was not huge, but it was enough to allow us to be outside for an hour without melting! Mariner and LFairbanks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Kinda went thru what I got, and saw this one. falcaineer, 8675309'SS, TheWolf and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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