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Brother Buzz

(36,502 posts) Mon Apr 8, 2024, 03:41 PM Apr 8

The solar eclipse was mostly a bust on the West Coast

Bathed in clear blue skies, there was no discernable reduction in sunlight.

I viewed it under the shadow of a bush. Fun Fact: The hundreds of images of the sun were upside down.

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The solar eclipse was mostly a bust on the West Coast (Original Post) Brother Buzz Apr 8 OP

YEA it was......................... Lovie777 Apr 8 #1

Was it a burning bush, True Dough Apr 8 #2

It won't be dry enough to burn until 4:20 Brother Buzz Apr 8 #4

Oh, I see True Dough Apr 8 #7

Phoenix had about 2/3s AZSkiffyGeek Apr 8 #3

Stop whining. You guys get all the earthquakes, mudslides, volcanoes and monsters. Wonder Why Apr 8 #5

We embrace our monster, Karl Brother Buzz Apr 8 #15

😁😁😁😁 Wonder Why Apr 8 #18

We had our chance in 2017 oregonjen Apr 8 #6

Western WA here. Was supposed to get 20%, but with the overcast no discernable effect... Wounded Bear Apr 8 #8

Likewise montanacowboy Apr 8 #10

I had almost 2 min of totality VGNonly Apr 8 #9

My daughter sent me a pic from Cleveland. lpbk2713 Apr 8 #12

In Chicago it's very sunny today and got a little darker and someone leant me their eclipse mucifer Apr 8 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Apr 8 #13

Too bad PJMcK Apr 8 #14

We got kinda dim and shadowy here in southwest New Mexico. Elessar Zappa Apr 8 #16

Even on the East Coast. Fla Dem Apr 8 #17

Lovie777

(12,393 posts)

1. YEA it was.........................

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Mon Apr 8, 2024, 03:43 PM

Apr 8

True Dough

(17,389 posts)

2. Was it a burning bush,

Reply to Brother Buzz (Original post)

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 03:43 PM

Apr 8

Brother Buzz?

Brother Buzz

(36,502 posts)

4. It won't be dry enough to burn until 4:20

Reply to True Dough (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 03:55 PM

Apr 8

True Dough

(17,389 posts)

7. Oh, I see

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 04:00 PM

Apr 8

Brother Buzzed!

AZSkiffyGeek

(11,156 posts)

3. Phoenix had about 2/3s

Reply to Brother Buzz (Original post)

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 03:49 PM

Apr 8

It was noticably darker for about an hour, and it was the first time I've seen one through eclipse glasses, so that was kinda cool, but it wasn't nearly as spectacular as my friends' pix from Arkansas and Missouri.

Wonder Why

(3,336 posts)

5. Stop whining. You guys get all the earthquakes, mudslides, volcanoes and monsters.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Original post)

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 03:55 PM

Apr 8

Brother Buzz

(36,502 posts)

15. We embrace our monster, Karl

Reply to Wonder Why (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 05:02 PM

Apr 8

Hell, he even got a shout-out on Jeopardy!.

Link to tweet

Wonder Why

(3,336 posts)

18. 😁😁😁😁

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #15)

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 09:22 PM

Apr 8

oregonjen

(3,347 posts)

6. We had our chance in 2017

Reply to Brother Buzz (Original post)

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 03:57 PM

Apr 8

Watching on TV live brought back some cool memories from my childhood and more recently from 2017.

Wounded Bear

(58,778 posts)

8. Western WA here. Was supposed to get 20%, but with the overcast no discernable effect...

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Mon Apr 8, 2024, 04:02 PM

Apr 8

montanacowboy

(6,115 posts)

10. Likewise

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #8)

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 04:12 PM

Apr 8

nothing at all up here in Sno County

VGNonly

(7,529 posts)

9. I had almost 2 min of totality

Reply to Brother Buzz (Original post)

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 04:04 PM

Apr 8

NW Ohio, hazy sun. Saw the diamond ring and the beads. I watched from my backyard.

lpbk2713

(42,774 posts)

12. My daughter sent me a pic from Cleveland.

Reply to VGNonly (Reply #9)

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 04:14 PM

Apr 8

The Sun was totally covered.

mucifer

(23,623 posts)

11. In Chicago it's very sunny today and got a little darker and someone leant me their eclipse

Reply to Brother Buzz (Original post)

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 04:14 PM

Apr 8

glasses when I got out of a patient's home so I got to see the crescent.

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PJMcK

(22,069 posts)

14. Too bad

Reply to Brother Buzz (Original post)

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 04:32 PM

Apr 8

In NE Pennsylvania, we had about 95% coverage. It was terrific fun!

Of course, an eclipse is nothing significant. It's just an accident of orbital mechanics.

Elessar Zappa

(14,139 posts)

16. We got kinda dim and shadowy here in southwest New Mexico.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Original post)

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 05:18 PM

Apr 8

We had about 74% coverage.

Fla Dem

(23,882 posts)

17. Even on the East Coast.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Original post)

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 05:30 PM

Apr 8

I live in NE Fla. All the stats predicted we would have 62% Coverage. While it did get a bit darker, if you didn't know there was an eclipse, it would not have been evident on the ground. Barely got darker.

Oh well very happy for all that got to experience a full eclipse.

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