I have a couple of photos of it but have never been able to figure out how to post on D.U.

You upload the picture to the site, the site gives you a HTML link and you post that link to DU.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/103659987 has instructions (2nd section)

I've used a couple of sites, but http://tinypic.com/ is the one I'ved used most recently.

Stunning! Thank you!

For one thing, the corona was nearly half again as big as shown, and there was a very real sense of it rippling in the solar wind. It was much more distinct. My personal photos don't show the rays.

As for the "diamond ring" effect, that occurs as the moon moves from covering the Sun's disk, and sunlight streams through valleys on the moon's surface.



Temperatures dropped significantly, you could see stars, and animals went into their sleep mode.

Next to the aurora borealis, a solar eclipse is one of the most spectacular astronomical events. If you get the chance, put both of them on your bucket list.

Luckily, it was around 6 a.m. and I was on the highway leading to Cody. People were stopped along the highway and I realized I didn't need to be IN Cody to see the spectacle. So I joined the people on the side of the highway.

That was a good choice because the traffic jam out of Cody was reported to be a couple of hours duration.

I am looking forward to the next North America eclipse in 2024.

We had driven from Palm Springs to Denver to see my sister, then used Google Earth to choose the exact location with the longest duration. Apparently several others had the same idea, because there were about 20 of us at this crossroads in the middle of nowhere.

-- worked perfectly.