scootr
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Just a preview of what will happen after the bomb is droppedYes, it got much cooler
Just a preview of what will happen after the bomb is droppedYes, it got much cooler
I only saw one planet, but that was with my naked eyes. At the last minute I remembered my binoculars in the back seat, but couldn't get the case open before the sun appeared again.I was not expecting so much coverage being off the main path. Home in Beloit was not spectacular, yet at work a bit south or Rockford, the coverage was almost 90%. Nearly everyone at the mfg plant all came out to the back parking lot. And HR was handing out moon-pies for the event. I think I have 2-dozen chocolate moon-pies back at my work bench now.
Watching the live NASA feed, I really enjoyed the Tupper Lake, NY with the large brilliant blue aura, the Cleveland blue edged aura, and moments later when the Cleveland one turned one beautifully with the true ring-of-fire.
The NASA team did a really good job for the coverage. We had 5 large screens with various live feeds.
Now, people told me during the NASA live feed, the area of IL going dark showed a few of the brighter planets all lined up. I missed this due to going outside watching locally. NASA will have the coverage on re-play later today. I would like to see how those planets looked.
I had a veritable traffic jam coming home... 3 cars in front of me and 5 more in back. That may be some sort of a record!We could see Jupiter and Venus pretty clearly. Traffic is terrible which was expected but I thought it might dissipate by now. Where we’re staying is just a mile from the interstate and it’s stop and go at 5:00 pm. We don’t go home until tomorrow but my daughter is driving home tonight. It would normally be a hour and a half hopefully won’t take her more than two and a half hours.
That guy has a good arm!!!What the eclipse looks like going over Portage Lakes Ohio...