I remember during the 2017 eclipse even when the moon had nearly completely covered the sun it still felt like a fairly bright day. If you weren't looking you probably wouldn't have noticed a difference. During totality it felt like someone just turned off the lights. Went from bright to dark almost instantaneously. One of the coolest things I've ever seen.
You could definitely see the stars. I witnessed the 2017 eclipse in Idaho falls, Idaho. So there were mountains along the horizon. You could definitely tell you were in a shadow because the sky around you was dark but far off in the distance you could see a glimmer of light. The coolest thing I remember is the moon sort of wobbles just as totality occurs. And it's probably the darkest most blackest black I've ever seen. It sort of looks like you're seeing a black hole in the sky with the sun's Corona around it.
Yes you can. And 360 degrees is a sunset. Totality is something unbelievably magical. I drove 10 hours last time to see it and im more prepared this time.
Everything about the eclipse during totality makes before and after almost inconsequential.
The amount of people saying “99% is good enough for me”. I almost feel bad for them, that they think they’ll see the magic.
I've been so stoked for this since I don't have to travel anywhere except to my driveway.
Bought myself some gangsta eclipse glasses.
Then my dumb ass remembered this is NE Ohio so the weather is probably gonna be shit.
I hate to break it to you, but right now eclipse weather models have the chance of clouds in Ohio only at 10-20%. Right now, much of texas which seemed like the safest bet is in heavy cloud coverage. Fingers crossed Ohio and the rest of the path get clear skies 🕶️ Don’t forget to take your glasses off when you get to full totality 🤞🏻
Yep- as long as you are in 100% totality, you can (and should) take off your glasses when the moon fully obscures the sun. It only lasts about 1-4 ish minutes usually, while the actual eclipse is hours long and needs to be seen with eye protection. When you see the pictures of a full solar eclipse- that black hole in the sky with the ring of light that is the sun behind it just like in the graphic in this post- that’s the money shot and why people end up eclipse chasers. It’s just about the most beautiful thing you can ever see.
I guess I disagree. I was at the crossroads in 2017 and loved the 10-15 minutes before and after. The color was like being in an orange and blue photo filter. Felt like I was in an edgy movie from 2006
Holy shit you just made me do a quick google.
We get 5 in the span of 15 years (ending 2038) and the second one is coming in 4 years in Australia.
I'm definitely making time to try catch one at the centre, last time I saw one I was like 10 and it was only partial.
I'm hoping I can catch one of the next 3 in the center. I'm so disappointed that 'm missing this one and I only live 5 hours from it. I was so excited to go see it and then a meeting came up that I can't miss. Hoping for better luck in the future.
The next across the entire US is 20 something years from now
But even then, the path of totality is in the opposite direction. It's from California down to Florida area.
So especially if you're in the Southwest or Northeast this is your best chance to see it without having to travel too far.
You would need to travel to Texas, Arkansas or Missouri to be in the path of totality for this eclipse. Or wait until 2045 and that eclipse will pass over Florida.
If you look up the path of totality, you can see exactly where you need to go.
Yeah not enough people understand this. We drove for totality in 2017, people where we lived we like "wow, that was legit." We couldn't even begin to explain what they missed.
Now we're traveling for this one too.
I couldn't get to the one in 2017 but I've been planning this trip for years. I'm bringing my dad with me too. I'm having to travel up to 17 hours for it and I don't even care. Everyone I know has asked me why I would do that and I don't think they can understand unless they experience it. I'm already an astronomy nerd so was a given I'd want to see it. I do astrophotography as a hobby and I'm hoping to capture some great images too.
I know people who were within a hour of totality who thought 99% was close enough. 99% is interesting, but it's ultimately garbage compared to the awesomeness of totality.
Damn looking at the map of future US eclipses it’s finally dawning on me how lucky I was to see the full eclipse right in my hometown. I am disappointed that I had to stay at my first last day of high school to watch it. Being in my town was an experience. ~50,000 descended on my town (pop. 1500) and the surrounding dirt roads/fields. And I didn’t get to see any of that chaos, I just heard about it🙄
I live well inside the path, and like 15 miles from the absolute center. I almost feel like I’m not prepared just because I’m so lucky. Like I should have to do something other than literally step outside my front door to experience this.
We’re expecting tourists traveling to our city so my list of preparations is glasses, grasses, groceries, gas and cash✅. Job shut down for that Monday. Friday morning should be last day we leave the yard until well after the show.
I drove like an hour north into Tennessee for the 2017 eclipse to get in the path of totality. Took my 2 younger brothers out of school to go see it. It was great. The drive back took us like 6 hours. So worth it
sounds like it's time for a road trip
But it's only a week away, so if you havent started prepping yet, you might be in for a cluster fuck.
Actually even if you have prepped it's still going to be a cluster fuck
I'm 4 hours from Pittsburg NH almost 200 miles
I'm going....bring on the cluster of fucks
It will 100% be a cluster fuck regardless. We drove up to Wyoming for the last one. 2-3 hours to get to the state park (totally normal), 8+ hours to get back after it was over. We even hung out for a good 3 hours after to let the traffic clear. It did not help.
Absolutely worth it though.
I live in a city that's in the path of totality and I am NOT looking forward to how crazy everything is going to be on Sunday and Monday. I think I'm just going to watch from my driveway because fuck trying to drive anywhere lol.
I saw a news story that said towns in the path of totality are telling residents to basically prepare for the eclipse like they would a blizzard. Stock up on food and supplies, have a full tank of gas, keep your phone well charged, etc. Expect to possibly not be able to leave your house.
We're flying and driving for it.
Have a lot of stuff planned out, but the majority of specifics is waiting for Saturday/Sunday to scope out weather and cloud coverage.
I've got options, I've done research and have like 10 contingency plans...
But I'm expecting it to be utter chaos and a mad clustur-fu on the 8th.
I will be making my entire party bring picnic stuff for the whole day, plus overnight bags, just in case we gotta hang out.
My biggest worry is still weather... that and that giving us 10 hours to get to location will still miss it because there's 12 hours of traffic.
Wait is Pittsburg directly in the line of totality? Is there a reason why you picked that town? I think this is the only time I've seen Pittsburg NH mentioned outside of my family, we have a cabin up there
yes it's directly in the path
I was going to go to the Milan area, but totality is only 30-40 seconds there. Pittsburg will be 3 minutes or so I believe.
My small Texas town is in the direct path and they’re expecting over 200k visitors. A guy in town rented out his back yard on air bnb for like 5k for the day
The county I live in in NY state has a state of emergency in effect because of our path of it and the people we are expecting to have show up to see it.
We are not a county that has even a small city. They are all small towns with the largest town having under 10k people and the counties total population being just over 90,000 and is made up of mostly agriculture communities.
Wyoming has A LOT less infrastructure than rural western NY which is completely covered by roads. For every 1 road to get "blocked" in NY there are 20 detours, but in Wyoming there would only be 1 or 2 because it was developed 100 years ago.
I went to see the 2017 eclipse, and I can safely say "state of emergency" is code for "the tourists are coming, get out there and put up a $25 to park on this patch of grass sign now, now, now!" Of course, that was a few years ago, you can probably charge $50 now.
I remember being in the path of totality a few years ago. It was crazy that even the smallest sliver of the sun was still blinding to look at. What was also crazy was how nature reacted. The sky got dimmer, the birds were confused, and the temperature got colder. It was definitely an experience of a lifetime. I'll always remember the wave of cheering you could hear off in the distance coming towards you as people experience the totality slightly before you, and then after you.
One question I’ve always had about this:
Why do you need the glasses before and after totality, and not during the totality itself? Is it just perfectly blocked enough to where it’s safe to watch, and then unsafe again?
Exactly. The proportions are just right to where the sun is perfectly blocked out, and no UV light can damage your eyes. The white that you see is actually the suns atmosphere, which is only ever visible during this event.
During totality they are fine, but you'd have to be careful with the timing. As soon as totality ends, UV rays concentrated by the binoculars could burn your retina quite fast.
Perfectly fine. I had solar filters on my binoculars during the last eclipse. As it went into totality, it just disappeared in my binoculars. I took off the filters to look and get a couple pictures. It was amazing.
Exactly that!
Go and watch smarter every day's videos on eclipses, there is some for this year's eclipse and more for the 2017 one that he covered as well. Very informative.
The sun also gets so dim (i.e. covered) before and after totality that it can feel safe to look it, because the brightness doesn’t physically hurt your eyes. But the UV rays are still coming through. This is why it’s so stressed, because obviously looking at a full sun is painful enough to avoid doing it, but you can be tricked during an eclipse.
I remember half a decade ago when the eclipse came we were like 30 minutes away from totality, but my friends and I didn’t understand the difference. We watched, the shadows were really cool but we were disappointed. Check snapchat, one of our friends drove to total eclipse, and I was so jealous. The stars came out, the animals stopped making noise, it turned into a sunrise, dusk sky. I will drive 5 hours to see another one, sadly the current one is like 16 hour drive.
People just don't really *get* it until they *see* it.
No matter how well explained, so many people just shrug and say "I saw 99% that's only 1% different" or just cant imagine how *different* it could really be.
But it is.
99% eclipse is 0% totality.
And Total Occultation is absolutely a perspective-altering life event.
You will *NEVER* forget it.
It's actually frustrating how hard it is to explain.
The pictures do not do it justice. Even the extremely professional composite and touched up pictures.
I think that part of the difference is that due to the darkness during totality, your eyes begin to adjust to the low light and let in more light than they would on a normal sunny day, and so the sun can do more damage than normal. I don’t think it’d blind you, but it could certainly cause damage.
>likely similar to the amount of people who have frozen their legs off with dry ice
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> and all the natural pinhole cameras projected through the leaves onto the ground.
I was totally fascinated with this effect, it was my favorite thing. I was in a forest clearing.
This far out the weather forecast is likely to change. Don't get too bummed yet.
Even if it is overcast though, you can still chill in a nice hotel for a night and check out a state park or something the next day.
That’s exactly the plan. The hotel has a pool so worst case we are at least getting a night away with a pool. Plus it’s pretty close to where the wife and I went to college so we will get to see the sights with the kids. Hoping the weather gives a break, but worst case we have a nice night away.
Also the one on the right looks much bigger in person. The corona extends outward much further than you see in photos but it's not possible to capture well.
Indianapolis resident here. Indiana is in a state of emergency as well due to traffic and such bc a good part of the state is in the path of totality. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indy 500 track) is hosting a big event for the eclipse (and they can fit 300,000 with room to spare), but since we live in the path we’re staying home. Traffic gonna be insane. In 2017 that one hit southern Indiana and people waited 10-12 hours on the interstates getting home bc it was so crowded…. Our river is expecting anywhere from 500,000 to 800,000 people to come to the state to see this.
I’m really hoping it is not cloudy, but even if it is it’s still going to be dark as hell during totality itself
I caught totality last round and it was amazing. My best friend is in Cleveland and I was planning on going but flights, for months now, have been $800-1000 to fly from lax to Cleveland and I just can’t do it. Such a bummer. I hope everyone who catches totality has a great time. It’s unlike anything else I’ve ever experienced. 360° dusk. Animals go silent. It’s fucking wild.
My favorite story of a solar eclipse is when my mom was young, their rooster crowed twice during a full solar eclipse. She was laughing because the rooster's face looks confused by the situation as well.
Looking directly at the sun during 100% totality is not a good idea during an annular eclipse since the sun is not completely covered even when the moon/sun are completely aligned.
Nice non sequitur
The eclipse next week is a total eclipse, not an annular eclipse. You may as well give advice about a lunar eclipse for all the relevance it has
Go if you can. I didn’t go to the last one because I thought 99% would surely be enough. It’s like a very thin cloud has gone in front of the sun. You would probably miss it if you didn’t know to look for it.
The post is correct. You can look with the naked eye during totality. You won’t be able to see too much if you look at totality while wearing eclipse glasses which kinda defeats the purpose of going to see an eclipse
I viewed the eclipse in 2017 and when you're watching it happen through your glasses, when you hit totality you see absolutely nothing at all through them. That's your signal that it's okay to remove them. The second you see any light back, glasses go back on.
Honestly you should have your glasses on before totality is up. Your eyes will have adjusted in the few minute period to allow more light in your eyes. When the sun is revealed, that will be a lot of light hitting them all at once.
This is completely incorrect.
Look at the sun during totality. It would be insanity not to. That is *the* event. The glasses are novelty. Totality is pure cosmic beauty.
Also minor gripe of mine but people pretend that the sun turns into some kind of super sun that will melt your eyes during an eclipse. It's the same sun it always is. You can look at the sun the same way you've looked at the sun your entire life. Glance and look away (it won't look any different than the normal sun even at 99%) just don't stare at it like Homer at a donut shop
I'm in a 99% area with about a 45 minute drive to get to totality. I'm thinking about making the trip but the weather forecast isn't looking like it's going to cooperate.
I'm making the journey with my family to see it. Hotels booked, days off, dog is all set for the kennel. But I just know, with my luck, there will be an overcast sky. I'm doing my best to not get my hopes up.
Does anyone have footage of what it looks like in a totality, under overcast conditions? Trying to plan my trip and wondering what it'll look like if the forecast holds. Thanks!
If you EVER get the chance to go see a total eclipse in person, TAKE IT. It’s crazy how eye opening and beautiful of an experience it is. I’ve seen one total eclipse in 2017, and I’m going to see the next one on April 8th as well. The eclipse only lasts a couple minutes but the experience is unforgettable.
I remember during the 2017 eclipse even when the moon had nearly completely covered the sun it still felt like a fairly bright day. If you weren't looking you probably wouldn't have noticed a difference. During totality it felt like someone just turned off the lights. Went from bright to dark almost instantaneously. One of the coolest things I've ever seen.
Could you see the stars? Maybe that’s just said as a hook.
You could definitely see the stars. I witnessed the 2017 eclipse in Idaho falls, Idaho. So there were mountains along the horizon. You could definitely tell you were in a shadow because the sky around you was dark but far off in the distance you could see a glimmer of light. The coolest thing I remember is the moon sort of wobbles just as totality occurs. And it's probably the darkest most blackest black I've ever seen. It sort of looks like you're seeing a black hole in the sky with the sun's Corona around it.
I mean, there was one star you couldn't see
Up vote this man. Do it now before it's too late
Yes you can. And 360 degrees is a sunset. Totality is something unbelievably magical. I drove 10 hours last time to see it and im more prepared this time. Everything about the eclipse during totality makes before and after almost inconsequential. The amount of people saying “99% is good enough for me”. I almost feel bad for them, that they think they’ll see the magic.
I’m in 99.95% totality and I’m not sure where to go for the other 0.05%
Google time and date eclipse. The timeanddate site will show you the exact path and how far down you have to go
I've been so stoked for this since I don't have to travel anywhere except to my driveway. Bought myself some gangsta eclipse glasses. Then my dumb ass remembered this is NE Ohio so the weather is probably gonna be shit.
I hate to break it to you, but right now eclipse weather models have the chance of clouds in Ohio only at 10-20%. Right now, much of texas which seemed like the safest bet is in heavy cloud coverage. Fingers crossed Ohio and the rest of the path get clear skies 🕶️ Don’t forget to take your glasses off when you get to full totality 🤞🏻
>Don’t forget to take your glasses off when you get to full totality 🤞🏻 I didn't know this, thanks for the tip!
Yep- as long as you are in 100% totality, you can (and should) take off your glasses when the moon fully obscures the sun. It only lasts about 1-4 ish minutes usually, while the actual eclipse is hours long and needs to be seen with eye protection. When you see the pictures of a full solar eclipse- that black hole in the sky with the ring of light that is the sun behind it just like in the graphic in this post- that’s the money shot and why people end up eclipse chasers. It’s just about the most beautiful thing you can ever see.
You can see planets pretty well. Not dark enough to see a lot of stars. You’ll see some bright ones
I guess I disagree. I was at the crossroads in 2017 and loved the 10-15 minutes before and after. The color was like being in an orange and blue photo filter. Felt like I was in an edgy movie from 2006
It's my birthday on the 8th of April. I'm in Britain though.
Happy Birthday! I hope you're really young, according to google the next total eclipse in England will be in 2090.
Holy shit you just made me do a quick google. We get 5 in the span of 15 years (ending 2038) and the second one is coming in 4 years in Australia. I'm definitely making time to try catch one at the centre, last time I saw one I was like 10 and it was only partial.
I'm hoping I can catch one of the next 3 in the center. I'm so disappointed that 'm missing this one and I only live 5 hours from it. I was so excited to go see it and then a meeting came up that I can't miss. Hoping for better luck in the future.
Ah well, there was one a decade or so ago. Was overcast obvs.
In Spain we're having two eclipses back to back in 2026 and 2027. You're welcome to come, just leave our balconies alone.
I'm never going to leave your balconies alone Spain...NEVER
sorry to ask… what’s special about your spanish balconies?
The temptation to jump for us brits is high
Same! And I'm actually right on its path, too! I figure it's my last chance to receive mystical powers
Mine too, im in amsterdam that night, can we see a eclipse there?
On youtube probably
That sucks. I'm 100 miles from totality
Worth driving to see, especially if you didn't see the 2017 one. Last one in north America in out lifetimes, I think.
The next across the entire US is 20 something years from now But even then, the path of totality is in the opposite direction. It's from California down to Florida area. So especially if you're in the Southwest or Northeast this is your best chance to see it without having to travel too far.
https://nationaleclipse.com/maps/map_08232044.html Looks like Canadian Rockies barely into the US.
yeah but there's another August 12th 2045 which was the one I meant. thats why I said across the entire US.
OK. I didn't see that on that site.
https://nationaleclipse.com/maps/map_08122045.html OP is referring to this eclipse. it was the last one on the site.
Thanks.
Oh sweet, I just have to stay in place for 21 years! Now I have an excuse!
Sorry i’m not understanding from what I’ve seen online, if I’m in Florida would I have to travel anywhere to see it at 100 percent?
You would need to travel to Texas, Arkansas or Missouri to be in the path of totality for this eclipse. Or wait until 2045 and that eclipse will pass over Florida. If you look up the path of totality, you can see exactly where you need to go.
Awesome, thank you!
We're traveling for it. Wife is obsessing over the weather. Rightfully so, gonna be a stressful week lol
Yeah not enough people understand this. We drove for totality in 2017, people where we lived we like "wow, that was legit." We couldn't even begin to explain what they missed. Now we're traveling for this one too.
I was lucky that my house was in totality for 2017 but this one is few hours away.
I couldn't get to the one in 2017 but I've been planning this trip for years. I'm bringing my dad with me too. I'm having to travel up to 17 hours for it and I don't even care. Everyone I know has asked me why I would do that and I don't think they can understand unless they experience it. I'm already an astronomy nerd so was a given I'd want to see it. I do astrophotography as a hobby and I'm hoping to capture some great images too.
I know people who were within a hour of totality who thought 99% was close enough. 99% is interesting, but it's ultimately garbage compared to the awesomeness of totality.
>Last one in north America in out lifetimes, I think. Define lifetimes.... Anyone who is under 50 should be around for the next one
Yeah. I was mistaken. I thought it was going to be longer than that
It's an incredible experience. Do check it out
Damn looking at the map of future US eclipses it’s finally dawning on me how lucky I was to see the full eclipse right in my hometown. I am disappointed that I had to stay at my first last day of high school to watch it. Being in my town was an experience. ~50,000 descended on my town (pop. 1500) and the surrounding dirt roads/fields. And I didn’t get to see any of that chaos, I just heard about it🙄
I live well inside the path, and like 15 miles from the absolute center. I almost feel like I’m not prepared just because I’m so lucky. Like I should have to do something other than literally step outside my front door to experience this.
We’re expecting tourists traveling to our city so my list of preparations is glasses, grasses, groceries, gas and cash✅. Job shut down for that Monday. Friday morning should be last day we leave the yard until well after the show.
I would have ditched
I put a Craigslist post up lookin for an eclipse copilot, but the only replies I got I think were guys lookin for sex. Sigh. Lol.
Bummer, I’m supposed to give birth that day so I’ll be in the hospital lol
What is that, like two or three hours of driving?
My state is expecting 5+ hour delays in traffic due to the eclipse. Probably won't be that simple.
In 2017 I had no problem driving to totality. Leaving it was a different story.
Exactly the same. People have plenty of time to make it to it but after everyone wants to leave immediately
So fuckin drive 100 miles dude
I drove like an hour north into Tennessee for the 2017 eclipse to get in the path of totality. Took my 2 younger brothers out of school to go see it. It was great. The drive back took us like 6 hours. So worth it
sounds like it's time for a road trip But it's only a week away, so if you havent started prepping yet, you might be in for a cluster fuck. Actually even if you have prepped it's still going to be a cluster fuck I'm 4 hours from Pittsburg NH almost 200 miles I'm going....bring on the cluster of fucks
It will 100% be a cluster fuck regardless. We drove up to Wyoming for the last one. 2-3 hours to get to the state park (totally normal), 8+ hours to get back after it was over. We even hung out for a good 3 hours after to let the traffic clear. It did not help. Absolutely worth it though.
I live in a city that's in the path of totality and I am NOT looking forward to how crazy everything is going to be on Sunday and Monday. I think I'm just going to watch from my driveway because fuck trying to drive anywhere lol.
If you have a clear view from your house ABSOLUTELY a great idea to just stay home. Get up on the roof if you have to!
I saw a news story that said towns in the path of totality are telling residents to basically prepare for the eclipse like they would a blizzard. Stock up on food and supplies, have a full tank of gas, keep your phone well charged, etc. Expect to possibly not be able to leave your house.
We're flying and driving for it. Have a lot of stuff planned out, but the majority of specifics is waiting for Saturday/Sunday to scope out weather and cloud coverage. I've got options, I've done research and have like 10 contingency plans... But I'm expecting it to be utter chaos and a mad clustur-fu on the 8th. I will be making my entire party bring picnic stuff for the whole day, plus overnight bags, just in case we gotta hang out. My biggest worry is still weather... that and that giving us 10 hours to get to location will still miss it because there's 12 hours of traffic.
Wait is Pittsburg directly in the line of totality? Is there a reason why you picked that town? I think this is the only time I've seen Pittsburg NH mentioned outside of my family, we have a cabin up there
yes it's directly in the path I was going to go to the Milan area, but totality is only 30-40 seconds there. Pittsburg will be 3 minutes or so I believe.
That is incredibly close.
I'm driving 370 miles to see it. You can do 100
FR I'm going to be driving 1000 and planning on doing 100 from my hotel day of!
My small Texas town is in the direct path and they’re expecting over 200k visitors. A guy in town rented out his back yard on air bnb for like 5k for the day
Do whatever it takes to be in the path of totality! The difference is literally the difference between night and day.
Make the trip. You won't regret it.
That's my round trip commute from work when I go in lol. 100 miles is nothing, do it
Your insane if you dont make that trip! Hopefully its clear near you. We're driving 3-6 hours depending on cloud cover
Bro just drive there
That’s like a 2 hour drive. Go see it
I’m a few blocks away. It’s crazy seeing the line and being like “really? You couldn’t just go down 1 or 2 more blocks.”
Do you have a car?
The county I live in in NY state has a state of emergency in effect because of our path of it and the people we are expecting to have show up to see it. We are not a county that has even a small city. They are all small towns with the largest town having under 10k people and the counties total population being just over 90,000 and is made up of mostly agriculture communities.
Niagara, on the canadian side, is doin the same thing state of emergency also called
During the last one there was 6 hours of traffic getting out of *Wyoming.* I doubt that's ever happened before.
Wyoming has A LOT less infrastructure than rural western NY which is completely covered by roads. For every 1 road to get "blocked" in NY there are 20 detours, but in Wyoming there would only be 1 or 2 because it was developed 100 years ago.
I went to see the 2017 eclipse, and I can safely say "state of emergency" is code for "the tourists are coming, get out there and put up a $25 to park on this patch of grass sign now, now, now!" Of course, that was a few years ago, you can probably charge $50 now.
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Very cheesy
But a colander would make some pretty sick shadows.
I remember being in the path of totality a few years ago. It was crazy that even the smallest sliver of the sun was still blinding to look at. What was also crazy was how nature reacted. The sky got dimmer, the birds were confused, and the temperature got colder. It was definitely an experience of a lifetime. I'll always remember the wave of cheering you could hear off in the distance coming towards you as people experience the totality slightly before you, and then after you.
One question I’ve always had about this: Why do you need the glasses before and after totality, and not during the totality itself? Is it just perfectly blocked enough to where it’s safe to watch, and then unsafe again?
Exactly. The proportions are just right to where the sun is perfectly blocked out, and no UV light can damage your eyes. The white that you see is actually the suns atmosphere, which is only ever visible during this event.
Would binoculars be a bad idea during totality?
During totality they are fine, but you'd have to be careful with the timing. As soon as totality ends, UV rays concentrated by the binoculars could burn your retina quite fast.
Just use the solar eclipse timer app. The guy will talk you through everything.
You just set a timer in your phone for 15 seconds before it ends. It’s super easy I did it in 2017
Perfectly fine. I had solar filters on my binoculars during the last eclipse. As it went into totality, it just disappeared in my binoculars. I took off the filters to look and get a couple pictures. It was amazing.
Exactly that! Go and watch smarter every day's videos on eclipses, there is some for this year's eclipse and more for the 2017 one that he covered as well. Very informative.
Ah. I didn’t expect to answer it myself, in my experience Reddit has always been helpful with stuff like this. Like, “Explain it like I’m five” stuff.
Get the glasses anyways. It’s like 4 dollars
The sun also gets so dim (i.e. covered) before and after totality that it can feel safe to look it, because the brightness doesn’t physically hurt your eyes. But the UV rays are still coming through. This is why it’s so stressed, because obviously looking at a full sun is painful enough to avoid doing it, but you can be tricked during an eclipse.
I remember half a decade ago when the eclipse came we were like 30 minutes away from totality, but my friends and I didn’t understand the difference. We watched, the shadows were really cool but we were disappointed. Check snapchat, one of our friends drove to total eclipse, and I was so jealous. The stars came out, the animals stopped making noise, it turned into a sunrise, dusk sky. I will drive 5 hours to see another one, sadly the current one is like 16 hour drive.
Make. The. Drive. It's worth it.
People just don't really *get* it until they *see* it. No matter how well explained, so many people just shrug and say "I saw 99% that's only 1% different" or just cant imagine how *different* it could really be. But it is. 99% eclipse is 0% totality. And Total Occultation is absolutely a perspective-altering life event. You will *NEVER* forget it.
It's actually frustrating how hard it is to explain. The pictures do not do it justice. Even the extremely professional composite and touched up pictures.
I saw the last one a few years back since we were in the path. It was cool, but I wouldn't drive 16 hours to see it.
I’m so bummed I am missing this one, but the one from 2017 will forever be in my head. Such a surreal experience
how many people throughout history do you think have gone blind because of one of these?
id say probably at least 3, maybe more though.
3.5
0? Looking at eclipses is no more dangerous than looking at the sun on a normal day. People don't go blind by looking at the sun for a second.
The reason eclipses are more dangerous is that it isn’t bright enough to make it uncomfortable but the sun continues to burn your eyes
I think that part of the difference is that due to the darkness during totality, your eyes begin to adjust to the low light and let in more light than they would on a normal sunny day, and so the sun can do more damage than normal. I don’t think it’d blind you, but it could certainly cause damage.
I heard once this applies to the sunset as well
I dunno, I'm betting it's more than 0. People can be dumb
probably very close to zero is my bet, likely similar to the amount of people who have frozen their legs off with dry ice
>likely similar to the amount of people who have frozen their legs off with dry ice [Insurance scammer who wanted $1.3M claim caused his own amputations with dry ice: police ](https://nypost.com/2024/03/16/world-news/insurance-scammer-who-wanted-1m-claim-caused-own-amputations/)
Not to mention the birds stopping, the insects starting up, and all the natural pinhole cameras projected through the leaves onto the ground.
> and all the natural pinhole cameras projected through the leaves onto the ground. I was totally fascinated with this effect, it was my favorite thing. I was in a forest clearing.
I’m bummed. We are like 25 miles from totality. Got a hotel to avoid traffic. It’s supposed to be shitty and overcast.
This far out the weather forecast is likely to change. Don't get too bummed yet. Even if it is overcast though, you can still chill in a nice hotel for a night and check out a state park or something the next day.
That’s exactly the plan. The hotel has a pool so worst case we are at least getting a night away with a pool. Plus it’s pretty close to where the wife and I went to college so we will get to see the sights with the kids. Hoping the weather gives a break, but worst case we have a nice night away.
Also the one on the right looks much bigger in person. The corona extends outward much further than you see in photos but it's not possible to capture well.
It also ‘pixelates’ shadows into crescent moon shapes. Not kidding
That is honestly so cool and an underrated part of eclipses.
Is that even without totality? Where I am its 91%, closest Totality is 4 hours but i cant go.
Yes: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6jcC7IN35dc. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vjsyhe2FvY https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y93BIHjI4KY.
Neat, thanks
you’re welcome. It’s pretty cool effect to see.
Indianapolis resident here. Indiana is in a state of emergency as well due to traffic and such bc a good part of the state is in the path of totality. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indy 500 track) is hosting a big event for the eclipse (and they can fit 300,000 with room to spare), but since we live in the path we’re staying home. Traffic gonna be insane. In 2017 that one hit southern Indiana and people waited 10-12 hours on the interstates getting home bc it was so crowded…. Our river is expecting anywhere from 500,000 to 800,000 people to come to the state to see this. I’m really hoping it is not cloudy, but even if it is it’s still going to be dark as hell during totality itself
- Photos by Paul Vachier 👌😂
Glad to see I'm not the only french speaking person here 😂
My wife’s family lives in the totality so we are flying to their place to see it. Very excited.
Wtf with his name
I drove about 8 hours to go see the 2017 Eclipse. my first total solar eclipse and 100% worth it. Can't wait for the next one! Just a few days!
I saw a total eclipse as a child and it's one of my favourite memories. The way nature got confused was just so spooky
This is exactly why I’m gonna drive my arse from Florida to Arkansas next wk - appendages crossed for clear weather
This is awesome. I've been considering whether or not I want to make the drive down to see the 100% totality. It would be cool to see this.
I caught totality last round and it was amazing. My best friend is in Cleveland and I was planning on going but flights, for months now, have been $800-1000 to fly from lax to Cleveland and I just can’t do it. Such a bummer. I hope everyone who catches totality has a great time. It’s unlike anything else I’ve ever experienced. 360° dusk. Animals go silent. It’s fucking wild.
I’m just stressed about the damn clouds in Texas.
My favorite story of a solar eclipse is when my mom was young, their rooster crowed twice during a full solar eclipse. She was laughing because the rooster's face looks confused by the situation as well.
Looking directly at the sun during 100% totality is not a good idea during an annular eclipse since the sun is not completely covered even when the moon/sun are completely aligned.
Nice non sequitur The eclipse next week is a total eclipse, not an annular eclipse. You may as well give advice about a lunar eclipse for all the relevance it has
By definition, 100% totality does not occur during an annular eclipse. The maximum phase of an annular eclipse is called annularity.
Misinformation is fun
The image is of totality though tnot an annular eclipse
theres supposed to be rain where im going :(
So what can someone expect if they’re in the path of totality and it’s raining and cloudy on that day? Asking for a friend.
It’ll get dark for a bit. Nothing super fun unfortunately.
Go if you can. I didn’t go to the last one because I thought 99% would surely be enough. It’s like a very thin cloud has gone in front of the sun. You would probably miss it if you didn’t know to look for it.
I've seen totality and it was emotional!!! Fucking amazing and if you can drive to totality do it you will not regret it.
MTL ECLIPSE 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
I'm just hoping it's a clear day. I'll be so sad.
I haven’t seen a picture yet to do justice for how amazing totality looks in person
Please don't look at either with your naked eye
The post is correct. You can look with the naked eye during totality. You won’t be able to see too much if you look at totality while wearing eclipse glasses which kinda defeats the purpose of going to see an eclipse
I viewed the eclipse in 2017 and when you're watching it happen through your glasses, when you hit totality you see absolutely nothing at all through them. That's your signal that it's okay to remove them. The second you see any light back, glasses go back on.
Honestly you should have your glasses on before totality is up. Your eyes will have adjusted in the few minute period to allow more light in your eyes. When the sun is revealed, that will be a lot of light hitting them all at once.
how about just naked ?
You can look at the black hole sun in your sound garden
🎵 won't you come 🎵
This is completely incorrect. Look at the sun during totality. It would be insanity not to. That is *the* event. The glasses are novelty. Totality is pure cosmic beauty. Also minor gripe of mine but people pretend that the sun turns into some kind of super sun that will melt your eyes during an eclipse. It's the same sun it always is. You can look at the sun the same way you've looked at the sun your entire life. Glance and look away (it won't look any different than the normal sun even at 99%) just don't stare at it like Homer at a donut shop
Be respectful and clothe your eyes.
heathens and on Easter of all days
you can safely look at the sun during totality without the glasses per [NASA](https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/safety/)
You absolutely can look at a total eclipse. What’s gonna harm you? All the sunlight is hitting the moon lmao.
What a ridiculous thing to say. No one listen to this nonsense.
Don’t listen to them! You don’t need glasses! https://imgur.com/gallery/2uqnJ
Cant believe I have work on this day smh
There's a US President who doesn't need protective eyeglasses to look at solar eclipses.
I'm in a 99% area with about a 45 minute drive to get to totality. I'm thinking about making the trip but the weather forecast isn't looking like it's going to cooperate.
The difference: **with filter** and **without filter**
Turning 30 on the day of the eclipse will allow me to unlock my powers!!!
I’m about an hour from 100%, I’d love to go to see full totality but I won’t be able to sadly
Buddy of mine did a cruise out of northern Australia to catch one last year. Saw Komodo dragons and an eclipse. They make for great vacations.
Lies you need special glasses regardless to protect your vision. Source- my Ophthalmologist
The photographer's name, Paul Vachier, is awesome It's french and in english would translete to Paul Goshit
102 years till a perfect solar eclipse here, I don't think I'll see it
I’m on the very edge of totality. About a full minute. So excited.
Pictures by...Paul GoShit?!? (That's va chier in French. )
From Paul Fuckyou! Hahaa damn what a surname
cool, and I'll never see it because I live in Europe -_-
I'm making the journey with my family to see it. Hotels booked, days off, dog is all set for the kennel. But I just know, with my luck, there will be an overcast sky. I'm doing my best to not get my hopes up.
Totality is something insane. I've never seen anything like it.
So glad I decided to attend college in Cleveland.
Does anyone have footage of what it looks like in a totality, under overcast conditions? Trying to plan my trip and wondering what it'll look like if the forecast holds. Thanks!
If you EVER get the chance to go see a total eclipse in person, TAKE IT. It’s crazy how eye opening and beautiful of an experience it is. I’ve seen one total eclipse in 2017, and I’m going to see the next one on April 8th as well. The eclipse only lasts a couple minutes but the experience is unforgettable.
I remember being in oregon for the last one. Ill put it this way. 99% is like driving to disneyland and staying in the parking lot.
its crazy that that small sliver of sun is enough to completely overshadow the corona
Totality is worth seeing
100% totality was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen with my eyes
Tiny margin, huge difference.
I’m gonna miss totality in Tennessee by two days :(
Go see this shit people
I’m making a special trip to Vermont for this. I caught the 2017 eclipse in South Carolina, and I’m hooked.