Hey Steve (fescue), were you in the path of totality? Or anyone else. We were able to see the total back in 2017 here in Oregon on a perfectly clear day.
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My city had 98.5% totality but not quite "total." I picked up my wife from work at 3:10pm and we stood outside until it was past it's "totality" and I must say it was very impressive. Fun watching videos of all of the cars trying to leave the Great North Woods!!
amazing really ! it was on our tv news down here ..... great photo Rick, it really showed the effect back then ! Australia gets a chance to experience it in July 2028 ..... a few years to wait yet
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That would be quite something to be skiing during totality. I've seen plenty of partials, but to witness a total eclipse is an out of body experience. And yeah, Steve, I had met my daughter in central Oregon to see it back then, and after waiting at a standstill in traffic for 2 hours to get back to Portland, she reversed direction and spent the night with my cousin in Bend.