Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire The Eclipse was an event. Like 01/06 was an insurrection.

LOL, that was anything but a personal attack.

You play the victim card like a pro though, must've had a lot of practice.

There now, that was a personal attack, feel better?

I've been under 3 partial eclipses in my 65 years. I would have to say they were somewhat underwhelming. However, I knew this one was special, and I only had to drive an hour to be under complete totality for close to 4 minutes. The result was worth the effort.

I cannot explain the visceral experience, but when totality hit, I felt it. When I took off my glasses, there was a single Bailey's Bead poking out the bottom of the moon. That little red pinpoint was something I'd never seen with my own eyes, and chances are that I'll never see it again. At 65, seeing something like that puts things in perspective. It was one of those "This is THIS!" moments.

Then again, we'd spent 4 hours in a bar prior to this. There were people who didn't bother to leave their barstools to come out and watch.

Where would I rank this? It's probably somewhere between watching my sons being born and watching Pete Rose steal home in the All-Star Game. It's right up there with seeing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time or seeing my first funnel cloud. It doesn't compare to being blown out of bed by lightning, or catching a near miss in the woods. The latter two I would gladly pass on if the opportunity arose again. I would put the level of excitement to having a gobbler come up your backside and do a spit and drum in your ear.

It was cool

It interrupted work and probably cost employers billions

BTW....an eclipse happen every 1 to 3 years somewhere

That wasnt a very good retort.

You arent good at this.

The irony runs deep.

Have you never been outside your house. There can be 10 degrees difference between sunlight and shade under a tree. The temperature will drop temporarily when the sun is behind a cloud which only blocks a small portion of the sunlight. It's a proven fact that temps drops gradually drop during the hour or so leading up to the full eclipse then quickly drop a couple more degrees during the 2-4 minutes of totality. They then gradually warm up again during the next hour or so as the sun is uncovered.

I understand your skepticism. I've seen a few partial eclipses in my life that were in the 90% range. I too was underwhelmed until I saw my 1st Total Eclipse. Even then at 99% when I could only see a tiny sliver of the sun looking through eye protection there was very little difference on the ground. But when that last tiny sliver goes away it is literally like someone flipped a switch and the lights go out.

Depending on where you are that could only last a few seconds or up to 5 minutes. We were in the dark for just under 4 this time. When it comes back it's the same way. Not gradually but like someone flipped a switch. The difference between 99% and 0% blockage on either side of the eclipse does take about an hour, is slow and hardly noticeable.

We were fortunate to only have to drive about 2 hours in 2017. The one last Fall wasn't a full eclipse, only a partial and we didn't travel to see it. Not worth it for a partial. The next Total Eclipse in the USA isn't until 2044 and will only be visible in parts of Montana and North Dakota. This was my only chance to take my grandkids and experience it with them. I may not be alive in 20 years and they will all be adults with kids and may not able to make the trip. Was worth the expense.

Definitely a display of the power of God.

No matter the event the 'fire always has its share of naysayers/attention seekers and others who need to get a life.

Quoted for the irony.