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Posted By: wyo1895 OT The Eclipse - 08/21/17
It passed here a few minutes ago. It was about 99% total. Really cool (no pun intended, the temperature dropped to 60, also). You guys East of here have something to look forward to if you're in the path. David
Posted By: saddlering Re: OT The Eclipse - 08/21/17
Cloudy here but is a bit darker then normal!
Posted By: Calhoun Re: OT The Eclipse - 08/21/17
That was awesome.. had total cloud blockage about 30 minutes before, and then it came out. Got this with the cell phone during 100%. A lot more color around the edges than I was expecting.

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Posted By: Fireball2 Re: OT The Eclipse - 08/21/17
Which Savage should a fella use during an eclipse?
Posted By: StoneCutter Re: OT The Eclipse - 08/21/17
Had 80% a few minutes ago. That's all I get. Looks pretty weird outside. The flood lights came on, on my building on the shady side.
Posted By: JeffG Re: OT The Eclipse - 08/21/17
Originally Posted by Fireball2
Which Savage should a fella use during an eclipse?



300 blackout...,duh
Posted By: Calhoun Re: OT The Eclipse - 08/21/17
303 Savage will shoot all the way through the moon..
Posted By: gnoahhh Re: OT The Eclipse - 08/21/17
Just watched it from the observatory here at the college. Pretty cool even if it was only about 80% for us. Temp dropped fairly signicantly. Now off to the grocery store- with everybody outside looking at the sun I figure it's the perfect time.
Posted By: gregintenn Re: OT The Eclipse - 08/21/17
Originally Posted by Calhoun
That was awesome.. had total cloud blockage about 30 minutes before, and then it came out. Got this with the cell phone during 100%. A lot more color around the edges than I was expecting.

[Linked Image]

That's a damned good photo. How did you do it?
Posted By: Calhoun Re: OT The Eclipse - 08/21/17
My Android has a Mode setting of "Pro", and in there I was able to set the ISO setting down to 100. After that it was just hold it up to the eclipse glasses and try REALLY hard to hold the camera still.

People with good cameras and solar filters got some gorgeous photos if they were were lucky enough to not have clouds.
Posted By: olgrouser Re: OT The Eclipse - 08/21/17
Which Savage should a fella use during an eclipse?

+1 "300 blackout"

Ha, ha - good one! smile

Here there was 71% coverage which meant nothing really cause "Mama taught me not to stare into the eye of the sun."
Posted By: S99VG Re: OT The Eclipse - 08/21/17
It peaked here at 10:17 PST. We had about 80% and the temps went down too. A few miles up the road in Oregon it was 100%. FB2 must have been in the dark.
Posted By: RAS Re: OT The Eclipse - 08/21/17
I was out fishing and caught a nice walleye right smack dab in the middle of it.

Location was Burt Lake in northern Michigan.
Posted By: Savageupnorth Re: OT The Eclipse - 08/21/17
Never happened here... Clouds. I was driving home from U.P. and didn't really seem to darken or anything?
Posted By: Plab Re: OT The Eclipse - 08/21/17
we gotta wait seven more years for ours


plab
Posted By: Angus1895 Re: OT The Eclipse - 08/21/17
Got them special glasses was able to see the sun rays peeking through the holes in the Swiss cheese moon. I thought I saw a mouse scurry about also.
Posted By: JoeMartin Re: OT The Eclipse - 08/21/17
I was trying to finish up a side job I started Saturday. Took down a 40 Inch Ash tree. I was joking with the owner, said I was going to work in the shade of the eclipse. Level of light dropped a little, temp felt like it dropped for a few minutes. When I checked my truck the temp was down to 90, with our normal 80 percent humidity. At 4 we just gave up, too hot to lift and split wood. He did give me a $300 bonus, but we still have about a cord of wood to split and stack, Joe.
Posted By: Rick99 Re: OT The Eclipse - 08/22/17
Standing in the back yard hoping for a break in the clouds. Had given up and walked to the door, glanced up and there is was. Mostly covered by the moon then the clouds covered it back up and it was gone.
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