Barb_ Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 We were only getting 50% anyway. I can't believe we have so much cloud cover today in Phoenix. I'm really glad I didn't fight the crowds and drive for two days to see totality. Anyone else have too many clouds to see anything? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I'm in a 90% + area, and it's cloudy :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 I'm in a 90% + area, and it's cloudy :( That would make me so sad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Clouds are moving in, but we can still see it. We'll be at totality in about 47 minutes. Humid out here though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnE-girl Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 It's cloudy here at 87%. We're watching the coverage on ABC that's following the path of totality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink and Green Mom Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I'm in Florida with about 80ish percent totality and so far we can see it. Our maximum is at 2:49 and I fear we will be clouded over by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexigail Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Super cloudy here. 90% but we only saw it for a second before it went behind a cloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmith Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I'm in a 70 percent area, and it is nice and clear with some light clouds here and there. We are getting a great view from our back deck. We're going out every 10 - 15 minutes to check it out. My father-in-law can't tilt his head back, so he's watching it on TV. I'm starting to get a stiff neck, lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 90+% here, sunny. The peak is right now. The sky looks a bit weird, as though a storm is about to blow in, but it's much brighter outside than I thought it would be. I thought I read that it would look a bit like dusk - it doesn't at all. Looking through the glasses, the sliver looks like the moon. I don't think y'all are missing much if you can't see it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 90% here and just finished the peak with no clouds. It's no wonder people used to freak out, it would be so frightening if you didn't know what it was. It was cool, but not a big deal without the 100% I think. Looked like cheshire cat! DH took his camera set up to the area of totality. He was excited about getting pics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 92% and hazy cloudy, but we can still see it well with our viewer. We have our peak eclipse in about half an hour and it's a partial crescent right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 We are going to get about 90% and it is a beautiful sunny day. It is much more exciting than I expected it would be! Wish I wasn't alone though. ;) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Cloudy here. Still enjoying being outdoors soaking up the eclipsyness. ;) Woo! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Roughly 80% here (in about half an hour), and the clouds are off and on. I was able to see the beginning. Worse though - I have a conference call that is scheduled for the peak time of the eclipse, plus and minus a half hour. :/ I plan to listen in while outside with my viewer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegGuheert Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Thunderstorm clouds are filling most of the sky here, now. We're supposed to get 80% totality here, but we'll never know it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Girl Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Perfect day for viewing here. (Not trying to rub it in.) We'll hit the maximum (80%) in a couple of minutes. I've noticed a distinct absence of birds. Interesting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnE-girl Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 We just cleared enough to see it. Toddler wasn't cooperating with wearing glasses, so we're not watching as it moves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof1 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 To cloudy and we are six minutes past peak. It got darker for a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegGuheert Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I've noticed a distinct absence of birds. Interesting. We are noticing EIGHT MORE chickens here today than yesterday. (Someone gave us eight chickens today! :tongue_smilie: ) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 80% here. Seeing "totality" through my music stand pinhole projector every five minutes as clouds roll by. Gonna drill more holes to make it interesting . . . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familia Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 We are going to get about 90% and it is a beautiful sunny day. It is much more exciting than I expected it would be! Wish I wasn't alone though. ;) You and me both LOL! This is a completely odd experience for this homeschool mama in the homestretch...watching this event alone! Turning excitingly dim here - 95% obscurity in a few minutes. Pin hole cameras work BTW! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 90% here and our peak just passed. It didn't get dark, just dim - but you could definitely tell something was up because of the difference in the light and shadows. Five of my horses went into their stalls, which is unusual during the day. My dogs didn't seem to notice a thing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Looked good! No corona obviously but good enough for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Clouds stayed away during totality! The conditions were perfect. Very, very cool. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 90+% here, sunny. The peak is right now. The sky looks a bit weird, as though a storm is about to blow in, but it's much brighter outside than I thought it would be. I thought I read that it would look a bit like dusk - it doesn't at all. Looking through the glasses, the sliver looks like the moon. I don't think y'all are missing much if you can't see it. Same here, exactly. (93%) We are going out every 10 minutes and peeking (with glasses). It is actually cooler than I thought it'd be! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Mostly good over here, but we're about to miss our max (70-something) behind a cloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 Well guys, there is another in 2024. I plan to be there :) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 (edited) 60% and totally blue sky here. Trying to attach 3 cool photos I took -- 1 through a colander, and 2 were the crescent sun shape seen in the shadows thrown by tree leaves. Edited August 21, 2017 by Lori D. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Clouds cleared last minute, my boys are so happy! I was able to get a photo of the eclipse shadow effects on the ground from the leaves. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 (edited) We were at the community college because we're all taking classes. The instructors let everyone out of their classes, and they had a watch party on the front lawn. People were sharing their glasses so that everyone could see it, and the school was also playing Pink Floyd over some loud speakers! The eclipse looked like a fiery, or lava, crescent moon me. (93%) Even though we had glasses, I was still afraid to look more than ever so quickly! Did you see the crescent-shaped shadows of the leaves on the trees as they reflected on the grass and the sidewalks? Very beautiful. Edited August 21, 2017 by Fifiruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 we have beautiful clear skies and the ellipse has hit its peak for us in the 90% zone B'ham bama. The light is the same as if you had dark sunglasses on at the beach or tinted windows on your car. But its natural kwim. Pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanP Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 We drove an hour to be in 100% totality. Drove through torrential rain and lightening, but the storm moved east in time and we we able to see the whole thing. When it slipped into complete totality...oh wow. It was the most amazing thing I've ever seen. And it really did get dark, the streetlights came on. The temperature dropped a bit. But the light around the moon was just beautiful. Then the sun appreared again, and the clouds showed up. I'm thankful they held off as long as they did. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 63% here. It was nice and sunny till about 2:30, do we got some nice little crescent projections with our rudimentary pinhole. But then at the eclipse's max at 2:45 it clouded over. :( But what we got to see was pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 (edited) We were 95+%... Not a cloud in the sky. It was fabulous. So, so, so glad because my space nut had her first DE class and couldn't miss it....so she missed the 100% totality road trip. I'm very thankful that it was great here at home. ETA - And...no 10 hour round trip drive!!! Edited August 21, 2017 by FriedClams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmseB Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 (edited) We were at 85-90% and the light got really strange outside. Not dark, just different. After seeing some comments from friends around the country I now kind of wish we had driven somewhere for totality. Maybe next time. :) Edited August 21, 2017 by EmseB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Sorry about the clouds :( We drove to Roberts Idaho to catch totality--perfectly clear skies and really an amazing experience. The kids loved it and so did I. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Turns out the clouds made it easier to see and photograph the eclipse . :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 The mosquitoes came out as it got dark, and my kids thought they saw a bat. Seeing the corona around the dark moon was incredible. The whole experience of having it get dark so quickly, then light again...just wow. We had 360 degrees of sunset skies around the horizon. So, so glad we made the drive. I didn't decide to go for it until yesterday evening; the 90% eclipse we would have seen at home would have been neat, but no comparison. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 (edited) We're at 75%. We don't have glasses but we went outside with a colander and I made a cereal box viewer. The kids thought it was neat. Dd thought it was neat that the crickets (or peepers?) that we usually only hear at night were active, but we didn't see or hear any birds. Our dog also went totally bat**** crazy at our peak, running around in circles barking like a lunatic. Both my kids couldn't resist trying to peek at the sun, but at 75% it wasn't nearly blocked enough, thankfully. :huh: I keep seeing people with pictures on Facebook with cereal box viewers and they are looking through one end with the other end pointed at the sun. I wouldn't think you'd see anything that way if you put it together right. Edited August 21, 2017 by Where's Toto? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 We were lucky. There were a few clouds, but nothing major. We are at 99+% and drove 30 minutes to totality. It was awesome and so much better that I had imagined. DS and gf came along, and DD and bf had driven 8 hours from Chicago to be here, so it was the five of us. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 It is raining here, but there was a crescent sun visible through the glasses right at the peak. Honestly, I wonder if the glasses were what let it work, because it was so cloudy that I wasn't even sure where the sun was-but when we put on the glasses and looked for light, the only thing you could see was the crescent sun. We watched with the school across the street. It was kind of neat...complaining kids, then suddenly "ooh!!" I am glad we didn't go to one of the big viewing parties. I don't think all the planned outdoor activities would work well today... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Only 80% here but a perfectly clear day. We went to a gathering at the local college. The shadows were lovely and the 80% was still worth the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 (edited) It was clear blue skies here in the Seattle area. My older son was watching from a school related event. My younger son, one of the boys I have been watching this month and I all watched from a park in Seattle. We were not able to travel to an area with totality because of the school event my son felt he couldn't miss. Edited August 21, 2017 by LucyStoner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 We had clouds through most of the eclipse (bummer!) but there was about a three minute window where the eclipsed sun peeked through, and we got to use our pinhole viewer. So not a complete bust, but could have been better. I took a couple of photos of the clouds with my old ipad, and they are very pretty, but still....clouds? Today? Really? We wound up facetiming with my parents, who live about ten miles away, and had pefect viewing conditions. My mother was actually squealing with excitement! Lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 We are in an 89% area. It was cloudy from about 9:30 am on. a few hours later, I was just about to take the dog for a walk because I though rain was on the way. As I was chatting with a neighbor, the sun came out. I had my eclipse glasses with me and looked at it. It was about peak coverage. I shared them with my 85 year old neighbor. We had about 20 minutes of sun, then intermittent clouds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 We were at 65% and it was REALLY interesting. At the darkest, the level of darkness felt like a thunderstorm was about to start -- but there was not a grey cloud in the sky and it didn't smell like thunder. The kids tried several methods to look at the sun -- but only the eclipse worked. We could not get the pinhole through a piece of paper, or the cardboard viewer, or the telescope with solar lens on it to actually give us a view of the sun. There were a few clouds in the sky, but it did not impede the view at all. Interestingly enough, it turns out BOTH of our Grandparents are in totality today. My parents live in Columbia, SC (and are staying inside watching it on TV.) My in-laws were travelling through Hopkinsville, KY (by design) and stopped to see totality there for a couple of hours. http://www.kentuckytourism.com/articles/hopkinsville-ky-the-place-to-be-for-total-solar-eclipse/3172/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegGuheert Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 It stopped raining and the Sun came out here about the time the eclipse peaked, so we got to see the small sliver of the Sun and experience how cool the sun's rays were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 We were lucky. There were a few clouds, but nothing major. We are at 99+% and drove 30 minutes to totality. It was awesome and so much better that I had imagined. DS and gf came along, and DD and bf had driven 8 hours from Chicago to be here, so it was the five of us. I am totally jealous. Dh, ds23 and dd17 are in the St. Louis area and got to see it with his brother's family. They drove down on Saturday. 2 of them are coming back to Chicago by train tonight for school/work tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 We went to totality and it was amazing. We all burst into spontaneous cheering. Partial eclipses are not that exciting. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2samlibby Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 We had perfect weather. We lucked out. 100% totality. It was AMAZING!!! I'm so glad we got to see and experience it. My kids are already talking about how they would like to travel to see the next one. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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