Sitting at my kitchen table just now and the sun suddenly dimmed! I forgot we are in the path of the lunar eclipse. It’s happening right now!
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Hey! Who turned out the lights!
- Thread starter Mailman
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I hope it really is an eclipse...
Not that we're that close, but a solid overcast here. 
Drove all the way South down to Devon with Mrs' son, to witness the total solar eclipse of August 1999. Come the day, patchy cloud. Which worsened as time came for the Big Event. We - huge crowds had gathered in that corner of England - made the most of it, that well-practiced and well-observed cultural response across the UK. It really was eerie as complete darkness fell, at least for a few minutes, all the birds stopped singing, even the people went silent.
Then light came back, crowds began to disperse, even the overcast dispersed and those still hangin' abaht showed fake enthusiasm looking at Sun through our special viewing specs mostly eaten up by Moon. Sun, that is, not specs.
Then light came back, crowds began to disperse, even the overcast dispersed and those still hangin' abaht showed fake enthusiasm looking at Sun through our special viewing specs mostly eaten up by Moon. Sun, that is, not specs.
Well this is what the eclipse was like over Northern Arizona,
Where I live, it really wasn’t all that noticeable. It was like somebody took out a 100 watt light bulb and replaced it with a 40.
It just dimmed a little. I went outside at the peak and saw my neighbor across the street , who came out to do the same. We still had to move into the shade to talk! 
Where I live, it really wasn’t all that noticeable. It was like somebody took out a 100 watt light bulb and replaced it with a 40.
It just dimmed a little. I went outside at the peak and saw my neighbor across the street , who came out to do the same. We still had to move into the shade to talk! 
We’re on the outer fringe and hadn’t noticed anything. At first I thought this was going to be a generator thread! Lol.
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Rotate the sun 90* to the left and fatten it up is what it was here. Somewhat dimmer. I used some welding goggles with my migs's. filter to see it.Well this is what the eclipse was like over Northern Arizona,
Eclipse shadows as seen at Taos
Ha! That’s pretty cool!
