The Eclipse

[PureX]

I happen to live right on the path of today’s eclipse, and the clouds parted just in time for the show.

very cool!

 

[Spice]

Enough of a partial here that I had to cut on a lamp. Saw a full eclipse about 53 or 54 years ago. Very odd feeling in the afternoon, even knowing what's going on. I can only imagine the affect on ancient man.

 

[PureX]

Enough of a partial here that I had to cut on a lamp. Saw a full eclipse about 53 or 54 years ago. Very odd feeling in the afternoon, even knowing what's going on. I can only imagine the affect on ancient man.

The birds were very noisy and confused, too.

 

[Dan From Smithville]

It was a very cool experience. We've been lucky here and this is the second time in about 8 years that this region of Missouri has been in the path of a total eclipse.

Where it is total, the daytime animals quiet down and the night time animals start in for the brief duration.

 

[Spice]

The birds were very noisy and confused, too.

I had a friend post a video of the cows headed in for the night, and then stop in confusion.

 

[Eddi]

I saw an eclipse in London in I think 1998

Very weird

 

[libre]

I was going to watch it but I was making pizza and completely forgot.

See y'all in August.

 

[RestlessSoul]

I saw an eclipse in London in I think 1998

Very weird

Yeah, that was eerie. It didn't get as dark as I expected, the light just dimmed, but I remember the unearthly feeling quite well.

 

[ChristineM]

Yeah, that was eerie. It didn't get as dark as I expected, the light just dimmed, but I remember the unearthly feeling quite well.

I think it's because all the birds (and other animals) stopped marking their sounds, a silence that was odd!!!

 

[PureX]

It actually did get dark where I was, but only when the sun was totally eclipsed. The moment the slightest sliver of light got around the moon again, it lightened up very quickly.

I was surprised by that. That such a tiny slice of sunlight could bring back the day just like that.

 

[PureX]

I think it's because all the birds (and other animals) stopped marking their sounds, a silence that was odd!!!

The seagulls here were making a lot of noise and flying in every direction, but stopped when it got dark.

I really liked watching the birds flying around in the crescent sun. Not something one sees every day.

 

[RestlessSoul]

It actually did get dark where I was, but only when the sun was totally eclipsed. The moment the slightest sliver of light got around the moon again, it lightened up very quickly.

I was surprised by that. That such a tiny slice of sunlight could bring back the day just like that.

The volume of energy generated by the sun is staggering. Around 4 million tons of matter converted into energy every second.

 

[ChristineM]

The volume of energy generated by the sun is staggering. Around 4 million tons of matter converted into energy every second.

Consider that less than 2.5 lbs of uranium was converted to energy during the Hiroshima bomb puts the energy from 4 million tons of fuel into perspective.