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jp1
10-13-23, 7:20pm
Anyone else excited about this? We went to Oregon to see the total eclipse last time. It was amazing. This time I’m just going to step outside. It won’t be as interesting since we’re only getting 70% dimming but I remember from one in NYC back in the early 90’s that even that much is pretty creepy.
Alan
10-13-23, 7:43pm
It will be partial here at 11:42am EST. I've set an alarm on my phone.
catherine
10-13-23, 8:28pm
We're nowhere near this one, but we are directly in the path of totality in April 2024. We have been looking forward to this for a while!
jp1
10-13-23, 8:39pm
Well shoot. I just checked the weather forecast and it’s supposed to be totally cloudy all day tomorrow. :-(
jp1
10-13-23, 8:46pm
Back in April, just less than a year before the next one, I read an article about it and managed to get a hotel room in Dallas for $130/night. I figured I can cancel if it’s just not feasible but I got it before they become pricey. Hopefully the weather will cooperate. I know Dallas weather isn’t as reliable as Oregon in july but I guess we’ll just have to take our chances.
iris lilies
10-14-23, 8:50am
It will be partial here at 11:42am EST. I've set an alarm on my phone.
It is at 11:40 here.
iris lilies
10-14-23, 8:52am
Back in April, just less than a year before the next one, I read an article about it and managed to get a hotel room in Dallas for $130/night. I figured I can cancel if it’s just not feasible but I got it before they become pricey. Hopefully the weather will cooperate. I know Dallas weather isn’t as reliable as Oregon in july but I guess we’ll just have to take our chances.You are in Dallas specifically for this event today?
Tradd
10-14-23, 9:45am
Weather is too bad today in northern IL to see it. Rain all day
iris lilies
10-14-23, 10:22am
Weather is too bad today in northern IL to see it. Rain all day
We are in St. Louis today and it’s cloudy now, so it’ll probably be too cloudy all day
Tybee
10-14-23, 10:38am
Anyone else excited about this? We went to Oregon to see the total eclipse last time. It was amazing. This time I’m just going to step outside. It won’t be as interesting since we’re only getting 70% dimming but I remember from one in NYC back in the early 90’s that even that much is pretty creepy.

I agree about it seeming creepy. I took photos during the last big one and they were really eerie. Like end of the world eerie.
jp1
10-14-23, 11:44am
You are in Dallas specifically for this event today?

No. Today I’m at home. Next April we’re going to Dallas.
jp1
10-14-23, 11:46am
I agree about it seeming creepy. I took photos during the last big one and they were really eerie. Like end of the world eerie.

During the totality during the 2017 one it was weird because the birds all quit chirping. And then started up again 20 minutes later.
Tybee
10-14-23, 12:41pm
During the totality during the 2017 one it was weird because the birds all quit chirping. And then started up again 20 minutes later.

We noticed that too! Still as death.
KayLR
10-14-23, 12:45pm
We have had total cloud cover this morning. Still I thought it would be darker outdoors than it became, even at only 81% eclipse. Kind of a non-event here in WA.
jp1
10-14-23, 2:18pm
I agree about it seeming creepy. I took photos during the last big one and they were really eerie. Like end of the world eerie.

During the totality during the 2017 one it was weird because the birds all quit chirping. And then started up again 20 minutes later.
jp1
10-14-23, 2:25pm
The weather cleared up just in time! I managed to get a half decent picture just by holding a pair of eclipse viewing glasses over the lens of my iPhone.

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Alan
10-14-23, 2:29pm
Heavy cloud cover here as well. They thinned out enough for a brief minute or two view of a slight notch in the sun. Beats a blank!
happystuff
10-15-23, 9:10am
Nothing by me. Rainy and cloudy. Love all the pictures I've been seeing, though!
happystuff
3-27-25, 7:57am
Thought I would just reuse this thread. There is a partial solar eclipse this coming Saturday morning. Again, a google search should bring up the information for specific areas.
early morning
3-27-25, 12:43pm
Bummer - we're not going to see it here (Ohio). We had total lunar eclipse, a blood moon - in the early hours of the 14th (March) It was lovely, but the 2:30 AM chill was kinda rough. Last April's solar eclipse was totally stunning, and I was so glad the weather here held. Just a little south of us did not fare as well. Our next one is in 2099, and I'm sure I won't be here to see that one!!
happystuff
3-29-25, 9:33am
Got up to go see it, but clouds. Did get a nice picture or two of the sunrise through the clouds, though. Came home and saw a live broadcast of the partial on Youtube. lol.