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Old 22 August 2017, 01:50 AM   #1
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Figures!!! Total eclipse over my house today and....

It's raining buckets!

Anyone want to buy 2 pairs of unused eclipse glasses!??!! Cheap!

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Old 22 August 2017, 01:58 AM   #2
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Can you get them to Indianapolis by 1pm EST?? Free shipping??



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Old 22 August 2017, 04:28 AM   #3
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Old 23 August 2017, 10:36 AM   #4
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Well.... as it happened, the clouds cleared 1 hour before the eclipse and came back 1 hour afterward!

This is what I saw from my back deck. I took these with a Sony NEX5N and a 55-210 Sony telephoto on a tripod. Just a cheap camera as I didn't want to risk burning out any sensors on my better cameras, but I think the photos came out okay.

Flare just before totality:



Totality: (note the stars beginning to coming out)



And just the second after totality:

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Old 23 August 2017, 10:39 AM   #5
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Incredible. It's no wonder ancient societies revered nature's magic show to the extent they did.
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Old 23 August 2017, 03:48 PM   #6
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Gorgeous pictures. I, rather unfortunately, worked so I didn't see anything. My neighbour was out driving & he said he saw literally about 500 birds sitting, taking over a parking lot. He said was the strangest site he's ever seen. I told him lucky these birds weren't falling from the sky. LOL
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Old 24 August 2017, 01:29 AM   #7
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Great shots, Richard
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Old 24 August 2017, 01:46 AM   #9
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I wish that how it looked like when i looked at it.
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Old 24 August 2017, 12:06 PM   #10
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Not for the eclipse specifically but I was just outside Charleston, SC in the midst of a seriously severe thunderstorm that rolled in about 2pm and didn't clear until 3:30 or so. Obviously it got darker at the peak of the eclipse but it was already pretty dark because of the storm. We didn't see the eclipse but we saw a spectacular light show with all the lightening strikes. Those in downtown Charleston had clear skies and got a nice view of the eclipse.
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Old 24 August 2017, 12:49 PM   #11
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Old 24 August 2017, 03:18 PM   #12
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Richard, I was in the exact same boat! I live in Charleston and it literally poured just during the eclipse. I later learned that it wasn't raining 2 miles from my house

My dog was so ready too
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Old 24 August 2017, 05:15 PM   #13
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Gorgeous pictures. I, rather unfortunately, worked so I didn't see anything. My neighbour was out driving & he said he saw literally about 500 birds sitting, taking over a parking lot. He said was the strangest site he's ever seen. I told him lucky these birds weren't falling from the sky. LOL
I am so sorry! It was remarkable and perhaps you are young and will be able to see another!


My best wishes!
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Old 24 August 2017, 05:16 PM   #14
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Richard, I was in the exact same boat! I live in Charleston and it literally poured just during the eclipse. I later learned that it wasn't raining 2 miles from my house

My dog was so ready too
Love it! Sheesh!!!
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