Bullitt
December 20, 2017, 5:14pm
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StusBlues:
I cannot overstate how impressive the visual was. In my mind, I was visualizing a little fringe of light around the disc of the Moon. When the totality actually hit, the Moon looked like a black diamond throwing off sheaves of light across the sky - several times the diameter of the Sun. We were lucky to catch the full view without any cloud cover - there were some clouds over the Sun at various times during both the waning and waxing phases, but none during the totality.
The traffic on Interstate 80 across Nebraska was daunting all day - I had no idea that the appeal of the eclipse would be so great. In retrospect, it was all worth it.
I’ve held on to some of my glasses for 2024. Whether I go or not is an open question, but it is an amazing visual.
Agree! It was fantastic! I was in Idaho for it. In addition to the visuals, the temperature drop was great to feel, too. This was my first TSE, and I plan to go for 2024.