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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yesterday I thought I would be driving nine hours (probably more) to see this one with my kid, but the weather sucks and I'm glad we stayed home and enjoyed the day off of school

Kind of a bummer, but I'm glad I got to see the 2017 eclipse.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Eclipse memes. So hot right now

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

That's kinda how it is in North Texas as well. The sun is kinda intermittently coming out of the clouds, but it's more clouds than sky.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

In San Antonio here, the only thing that got darker was the clouds… hopefully yall have cleared up a bit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

The clouds left just after totality. There was a brief break in the clouds during totality though. It's been about 10min after totality and the sky is almost entirely clear now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

All week leading up to this the weather report has said cloudy and rainy here in indiana, but its literally happening right now (40 min until totality) and we have nice clear skies. I thought I was in for disappointment but I guess not!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

It's overcast enough in Seattle and we're only at like 20% eclipse, it didn't even get any dimmer out than it already was

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

This happened to me on the last total eclipse after driving a significant distance to be in the path of totality. This time I'm staying local and enjoying the partial if the clouds stay away long enough.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Yeah, no eclipse at all here in Oregon.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I see you were in SE Oklahoma too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Damn, I'm really sorry to hear that. At least you got to see everything around you get dark

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Luckily it cleared up right before it started here in NE Ohio.

[+] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago (3 children)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

There are different types of eclipses and they are over oceans most of the time. Only about half of eclipses are total, the other half are annular where part of the sun is still showing around the moon since the moon's orbit isn't a perfect circle.

The big news about this one is that since it is through the middle of North America it covers all 48 of the continental states in the US which is pretty rare.

So yeah, they aren't uncommon, but there are uncommon in specific locations.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The next total solar eclipse in North America will happen in 20 or so years, and will mostly be over the wilds of western Canada. This eclipse goes right over my house. Yes Eclipses are not rare they happen roughly every 18 months, but total (not annular) solar Eclipses that are easy and convenient to view in totality are rare. This will probably be the only total solar eclipse I see in my entire life.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If you're really invested one goes over Europe in 2026 with very good viewing in Iceland and northern Spain.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

It's not "really good viewing". It'll happen practically at sunset so it won't even be visible for those who can't see the horizon.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Sure, some form of solar eclipse happens a few times a year, but most of those aren't full eclipses, and even when they are (every 18 months or so), totality isn't visible from populated land (so they are mostly visible from the poles or somewhere in the middle of an ocean).

The excitement isn't about the rarity of the eclipse, but of how rare it is for totality to be directly visible to so many people.

Maybe you should take a minute to consider why you feel the need to shit on something cool most people might only get to see with their own eyes once, maybe twice in a lifetime, and which couldn't possibly be causing you any harm.