My wife and I traveled from Las Vegas, Nevada to Niagara, Ontario, in hopes of seeing it there. Once we woke up on Sunday and saw that the cloud coverage was going to be worse, we decided to drive six hours east toward Montreal. The morning of, we drove another hour and a half east to a small town called Knowlton, Quebec. We had completely clear skies. I have been having a tough time explaining to our friends and family what we saw. I keep saying you have to experience this yourself; no words can do it justice. What a true moment of awe.
Wow, you drove from Vegas to Knowlton, Qc...this is a long trip! I live North of Québec city and only had to drive 90 minutes to get to my planned view spot in the Eastern Townships region; La Maison du Granit in Lac Drolet, Qc. This was a very nice elevated location to view the eclipse. My wife had ''no expectations'' while traveling with me to the location. After the eclipse, she said to be quite amazed by the natural event she just had seen. As you said, you must live it to get to understand the phenomena. So extraordinary :-) . Hope you had a nice stay in our province and a safe trip back.
@pierremorin6077 I should have been a bit more specific with travel 😅 I flew into Ontario and had a rental with the hindsight of needing to travel if we needed to. It was a long drive back to our stay in Ontario, but definitely flew and not drove to Canada haha. Thank you for your kind words, I enjoyed your Provence very much and I am looking forward to going back and actually spending some time there soon!
I was going to go to Niagara and then ended up going to Quebec as well, fortunately I already live in Ontario, and the site of Eclipse was unbelievable to explain I agree. My only regret is all the traffic left the site I went to in Quebec at around tge same time so traffic was really bad leaving Eastern Townships all in all a good experience though!
@wallyocho my friend and I left at around 5pm stopped ar an extremely overcrowded A and W ( still in Eastern Townships most likely with other Eclipse watchers where the order took 1 hour and didn't get home to Toronto Area until 3 am and I had to work the next day what an adventure but work luckily was easy the next day but what an adventure lol so similar to you about 8 hours. You got back home in 9 hours! I take it you aren't talking about Las Vegas lol
I cheated and used my 400mm lens as a telescope - like your experience - a bit of magnification really makes quite a difference. I think your the first person from Maine who commented. As near as I could tell from weather predictions, Maine and New Brunswick may have had the best weather in all of North America for the eclipse.
@@ElectromagneticVideos Yes! It was perfect weather conditions, which is why we had more tourism traffic in one day than a month in the summer. So we found a field next to a stream and enjoyed it all alone. I'm 53 and it's probably my first and last total eclipse experience. Pretty awesome
@@chrissanfino761 Ha- some of the places around here (Ontario, Canada) also had record traffic for this time of year. I can just imagine how wonderful it must have been with the stream maybe gurgling while watching the eclipse in solitude. It certainly was pretty awesome!
@@stuartdavis798 Your right - not typically a clear sky time of year. But Lake Ontario area was my backup plan - had booked flights to Houston, but mid-week before the eclipse the weather in Texas was predicted to be largely overcast and clear up here. So cancelled Texas So plan B worked!
i saw the eclipse under clear skies and those prominences had such a vibrant pinkish red color to them. it was like looking at a new color my eyes hadn’t seen before. absolutely stunning
Wow that phrase " It was like looking at a new colour my eyes hadn't seen before" is so powerful and really helpful with the description of eclipse. I live in Vancouver BC Canada and didn't even get a chance to see a partial eclipse because of cloud cover. Thank you for sharing your experience!
@@tracyrobinson9442 I saved that comment - I'm going to put a posy on this channels community tab with the best or most interesting comments and descriptions. Did you see the 2017 eclipse by any chance? I flew to Vancouver and then drove down to Oregon with my brother to see it.
Wonderful! For me, the 2017 one was even more special than this one - probably because it was my first, but that doesnt take away form this one. Certainly an amazing experience!
This was my first time ever seeing a total solar eclipse, having witnessed it near Erie, PA. I had been excited to see totality since I saw partiality in 2017, and it did not disappoint. The beauty and ethereal nature of the corona and the solar prominence were amazing! Even though it lasted about 3 minutes and 42 seconds where we were, it was still way too short. I'm motivated to see another one and will make it one of my life goals.
"The beauty and ethereal nature ..." what a wonderful description! I was lucky enough to see totality in 2017 and like you, after seeing my first one, am very motivated to see more even after seeing two!
Traveled from NJ to Norwalk OH. Took my nephews and step niece. First totality for all of us. For something as simple as the moon passing between the earth and sun it was easily the most awe inspiring, beautiful and, truthfully, humbling experience. I'm 52 and I felt like a little kid again, excitedly jumping up and down as totality began. I feel blessed to have had them with me for the event. They were every bit as enthralled as I was. Thanks for the video and opportunity to post to it!
That sounds so wonderful seeing it with close family! What a great description " something as simple as the moon passing between the earth and sun it was easily the most awe inspiring, beautiful and, truthfully, humbling experience". Thanks for posting that - I have stated keeping a list of my favorite eclipse quotes and description and your is on it!
Witnessed totality on a farm in Indianapolis. The birds went quiet, frogs in a pond started croaking, and chickens prepared to roost. Simply an amazing experience. If you ever have the chance don’t miss it.
Not many people reported the animal;s reactions in the comments - how cool! I couldn't agree with you more " If you ever have the chance don’t miss it."
@@bakeman8 Interesting that the bats came out - they must have thought partial before totality was dusk. Also interesting that the dog recognized it was strange!
@@Dessert_x_Tat I completely missed the planets! Was to busy enjoying the eclipse itself. Interesting thing about temperature - the cooling was not as noticeable as summer 2017 in Oregon. I think maybe because it was already cool, wearing sweaters etc this time (was near the US/Canada border just est of the Great Lakes, so still spring coolish temperatures). Like 2017, I was just in awe of the spectacle of the eclipse - indescribable to see the sun that way. And this the the prominence - wow! Both eclipses are something I will never forget. How about you?
I drove all the way from eastern Montana to a friend's place in northern Arkansas, and we saw totality there. It was my first time after missing the 2017 TSE. It was a wonderful experience and I was so overwhelmed with joy and passion that I yelled out "Prominences!" when I saw that pink thing on the edge.
I live in Central Arkansas! The cloud report was making me nervous that day! The weather station was predicting 50 to 60% but it was amazingly clear! I'm glad they was wrong!
@@digitalworms I'll bet on eclipse day there were a record number of people (including myself) who were hoping (successfully) that the weather predictions were wrong :)
@@digitalworms went though the exact same thing - cancelled my trip to Texas middle of the week prior due to bad weather forecast, and then nervously watched the weather around the great lakes as it worsened.
It is amazing! Glad you saw the bright flare. I did some looking - we are close to the peak of the sunspot cycle so bigger, more flares than for the 2017 eclipse (low end of the of cycle).
Binoculars are the way, unless you have an auto-tracking telescope. I got some fixed focus binocs just for the trip. I also bought 10 pairs of eclipse glasses online, in case anyone there needed a pair. But then the motel we stayed at had a stack of them they were giving away free. Even with binocs, I still couldn't see that devil's comet everyone was talking about. Oh well. ECLIPSE BABY
@@ElectromagneticVideos You might be able to see it at dawn/dusk. It's next to Jupiter, or at least it was. As soon as the sun is visible the sky will block your view.
Drove from northern MO to southern MO, and viewed it from the little city park in Marble Hill....vehicles from all over the Midwest and western US were there. Hands down, the most amazing and awesome thing I've ever witnessed. Pictures, videos, Hollywood recreations, will never equal seeing this event live. A week later, and I'm still in awe of seeing this glimpse into another portal of this vast universe in which our little earth is just a grain of sand on a beach.
"still in awe of seeing this glimpse into another portal of this vast universe in which our little earth is just a grain of sand on a beach." - wonderfully put! I have seen two - the 2017 from Stayton, Oregon and this one from just east of Lake Ontario - both unforgettable!
South MO (in the "comma" of MO) was my second choice. I almost went there. It was a coin flip for me. I ended up in central Arkansas and the sky was as clear as can be. No regrets, I got 4 minutes of totality. Like you said, these pics don't do it justice. The corona was at least three sun/moons wide all around, and it looked like an evil time portal to another dimension. I had just bought a new pair of binoculars just for the eclipse and it looked even better through binoculars. I tried taking pix with my iPhone but yeah right. Smudgy blob. Rather than spend a lot of time fooling with the camera, I stood there gawking at the sky. It was really spectacular. I'd say it was so good that the next time Hollywood makes a movie with an eclipse, they had better bring their A-game. A black dot in the sky just won't cut it anymore. I feel bad for the people who were overcast. The day before I still wasn't sure if there would be clouds, so I said screw it let's go. So glad I made the right call. When I got back, people asked How was it? I said, I just won a staring contest with the sun.
@@protorhinocerator142 "it looked like an evil time portal to another dimension."- your right! I feel bad for the clouded out folks too - what a huge disappointment for many. I had a little over 2 minutes of totality - I envy your 4 minutes!
thank you so much - YES! I saw the pink solar flares at the bottom of the sun, and had simple pair of 5x binoculars which were a surprisingly great viewing instrument from Missouri.
Drove from Utah to Gatesville Texas, it was very cloudy,but cleared enough to witness Totality in all it's glory! Loved the bright prominences, they were so clear to the naked eye.
Also drove from Utah. Our original plan was in the area near the Mexican border, but when the weather shifted, so did we. Thanks to the hospitality of some friends in the DFW area, we settled on the cemetery at Vaughan, TX, just a short distance from the centerline, and the clouds cleared just in time! Just as beautiful and moving as the 2017 eclipse, which we viewed from Howe, Idaho.
@@ElectromagneticVideos Absolutely, knowing that both the 2017 and 2024 events were perfectly viewable with just a little effort on our part, I'd had both on my radar for two decades! One short and one long road trip for each just added to the fun. I may try to intercept some more in the future but if I never see another, I'll still be happy!
@@marcpehkonen5296 Cool! I cant claim to have been waiting for them that long, but was determined to see this one after seeing 2017. I may try an take a trip somewhere there is one in the future. Spain has a couple in a few years.
Yes I saw a total 4 min 11 second eclipse in Russellville Arkansas. Perfect weather . It was so amazing. I did not even know what those prominences were, I thought it was a little bit of the sun peeking out or something. 😅
Mesquite Tx. partly cloudy until 4-5 minutes before totality, then all the clouds in the way dissipated for the duration of totality. Totality, Totally Awesome!! Saw that big pinkish red bit and had to look it up later. Quite awesome!!!
Wonderful! There was some talk that cooling during the partial phase might dissipate some clouds and it looks like it actually might have for you and others. An it was "Quite awesome!!!"
In Fort Worth TX, clouds obscured the sun just prior to totality, but miraculously cleared up prior to the end of totality. I got a few pix showing the prominences with a 400 mm lens.
Glad you got see it or at least the end of it. Heard a similar story from someone else in Texas. Hope your photos came out well - a nice memory of the even even if photos cant completely capture the splendor of the event.
That was one of the first things I noticed during totality was the solar flare at the bottom of the sun. I was in New Castle, Indiana, 40 miles north of Indianapolis.
Very interesting video! Thanks for sharing ❤. .Clear and beautiful skies from Durango, Mexico. When Diamond ring appeared, for a briefly moment, I could see the violet color of the diamond, Espectacular!!!
Thank you so much! You must have been one the first people to see the eclipse as it started its trip across North America. "I could see the violet color of the diamond, Espectacular!!!" - what a wonderful description! I wonder if it looked more violet to you vs more pink for me was a result your clear sky. Either way - wonderful that you got such a great view. Best wishes from Canada!
Thank you so much! I sure got a lot of heat for using "Flare" in the thumbnail! Just felt most people wouldnt understand prominence but would instantly get flare!
I saw the total eclipse from the Indianapolis area. My sister lives in Carmel Indiana so I made a weekend trip to her house for the occasion. I was surprised by how dark it got during totality. The 360 degree sunset effect was amazing. But what really stood out to me was the red spot positioned right at the south end of the sun. It was very noticeable to the naked eye. I wondered what it was. I didn’t remember anyone saying we would see that. So, it really surprised me. And the whole experience was quite amazing!
We observed from Burlington Vt. The sky was mostly clear, high wispy clouds near the sun that did not interfere at all. It was, in a word, spectacular! During totality I switched to clear 11×80 Meade binoculars on a tripod. A prominence on the lower right side was by far the largest and truly amazing! There were other smaller prominences upper right and left. Brilliant pink colors also ringed the sun in various places.
Kingston was my "Plan B" after cancelling Texas and then 20km East of Cornwall was my "Plan C" as Kingston weather got worse. So glad Kingston saw in the end! The clouds over the partially eclipsed sun after totality in your video is the best part - the only video with that I have seen. Here is the link for anyone reading this to see: ruclips.net/video/2NZY2sBCF7I/видео.html
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@@markbenfield6980 Your right, and you'll notice I used "prominence" in the video. Having said that, I do wonder if the one of the right might have been a flare or the beginning of one.
In north central Texas we had clouds during the start of the eclipse. We would loose the sun for a minute or 2 at a time. As totality approached, the clouds cleared. We enjoyed 4 minutes and 28 seconds of totality . It was amazing.
Twice the time I had for totality! I can see how that must have been amazing. I had a trip booked to Houston for the eclipse with the intent to see in the Austin region, but as weather seemed to worsen down there, cancelled, and saw it here at the east side of Lake Ontario with a much shorter totality window - but at lest I saw it! I wonder how people did in the Austin / South Texas area?
@@ElectromagneticVideos Shortly after the eclipse, I was talking to a neighbor. Some of his relatives were somewhere near San Antonio which is about an hour drive from Austin. He said they saw nothing at all due to clouds. You were in a much better place than if you had been in Austin.
@@raylowe3324 I guess I made the right call. Too bad - had been looking forward to exploring Texas before and after the eclipse (last time I was in you state was over 10 years ago).
I saw it in Missouri-those two flares on the right side were the brightest when I saw it, I didn’t notice the bottom left one you mentioned until later during totality!
I watched the eclipse in Centralia, Illinois. We had a nice, relatively clear day. I was a little worried traveling to Centralia because it was rather cloudy south of Vandalia. I took photographs periodically from when the moon began to obscure the sun until it had completely cleared it. Like you, I shot my images hand held. That wasn't my intention, but my tripod simply wouldn't stay in place with a heavy lens (150-600mm zoom). I made a neat little four minute video with my pictures but I can't post it because it contains copyrighted music. I put 15 of my images into a composite photo and had an 18" x 24" enlargement made.
How neat - have you posted your composite photo anywhere? If so please post a link - would be really nice to see - sounds like it came out well. Regarding the copyrighted music in the video you created - your wise not to post it! However, you could just strip the sound from it - or if you want music, RUclips Studio does have have a tab with a large selection of free to use music. I cant speak for the quality of it because I haven't used it, but its there.
I just found out that a total eclipse is happening near Brisbane, QLD, Australia in 2030 so I might finally get to see one myself. It's about a 1.5 hour flight.
I just googled - also one in July 2028 centered on Sydney.. The one you mentioned in 2030 is at the end of November which I recall was a great time of year to visit Australia - I will have to keep that in mind - might be a great excuse for another trip to Australia!
Great that you got a good photo(s) too! Yes - that one in particular was so bright is was great that it was visible even to the eye. I don't remember any that string from the 2017 eclipse.
I had one daughter travel from Seattle WA, another from Jacksonville FL, come home to western KY and together traveled to Fredrock Glampground south of Fredriktown MO, had a bit of high cirrus clouds but clear enough, did see prominences, a celestial event shared with family, priceless!
Yes - so different from 2017! I think it at least in in part because we are close top the peak of the solar sunspot cycle right now and the sun is more active. Back then then we were at bottom of the cycle.
I was in Bedford too! Really blue sky all day. Back of Otis Park, next to Deadwood. Could see for 50 miles. Only four other people on the ridge of the golf course. Still can't believe what I saw.
@@subman721 That says something for Nikon! I really like their camera stuff - my still camera is a Nikon D810 and the zoom is their 80-400mm. Also a great combination for nature photography.
We were in Avon Lake, OH, west of Cleveland, and saw exactly what you're showing in the video. We weren't quite sure what that pink coloring was at the bottom of the moon...but we do now. Thanks!
Saw it in Vermont! Clear skies, saw totality, simply breathtaking. We were lucky that there were some college science majors there and we got to see solar bands on the ground too!
Great viewing from Tupper Lake NY in the Adirondacks. Prominences were easily visible, especially at 630 position. Beautiful detail through binoculars.
Got to my destination in Jackson Missouri 15 minutes before totality and got a wonderful image of the prominences with a 500mm lens. Underexposed to attenuate the bright corona. Thanks for sharing the video.
Yes - underexposing is the key for the prominence which really get wiped out by the corona. I used my exposures from 2017 as a guide. Its too bad photos cant be posted in these comments - would be great to see your (and others) photos.
Binoculars clearly revealed that lower prominence as an open loop, as well as Baily’s beads. Some siblings gathered in Plattsburgh, NY on the shore of Lake Champlain, the night before. Noting the weather, we traveled east to Newport Center, Vermont that morning for a fabulously clear view. Then we joined the epic traffic jam on the interstate back south to Massachusetts. One brother took beautiful detailed pictures like yours.
So neat that you could see the open loop in the lower one. I didnt quite get it that clear. Epic traffic jam - happened to me in Oregon after the 2017 eclipse! Glad your brother got some great photos!
@@ElectromagneticVideos I was expecting the traffic. I grew up next to Cape Cod traffic, where only two bridges cross the canal for alllllll the summer tourists. I’ve also done the Boston Commuter traffic. This was different. There was a sense we all just had the same amazing experience. People were blissed out from the eclipse and pretty mellow, just taking our turns in line.
Congrats on the video, your pics and having experienced totality. I'm also a Nikon enthusiast! P950 I had the chance to experience the eclipse in Mazatlan Mx, what an amazing event!
Thanks you so much! Nikon P950 - those cameras with integrated zoom are unbeatable at times! Mexico - cool - 2 or three others commented on their observations from Mexico. Greetings from Canada!
I live near Toronto, I had appointments and could not go out seeking totality. We had a good amount of cloud cover leading up to and through peak coverage. There were small breaks in the clounds, which made it quite a spectacular view. The shadows in the clouds took on an eerie visage. The darkness was quite remarkable, accentuated by the dark clouds. Of course minutes after the eclipse it was bright sunny and cloudless.
What a shame the weather in Toronto was like that, but from you what said and news reports, it sounds like it was interesting anyway. Coll about he shadow's in the clouds!
There were quite a few people in Mexico who saw it and commented - and at least one was in your area. I remember because I was thinking how cool it would have been have been to be among the first in North America to see it. Best wishes from Canada!
I so glad a significant number of people in Texas got to see it in spite of the bad weather. I originally had flights to Houston to see it in Texas but cancelled as the weather predictions got worse. Was the other eclipse you saw the 2017 too? That was my first and will not forget either that one or this one (which I did see in the end from a bit east of Lake Ontario).
@@ElectromagneticVideos I'm just South of Dallas, just a few miles from dead center and it was cloudy until just before the eclipse started, then we had an excellent view the whole time, got some great photos!
@@pnichols6500 Wonderful! Someone I know was on zoom conference with a company in Dallas a bit after the eclipse and apparently they described it as you did. Wonderful that the clouds opened up just in time. Glad you got some great photos!
My son and I were in Granite Shoals, Texas (just WNW of Austin, and we saw all of totality. We hit amazing luck and there was a fairly clear gap in the cloud bank between us and the sun. Within minutes of third contact the clouds rolled in thick enough that we could take pictures of the partial phases without any filters.
Thats amazing and lucky - sounds like you both had a great experience. I was watching the weather in that area because I had booked a trip to exactly that area for the eclipse and then cancelled as the weather seemed to get more and more overcast.
We saw totality up here in maine and just a few minutes before went into totality all the bees came out and were buzzing for about 10 minutes. We also had a really good shot of crescent shadows on the side of our house. the eclipse was truly otherworldly
That interesting about the bees! Others have reported birds and farm animals being confused. Wonderful you got a great photos of the crescents both eclipses I have seen no suitable shadows to see them.
I saw it in Southern Ontario on Lake Erie at Long Point Provincial Park which is a long peninsula going into the lake. Totality was absolutely beautiful looking over the lake and everyone remarked at how visible the solar prominences were.
That must have been a fabulous viewing location! Yes - the prominences were amazing - much more so than in 2017, presumably because the sunspot cycle is close to a peak right now.
Hi! I saw totality from Coahuila, northern Mexico. This was my second total solar eclipse and I really hope to get to see another somewhere in the world. We had some light clouds but it kinda gave it a special softness to the corona. We still could see the flares! It was amazing!
That neat - one other commenter was in western Mexico and apparent got fabulous views of it too. Its also my second and like you, hope to see another somewhere else in the the planet! Best wishes from up here in Canada!
I went to the zoo in Waco Texas, at the moment of totality a giant cloud went over us. The crowd yelled at the cloud, but it passed in a minute or two, and when it passed, we all saw totality. Glasses came off. It was amazing. But the solar flares we saw, were on top, the top of the disk. There were others, but that one was notable.
Wow - going from extreme disappointment to delight in the blink of an eye must have been mind blowing! I think the orientation of the bright one may have depended on your location. So possible that was the one I saw on the bottom. Whatever the reason,. great that you saw it!
I drove a short way (about an hour) to see totality in 2017 in Oregon. This time, it was super cloudy the whole day - not even a glimpse of partial anything here - just 100% gray. I wish I had made the effort to be somewhere for totality again this time - it was quite the experience in 2017!
Oh - thats really too bad. 2017 was quite the experience for me too - I flew to Vancouver and drove down to Oregon with my brother. We saw it from some fields outside of Stayton, a tiny town near Salem. Traffic jams afterwards were something else though!
@@ElectromagneticVideos In 2017, I was in a random farm field just North of Monmouth by a mile or 2, which is just west of Salem. It was nice and flat, for good 360 sunset views in all directions, and there weren't that many people around. A group of 5 or 6 people pulled into the same field access driveway off the road I was in and asked if they could join me. It was just right - a small handful of people. When totality happened, you could hear people cheering all around, but they were all fairly far away. It's an experience I will never forget! I took all back roads back home afterwards, so avoided most of the traffic. I think the GPS showed me some way that was a fair ways longer than usual, but it was actually faster because of the traffic. During the eclipse, we were about 1/4 mile away from a major highway (99W), and could see the traffic from where we were, but one road / field over it was nearly deserted!
@@gorak9000 Strangely, I now cant see my reply to your previous comment - in case you didn't see it, I was in Stayton, a tiny town also near Salem - about 20 miles east of where you were (small world!). Your description of the location and experience is almost identical to mine. I was in flat fields too - and maybe on a slight rise because we could see the shadow coming at us - presumably from over where you were. We tried going E and then S at Bend (Crater Lake was the destination). Made the mistake of doing some sightseeing and later in the day south of Bend the traffic was crazy! We even tried exiting the highway and using country roads and about a million others apparently has the same idea - its all part of the fun :)
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So glad you saw that after such a long trip in spite of the cloudy weather in Texas. I had flight booked to Texas and cancelled a few days ahead because of the weather and saw it close to home east of the Great Lakes. There are a few in Spain in a few year that would be a shorter trip for you next time!
Thanks for that informative video! All the shots I saw on the Internet displayed the prominences as purple, yet the NASA close-ups are always yellow or orange? I don’t think this is CA fringing we see in camera lenses, because they are always ON high contrast edges and some of the “purple flares” are some distance for the sun/moon edge...
Glad you like it! I think (and anyone correct me if I'm wrong!) a lot of the NASA close ups from satellites (and telescope) are taken with narrow-band filters to make whatever wavelengths the prominence's give off most visible, and many of the images that they publish often have color adjusted to make the color more like what we might expect to see (without really detracting from the content which is essentially a black and white image at a particular wavelength). And also, a lot of the solar filters seem to have some slight coloration one way or the other. The photos I showed were taken with no filters, so the colors of the prominences are as the camera saw them and close to what we saw with our eyes. A commenter from western Mexico said the promineces looked more violet in that location than pink, so I'm also wonder if perhaps the less than clear sky a lot of us had skewed the color to more pinkish. I think your you area right about it not being false color from lens chromatic aberration so similar camera related effects. I certainly will have to look into the color we saw/photographed a bit more!
Had really thin clouds at my spot in rural southern IL, but still had good shots with a full frame and 300mm on a tripod. I captured the flares, but missed the biggest one on the right because It happened so fast that the "diamond ring" had just popped out and missed it in the previous shots. The bottom and upper right were great! All in all, very blessed for the experience!
I was in Russellville Arkansas and was amazed and awed when I saw the prominence on the lower limb with my own eyes. I caught some good shots of it using my 8” SCT and my iPhone.
Great video. I was in Ohio and I saw the prominence at 6’o clock position as well. We had thin cirrus clouds and it made it look real cool during totality because it was just an O-ring appearance, less of the corona.
We drove 3.5 hours to West Frankfort, Il. We were in the center of the band of totality. We saw 4 min. and 8 sec. of total eclipse. There is nothing like a totally eclipse. You have to be there to know. I loved it! It left me in awe and wonder. It was beautiful and amazing.
We saw the 2017 eclipse by traveling from California to Idaho. For 2024, we sailed on Emerald Princess and witnessed totality off the coast of Mazatlan. The prominences were amazing.
@@ElectromagneticVideos It was. There were three other cruise ships and a bulk cargo carrier in the vicinity too. The rest of the journey took us through the Panama canal to Florida.
Great video my friend! I was in Plattsburgh NY and there was a high level cloud cover that almost ruined the moment, but fortunately at totality we could all still see the disc of the sun covered up. I was disappointed that the clouds prevented us from seeing the corona, but at least I got to see the main event. I did see the solar prominences, and the bright one from that location was at the 7pm location on the moon. It was spectacular to see!
Thank you so much! I was just east of Cornwall, Ontario so just west of you. Sorry to hear your viewing conditions weren't great - glad you saw the prominences - they really stole the show this time!
The clouds over the southern US broke at just the last minute to give a lot of us a clear view of totality. I drove up to Idabel, Oklahoma and saw it with my family and it was perfect. We also saw the 2017 Eclipse in Greenville, SC and it was much less cloudy that day but also less solar activity than this one. I'm very thankful I got to see it twice in my lifetime. Two moments I won't ever forget.
"clouds over the southern US broke at just the last minute" so glad to hear that. I had a trip boobed to Texas to see it but cancelled when the cloud conditions looked worse down there than near me at the eastern end of Lake Ontario. I feel exactly the same way about two moments that will never be forgotten. I saw the 2017 in Oregon. I thought there was more solar activity this time too...
@@ElectromagneticVideos Sounds like you and I in almost the same place - Watertown NY for me. The skies clear before and after the eclipse, but during it we had some coverage, but the sun shined right through it anyway! Some of the color reflections on the clouds were cool anyway, but I was hoping to see some stars. Oh well, still quite nice.
@@destructionator17 Wow - was very close to you. I was at Summerstown, Ont , about 10 km east of Cornwall. Had originally intended to go to Kingston, but the weather there seemed to be worsening before the eclipse. Glad you managed to see it anyway - interesting that there were color effects in your clouds.
@@5roundsrapid263 In my other reply I looked up the solar solar cycle - your observations are bang on - 2017 the cycle was close to a low, and this time its close to a high.
I drove from Dallas to Russellville, Arkansas to see the eclipse as it was predicted to be overcast in Dallas that day (as it turned out the clouds in Dallas cleared out enough for people there to see totality). I did get some good video of the prominences.
Video! Thats interesting! Were you able to detect any motion in the prominences? My guess is 3 or 4 minutes just too little to discern any motion, but if you did capture some motion - wow!
We saw 3 minutes of totality in northern Vermont, with snow-covered fields all around, and just enough very thin, high clouds to show us the approaching shadow. Every minute of that day was perfect, and totality was simply mind-boggling. I wasn't prepared for my emotional response, and no amount of previous photos of eclipses prepared me for what I saw. It was totally amazing. I've used the words "mind-blowing" to describe things in my life before, but now I know I was wrong! My mind was never blown until April 8, 2024!
What a great description! From many other comments, you were in the about the best place to see this eclipse - so very fitting for a "mind-boggling" experience! It really is something that you cant appreciate from photos or descriptions - you have to actually see it.
Saw the totality in Vienna, IL. Perfectly clear sky. Did not have binoculars or a telescope but was able to see the pink/red prominences with naked eye. One at the 6:00 position of the Sun was most obvious but could also see some on the 3:00 position. My first time witnessing total eclipse as well, and it was simply spectacular.
Yes! That lower one really was amazingly bright. I don't remember anything like that for the 2017 one. I think the that we were close to the peak of the sunspot cycle this time helped a lot!
I was in Maine when I saw the eclipse and drove up from Connecticut. Enjoyed a perfectly clear sky with no clouds. I did not notice any solar prominences, and I saw the total eclipse without binoculars. It was my second total eclipse.
I think out east you had some of the best viewing weather. The prominences are easily overpowered by the corona, so of you werent looking for them, easy to miss. Next time!
We drove from Phoenix to Ft. Stockton Texas with the idea of getting to Kerrville Texas the next morning. But based on weather forecasts we decided to go to the north side of the track to Brady Texas, trading totality time for clearer skies. Had a few high clouds but overall it was great!
I think that was a great compromise to make - same here - also traded totality time for clearer sky. 3 or 4 minutes of totality isn't that great of you cant see it!
I went to Brady and saw totality. I also saw those prominences of the Sun. Brady is a small town in Texas around oh idk, Austin or San Antonio is it’s closest major city?
I traveled to southern Indiana along with my two youngest children as we are from N.C. They don't remember the last one we saw in 2017 as they were too young. It was an awesome experience, especially to see them experience it. I could see the prominence without any equipment. Absolutely amazing.
That's so great that your kids got to see at at an age when they will hopefully remember it. The prominences were amazing. I don't think we were able to see any with naked eye in 2017 - this time they were spectacular probably due to the fact we are close to a peak in the sunspot cycle (last time we were at a low).
I was lucky enough to be the first person in the United States to witness landfall of this eclipse in Eagle Pass, Texas! I had strategically situated myself on the border between Texas and Mexico, and no one else was further south than I was when the eclipse first touched down on USA soil. Yes, it was only by a few nano-seconds because there were some people just North of me, but, I suppose it's technically true! The solar prominences were indeed very visible as the clouds were being pesky, but cleared long enough to see what we needed to see!
As unique as all the stories people have posted here, yours is the most unique one (if being most unique is even possible). Nano-seconds count - how incredibly cool! Glad the clouds cleared enough to see it!
YES! I was calling them "solar flares" but since have been re-educated (thanks to Tamitha Skov). Solar prominences stay attached to the sun, Solar Flares leap off the sun. Thank you for getting the term correct.
Well I took some poetic license in the thumbnail since I figured people would understand "flare". The flare is when the magnetic loop somehow breaks and the plasma from the prominence goes flying off. So really a version of the same thing. Either way - amazing to see!
I was able to get over 300 images during Totality, and over 3000 from before C1 to after C4. Of those, I chose 17 representative images, most of them with the flares between 3 o'clock and 6 o'clock. I love the little Piggly Wiggly Tail at the bottom that grows until it looks like an upside-down Natural Arch formation in the American Southwest! Thanks for sharing the apparent size of our home, Earth, compared to one of those flares, too! I told some folks that it looked like those flares may have been larger than our planet, and now you've assured me that my guess is correct. Wow!
I wish there was a way to post photos in these comments - I'll bet some of yours are amazing. Yeah - I knew they were big too, but needed to do a bit of back of the envelope calculation to figure out how big they actually were this eclipse.
At 3:15 the video states that the charged particles being released into space was a solar flare. I think you meant a coronal mass ejection, didn't you? Watched the event at Conneaut Lake, PA, and it was pretty clear, just some high cirrus. The crowd was energized by the 360° sunrise on the horizon.
We had a very thin layer of high cirrus clouds in southern Illinois. Didn’t block the eclipse much at all and added some nice foreground to eclipse shots. Overall a once in a lifetime experience, so glad I made the trek!
Drove from Minnesota to southeastern Missouri for it, with 16 family and friends from age 4 to 72 - booked the campsites the moment reservations opened a year ahead of time. Perfect visibility there, and we could notice the prominences with the naked eye, but binoculars and spotting scopes gave even better views. I didn’t manage to get pictures of totality though.
Wow - camping and seeing it with a large group of family and friends must really have been special - and with perfect weather! Photos - more important to enjoy it than get photos - my excuse for using the camera was to use the 400mm lens as a scope :)
@@ElectromagneticVideos I was doing things the opposite way around, with a special adapter holding a basic point and shoot camera on the eyepiece of my spotting scope. Downside is a relatively “dumb” camera that I can’t do manual focus and exposure control (thus totality being hard). However, my 4-year-old nephew really liked looking at the camera viewfinder - that was easier for him than trying to position his head on an eyepiece.
@@TonyYarusso I know someone who used to take some pretty awesome bird photos with a setup like yours. But yes - an understand the issues of automatic control for everything. I never thought of it in terms of a 4 year old - I can see how he much preferred the viewfinder. Wonderful that he got to see it that way!
Witnessed 4 min 10 sec of totality in Poplar Bluff, MO. NO Clouds! Easily saw the flares especially the one at the bottom. Planets were clear , dogs laid down, 😁😁
I took an 8am flt From Ontario CA to Dallas TX just in time to get stunning video and photos with my Samsung S24 Ultra from the rooftop parking lot. What an amazing experience! I was able to capture the CME, too! That little camera is just amazing
I saw the eclipse from the top of Jay Peak, a nearly 4,000-foot mountain near the Canadian border in Vermont. The sky was clear with only faint cirrus clouds. I used my Celestron 12x50 solar binoculars before, during, and after totality. I also watched totality without the binoculars. The solar prominences were especially clear through the binoculars. With just my naked eye, the 360-degree sunset and the planets Jupiter and Venus were awe-inspiring. The drop in temperature was sudden and deep during totality. This was the first time I've seen a total eclipse of the sun, and it was much more exciting than partial eclipses I've seen in the past.
You weren't far from me - I was almost directly west of you in the St Lawrence R. It must have been amazing from the top of mountain -were you able to see the shadow approaching or leaving? Definitely - nothing compares to a total eclipse!
It was incredible to see in person. I went up to Montreal with my mom and sister and we got to see the total solar eclipse. Luckily the sky was clear during totality and for most of the time the moon was passing in front of the sun. I also was able to see the solar prominences.
Seeing it with family is wonderful! Somewhere I saw a spectacular eclipse photo taken on the McGill University campus. Must be really cool to see from with a historic city!
We were fortunate to travel from Ajax, Ontario Canada to Port Rowan, Ontario on the north shore of Lake Erie. We stayed clear of Niagara Falls! To many people and clouds. The clouds cleared just in time for the eclipse and I was able to photograph the sun and moon during totality. It was breathtaking!! My first ever Total Solar Eclipse. I got some amazing photos of the corona and prominences on my Canon T7i.
Glad you saw it on the other side of the Niagara cloud bank - I was 20km east of Cornwall just that side of the clouds. Glad you go great photos too! Greetings from Carleton Place (near Ottawa)
I wasn't able to see the eclipse in person, unfortunately, BUT after viewing several videos on RUclips, I DID see the solar flares. I saw the bright one at the bottom first and wasn't quite sure what I was looking at. The guy in the video thought it was a Bailey's bead, but I didn't think so because you can only see those for brief moments before and after totality. Then it dawned on me.... what could the sun produce that would be bright enough to see and long enough to stick out from the shadow of the moon.... a solar flare or solar prominence! Once I realized what I was looking at, I began to see them in other videos as well. Really cool!
Sorry you didn't get to see it :( Yeah - the Bailys beads might be hard to differentiate from prominences or flares unless you have enough magnification to see the prominence or flare extending significantly from the suns surface which the beads dont do. The bright one of the bottom seems to almost definitely be a prominence. The larger one on the side seems like it might be the beginnings of a flare - a bit hard to tell since we are seeing it in profile - it looks .like the magnetic field loop has broken. Would be nice to find out if they publish some satellite or telescope images taken during the eclipse. Its certainly really cool!!!!!!
We traveled to Poplar Bluff Missouri for 4 minutes 8 seconds. Skies were clear-it was amazing. We saw prominces during the whole of totality. A gift from God.
I drove from Tennessee to Sikeston, MO where the eclipse was total with minimal clouds. Worth the trip! I had seen the one on 8/21/2017 by traveling to Whitehouse, TN. The two experiences were similar, but maybe this year's was longer and darker. I don't remember any prominences back in 2017.
I didnt see any significant prominences in 2017 either - this year was a real show. Probbaly because the sunspot cycle was a t peak this time and a low back then.
Yes I viewed the total solar eclipse from lathum springs retreat, which is south of Dallas TX. The clouds tried to mess up the eclipse but they didn't. We viewed 4 minutes 23.5 seconds of totally. Roy
So many people mentioned the clouds clearing for totality around Dallas. Must have been wonderful to get the about the longest totality time (2 minutes more than I did!)
I drove up to northern vermont to see the eclipse in its totality. The skies were mostly clear, and it was beautiful. This was my first total solar eclipse, and I did indeed see the prominence at the bottom of the sun from my vantage point.
My wife and I traveled from Las Vegas, Nevada to Niagara, Ontario, in hopes of seeing it there. Once we woke up on Sunday and saw that the cloud coverage was going to be worse, we decided to drive six hours east toward Montreal. The morning of, we drove another hour and a half east to a small town called Knowlton, Quebec. We had completely clear skies. I have been having a tough time explaining to our friends and family what we saw. I keep saying you have to experience this yourself; no words can do it justice. What a true moment of awe.
Wow, you drove from Vegas to Knowlton, Qc...this is a long trip! I live North of Québec city and only had to drive 90 minutes to get to my planned view spot in the Eastern Townships region; La Maison du Granit in Lac Drolet, Qc. This was a very nice elevated location to view the eclipse. My wife had ''no expectations'' while traveling with me to the location. After the eclipse, she said to be quite amazed by the natural event she just had seen. As you said, you must live it to get to understand the phenomena. So extraordinary :-) . Hope you had a nice stay in our province and a safe trip back.
@pierremorin6077 I should have been a bit more specific with travel 😅 I flew into Ontario and had a rental with the hindsight of needing to travel if we needed to. It was a long drive back to our stay in Ontario, but definitely flew and not drove to Canada haha. Thank you for your kind words, I enjoyed your Provence very much and I am looking forward to going back and actually spending some time there soon!
I was going to go to Niagara and then ended up going to Quebec as well, fortunately I already live in Ontario, and the site of Eclipse was unbelievable to explain I agree. My only regret is all the traffic left the site I went to in Quebec at around tge same time so traffic was really bad leaving Eastern Townships all in all a good experience though!
@stewarttatem6145 so you probably experienced a near 9 hour drive home as me 😅
@wallyocho my friend and I left at around 5pm stopped ar an extremely overcrowded A and W ( still in Eastern Townships most likely with other Eclipse watchers where the order took 1 hour and didn't get home to Toronto Area until 3 am and I had to work the next day what an adventure but work luckily was easy the next day but what an adventure lol so similar to you about 8 hours.
You got back home in 9 hours! I take it you aren't talking about Las Vegas lol
Three prominences were spectacular with binoculars from our quiet vantage point in central Maine. Thanks for the video!
I cheated and used my 400mm lens as a telescope - like your experience - a bit of magnification really makes quite a difference. I think your the first person from Maine who commented. As near as I could tell from weather predictions, Maine and New Brunswick may have had the best weather in all of North America for the eclipse.
@@ElectromagneticVideos Yes! It was perfect weather conditions, which is why we had more tourism traffic in one day than a month in the summer. So we found a field next to a stream and enjoyed it all alone. I'm 53 and it's probably my first and last total eclipse experience. Pretty awesome
@@chrissanfino761 Ha- some of the places around here (Ontario, Canada) also had record traffic for this time of year.
I can just imagine how wonderful it must have been with the stream maybe gurgling while watching the eclipse in solitude. It certainly was pretty awesome!
@@ElectromagneticVideos Having been stationed at Loring I am amazed how fortunate you were. I seem to recall April as a deeply gray, overcast time.
@@stuartdavis798 Your right - not typically a clear sky time of year. But Lake Ontario area was my backup plan - had booked flights to Houston, but mid-week before the eclipse the weather in Texas was predicted to be largely overcast and clear up here. So cancelled Texas So plan B worked!
i saw the eclipse under clear skies and those prominences had such a vibrant pinkish red color to them. it was like looking at a new color my eyes hadn’t seen before. absolutely stunning
Wonderful description "it was like looking at a new color my eyes hadn’t seen before." and so true! Stunning!
Wow that phrase " It was like looking at a new colour my eyes hadn't seen before" is so powerful and really helpful with the description of eclipse. I live in Vancouver BC Canada and didn't even get a chance to see a partial eclipse because of cloud cover. Thank you for sharing your experience!
@@tracyrobinson9442 I saved that comment - I'm going to put a posy on this channels community tab with the best or most interesting comments and descriptions.
Did you see the 2017 eclipse by any chance? I flew to Vancouver and then drove down to Oregon with my brother to see it.
This solar eclipse was in the top 5 best days of my life. I have no words to describe except pure beauty.
Wonderful! For me, the 2017 one was even more special than this one - probably because it was my first, but that doesnt take away form this one. Certainly an amazing experience!
This was my first time ever seeing a total solar eclipse, having witnessed it near Erie, PA. I had been excited to see totality since I saw partiality in 2017, and it did not disappoint. The beauty and ethereal nature of the corona and the solar prominence were amazing! Even though it lasted about 3 minutes and 42 seconds where we were, it was still way too short. I'm motivated to see another one and will make it one of my life goals.
"The beauty and ethereal nature ..." what a wonderful description! I was lucky enough to see totality in 2017 and like you, after seeing my first one, am very motivated to see more even after seeing two!
Traveled from NJ to Norwalk OH. Took my nephews and step niece. First totality for all of us. For something as simple as the moon passing between the earth and sun it was easily the most awe inspiring, beautiful and, truthfully, humbling experience. I'm 52 and I felt like a little kid again, excitedly jumping up and down as totality began. I feel blessed to have had them with me for the event. They were every bit as enthralled as I was. Thanks for the video and opportunity to post to it!
That sounds so wonderful seeing it with close family! What a great description " something as simple as the moon passing between the earth and sun it was easily the most awe inspiring, beautiful and, truthfully, humbling experience".
Thanks for posting that - I have stated keeping a list of my favorite eclipse quotes and description and your is on it!
Thanks for putting the size of earth in the shot, that really put it into perspective.
Thanks! It certainly make the size a bit more meaningful that a number like 50,000 km.
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Witnessed totality on a farm in Indianapolis. The birds went quiet, frogs in a pond started croaking, and chickens prepared to roost. Simply an amazing experience. If you ever have the chance don’t miss it.
Not many people reported the animal;s reactions in the comments - how cool! I couldn't agree with you more " If you ever have the chance don’t miss it."
The dog where I was at became very confused when it got bright again. Bats came out and flew around for a bit.
@@bakeman8 Interesting that the bats came out - they must have thought partial before totality was dusk. Also interesting that the dog recognized it was strange!
Thank you.
How did you feel? What were you thinking?
Was it cold?
Did you see Jupiter? Venus? How about Saturn?
So many questions ... :)
@@Dessert_x_Tat I completely missed the planets! Was to busy enjoying the eclipse itself. Interesting thing about temperature - the cooling was not as noticeable as summer 2017 in Oregon. I think maybe because it was already cool, wearing sweaters etc this time (was near the US/Canada border just est of the Great Lakes, so still spring coolish temperatures). Like 2017, I was just in awe of the spectacle of the eclipse - indescribable to see the sun that way. And this the the prominence - wow! Both eclipses are something I will never forget.
How about you?
I drove all the way from eastern Montana to a friend's place in northern Arkansas, and we saw totality there. It was my first time after missing the 2017 TSE. It was a wonderful experience and I was so overwhelmed with joy and passion that I yelled out "Prominences!" when I saw that pink thing on the edge.
Glad you managed it this time! 'I was so overwhelmed with joy and passion that I yelled out "Prominences!"' How cool!
I live in Central Arkansas! The cloud report was making me nervous that day! The weather station was predicting 50 to 60% but it was amazingly clear! I'm glad they was wrong!
@@digitalworms I'll bet on eclipse day there were a record number of people (including myself) who were hoping (successfully) that the weather predictions were wrong :)
@@ElectromagneticVideos oh God I was watching it from 2 weeks out it was 100% clear then it was cloudy as it could be it was stressful
@@digitalworms went though the exact same thing - cancelled my trip to Texas middle of the week prior due to bad weather forecast, and then nervously watched the weather around the great lakes as it worsened.
I saw the eclipse in Erie, PA and was amazed at how much you could see with the naked eye during totality! I did see the bottom flare!
It is amazing! Glad you saw the bright flare. I did some looking - we are close to the peak of the sunspot cycle so bigger, more flares than for the 2017 eclipse (low end of the of cycle).
Binoculars are the way, unless you have an auto-tracking telescope.
I got some fixed focus binocs just for the trip.
I also bought 10 pairs of eclipse glasses online, in case anyone there needed a pair. But then the motel we stayed at had a stack of them they were giving away free.
Even with binocs, I still couldn't see that devil's comet everyone was talking about. Oh well.
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@@protorhinocerator142 "devil's comet" - I hadnt even heard of it - will have to take a look one clear night!
@@ElectromagneticVideos You might be able to see it at dawn/dusk. It's next to Jupiter, or at least it was. As soon as the sun is visible the sky will block your view.
@@protorhinocerator142 Thanks for the info - I will definitively have to see if I can see - and photograph it!
Drove from northern MO to southern MO, and viewed it from the little city park in Marble Hill....vehicles from all over the Midwest and western US were there. Hands down, the most amazing and awesome thing I've ever witnessed. Pictures, videos, Hollywood recreations, will never equal seeing this event live. A week later, and I'm still in awe of seeing this glimpse into another portal of this vast universe in which our little earth is just a grain of sand on a beach.
"still in awe of seeing this glimpse into another portal of this vast universe in which our little earth is just a grain of sand on a beach." - wonderfully put! I have seen two - the 2017 from Stayton, Oregon and this one from just east of Lake Ontario - both unforgettable!
South MO (in the "comma" of MO) was my second choice. I almost went there. It was a coin flip for me.
I ended up in central Arkansas and the sky was as clear as can be. No regrets, I got 4 minutes of totality.
Like you said, these pics don't do it justice. The corona was at least three sun/moons wide all around, and it looked like an evil time portal to another dimension.
I had just bought a new pair of binoculars just for the eclipse and it looked even better through binoculars.
I tried taking pix with my iPhone but yeah right. Smudgy blob.
Rather than spend a lot of time fooling with the camera, I stood there gawking at the sky. It was really spectacular.
I'd say it was so good that the next time Hollywood makes a movie with an eclipse, they had better bring their A-game. A black dot in the sky just won't cut it anymore.
I feel bad for the people who were overcast. The day before I still wasn't sure if there would be clouds, so I said screw it let's go. So glad I made the right call.
When I got back, people asked How was it?
I said, I just won a staring contest with the sun.
@@protorhinocerator142 "it looked like an evil time portal to another dimension."- your right!
I feel bad for the clouded out folks too - what a huge disappointment for many.
I had a little over 2 minutes of totality - I envy your 4 minutes!
There are a million stars per grain of sand on earth.
@@flyingfishsurf Quite possible! The scales of things in space are truly unimaginable!
thank you so much - YES! I saw the pink solar flares at the bottom of the sun, and had simple pair of 5x binoculars which were a surprisingly great viewing instrument from Missouri.
Your welcome! Yes - binoculars - or in my case a zoom lens on the camera - were amazingly effective in making the view even better.
I saw the 2017 in Tennessee. We also saw a huge flare off the lower right side. We did not expect that treat!
Neat - I saw the 2017 Oregon. No flares/prominences easily seen by the named eye back then. It certainly was treat this time!
Drove from Utah to Gatesville Texas, it was very cloudy,but cleared enough to witness Totality in all it's glory! Loved the bright prominences, they were so clear to the naked eye.
Yes - they were so nicely visible this time! I saw it though thing clouds too just east of the Great Lakes. Wonderful to see totality!
Also drove from Utah. Our original plan was in the area near the Mexican border, but when the weather shifted, so did we. Thanks to the hospitality of some friends in the DFW area, we settled on the cemetery at Vaughan, TX, just a short distance from the centerline, and the clouds cleared just in time! Just as beautiful and moving as the 2017 eclipse, which we viewed from Howe, Idaho.
@@marcpehkonen5296 Cool! I'm guessing like me, seeing the 2017 one really made you want to see this one as well!
@@ElectromagneticVideos Absolutely, knowing that both the 2017 and 2024 events were perfectly viewable with just a little effort on our part, I'd had both on my radar for two decades! One short and one long road trip for each just added to the fun. I may try to intercept some more in the future but if I never see another, I'll still be happy!
@@marcpehkonen5296 Cool! I cant claim to have been waiting for them that long, but was determined to see this one after seeing 2017. I may try an take a trip somewhere there is one in the future. Spain has a couple in a few years.
Yes I saw a total 4 min 11 second eclipse in Russellville Arkansas. Perfect weather . It was so amazing. I did not even know what those prominences were, I thought it was a little bit of the sun peeking out or something. 😅
4 minutes- I'm envious! Well, in a sense they are a little bit of the sun peeking out !
Mesquite Tx. partly cloudy until 4-5 minutes before totality, then all the clouds in the way dissipated for the duration of totality. Totality, Totally Awesome!! Saw that big pinkish red bit and had to look it up later. Quite awesome!!!
Wonderful! There was some talk that cooling during the partial phase might dissipate some clouds and it looks like it actually might have for you and others. An it was "Quite awesome!!!"
In Fort Worth TX, clouds obscured the sun just prior to totality, but miraculously cleared up prior to the end of totality. I got a few pix showing the prominences with a 400 mm lens.
Glad you got see it or at least the end of it. Heard a similar story from someone else in Texas. Hope your photos came out well - a nice memory of the even even if photos cant completely capture the splendor of the event.
That was one of the first things I noticed during totality was the solar flare at the bottom of the sun. I was in New Castle, Indiana, 40 miles north of Indianapolis.
It really was bright - probably as a result of the solar cycle being close to a peak. Such a cool things to see!
Very interesting video! Thanks for sharing ❤. .Clear and beautiful skies from Durango, Mexico. When Diamond ring appeared, for a briefly moment, I could see the violet color of the diamond, Espectacular!!!
Thank you so much! You must have been one the first people to see the eclipse as it started its trip across North America. "I could see the violet color of the diamond, Espectacular!!!" - what a wonderful description! I wonder if it looked more violet to you vs more pink for me was a result your clear sky. Either way - wonderful that you got such a great view. Best wishes from Canada!
Neat information on the prominences Dr.! Thanks!! And also thanks to you for clearly explaining the difference between a prominence and a flare.
Thank you so much! I sure got a lot of heat for using "Flare" in the thumbnail! Just felt most people wouldnt understand prominence but would instantly get flare!
I saw the total eclipse from the Indianapolis area. My sister lives in Carmel Indiana so I made a weekend trip to her house for the occasion. I was surprised by how dark it got during totality. The 360 degree sunset effect was amazing. But what really stood out to me was the red spot positioned right at the south end of the sun. It was very noticeable to the naked eye. I wondered what it was. I didn’t remember anyone saying we would see that. So, it really surprised me. And the whole experience was quite amazing!
Those prominences were amazing - I didn't see them with the naked eye in 2017 - this time they were amazing due to the high in the sunspot cycle.
We observed from Burlington Vt. The sky was mostly clear, high wispy clouds near the sun that did not interfere at all. It was, in a word, spectacular! During totality I switched to clear 11×80 Meade binoculars on a tripod. A prominence on the lower right side was by far the largest and truly amazing! There were other smaller prominences upper right and left. Brilliant pink colors also ringed the sun in various places.
Wonderful! Binoculars or in my case, a big zoom lens, sure made the view of the prominences even better.
I luckily got to experience and share it with others on here. Hello from Kingston, Ontario.
Kingston was my "Plan B" after cancelling Texas and then 20km East of Cornwall was my "Plan C" as Kingston weather got worse. So glad Kingston saw in the end! The clouds over the partially eclipsed sun after totality in your video is the best part - the only video with that I have seen. Here is the link for anyone reading this to see: ruclips.net/video/2NZY2sBCF7I/видео.html
I watched it from southern Quebec. Thanks for the video and close up view of the prominences. We saw the bright one at the bottom. Cheers
Neat! Glad you liked the video! I was close to the Quebec border in Ontario, so probably a similar view.
We drove to Danville, IN from Chicago, IL to see the eclipse. Absolutely amazing! Thank you for explaining what I was seeing.
Your welcome! It is so amazing - glad you saw it!
Excellent description and video. Thank you for sharing your photos!
Thank you for the compliment!
I have a degree in industrial instumentation and another one in english teaching, so I'm going to enjoy your channel. For me, you have a perfect combination of a nice content and an excellent audio to listen to your pronunciation.
Thats quite the combination of degrees! I really appreciate "perfect combination of a nice content and an excellent audio" - audio has been a real struggle! I do most of my videos in the basement with concrete floors which is echoey and noisy (heating system etc) and outside (road noise). About a year ago I found the headset mic which you see which seems to produce somewhat decent audio under the less than idea circumstances. My pronunciation - mostly Canadian/Northern US, with bits of UK and South African English - and German - thrown in - we moved around a lot when I was kid!
So where are you located? Greeting from Canada!
I saw the flares during totality, especially the bottom one. The glow was unreal! It’s like a massive neon light, but hydrogen plasma.
That bottom one really was bright. Your description is great - "like a massive neon light"
Those weren't solar flares you seen during the eclipse, those plasma events on the surface of the sun are called solar prominences.
@@markbenfield6980 Your right, and you'll notice I used "prominence" in the video. Having said that, I do wonder if the one of the right might have been a flare or the beginning of one.
In north central Texas we had clouds during the start of the eclipse. We would loose the sun for a minute or 2 at a time. As totality approached, the clouds cleared. We enjoyed 4 minutes and 28 seconds of totality . It was amazing.
Twice the time I had for totality! I can see how that must have been amazing. I had a trip booked to Houston for the eclipse with the intent to see in the Austin region, but as weather seemed to worsen down there, cancelled, and saw it here at the east side of Lake Ontario with a much shorter totality window - but at lest I saw it!
I wonder how people did in the Austin / South Texas area?
@@ElectromagneticVideos Shortly after the eclipse, I was talking to a neighbor. Some of his relatives were somewhere near San Antonio which is about an hour drive from Austin. He said they saw nothing at all due to clouds.
You were in a much better place than if you had been in Austin.
@@raylowe3324 I guess I made the right call. Too bad - had been looking forward to exploring Texas before and after the eclipse (last time I was in you state was over 10 years ago).
@@ElectromagneticVideos I watched from home in Indiana. Awesome view.
@@marvinhunt8276 Must have been nice to watch from home!
I saw it in Missouri-those two flares on the right side were the brightest when I saw it, I didn’t notice the bottom left one you mentioned until later during totality!
We were so lucky this time - the solar activity sure was at a peak!
I watched the eclipse in Centralia, Illinois. We had a nice, relatively clear day. I was a little worried traveling to Centralia because it was rather cloudy south of Vandalia. I took photographs periodically from when the moon began to obscure the sun until it had completely cleared it. Like you, I shot my images hand held. That wasn't my intention, but my tripod simply wouldn't stay in place with a heavy lens (150-600mm zoom). I made a neat little four minute video with my pictures but I can't post it because it contains copyrighted music. I put 15 of my images into a composite photo and had an 18" x 24" enlargement made.
How neat - have you posted your composite photo anywhere? If so please post a link - would be really nice to see - sounds like it came out well.
Regarding the copyrighted music in the video you created - your wise not to post it! However, you could just strip the sound from it - or if you want music, RUclips Studio does have have a tab with a large selection of free to use music. I cant speak for the quality of it because I haven't used it, but its there.
I just found out that a total eclipse is happening near Brisbane, QLD, Australia in 2030 so I might finally get to see one myself. It's about a 1.5 hour flight.
I just googled - also one in July 2028 centered on Sydney.. The one you mentioned in 2030 is at the end of November which I recall was a great time of year to visit Australia - I will have to keep that in mind - might be a great excuse for another trip to Australia!
I got a pretty good photo with that flare, on northern Ohio. The red color was visible with the naked eye.
Great that you got a good photo(s) too! Yes - that one in particular was so bright is was great that it was visible even to the eye. I don't remember any that string from the 2017 eclipse.
I had one daughter travel from Seattle WA, another from Jacksonville FL, come home to western KY and together traveled to Fredrock Glampground south of Fredriktown MO, had a bit of high cirrus clouds but clear enough, did see prominences, a celestial event shared with family, priceless!
That sounds wonderful - nothing like seeing it with family!
I did see it and it was a great experience. Thank you for your video and explanations. I spotted totality for 2 min in Errol, NH.
You were almost directly east from where I was! Glad you liked the video and and had a great eclipse experience!
Totality over Findlay, Ohio. The prominence at the bottom was quite visible to the naked eye. Very different corona shape than 2017!
Yes - so different from 2017! I think it at least in in part because we are close top the peak of the solar sunspot cycle right now and the sun is more active. Back then then we were at bottom of the cycle.
Great view of the eclipse from Bedford, Indiana!
Wonderful! Regards from Canada!
I was in Bedford too! Really blue sky all day. Back of Otis Park, next to Deadwood. Could see for 50 miles. Only four other people on the ridge of the golf course. Still can't believe what I saw.
@@flyingfishsurf "Still can't believe what I saw." Yes - its almost like a dream!
I went to Clinton Arkansas. And yes I saw the prominences with my naked eye. I also viewed them through 20×56 binoculars.
Nice! Someone else reported using binoculars. A bit or magnification really helps a lot!
@@ElectromagneticVideos With those Binoculars I can see the moons of Jupiter. They are AWESOME!😎
@@subman721 Those must be absolutely great ones. I thought I had good binoculars but apparently not when compare to yours :)
@@ElectromagneticVideos Nikon 20x56
@@subman721 That says something for Nikon! I really like their camera stuff - my still camera is a Nikon D810 and the zoom is their 80-400mm. Also a great combination for nature photography.
We were in Avon Lake, OH, west of Cleveland, and saw exactly what you're showing in the video. We weren't quite sure what that pink coloring was at the bottom of the moon...but we do now. Thanks!
Quite a few comments from the Cleveland area! I was a bit east of the end of Lake Ontario - similar view. Glad I solved a mystery!
Saw it in Vermont! Clear skies, saw totality, simply breathtaking. We were lucky that there were some college science majors there and we got to see solar bands on the ground too!
Well put - breathtaking. From numerous other comments, Maine, Vermont, New Brunswick and parts of Quebec were probably the best places to be!
Great viewing from Tupper Lake NY in the Adirondacks. Prominences were easily visible, especially at 630 position. Beautiful detail through binoculars.
You were just south of me! Yes - with binoculars - or in my case a zoom lens - even more magnificent!
Got to my destination in Jackson Missouri 15 minutes before totality and got a wonderful image of the prominences with a 500mm lens. Underexposed to attenuate the bright corona. Thanks for sharing the video.
Yes - underexposing is the key for the prominence which really get wiped out by the corona. I used my exposures from 2017 as a guide. Its too bad photos cant be posted in these comments - would be great to see your (and others) photos.
Binoculars clearly revealed that lower prominence as an open loop, as well as Baily’s beads. Some siblings gathered in Plattsburgh, NY on the shore of Lake Champlain, the night before. Noting the weather, we traveled east to Newport Center, Vermont that morning for a fabulously clear view. Then we joined the epic traffic jam on the interstate back south to Massachusetts. One brother took beautiful detailed pictures like yours.
So neat that you could see the open loop in the lower one. I didnt quite get it that clear. Epic traffic jam - happened to me in Oregon after the 2017 eclipse! Glad your brother got some great photos!
@@ElectromagneticVideos I was expecting the traffic. I grew up next to Cape Cod traffic, where only two bridges cross the canal for alllllll the summer tourists. I’ve also done the Boston Commuter traffic. This was different. There was a sense we all just had the same amazing experience. People were blissed out from the eclipse and pretty mellow, just taking our turns in line.
@@robranney-blake8731 You know - that was sort of like Oregon - hard to get upset after what you had just seen :)
Great video. Experienced totality in Greenville Ohio. Amazing.
Saw it from Forest, Ohio! 🌿🌻
Wonderful - it sure is amazing!
Congrats on the video, your pics and having experienced totality. I'm also a Nikon enthusiast! P950 I had the chance to experience the eclipse in Mazatlan Mx, what an amazing event!
Thanks you so much! Nikon P950 - those cameras with integrated zoom are unbeatable at times! Mexico - cool - 2 or three others commented on their observations from Mexico. Greetings from Canada!
I live near Toronto, I had appointments and could not go out seeking totality. We had a good amount of cloud cover leading up to and through peak coverage. There were small breaks in the clounds, which made it quite a spectacular view. The shadows in the clouds took on an eerie visage. The darkness was quite remarkable, accentuated by the dark clouds.
Of course minutes after the eclipse it was bright sunny and cloudless.
What a shame the weather in Toronto was like that, but from you what said and news reports, it sounds like it was interesting anyway.
Coll about he shadow's in the clouds!
I was in mazatlan sinaloa state!
There were quite a few people in Mexico who saw it and commented - and at least one was in your area. I remember because I was thinking how cool it would have been have been to be among the first in North America to see it. Best wishes from Canada!
I drove to Ennis, TX from Houston where I live. It was the second eclipse I got to see!
I so glad a significant number of people in Texas got to see it in spite of the bad weather. I originally had flights to Houston to see it in Texas but cancelled as the weather predictions got worse.
Was the other eclipse you saw the 2017 too? That was my first and will not forget either that one or this one (which I did see in the end from a bit east of Lake Ontario).
@@ElectromagneticVideos I'm just South of Dallas, just a few miles from dead center and it was cloudy until just before the eclipse started, then we had an excellent view the whole time, got some great photos!
@@pnichols6500 Wonderful! Someone I know was on zoom conference with a company in Dallas a bit after the eclipse and apparently they described it as you did. Wonderful that the clouds opened up just in time. Glad you got some great photos!
My son and I were in Granite Shoals, Texas (just WNW of Austin, and we saw all of totality. We hit amazing luck and there was a fairly clear gap in the cloud bank between us and the sun. Within minutes of third contact the clouds rolled in thick enough that we could take pictures of the partial phases without any filters.
Thats amazing and lucky - sounds like you both had a great experience. I was watching the weather in that area because I had booked a trip to exactly that area for the eclipse and then cancelled as the weather seemed to get more and more overcast.
We saw totality up here in maine and just a few minutes before went into totality all the bees came out and were buzzing for about 10 minutes. We also had a really good shot of crescent shadows on the side of our house. the eclipse was truly otherworldly
That interesting about the bees! Others have reported birds and farm animals being confused. Wonderful you got a great photos of the crescents both eclipses I have seen no suitable shadows to see them.
I saw it in Southern Ontario on Lake Erie at Long Point Provincial Park which is a long peninsula going into the lake. Totality was absolutely beautiful looking over the lake and everyone remarked at how visible the solar prominences were.
That must have been a fabulous viewing location! Yes - the prominences were amazing - much more so than in 2017, presumably because the sunspot cycle is close to a peak right now.
Hi! I saw totality from Coahuila, northern Mexico. This was my second total solar eclipse and I really hope to get to see another somewhere in the world. We had some light clouds but it kinda gave it a special softness to the corona. We still could see the flares! It was amazing!
That neat - one other commenter was in western Mexico and apparent got fabulous views of it too. Its also my second and like you, hope to see another somewhere else in the the planet! Best wishes from up here in Canada!
I went to the zoo in Waco Texas, at the moment of totality a giant cloud went over us. The crowd yelled at the cloud, but it passed in a minute or two, and when it passed, we all saw totality. Glasses came off. It was amazing. But the solar flares we saw, were on top, the top of the disk. There were others, but that one was notable.
Wow - going from extreme disappointment to delight in the blink of an eye must have been mind blowing!
I think the orientation of the bright one may have depended on your location. So possible that was the one I saw on the bottom. Whatever the reason,. great that you saw it!
Had a perfect view from Forest, Ohio! 🌿🌻 I really appreciate everyone in Forest for being so gracious!!!
Wonderful!
I drove a short way (about an hour) to see totality in 2017 in Oregon. This time, it was super cloudy the whole day - not even a glimpse of partial anything here - just 100% gray. I wish I had made the effort to be somewhere for totality again this time - it was quite the experience in 2017!
Oh - thats really too bad. 2017 was quite the experience for me too - I flew to Vancouver and drove down to Oregon with my brother. We saw it from some fields outside of Stayton, a tiny town near Salem. Traffic jams afterwards were something else though!
@@ElectromagneticVideos In 2017, I was in a random farm field just North of Monmouth by a mile or 2, which is just west of Salem. It was nice and flat, for good 360 sunset views in all directions, and there weren't that many people around. A group of 5 or 6 people pulled into the same field access driveway off the road I was in and asked if they could join me. It was just right - a small handful of people. When totality happened, you could hear people cheering all around, but they were all fairly far away. It's an experience I will never forget! I took all back roads back home afterwards, so avoided most of the traffic. I think the GPS showed me some way that was a fair ways longer than usual, but it was actually faster because of the traffic. During the eclipse, we were about 1/4 mile away from a major highway (99W), and could see the traffic from where we were, but one road / field over it was nearly deserted!
@@gorak9000 Strangely, I now cant see my reply to your previous comment - in case you didn't see it, I was in Stayton, a tiny town also near Salem - about 20 miles east of where you were (small world!).
Your description of the location and experience is almost identical to mine. I was in flat fields too - and maybe on a slight rise because we could see the shadow coming at us - presumably from over where you were.
We tried going E and then S at Bend (Crater Lake was the destination). Made the mistake of doing some sightseeing and later in the day south of Bend the traffic was crazy! We even tried exiting the highway and using country roads and about a million others apparently has the same idea - its all part of the fun :)
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I've been wondering WTF was that small red light at the bottom during totality. Thanks for the explanation.
Thanks! Glad I was able to explain it!
I traveled the long way from Germany to Dallas TX. The clouds went gone 30minutes prior totality. It was an awesome experience.....
So glad you saw that after such a long trip in spite of the cloudy weather in Texas. I had flight booked to Texas and cancelled a few days ahead because of the weather and saw it close to home east of the Great Lakes.
There are a few in Spain in a few year that would be a shorter trip for you next time!
Thanks for that informative video! All the shots I saw on the Internet displayed the prominences as purple, yet the NASA close-ups are always yellow or orange? I don’t think this is CA fringing we see in camera lenses, because they are always ON high contrast edges and some of the “purple flares” are some distance for the sun/moon edge...
Glad you like it! I think (and anyone correct me if I'm wrong!) a lot of the NASA close ups from satellites (and telescope) are taken with narrow-band filters to make whatever wavelengths the prominence's give off most visible, and many of the images that they publish often have color adjusted to make the color more like what we might expect to see (without really detracting from the content which is essentially a black and white image at a particular wavelength).
And also, a lot of the solar filters seem to have some slight coloration one way or the other.
The photos I showed were taken with no filters, so the colors of the prominences are as the camera saw them and close to what we saw with our eyes. A commenter from western Mexico said the promineces looked more violet in that location than pink, so I'm also wonder if perhaps the less than clear sky a lot of us had skewed the color to more pinkish.
I think your you area right about it not being false color from lens chromatic aberration so similar camera related effects.
I certainly will have to look into the color we saw/photographed a bit more!
Had really thin clouds at my spot in rural southern IL, but still had good shots with a full frame and 300mm on a tripod. I captured the flares, but missed the biggest one on the right because It happened so fast that the "diamond ring" had just popped out and missed it in the previous shots. The bottom and upper right were great! All in all, very blessed for the experience!
The thin clouds sounds much like it was for me just east of the great lakes. Glad you got good shots with (some) of the prominences!
I was in Russellville Arkansas and was amazed and awed when I saw the prominence on the lower limb with my own eyes. I caught some good shots of it using my 8” SCT and my iPhone.
It was amazing to see prominences with the naked eye! Cool that the iPhone got some good photos!
We did see the prominences! It was a wonderful event, and time spent with family during the eclipse made it that much better..
It must have been wonderful to experience it as a family event!
Great video. I was in Ohio and I saw the prominence at 6’o clock position as well. We had thin cirrus clouds and it made it look real cool during totality because it was just an O-ring appearance, less of the corona.
Thanks! Interesting - we had this cirrus clouds too - but our must have been thinner since they really weren't noticeable during totality.
Excellent.
The eclipse sure was :)
We drove 3.5 hours to West Frankfort, Il. We were in the center of the band of totality. We saw 4 min. and 8 sec. of total eclipse. There is nothing like a totally eclipse. You have to be there to know. I loved it! It left me in awe and wonder. It was beautiful and amazing.
4 minutes! I'm envious! Yes - nothing like totality!
Thank you! I saw it through high clouds in Mazatlan!
Well thank you! You must have been one of the first in North America to see it!
We saw the 2017 eclipse by traveling from California to Idaho. For 2024, we sailed on Emerald Princess and witnessed totality off the coast of Mazatlan. The prominences were amazing.
Now thats another amazing location to have seen it from !
@@ElectromagneticVideos It was. There were three other cruise ships and a bulk cargo carrier in the vicinity too. The rest of the journey took us through the Panama canal to Florida.
@@CoffeaAribca I have always thought it would be great to go though the Panama Canal!
Thanks for the video. I was in Erie PA 💯%
Thank you so much!
Great video my friend! I was in Plattsburgh NY and there was a high level cloud cover that almost ruined the moment, but fortunately at totality we could all still see the disc of the sun covered up. I was disappointed that the clouds prevented us from seeing the corona, but at least I got to see the main event. I did see the solar prominences, and the bright one from that location was at the 7pm location on the moon. It was spectacular to see!
Thank you so much! I was just east of Cornwall, Ontario so just west of you. Sorry to hear your viewing conditions weren't great - glad you saw the prominences - they really stole the show this time!
The clouds over the southern US broke at just the last minute to give a lot of us a clear view of totality. I drove up to Idabel, Oklahoma and saw it with my family and it was perfect. We also saw the 2017 Eclipse in Greenville, SC and it was much less cloudy that day but also less solar activity than this one. I'm very thankful I got to see it twice in my lifetime. Two moments I won't ever forget.
"clouds over the southern US broke at just the last minute" so glad to hear that. I had a trip boobed to Texas to see it but cancelled when the cloud conditions looked worse down there than near me at the eastern end of Lake Ontario.
I feel exactly the same way about two moments that will never be forgotten. I saw the 2017 in Oregon. I thought there was more solar activity this time too...
@@ElectromagneticVideos Sounds like you and I in almost the same place - Watertown NY for me. The skies clear before and after the eclipse, but during it we had some coverage, but the sun shined right through it anyway! Some of the color reflections on the clouds were cool anyway, but I was hoping to see some stars. Oh well, still quite nice.
@@destructionator17 Wow - was very close to you. I was at Summerstown, Ont , about 10 km east of Cornwall. Had originally intended to go to Kingston, but the weather there seemed to be worsening before the eclipse. Glad you managed to see it anyway - interesting that there were color effects in your clouds.
I agree; 2017 was much dimmer. I could see more stars and planets in 2017 than 2024. I saw more flares, and the corona was brighter this time.
@@5roundsrapid263 In my other reply I looked up the solar solar cycle - your observations are bang on - 2017 the cycle was close to a low, and this time its close to a high.
I drove from Dallas to Russellville, Arkansas to see the eclipse as it was predicted to be overcast in Dallas that day (as it turned out the clouds in Dallas cleared out enough for people there to see totality). I did get some good video of the prominences.
Video! Thats interesting! Were you able to detect any motion in the prominences? My guess is 3 or 4 minutes just too little to discern any motion, but if you did capture some motion - wow!
I saw the pinkish prominence below the Sun in my 8x30 binoculars.Quite a site!
Having a bit of magnification like binoculars amazingly makes it even more spectacular. And that bright prominence - wow!
We saw 3 minutes of totality in northern Vermont, with snow-covered fields all around, and just enough very thin, high clouds to show us the approaching shadow. Every minute of that day was perfect, and totality was simply mind-boggling. I wasn't prepared for my emotional response, and no amount of previous photos of eclipses prepared me for what I saw. It was totally amazing. I've used the words "mind-blowing" to describe things in my life before, but now I know I was wrong! My mind was never blown until April 8, 2024!
What a great description! From many other comments, you were in the about the best place to see this eclipse - so very fitting for a "mind-boggling" experience! It really is something that you cant appreciate from photos or descriptions - you have to actually see it.
Saw the totality in Vienna, IL. Perfectly clear sky. Did not have binoculars or a telescope but was able to see the pink/red prominences with naked eye. One at the 6:00 position of the Sun was most obvious but could also see some on the 3:00 position. My first time witnessing total eclipse as well, and it was simply spectacular.
Impressive that you were able to see the 3:00 one! It was my second eclipse - and still spectacular!
from Pevely, MO partial. Hwy 55 traffic 5mph so I failed to get to totality.
What a letdown - so sorry you missed it :(
Did you notice that you could see the lower one naked eye? It's was weirdly bright during totality.
Yes! That lower one really was amazingly bright. I don't remember anything like that for the 2017 one. I think the that we were close to the peak of the sunspot cycle this time helped a lot!
I was in Maine when I saw the eclipse and drove up from Connecticut. Enjoyed a perfectly clear sky with no clouds. I did not notice any solar prominences, and I saw the total eclipse without binoculars. It was my second total eclipse.
I think out east you had some of the best viewing weather. The prominences are easily overpowered by the corona, so of you werent looking for them, easy to miss. Next time!
We drove from Phoenix to Ft. Stockton Texas with the idea of getting to Kerrville Texas the next morning. But based on weather forecasts we decided to go to the north side of the track to Brady Texas, trading totality time for clearer skies. Had a few high clouds but overall it was great!
I think that was a great compromise to make - same here - also traded totality time for clearer sky. 3 or 4 minutes of totality isn't that great of you cant see it!
I went to Brady and saw totality. I also saw those prominences of the Sun. Brady is a small town in Texas around oh idk, Austin or San Antonio is it’s closest major city?
That the area I was planning to see it and then cancelled due to bad weather predictions. Glad you managed to see it there!
I traveled to southern Indiana along with my two youngest children as we are from N.C. They don't remember the last one we saw in 2017 as they were too young. It was an awesome experience, especially to see them experience it. I could see the prominence without any equipment. Absolutely amazing.
That's so great that your kids got to see at at an age when they will hopefully remember it. The prominences were amazing. I don't think we were able to see any with naked eye in 2017 - this time they were spectacular probably due to the fact we are close to a peak in the sunspot cycle (last time we were at a low).
I was lucky enough to be the first person in the United States to witness landfall of this eclipse in Eagle Pass, Texas! I had strategically situated myself on the border between Texas and Mexico, and no one else was further south than I was when the eclipse first touched down on USA soil. Yes, it was only by a few nano-seconds because there were some people just North of me, but, I suppose it's technically true! The solar prominences were indeed very visible as the clouds were being pesky, but cleared long enough to see what we needed to see!
As unique as all the stories people have posted here, yours is the most unique one (if being most unique is even possible). Nano-seconds count - how incredibly cool! Glad the clouds cleared enough to see it!
YES! I was calling them "solar flares" but since have been re-educated (thanks to Tamitha Skov). Solar prominences stay attached to the sun, Solar Flares leap off the sun.
Thank you for getting the term correct.
Well I took some poetic license in the thumbnail since I figured people would understand "flare". The flare is when the magnetic loop somehow breaks and the plasma from the prominence goes flying off. So really a version of the same thing. Either way - amazing to see!
I was able to get over 300 images during Totality, and over 3000 from before C1 to after C4. Of those, I chose 17 representative images, most of them with the flares between 3 o'clock and 6 o'clock. I love the little Piggly Wiggly Tail at the bottom that grows until it looks like an upside-down Natural Arch formation in the American Southwest!
Thanks for sharing the apparent size of our home, Earth, compared to one of those flares, too! I told some folks that it looked like those flares may have been larger than our planet, and now you've assured me that my guess is correct. Wow!
I wish there was a way to post photos in these comments - I'll bet some of yours are amazing.
Yeah - I knew they were big too, but needed to do a bit of back of the envelope calculation to figure out how big they actually were this eclipse.
At 3:15 the video states that the charged particles being released into space was a solar flare. I think you meant a coronal mass ejection, didn't you? Watched the event at Conneaut Lake, PA, and it was pretty clear, just some high cirrus. The crowd was energized by the 360° sunrise on the horizon.
Yes!
Must have been neat to see "sunrise" like that - I didnt have horizons like that to see it.
We had a very thin layer of high cirrus clouds in southern Illinois. Didn’t block the eclipse much at all and added some nice foreground to eclipse shots. Overall a once in a lifetime experience, so glad I made the trek!
Yes - well worth making a bit of effort to see such an amazing event!
Drove from Minnesota to southeastern Missouri for it, with 16 family and friends from age 4 to 72 - booked the campsites the moment reservations opened a year ahead of time. Perfect visibility there, and we could notice the prominences with the naked eye, but binoculars and spotting scopes gave even better views. I didn’t manage to get pictures of totality though.
Wow - camping and seeing it with a large group of family and friends must really have been special - and with perfect weather! Photos - more important to enjoy it than get photos - my excuse for using the camera was to use the 400mm lens as a scope :)
@@ElectromagneticVideos I was doing things the opposite way around, with a special adapter holding a basic point and shoot camera on the eyepiece of my spotting scope. Downside is a relatively “dumb” camera that I can’t do manual focus and exposure control (thus totality being hard). However, my 4-year-old nephew really liked looking at the camera viewfinder - that was easier for him than trying to position his head on an eyepiece.
@@TonyYarusso I know someone who used to take some pretty awesome bird photos with a setup like yours. But yes - an understand the issues of automatic control for everything.
I never thought of it in terms of a 4 year old - I can see how he much preferred the viewfinder. Wonderful that he got to see it that way!
Witnessed 4 min 10 sec of totality in Poplar Bluff, MO. NO Clouds! Easily saw the flares especially the one at the bottom. Planets were clear , dogs laid down, 😁😁
Nice long totality! I guess the dogs thought it was nighttime!
I saw the total eclipse from Garland TX, just east of Dallas. The sun dodged fast-moving clouds and it became wondrously clear throughout totality.
Glad so many of you managed to see it with clouds clearing just in time!
I took an 8am flt From Ontario CA to Dallas TX just in time to get stunning video and photos with my Samsung S24 Ultra from the rooftop parking lot. What an amazing experience! I was able to capture the CME, too! That little camera is just amazing
I saw the eclipse from the top of Jay Peak, a nearly 4,000-foot mountain near the Canadian border in Vermont. The sky was clear with only faint cirrus clouds. I used my Celestron 12x50 solar binoculars before, during, and after totality. I also watched totality without the binoculars. The solar prominences were especially clear through the binoculars. With just my naked eye, the 360-degree sunset and the planets Jupiter and Venus were awe-inspiring. The drop in temperature was sudden and deep during totality. This was the first time I've seen a total eclipse of the sun, and it was much more exciting than partial eclipses I've seen in the past.
You weren't far from me - I was almost directly west of you in the St Lawrence R. It must have been amazing from the top of mountain -were you able to see the shadow approaching or leaving? Definitely - nothing compares to a total eclipse!
It was too beautiful, couldn't look away to get my camera. I hope those who have never seen a total eclipse gets to experience it someday.
Yes - so amazing and beautiful! Something that would be nice for everyone to see sometime!
It was incredible to see in person. I went up to Montreal with my mom and sister and we got to see the total solar eclipse. Luckily the sky was clear during totality and for most of the time the moon was passing in front of the sun. I also was able to see the solar prominences.
Seeing it with family is wonderful! Somewhere I saw a spectacular eclipse photo taken on the McGill University campus. Must be really cool to see from with a historic city!
I saw totality in Austin, Tx .. The high clouds broke just enough to see the beginning, and most of it. The triangular prominence vas visible.
Wonderful! I had planned to be in that area for it but cancelled due to worsening weather. Glad things cleared up for you ans so many others in Texas!
We were fortunate to travel from Ajax, Ontario Canada to Port Rowan, Ontario on the north shore of Lake Erie. We stayed clear of Niagara Falls! To many people and clouds. The clouds cleared just in time for the eclipse and I was able to photograph the sun and moon during totality. It was breathtaking!! My first ever Total Solar Eclipse. I got some amazing photos of the corona and prominences on my Canon T7i.
Glad you saw it on the other side of the Niagara cloud bank - I was 20km east of Cornwall just that side of the clouds.
Glad you go great photos too! Greetings from Carleton Place (near Ottawa)
I wasn't able to see the eclipse in person, unfortunately, BUT after viewing several videos on RUclips, I DID see the solar flares. I saw the bright one at the bottom first and wasn't quite sure what I was looking at. The guy in the video thought it was a Bailey's bead, but I didn't think so because you can only see those for brief moments before and after totality. Then it dawned on me.... what could the sun produce that would be bright enough to see and long enough to stick out from the shadow of the moon.... a solar flare or solar prominence! Once I realized what I was looking at, I began to see them in other videos as well. Really cool!
Sorry you didn't get to see it :( Yeah - the Bailys beads might be hard to differentiate from prominences or flares unless you have enough magnification to see the prominence or flare extending significantly from the suns surface which the beads dont do.
The bright one of the bottom seems to almost definitely be a prominence. The larger one on the side seems like it might be the beginnings of a flare - a bit hard to tell since we are seeing it in profile - it looks .like the magnetic field loop has broken. Would be nice to find out if they publish some satellite or telescope images taken during the eclipse. Its certainly really cool!!!!!!
We traveled to Poplar Bluff Missouri for 4 minutes 8 seconds. Skies were clear-it was amazing. We saw prominces during the whole of totality. A gift from God.
Wonderful!
Changed plans from north of Burlington, VT to north of Colebrook, NH. Clear skies, white snow on the ground to clearly show shadowbands. Amazing
Snow! That's neat for seeing the shadows!
I drove from Tennessee to Sikeston, MO where the eclipse was total with minimal clouds. Worth the trip! I had seen the one on 8/21/2017 by traveling to Whitehouse, TN. The two experiences were similar, but maybe this year's was longer and darker. I don't remember any prominences back in 2017.
I didnt see any significant prominences in 2017 either - this year was a real show. Probbaly because the sunspot cycle was a t peak this time and a low back then.
Yes I viewed the total solar eclipse from lathum springs retreat, which is south of Dallas TX. The clouds tried to mess up the eclipse but they didn't. We viewed 4 minutes 23.5 seconds of totally. Roy
So many people mentioned the clouds clearing for totality around Dallas. Must have been wonderful to get the about the longest totality time (2 minutes more than I did!)
I drove up to northern vermont to see the eclipse in its totality. The skies were mostly clear, and it was beautiful. This was my first total solar eclipse, and I did indeed see the prominence at the bottom of the sun from my vantage point.
Cool - you sure chose the right area for good viewing from what I have heard! It so so beautiful as you said!