one thing i loved about a full eclipse is the way the shadows go weird, stand under a small tree or something and look at the shadows of the leaves, do it and you will understand
Seen it several times. Finally saw a total Sun eclipse in Hawaii but the only animal sounds I heard was some of my idiot neighbors cheering loudly and clapping as though God or the Sun was performing, especially for them.
In Western Canada, we will have only a small sliver of the eclipse. I could project an image of the sun using my telescope. I've done this before to project a clear image of sun spots. Adjustments can be made to get a very clear image.
The last one we had over here in 2017, you could see stars in the sky during totality, and the roosters crowed. It was like a low-key 360-degree sunset everywhere.
Becky i really love how you can allow yourself to be goofy like in 13:12 while being a scientist, who usually have an image of being overtly serious. thank you
I live in Central Texas. I will have 4 minutes of totality. We are expecting hundreds of thousands to flock to the local towns. Dr. Becky, I wish you were one of them.
Doctor Becky thank you for your video. Wife and I had 4 minutes of totality in Cape Girardeau Missouri USA with clear skies. Was able to see Venus to the West of the Sun/Moon and Jupiter to the right. Really cosmic experience and totally worth the trip from New Jersey.
Can't wait for the eclipse!! Have to drive about 100 miles south of where I live, so....COOL! I also saw the total eclipse from seven years ago. It is well worth one's effort to actually experience in real life. There is nothing else like it. Even the temperature drops several degrees. Easy to see why humans in the past were terrified by an eclipse. ❤❤❤
After seeing the 2017 eclipse, in Idaho, we sat in a queue on the the Interstate for about 10 hours. The, normally, four hour drive to Salt Lake City took about 12 hours. Be prepared! Bring lots of snacks and make sure you have a full tank of gas.
i have to drive about 20 000 km, given the price of gas lately, I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make it. Hope it's everything it's meant to be. Also, I've seen the Aurora Australias, which is a very mind-blowing thing.
If you go do your research and plan in advance. I heard a state has issued a warning to his citizens to stock up on necessary items because the influx of tourists for the eclipse could disrupt transport infrastructures and supply chains.
I was one of the lucky ones that not only was I living in a state that saw totality my house was in totality and while I was sick during the day I was able to walk out my front door and watch it, it was amazing and while I don't think I will be a eclipse chaser I will try my best to see as many as I can in the future. And let me say luck was 100% on my side not only did I live in the path of totality but in a state that normally has heavy cloud cover during the spring (especially this year under a el nino this winter which meant we only saw the sun a handful of times the whole winter) but while there was cloud cover it was wispy and you could still clearly see the eclipse, and it rained literally that morning and the next day xD, it was close.
I was fortunate to be able to see the 2017 total eclipse here in Oregon in a remote forest location dead center of the path. I did spend too much time photographing it but got some memorable images. It was indeed an awesome experience; it is truly one of those 'you had to be there' things to understand.
People in the eastern US are lucky, as they had already the total eclipse of 2017. I watched the total eclipse of 1999, which will be the last one in central Europe until 2060 or so. We managed to get to a point in the core shadow in the last minute - and it was amazing, how the world changed for a short time and just a few hundred meters away the landscape was in "full" sunlight. I really hope to get the chance to experience another total eclipse in my lifetime, it is great. And I am really surprised, Dr. Becky, that you haven't seen one yet.
Ooh, never thought about that - still 'lit' areas can be in viewing distance 🤯 (Especially if the region is hilly i guess? I was at the North Sea in 99, still remember the 'grey' light of the partial eclipse. And it was a quite strong tide at the beach right then too)
@@Xane_Dragon Jeez dude, did you watch the video at all? When you have a proper intellectual understanding of why something occurs, then commentry of that intellectual understanding is entirely appropriate. Your argument would have a very low % learning anything STEM in school, because the teachers have no direct demonstrable experience of what they are teaching. Please try to engage the grey matter before commenting.
Not the greatest quality, but a great video from that era is of a Paraglider called Toni Bender. He crossed the Alps, Germany to Italy, at the time of the eclipse. Paragliders rely on thermal lift to fly, I think it's on his third day of flying as he enters northern Italy, the eclipse arrives, giving no option but to land as all lift is gone. Entirely expected of course, but what memories to have for him.
I saw the 2017 Solar Eclipse in a little town called Scio, Oregon. (They played 'Dark Side of the Moon' during totality.) I had previously seen a few partial eclipses, but the moment of totality is truly awe-inspiring. To look up and see the black hole instead of the sun, surrounded by the solar corona was incredible. Also took a moment to look at the stars - I remember seeing Venus - in the middle of the day.
I've been fortunate to see two total eclipses in my life, both in Portland. It is unnerving and memorable. The first time it was cloudy, and that actually made it more frightening -- to me and the birds both.
Why should it be frightening - it's just a natural phenomenon, no different than a cloud passing in front of the Sun just less often! The birds are not frightened, they just think it's getting dark and stop singing.
Peter Hollens did a cover of Total Eclipse of the Heart in during the 2017 eclipse. He had… technical difficulties. But the video is worth watching anyway.
I was in Tennessee in 2017 and I took the day off for this event many months ago. I live in Michigan and am driving down with my kids (a much quicker drive than what I had to do in 2017.) WEATHER is the big issue that always concerns me. I saw an annular eclipse a couple decades or so ago, and I bought some excellent welding goggles to view that. I used eclipse glasses for 2017 and will again for this one, and this time I am trying a better filter for my phone for recording this one.
Hoping to be in Texas for this, our third eclipse. Becky, you absolutely owe it to yourself to see at least one. You will never look at our Moon in the same way when you have stood in its shadow!
People tend to forget these once in a lifetime events. Four years ago I thought there was something wrong with my memory when none of my family members nor my collegues remebmered the Hale Bopp comet. I was 12 when the comet flew by and it was the most amazing thing ever... That comet was plainly visible for weeks and weeks and yet none of the people I asked could recollect ever seeing it. I dont know how is that even possible.
“Enjoyment comes first, capturing it is secondary.” So glad you made a point of that, having been out to the 2017 eclipse myself but missed the “diamond ring” phase because I was trying to photograph it with my phone at that moment.
I live in Southern Indiana and will be seeing a complete eclipse. I'm both excited and anxious. We are expecting at least 20, 000 people to show up in our area. Schools and many businesses will be closed, and traffic will be chaos. This is a very memorable time.
After seeing the 2017 eclipse, in Idaho, we sat in a queue on the the Interstate for about 10 hours. The, normally, four hour drive to Salt Lake City took about 12 hours. Be prepared! Bring lots of snacks and make sure you have a full tank of gas.
I am one of those in 2017 who was able to enjoy the total solar eclipse. We had a good amount of clouds in my general vicinity but thankfully at my house, the clouds cleared with about half hour to spare. Many other places close by (within a 30-45 minute drive) still had too much cloud cover to see anything. You are correct about how the animals react to the total solar eclipse.
As a fellow professional astronomer, I can say that ... you will be blown away if you ever see one. I just posted a video on my own channel talking about eclipses and included video of the 2017 one. And you can hear me, with 25 years of astronomy under my belt, shouting out like a little kid. I hope you get to see one soon!
Saw the 1976 one from the top of a hill near Ballarat. Was surreal with the birds giving the night calls, the cows lowing and then...silence. Good ending because the clouds cleared and we saw the clear shadow edge appear on the Western horizon and transit to the Eastern horizon in moments.
I got an awesome view of the 2017 eclipse via the little, pull-string-holes in the horizontal window blinds in my living room. the vertical column of holes nearest one edge of the window just happened to be in perfect alignment between the light outside and one wall of the hallway walls. the effect was a meter tall column of about two dozen eclipses, seemingly floating in a void. the pics I took with my cheapster-cam phone camera didn't come close to doing it justice. but the memory is still as vivid as when it happened.
I had never been to a total solar eclipse. That's ok, because my once in a life time was in the eye wall of a hurricane with birds flying around and blue sunny skies. It was amazing.
Looking forward to it. I moved to Mx and I am in the total path. I am lucky because this will be my second. I saw the total eclipse in March of 1970, while attending the University of Delaware as a physics major.
We live in Maine, and will travel 4 hours to witness totality- along with 30,000+ others coming to Maine from all over the US and world. It’s so crazy to read and hear about all the prep and concessions being organized for the masses coming here for the this very brief but extraordinary opportunity. Thanks for this awesome video, Dr. Becky!!!
Here in Minnesota, I have become resigned to the fact that most astral phenomena are going to be obscured by clouds. MN is also far enough away from the track that it will only just be noticeable. No matter, I saw at least one total eclipse in primary school back in the '50s. Back then though, we only had bits of glass darkened by candle soot to protect our eyes. Thinking back, it’s a miracle any of us kids survived…
Considering what many/most of us did when younger, it's miracle that so many of us survived with pretty decent eyesight. My wife got her first glasses when she was about 7. It was a REVELATION to see that trees were topped by innumerable leaves, not just hazy patches of green.😃
I too watched total solar eclipse, enjoyed shadow band, diamond ring, Bailey beeds, dark sky with full of stars and planets close to sun, unforgettable experience 🤝
Hello Dr. Becky! I witnessed the 1991 total solar eclipse in Mexico City. I was ecstatic for such beauty up in the sky. It's been the best experience I've ever had! This time, it'll be a partial eclipse where I live.
So, 15 years ago, I designed and built my parents a nice little lodge / cabin in SE Missouri which just happens to be in the direct center of the path of totality. So we are going there. But the forecast is ~ cloudy - we will see.
I went to Compton, Quebec, 888 miles (1430km). What can I say, OH MY GOD, it is surreal, got colder, the blue-white around the moon i didn't expect. Not yellow blue-white. What a view, never will forget that moment!!!!
The thing I'm worried about is the bad glasses using mylar which _passes ultraviolet light_ while blocking visible light! That's much *more* damaging than just looking directly at the sun with your naked eye, because your eyes have automatic reflexes for dealing with bright visible light, but not for bright UV. I've done a bunch of infrared and ultraviolet photography, and you would be surprised at how many opaque looking materials are completely transparent in IR and UV.
For me, listening to nature and experiencing the gradual darkening of the day during an eclipse is more emersive than watching it. Simply opening my ears and observing everywhere except the sun's area is very fulfilling.
Totality looks like this 🌆 and the corona is the most beautiful shimmering silver and nothing on earth is as black as the moon. It's a must see as the day turns to dusk
👋🏻👋🏻 I'm from Charleston, SC and was there for the total solar eclipse ❤ There was this amazing shimmer to everything for one or two seconds before and after totality that is very hard to explain... It is somewhat like the reflection of sun light from the surface of a body of water but covering everything you can see. Ribbons of light dancing on houses, trees, etc. for a split second! It was as you said, a defining life experience.
The only eclipse so far I've observed was the 1999 in Cornwall, England. For that I used an early digital camera (using 3.5" floppies as the storage medium). Even though I used the same filters as those eye glasses to protect it, afterwards it always showed things like flames in a fire as purple and not red I've always used that as a reminder to anyone on why not to look directly into the sun . You can always replace a camera but not your eyes!
The last one the total dark went right over my place. The birds stopped singing everything went totally silent. Coyotes even started singing was very Erie goosebumps 😅 I got a photo by putting an extra pair of solar glasses over my phone lens. Welders glasses work also.
Wish we had a way of knowing what pod casts are correct and accurate. I am not capable of always knowing knowing. I have learned to accept your podcasts as being accurate and carefully correct. Thank you, Dr. Becky.
I will only get a chance to see a total solar eclipse, here in South Africa on the 25th Of November 2030 in the early morning, roughly after 07H00. I am really looking forward to seeing this spectacular event ! 😊👍👌
I'm ancient. I was born in 1961. We had paper maps, rotary phones and computers that used paper tape and computer cards upon which to store programs and data. In 40 years, if you make it, the young people then will laugh at the primitive tech that you think is so advanced now. I laugh now at what I used back in my youth.
Its sad to hear you haven't seen a total eclipse yet. I saw my first one in 1999 and i still get emotional thinking about it. it was truly life changing. And i am looking forward to see two more in Spain in 2026 and 2027. I cannot encourage anyone enough to go and see it!
Apparently the permanent rainbow over the Niagara Falls will turn pink as well. It's smack dab in the middle of the path of totality Super excited!! (I reserved a hotel a while ago)
in my childhood there was a total eclipse (i think it was total) and i watched it with my mom, dont think its life changing but its very special to see one... but don't be disappointed if it's not a once of your lifetime moment for you, but it will be at least a special one...
Becky, I have to tell you that I’ve been planning this for seven years as it falls on my birthday 🎉 I’m traveling from the northwestern US to Texas just to see this four minutes it’s happening… and I’m so looking forward to it!
My brother and I drove to SE Oregon to see the totality in 2017 and it was absolutely worth it. We came equipped with proper eclipse glasses, but one other cool thing was watching the moon eaten sun filtering through the leaves of a tree and projected onto the ground, just like with a colander.
I am very grateful for getting this eclipse for my birthday present (O.K. two days early), and I just have to drive about 45 minutes NW of my house to get to totality dead center. (Current calculations show that we'll only get 98.5% coverage at my house, and since I've never seen a completely TOTAL one... it's well worth it! ) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!
I recall the solar eclipse of February 15, 1961 being broadcast on BBC TV from various locations across Europe. It was a bit dull as the UK was nowhere near totality and most places visired were cloudy.
I know what you mean about seeing the solar system in real time. I've never seen a total solar eclipse, but I saw the transit of venus in 2011 (or was it 12?) and it absolutely blew my mind. It really did make the solar system appear to be a three dimensional object moving before my very eyes! Incredible .
I am so psyched for this. The last eclipse I saw in person was in 1994. That wasn't a total eclipse but I can't remember if it was a partial eclipse or an annular eclipse. I live a quarter mile north of the centerline of this eclipse. I hope the weather is nice but even if it isn't, it will still get very dark. I've got my eclipse glasses at the ready.
I live halfway between 1:50 and 1:55 CDT and am looking forward to the event. I have laid in a supply of certified solar glasses. I have a certified filter on my 35MM camera and my Celestron spotting scope. Hopefully we will be spared the typical spring weather in western Arkansas. I'm a big fan of yours, although a layman.
Oh Dr. Becky, I didn't get to the total eclipse, my car broke down the day before, but that's only 30 minutes away. I had 3 straight minutes of shadowbanding - I'll take it! Had the telescope out, a big white board and a camera. Life doesn't get any better. Oh, and we had a clear sky and expected overcast!
Sadly i'm in WA so barely get to see it. I still remember clearly when I was a kit and was in the path of totality for an Eclipse. I've never forgotten it these 35 years or so later. I can't even remember where we lived, but I remember the Eclipse.
I saw a total solar eclipse on the beach at Port Douglas Australia in 2012 with my wife and daughter. If you get the chance to travel to see one I would totally recommend it. It's something special. I've still got the eclipse glasses.
Thanks for the links. Glad to be able to order safe viewing glasses. I'm in SW Virginia so it looks like it will be about an 80-90% eclipse at my house.
We were booked to fly out to Texas on the 5th and had a great location sorted but I've developed a serious sinus infection so can't fly! 😔 But we did get a fantastic view of the 2017 eclipse in Tennessee and we're planning an Iceland trip in 2026 if I'm fit enough. Good luck to everyone seeing the eclipse, stay safe and clear skies all! 😁🖖
I live in Cleveland, Ohio and we’re smack-dab in the path of totality! I am so excited for this event…I’m just hoping it’s forecasted to be a sunny day. Otherwise the millions of people coming in from out of town will be severely disappointed. 😅
Can't wait as my home city of Montreal is on the edge of the path of totality. But I plan to drive two and 1/2 hours to the Lac Megantic Observatory as it will be smack in the middle of the path of totality. Also getting there one day early to avoid the traffic which they say will be a big problem in some areas. Got my solar eclipse glasses and solar filter for my camera and telescope. I think I'm ready. The only thing I can't plan is Mother Nature. I hope she is kind and grants us with clear skies.
I saw the 2017 eclipse in Wyoming, at the Grand Targhee resort. This was a great spot, because we were on a west facing slope. It overlooked a significant plain, this allowed us to see the shadow of the moon cross the plain as it approached us. It added the experience. If you can replicate this, you’ll get a little more out of the experience. I believe we were at least 2000 feet above the plain.
As someone with retinal scaring I can't stress enough, do not let your eyes get damaged. It is hell.
sorry to hear. was it from an eclipse incident?
@@clockwise7391 a laser induced injury
On fort Smith Arksas
let me put my paw beans on them, I makes them better 😺
one thing i loved about a full eclipse is the way the shadows go weird, stand under a small tree or something and look at the shadows of the leaves, do it and you will understand
Seen it several times. Finally saw a total Sun eclipse in Hawaii but the only animal sounds I heard was some of my idiot neighbors cheering loudly and clapping as though God or the Sun was performing, especially for them.
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😂 I was too stunned to move. I was in total cosmic bliss then
In Western Canada, we will have only a small sliver of the eclipse.
I could project an image of the sun using my telescope.
I've done this before to project a clear image of sun spots.
Adjustments can be made to get a very clear image.
The last one we had over here in 2017, you could see stars in the sky during totality, and the roosters crowed. It was like a low-key 360-degree sunset everywhere.
Witnessed Totality in 2017. Totally worth it.
Becky i really love how you can allow yourself to be goofy like in 13:12 while being a scientist, who usually have an image of being overtly serious. thank you
I live in Central Texas. I will have 4 minutes of totality. We are expecting hundreds of thousands to flock to the local towns. Dr. Becky, I wish you were one of them.
Doctor Becky thank you for your video. Wife and I had 4 minutes of totality in Cape Girardeau Missouri USA with clear skies. Was able to see Venus to the West of the Sun/Moon and Jupiter to the right. Really cosmic experience and totally worth the trip from New Jersey.
Can't wait for the eclipse!! Have to drive about 100 miles south of where I live, so....COOL! I also saw the total eclipse from seven years ago. It is well worth one's effort to actually experience in real life. There is nothing else like it. Even the temperature drops several degrees. Easy to see why humans in the past were terrified by an eclipse. ❤❤❤
Ours in Oregon was impressive. If you have a 360° view, you'll have a sunset in the north and south!😊👍
After seeing the 2017 eclipse, in Idaho, we sat in a queue on the the Interstate for about 10 hours.
The, normally, four hour drive to Salt Lake City took about 12 hours.
Be prepared!
Bring lots of snacks and make sure you have a full tank of gas.
i have to drive about 20 000 km, given the price of gas lately, I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make it. Hope it's everything it's meant to be. Also, I've seen the Aurora Australias, which is a very mind-blowing thing.
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Right, it looks like this 🌆
I drove over 100 miles to Columbia....worth every minute to see totality
If you go do your research and plan in advance. I heard a state has issued a warning to his citizens to stock up on necessary items because the influx of tourists for the eclipse could disrupt transport infrastructures and supply chains.
I was one of the lucky ones that not only was I living in a state that saw totality my house was in totality and while I was sick during the day I was able to walk out my front door and watch it, it was amazing and while I don't think I will be a eclipse chaser I will try my best to see as many as I can in the future. And let me say luck was 100% on my side not only did I live in the path of totality but in a state that normally has heavy cloud cover during the spring (especially this year under a el nino this winter which meant we only saw the sun a handful of times the whole winter) but while there was cloud cover it was wispy and you could still clearly see the eclipse, and it rained literally that morning and the next day xD, it was close.
I was fortunate to be able to see the 2017 total eclipse here in Oregon in a remote forest location dead center of the path. I did spend too much time photographing it but got some memorable images. It was indeed an awesome experience; it is truly one of those 'you had to be there' things to understand.
I you are in the SouthWest, see if you can get to the top of a mesa.
Thanks for the mention and sharing such good information! Wishing everyone clear skies on the 8th!
It’s amazing how looking through the Time Machine that we call a telescope makes you feel so connected. Can’t wait to view the eclipse
I feel really fortunate to live in the only place on the planet where both the recent annular eclipse and the upcoming total eclipse are visible.
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@@9876karthi 😁
Same here, but the city is going to be jammed full of tourists. If I didn't have to work, I'd drive out to my place in the boonies to watch it.
People in the eastern US are lucky, as they had already the total eclipse of 2017. I watched the total eclipse of 1999, which will be the last one in central Europe until 2060 or so. We managed to get to a point in the core shadow in the last minute - and it was amazing, how the world changed for a short time and just a few hundred meters away the landscape was in "full" sunlight.
I really hope to get the chance to experience another total eclipse in my lifetime, it is great.
And I am really surprised, Dr. Becky, that you haven't seen one yet.
Ooh, never thought about that - still 'lit' areas can be in viewing distance 🤯
(Especially if the region is hilly i guess? I was at the North Sea in 99, still remember the 'grey' light of the partial eclipse. And it was a quite strong tide at the beach right then too)
Right, why is she even commenting then, she hasn't had the experience 🤦♂️
I was in totality in 2017 and it was a divine experience
@@Xane_Dragon Jeez dude, did you watch the video at all? When you have a proper intellectual understanding of why something occurs, then commentry of that intellectual understanding is entirely appropriate. Your argument would have a very low % learning anything STEM in school, because the teachers have no direct demonstrable experience of what they are teaching. Please try to engage the grey matter before commenting.
Not the greatest quality, but a great video from that era is of a Paraglider called Toni Bender. He crossed the Alps, Germany to Italy, at the time of the eclipse. Paragliders rely on thermal lift to fly, I think it's on his third day of flying as he enters northern Italy, the eclipse arrives, giving no option but to land as all lift is gone. Entirely expected of course, but what memories to have for him.
I saw the 2017 Solar Eclipse in a little town called Scio, Oregon. (They played 'Dark Side of the Moon' during totality.) I had previously seen a few partial eclipses, but the moment of totality is truly awe-inspiring. To look up and see the black hole instead of the sun, surrounded by the solar corona was incredible. Also took a moment to look at the stars - I remember seeing Venus - in the middle of the day.
Yes, I saw all of that too.
It was total euphoria
I've been fortunate to see two total eclipses in my life, both in Portland. It is unnerving and memorable. The first time it was cloudy, and that actually made it more frightening -- to me and the birds both.
Why should it be frightening - it's just a natural phenomenon, no different than a cloud passing in front of the Sun just less often! The birds are not frightened, they just think it's getting dark and stop singing.
I was so looking forward to the inevitable Bonnie Tyler moment & you didn't disappoint!
Didn't expect it to happen on the "turn around" instead of the "total eclipse"...
Peter Hollens did a cover of Total Eclipse of the Heart in during the 2017 eclipse. He had… technical difficulties. But the video is worth watching anyway.
I live and work in Evansville IN, my employer is kind enough to let us go outside and even provide protective eye pieces for us to watch.
I love that the video ends with you starting to sing “Total Eclipse of the heart” in the bloopers. I see what you did there … lol.
I was in Tennessee in 2017 and I took the day off for this event many months ago. I live in Michigan and am driving down with my kids (a much quicker drive than what I had to do in 2017.) WEATHER is the big issue that always concerns me. I saw an annular eclipse a couple decades or so ago, and I bought some excellent welding goggles to view that. I used eclipse glasses for 2017 and will again for this one, and this time I am trying a better filter for my phone for recording this one.
@DrBecky, you can totally come to my house for totality. We're having a party.
BYOB 🍻
That link about the cloud coverage and events is wonderful! Already found some cool stuff where we're going. 😃
Hoping to be in Texas for this, our third eclipse.
Becky, you absolutely owe it to yourself to see at least one. You will never look at our Moon in the same way when you have stood in its shadow!
When using a colander, be careful not to 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣 your eyes.
Ba dum tss!
My eyes rolled and I audibly groaned at that joke. I love it!!!
I hope McDonald's get your order wrong
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GET OUT!! 🤣
People tend to forget these once in a lifetime events. Four years ago I thought there was something wrong with my memory when none of my family members nor my collegues remebmered the Hale Bopp comet. I was 12 when the comet flew by and it was the most amazing thing ever... That comet was plainly visible for weeks and weeks and yet none of the people I asked could recollect ever seeing it. I dont know how is that even possible.
That was the first comet that I ever saw. Very strange to see it "sitting still" in the night sky.
“Enjoyment comes first, capturing it is secondary.” So glad you made a point of that, having been out to the 2017 eclipse myself but missed the “diamond ring” phase because I was trying to photograph it with my phone at that moment.
You can't capture that beauty on film. It has to be seen with the uncovered eye at totality
All set to see my first total eclipse outside of Columbus, OH. I'm praying for good weather, because this state likes its clouds.
I live in Southern Indiana and will be seeing a complete eclipse. I'm both excited and anxious. We are expecting at least 20, 000 people to show up in our area. Schools and many businesses will be closed, and traffic will be chaos. This is a very memorable time.
After seeing the 2017 eclipse, in Idaho, we sat in a queue on the the Interstate for about 10 hours.
The, normally, four hour drive to Salt Lake City took about 12 hours.
Be prepared!
Bring lots of snacks and make sure you have a full tank of gas.
I am one of those in 2017 who was able to enjoy the total solar eclipse. We had a good amount of clouds in my general vicinity but thankfully at my house, the clouds cleared with about half hour to spare. Many other places close by (within a 30-45 minute drive) still had too much cloud cover to see anything. You are correct about how the animals react to the total solar eclipse.
As a fellow professional astronomer, I can say that ... you will be blown away if you ever see one. I just posted a video on my own channel talking about eclipses and included video of the 2017 one. And you can hear me, with 25 years of astronomy under my belt, shouting out like a little kid. I hope you get to see one soon!
Same 😂
Saw the 1976 one from the top of a hill near Ballarat.
Was surreal with the birds giving the night calls, the cows lowing and then...silence.
Good ending because the clouds cleared and we saw the clear shadow edge appear on the Western horizon and transit to the Eastern horizon in moments.
I got an awesome view of the 2017 eclipse via the little, pull-string-holes in the horizontal window blinds in my living room. the vertical column of holes nearest one edge of the window just happened to be in perfect alignment between the light outside and one wall of the hallway walls. the effect was a meter tall column of about two dozen eclipses, seemingly floating in a void. the pics I took with my cheapster-cam phone camera didn't come close to doing it justice. but the memory is still as vivid as when it happened.
We saw an eclipse on our floor through the metal screens. Thousands of shadow eclipses.
Dr. Becky, Arkansas here. Will have more than 4 minutes in totality from my front yard. How lucky is that?
So lucky!
if you have trees you can also see the eclipse through the leaves' shadows, similar to how/why the colander/strainer works.
and is pretty amazing too.
I had never been to a total solar eclipse. That's ok, because my once in a life time was in the eye wall of a hurricane with birds flying around and blue sunny skies. It was amazing.
The 2017 eclipse was my first, and it was amazing! I hope the weather is clear in New York on the big day.
I got to watch the 2017 eclipse from the street in front of my house in Salem, Oregon. It was *AMAZING* do not miss this chance if you can see it.
Looking forward to it. I moved to Mx and I am in the total path. I am lucky because this will be my second. I saw the total eclipse in March of 1970, while attending the University of Delaware as a physics major.
Happy to be in a perfect location for this event! Early forecast is looking promising as well!
We live in Maine, and will travel 4 hours to witness totality- along with 30,000+ others coming to Maine from all over the US and world. It’s so crazy to read and hear about all the prep and concessions being organized for the masses coming here for the this very brief but extraordinary opportunity. Thanks for this awesome video, Dr. Becky!!!
Here in Minnesota, I have become resigned to the fact that most astral phenomena are going to be obscured by clouds. MN is also far enough away from the track that it will only just be noticeable. No matter, I saw at least one total eclipse in primary school back in the '50s. Back then though, we only had bits of glass darkened by candle soot to protect our eyes. Thinking back, it’s a miracle any of us kids survived…
Considering what many/most of us did when younger, it's miracle that so many of us survived with pretty decent eyesight. My wife got her first glasses when she was about 7. It was a REVELATION to see that trees were topped by innumerable leaves, not just hazy patches of green.😃
I saw it today from my own balcony... I'm right on the path in Quebec... 98.8% totality but it was bloody brilliant!
I have my eclipse glasses and I'm crossing my fingers for good weather in IN/IL!
I too watched total solar eclipse, enjoyed shadow band, diamond ring, Bailey beeds, dark sky with full of stars and planets close to sun, unforgettable experience 🤝
Hello Dr. Becky! I witnessed the 1991 total solar eclipse in Mexico City. I was ecstatic for such beauty up in the sky. It's been the best experience I've ever had! This time, it'll be a partial eclipse where I live.
So, 15 years ago, I designed and built my parents a nice little lodge / cabin in SE Missouri which just happens to be in the direct center of the path of totality.
So we are going there. But the forecast is ~ cloudy - we will see.
I went to Compton, Quebec, 888 miles (1430km). What can I say, OH MY GOD, it is surreal, got colder, the blue-white around the moon i didn't expect. Not yellow blue-white. What a view, never will forget that moment!!!!
We're so excited about this! We live in the Dallas area and the whole city is buzzing!! Several school districts have closed.
The thing I'm worried about is the bad glasses using mylar which _passes ultraviolet light_ while blocking visible light! That's much *more* damaging than just looking directly at the sun with your naked eye, because your eyes have automatic reflexes for dealing with bright visible light, but not for bright UV.
I've done a bunch of infrared and ultraviolet photography, and you would be surprised at how many opaque looking materials are completely transparent in IR and UV.
For me, listening to nature and experiencing the gradual darkening of the day during an eclipse is more emersive than watching it. Simply opening my ears and observing everywhere except the sun's area is very fulfilling.
Totality looks like this 🌆 and the corona is the most beautiful shimmering silver and nothing on earth is as black as the moon. It's a must see as the day turns to dusk
I am directly in the path for this one. No way I will miss it, I remember a total eclipse as a kid in elementary school....over 45 years ago.
👋🏻👋🏻 I'm from Charleston, SC and was there for the total solar eclipse ❤ There was this amazing shimmer to everything for one or two seconds before and after totality that is very hard to explain... It is somewhat like the reflection of sun light from the surface of a body of water but covering everything you can see. Ribbons of light dancing on houses, trees, etc. for a split second! It was as you said, a defining life experience.
I was in SC too and the corona was shimmering like an actual silver mirror in the sky. That was the best part
The only eclipse so far I've observed was the 1999 in Cornwall, England. For that I used an early digital camera (using 3.5" floppies as the storage medium).
Even though I used the same filters as those eye glasses to protect it, afterwards it always showed things like flames in a fire as purple and not red
I've always used that as a reminder to anyone on why not to look directly into the sun .
You can always replace a camera but not your eyes!
Eclipse parties are a celebration of the cosmic ballet that we are all part of.
I feel so lucky I live only a 3.5 hour drive from the path of totality. 100% worth the drive. Bringing my 6 year old with me
That last blooper was the best blooper to have ever bloopered.
I really appreciate your work. After "physics girl" you are my favorite physicist/youtuber.
The last one the total dark went right over my place. The birds stopped singing everything went totally silent. Coyotes even started singing was very Erie goosebumps 😅 I got a photo by putting an extra pair of solar glasses over my phone lens. Welders glasses work also.
Wish we had a way of knowing what pod casts are correct and accurate. I am not capable of always knowing knowing. I have learned to accept your podcasts as being accurate and carefully correct. Thank you, Dr. Becky.
Thanks Doctor Bee for getting to the point as usual instead of beating around the bush in the video like most
I will only get a chance to see a total solar eclipse, here in South Africa on the 25th Of November 2030 in the early morning, roughly after 07H00. I am really looking forward to seeing this spectacular event ! 😊👍👌
Fingers crossed that you get clear skies! 😊🤞
You're amazing in many ways! Thank you for great, educational content!
"See the filament of the light bulb". Very 1990s. 😂🤣😂
She is old. Lightbulbs used to have filaments before LEDs came along.
New studio? Looks great! Get some sound dampening for the roof and you are golden
I'm ancient. I was born in 1961. We had paper maps, rotary phones and computers that used paper tape and computer cards upon which to store programs and data. In 40 years, if you make it, the young people then will laugh at the primitive tech that you think is so advanced now. I laugh now at what I used back in my youth.
@waakca Right behind you, 62 for me.
But it does work for the LED chip(s) just as well. It does not for fluorescent ligths, though.
Thanks for all the tips and info, dr. Becky! 😊
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
I'm ready for it, Dr. Becky!! I have my eclipse glasses purchased!
Its sad to hear you haven't seen a total eclipse yet. I saw my first one in 1999 and i still get emotional thinking about it. it was truly life changing. And i am looking forward to see two more in Spain in 2026 and 2027. I cannot encourage anyone enough to go and see it!
Can we all agree that, close to, but not on, the path of totality, the proper name for the sun's visible shape is the "Toenail Sun"?
Can hardly beat that in this space.🥹
I was hoping you’d do a piece on this. 👏🏻
I’m going to enjoy the eclipse with my solar glasses. 😎 ☀️
Apparently the permanent rainbow over the Niagara Falls will turn pink as well. It's smack dab in the middle of the path of totality Super excited!! (I reserved a hotel a while ago)
in my childhood there was a total eclipse (i think it was total) and i watched it with my mom, dont think its life changing but its very special to see one... but don't be disappointed if it's not a once of your lifetime moment for you, but it will be at least a special one...
Becky, I have to tell you that I’ve been planning this for seven years as it falls on my birthday 🎉
I’m traveling from the northwestern US to Texas just to see this four minutes it’s happening… and I’m so looking forward to it!
Come on over to Northeast Ohio, before all the rooms get booked! It might actually be sunny!
Me too.
I live in Montérégie (south shore of Montreal, Canada) and I can't wait to experience this extraordinary day.
My brother and I drove to SE Oregon to see the totality in 2017 and it was absolutely worth it. We came equipped with proper eclipse glasses, but one other cool thing was watching the moon eaten sun filtering through the leaves of a tree and projected onto the ground, just like with a colander.
this will be my second total eclipse; can't wait to basque in the moon shadow.
I am very grateful for getting this eclipse for my birthday present (O.K. two days early), and I just have to drive about 45 minutes NW of my house to get to totality dead center. (Current calculations show that we'll only get 98.5% coverage at my house, and since I've never seen a completely TOTAL one... it's well worth it! ) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!
Amazing! Happy birthday for then. And definitely worth the drive
I recall the solar eclipse of February 15, 1961 being broadcast on BBC TV from various locations across Europe. It was a bit dull as the UK was nowhere near totality and most places visired were cloudy.
I know what you mean about seeing the solar system in real time. I've never seen a total solar eclipse, but I saw the transit of venus in 2011 (or was it 12?) and it absolutely blew my mind. It really did make the solar system appear to be a three dimensional object moving before my very eyes! Incredible .
I remember about 15 years ago or so seeing a chunk out of the morning sunride in the fens, really quite amazing!
I am so psyched for this. The last eclipse I saw in person was in 1994. That wasn't a total eclipse but I can't remember if it was a partial eclipse or an annular eclipse. I live a quarter mile north of the centerline of this eclipse. I hope the weather is nice but even if it isn't, it will still get very dark. I've got my eclipse glasses at the ready.
Be safe and enjoy it.
The weather is gonna be rainy for most of the mid west. If you can, try to get down to west Texas where the weather should be clearer.
I live halfway between 1:50 and 1:55 CDT and am looking forward to the event. I have laid in a supply of certified solar glasses. I have a certified filter on my 35MM camera and my Celestron spotting scope. Hopefully we will be spared the typical spring weather in western Arkansas. I'm a big fan of yours, although a layman.
I can't wait to listen to Dr. Becky's Greatest Hits on Spotify
Oh Dr. Becky, I didn't get to the total eclipse, my car broke down the day before, but that's only 30 minutes away. I had 3 straight minutes of shadowbanding - I'll take it!
Had the telescope out, a big white board and a camera. Life doesn't get any better. Oh, and we had a clear sky and expected overcast!
Thanks for the great material. Loved the colander idea. Fingers crossed you get an opportunity to see a solar eclipse in the near future.
I live in the path of totality in Texas. I hope it's a clear day. I hope to see stars in the daytime
Sadly i'm in WA so barely get to see it. I still remember clearly when I was a kit and was in the path of totality for an Eclipse. I've never forgotten it these 35 years or so later. I can't even remember where we lived, but I remember the Eclipse.
I saw a total solar eclipse on the beach at Port Douglas Australia in 2012 with my wife and daughter. If you get the chance to travel to see one I would totally recommend it. It's something special. I've still got the eclipse glasses.
Make your own eclipse glasses. Mylar potato chip bags 4 or more layers. Test it beforehand. Ive used this method the last 2 eclipses ive seen.
My wife booked a cruise this week without me knowing. And now im going to miss this😢
Thanks for the links. Glad to be able to order safe viewing glasses. I'm in SW Virginia so it looks like it will be about an 80-90% eclipse at my house.
If you can go to totality. It is worth it.
I did link your video to a friend who want to watch the solar eclipse. I figure it will help him figure out his day on April 8th.
We were booked to fly out to Texas on the 5th and had a great location sorted but I've developed a serious sinus infection so can't fly! 😔 But we did get a fantastic view of the 2017 eclipse in Tennessee and we're planning an Iceland trip in 2026 if I'm fit enough. Good luck to everyone seeing the eclipse, stay safe and clear skies all! 😁🖖
I live in Cleveland, Ohio and we’re smack-dab in the path of totality! I am so excited for this event…I’m just hoping it’s forecasted to be a sunny day. Otherwise the millions of people coming in from out of town will be severely disappointed. 😅
Can't wait as my home city of Montreal is on the edge of the path of totality. But I plan to drive two and 1/2 hours to the Lac Megantic Observatory as it will be smack in the middle of the path of totality. Also getting there one day early to avoid the traffic which they say will be a big problem in some areas. Got my solar eclipse glasses and solar filter for my camera and telescope. I think I'm ready. The only thing I can't plan is Mother Nature. I hope she is kind and grants us with clear skies.
Very interesting becky and I love your passion for this too
Already have plans to head to my brother’s place in Vermont. Glasses purchased. So excited!
I saw the 2017 eclipse in Wyoming, at the Grand Targhee resort. This was a great spot, because we were on a west facing slope. It overlooked a significant plain, this allowed us to see the shadow of the moon cross the plain as it approached us. It added the experience. If you can replicate this, you’ll get a little more out of the experience. I believe we were at least 2000 feet above the plain.
Going to upstate New York for this! I'm so excited!!
I got to see the one in Oregon in 2017. My niece and a nephew made a special trip to visit us just to see the eclipse with me and my dad.
I live right in the path of totality!!! Can’t wait. Of course with our luck it’ll be cloudy all day and ruin it for us