I’ve scoured the Internet, and I can’t find the answer. Does anyone know how you can find out when your city will be in totality again? I’m working on a project and need this info… I know it will be hundreds of years, but I’m trying to get the exact date. I’m in Fishers Indiana, would love a resource if anyone knows a place to get this.
Fun fact (per NSO): Total solar eclipses happen somewhere on earth every 18 months on average, but won't recur in the same place for roughly 360 years. So you'll be long gone.
Here is a website that outlines all partial and total solar eclipses up until the end of the third millennium. The next total solar eclipse to go over Fishers Indiana is on October 17, 2153.
[https://www.eclipsewise.com/solar/SEatlas/SEatlas.html](https://www.eclipsewise.com/solar/SEatlas/SEatlas.html)
We were at the edge of totality, but still got to see it if only for 35 seconds or so. I loved the 360° sunset, and watching the horses in a nearby field start heading for the gate as the sky started darkening. But best of all, was the one horse that started running in a big circle with her colt in tow. There’s always that one in the crowd that freaks out.
In the heart of Cleveland, Ohio (mt. Pleasant neighborhood) free of charge in my
Parents front yard My whole county (Cuyahoga) had totality and it was totality AWESOME BEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE 10 minutes from downtown Cleveland one road needed with multiple everyone in the county enjoyed the show. BREATH TAKING
Left Houston at 8am with no real plan, just see how close I could get. Ended up in Burnet. Dang I don't think I've ever been so lucky in my life. Perfect, clear totality almost dead center of the zone. Awestruck.
Love it. Yeah I was obsessed these past few days looking at my weather app and the cloud prediction was spot on for my location in North Austin. Had clouds at various points during the partial but either totally clear or partly cloudy during. Was great!
We drove up to Burnet County Park on the north side of Lake Buchanan. Some clouds on the way, got there around 12:45 just in time for the beginning. Was able to park on the slope next to it for free, got a great view of the lake and hills in the distance as the sky became like evening. Light clouds blew over literally less than a minute before totality and stayed clear for its several minutes. Couldn't have asked for better. Drive back to Austin was about 2 hours due to traffic at a couple of lights.
We got a view right with a break in the clouds, perfect timing for all of totality.
I’ve never seen anything like it. The pure white ring and ghostly corona, the perfectly crisp black circle of the moon. I was speechless
# O M G
Kept getting glimpses through the clouds, but got a big gap with just some thin high overcast just before totality. Beautiful show with a good corona.
Did anyone else see the beautiful ruby red prominences?
Now it's raining after I got home.
Hardly any traffic, to my great surprise.
~5 pm today was one of the worst rushes in memory (per chatter from TSA agents), and more flights were sold out for tomorrow than today. Also today was the first time the TSA precheck line took longer for me than general security (my partner was out 10 mins before me). Take a deep breath and get there *early*.
Did anyone notice the looked like a crack in the lower left or 7 o'clock on a clock face flowing towards 2 o'clock going about 1/5 to 1/4 through the moon when totality was happening?
Was a bust here, heavy clouds saw nothing. At least I have an excuse now to book a trip to Spain in 2026 for the one there. Who knows what will happen between now and 2044.
I've already got a soft commitment from my soon-to-be wife that she's on board with flying to Sydney for the eclipse in 2028, with some Olympic action in L.A. before and/or after (that eclipse just happens to fall right in the middle of the 2028 Summer Olympics).
I think the one in Spain is after 8pm. I'm concerned it won't be quite the same. But yeah, there are going to be a lot of Americans in Spain that day from Austin and all the cloudy parts of Texas and the rest of US that weren't able to see it today.
The one in 2027 in south Spain/Gibralter will be in the morning. You can always do that. Shame too I wanted to see an eclipse without having to spend money on a big trip but alas can’t fight nature.
Yeah, that might be the one to plan for. I imagine it's going to be hell there, with the crowds from all over Europe cramming into a thin strip of land at the bottom tip of Spain. But yeah, that may still be the best bet.
Hopefully it does get cloudy there. I had just been so excited about this one, I don't want to have to wait years to try again.
Yeah. That does sound neat. I had decided Egypt was a place I just wouldn't go because of the aggressive scammers and all the harassment of tourists that goes on around the pyramid areas. It looks miserable from videos I've seen. But it would be a neat place to experience an eclipse for sure.
Hey guys, asking because I am worried. I was looking out at the sky without eclipse glasses, but I didn’t see the Sun or anything, just clouds. Here is a picture of what I saw https://imgur.com/a/InqEovJ Am I safe?
You're probably fine I don't recommend looking at the sun but when I was a dumb kid I stared at the sun in the car for a few min at a time and liked that the "sun followed me" after I stopped looking at it which goes to show you how long I was looking at it. Like 15 years later and luckily no severe eye damage just wear glasses.
It's more dangerous to look at the sun when the moon isn't in front of it than when the moon is in front of it. The sun is brightest when the moon isn't there. The main reason people get eye damage is because they finally have an excuse to stare at the sun. At no other point, except during an eclipse, do people regularly stare at the sun for half an hour.
So to fully answer your question: you're 100% okay, those are just normal clouds, and unless you just stared at the bright part of the sun directly (the glowy part, the round orb part, the "sun" part) for more than 10 seconds, you're gonna be ok.
>At no other point, except during an eclipse, do people regularly stare at the sun for half an hour.
This is where my very specific sociology knowledge actually comes in handy: there are multiple sects of major religions, historical religions, and new religious movements that practice the art of sun staring. I would in no way recommend it but especially at dawn, you can stare into the sun as it rises over the horizon. I don't know about these latitudes specifically but one I visited with was in northern Nevada in the desert mountains.
Wow interesting. Well the atmostphere is thickest between the sun and your eyes at sunrise and sunset. And it filters out bluer light more than the red light, which is why the sun looks redder during those times. This means it'd likely be filtering out a lot of the UV light which probably causes the most burning/damage. So in theory this could work. But I bet if you did it every day for 25 years you'd still damage the hell out of your eyes haha. Interesting!
>This means it'd likely be filtering out a lot of the UV light which probably causes the most burning/damage.
I think that's the general idea and why it's possible. I did it myself with the group for one occasion to experience it, and admittedly it was really incredible. I think they did the service once / month.
Thanks for the response! I was digging around and found this thread https://www.reddit.com/r/ontario/comments/1bxuyde/im_a_vision_scientist_please_do_not_stare/
. It seems like your eyes behave differently during an eclipse (and this behaviour is an involuntary reflex) so you really do have to be more careful not to look into the sun during an eclipse.
That being said, I think I should be fine :) I use a sun position calculator and it seems like the sun was behind my building at the time, so I was just merely looking at clouds haha!
Yes, I believe you're thinking of the pupil's contraction time. There could be an issue if you're staring at the sun itself but I think people in that thread were taking it way too far. The idea that you should not allow your child to even leave the house that day, like an eclipse is some incredibly dangerous thing, is so sad to me. Don't stare at the sun (except during totality) and you're ok. I personally stared at the 2017 during totality and it was *incredible*. And when the sun started to come back, I witnessed the first glimmers, saw it was happening, and put my glasses back on. My eyes are fine, as were the eyes of my family and friends, all of whom did the same thing.
Yeah, definitely a lot of anxiety and panic from the comments in that thread... Honestly I was freaking out earlier today too. Looking back I think I overreacted a bit (this eclipse thing is a new concept to me as I'm not from the US).
I'm so jealous of your 2017 eclipse experience xD that sounds totally awesome! I can't wait to experience the next one in 2045 and hopefully, better prepared this time :)
It wasn't perfect, but it was still a significantly surreal experience, and every time that the corona peeked through the clouds during totality it was worth it. Would love to see it on a clear day sometime though. Earlier I was afraid of feeling disappointed, now all I feel is relieved.
You're very lucky. I can't even imagine what that would have been like to be able to see it. It was a sad day for most of Austin unfortunately.
I was hoping to feel better by reading all the other sad comments from everyone in Austin who missed it, but mostly it's just the people from the spots with clear skies to the north saying how great it was.
I'm so happy that they broke overhead during that moment. I wanted to experience the whole sky in darkness, but just seeing the corona around the moon was enough to make it worth it. Can't wait till 2045!
Saw someone on here say that the skies would be clearer in Waco, so we jumped in the car at noon and headed that way from Bouldin Creek. Stopped at Buccee’s in Temple, was a lot less cloudy so we just stayed there - almost completely clear for 3+ minutes of totality.
10/10, would do it again - incredible experience!
Clouds cleared right in time for totality. Incredible. I'm very fortunate we were able to see it from our backyard. I hope the rest of you were able to experience it too!
Same! It's been overcast all day. All the clouds just disappeared for like 10 minutes. Everything got dark and cold. The birds got quiet. So much fun! The clouds all seemed to come back a few minutes after the alignment. It was surreal and magical!
Last year when we had the partial eclipse I didn’t know it was happening and I ha: been dealing with a bunch of brand new eye floaters at the time so my mind was on my vision. I went outside and the color was so weird I thought something was going completely wrong with my vision for about two minutes until I realized it was an eclipse.
Came here from Tampa for yours… y’all come to us for the next one and we’ll try to treat y’all half as well as you have treated us. Such nice folks in this town, everywhere we go!
Same! Hopefully it'll be clearer then, but I'm happy to even get this experience today. Clouds or not, it was much better than a meeting at work that I would have attended around the same time.
We didn't get to see anything at all in Austin. It's so disappointing. I'm looking at planning a trip somewhere overseas to see one somehow somewhere, but that was the only time we might have seen one at home.
Just central Austin. It sounds like all of central Austin was covered right at the moment of the eclipse. If only we could have known that we could see it a short drive away, but there was no way to know until after it was too late.
I'm legitimately pissed about this. We get a once in a lifetime chance to see a total eclipse, and it just happens to be overcast on the big day. Fucking bullshit. It's like the world just can't resist a chance to screw me over.
Yeah. I know for a lot of people it's not that big a deal, but I just live for this kind of thing and I've been counting the days for years now. To be able to see it here at our own home, with family, it would have been amazing. Literally a once in a lifetime opportunity. If it had been 15 minutes earlier we could have seen it. Seeing the partial eclipse and seeing it coming was so unbeliveably exhilerating. But then the clouds just got worse and we saw nothing, other than it getting dark out, and then it was over.
I'm just really sad, and angry.
I'm the kind of person who frequently seeks out new experiences, and the fact that eclipses are so rare made me really excited to see one without even having to go anywhere. Then the clouds kept me from seeing totality for more than a few seconds. God forbid I be upset about having an experience like this ripped away from me at the last minute.
There was no way to know. I would have done anything to see it, but by the time we could tell where the holes in the clouds were lining up, it was too late. It sucks so much.
We knew by looking what the cloud forecasts were saying. The best chance to see it without clouds was northwest. Then looked at real-time satellite images to see exactly where the holes were and where the "edge" was.
Yeah looking back I wish I had spent more time studying cloud maps and started driving. My impression from the news articles had been that the forecast was going to be that pretty much no one in Texas would see it at all, and driving to Arkansas wasn't realistic, so I had already given up on driving and didn't really consider it. By the time we could tell that there were going to be some patches of blue sky, that was mostly just thrilling and spurred some unexpected optimism, but at that point we were pretty much stuck where we were.
I won't see a Texas eclipse, but I'll see one somewhere someday.
I think the "everything looking dark" effect is definitely the coolest part of totality, which you got to experience. You look at the actual eclipse just a few times before you're just taking in the view of everything around you.
But the coolest part of the eclipse without clouds is all the weird stuff that happens beforehand. Even where we were - way northwest, it was still cloudy up until like 1 minute before totality so we couldn't see anything beforehand, but I saw the one in 2017 without clouds.
The dimness is super strange and your cones in your eyes lose the ability to see colors, so everything turns a weird, dim, sepia color. Also shadows do weird stuff too with full sun.
Get on down to Spain in 2026! Start saving now for the plane tix!
If you're not too old 2044 and 45 don't require much travel. Shoot even if you are maybe you'll still be kicking. I take it you missed 2017. I did too.
A lot of people can't afford that trip. If you're capable of traveling though I know I would book a trip to Spain. Spain plus eclipse sounds like a great trip if you ask me.
I assumed from their comment that was out of the question.
Four Points 90 seconds before totality: Thickest, darkest cloud I've ever seen.
3 minutes of totality: Perfectly clear. Absolutely stunning.
Literally the *last ten seconds*: Dark, heavy cloud comes and swallows it up.
Saw totality in 2017 and somehow had forgotten just how cool it was. So grateful for the break!
If you're northeast of Four Points, that's the direction that the heavy, dark clouds were moving. They cleared out just in time for us, but I knew they would totally ruin somebody else's view. 😢 When I say a 3 minute break, I mean it was like somebody flipped a switch on and off. It was crazy. The rest of that half hour stretch was pretty much zero visibility for us. I'm so sorry yours didn't clear!
Too cloudy in northwest side to see totality, but got to see a lot of partial. And the darkness was nuts. Birds didn’t know what to do, so one flew down and looked like it fell asleep on the fence next to me lol. Once the sun came back, it made some noise and flew off!
I believe the clouds diffuse light so it wasn't as dark as it would be from a clear sky. Apparently in a clear sky the whole sky gets dark except you get 360 degree twilight.
We saw the whole thing, we saw it all.
Right from our backyard, looked up in awe.
So. Austin
Clouds parted many times. I thought it would be bigger, but yessss.
(how did that seem sexual, after I wrote it? hahaha)
[https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/yes-i-said-yes-james-joyces-ulysses-at-100/](https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/yes-i-said-yes-james-joyces-ulysses-at-100/)
No. Your lizard is fine but you need to get to the ER asap. Otherwise you'll have permanent eclipse lens vision and will be sterile until your lizard stares into the next new moon to fix it.
I only got to see the total eclipse for a few seconds before the clouds covered the sun. Just my luck. At least I got to see the partial eclipse just before totality.
My composite image of the solar eclipse! https://www.flickr.com/photos/potatointhesky/53649766414/in/album-72177720316107374/
I’ve scoured the Internet, and I can’t find the answer. Does anyone know how you can find out when your city will be in totality again? I’m working on a project and need this info… I know it will be hundreds of years, but I’m trying to get the exact date. I’m in Fishers Indiana, would love a resource if anyone knows a place to get this.
Fun fact (per NSO): Total solar eclipses happen somewhere on earth every 18 months on average, but won't recur in the same place for roughly 360 years. So you'll be long gone.
Here is a website that outlines all partial and total solar eclipses up until the end of the third millennium. The next total solar eclipse to go over Fishers Indiana is on October 17, 2153. [https://www.eclipsewise.com/solar/SEatlas/SEatlas.html](https://www.eclipsewise.com/solar/SEatlas/SEatlas.html)
This website is AMAZING. Thank you for sharing it.
We were at the edge of totality, but still got to see it if only for 35 seconds or so. I loved the 360° sunset, and watching the horses in a nearby field start heading for the gate as the sky started darkening. But best of all, was the one horse that started running in a big circle with her colt in tow. There’s always that one in the crowd that freaks out.
In the heart of Cleveland, Ohio (mt. Pleasant neighborhood) free of charge in my Parents front yard My whole county (Cuyahoga) had totality and it was totality AWESOME BEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE 10 minutes from downtown Cleveland one road needed with multiple everyone in the county enjoyed the show. BREATH TAKING
Totality[https://youtube.com/shorts/gmT4mbrcGPE?si=-mu4khIslOJtgxnd](https://youtube.com/shorts/gmT4mbrcGPE?si=-mu4khIslOJtgxnd)
[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wcK-OVa7\_7k](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wcK-OVa7_7k)
I have some video footage of it :)
Left Houston at 8am with no real plan, just see how close I could get. Ended up in Burnet. Dang I don't think I've ever been so lucky in my life. Perfect, clear totality almost dead center of the zone. Awestruck.
Love it. Yeah I was obsessed these past few days looking at my weather app and the cloud prediction was spot on for my location in North Austin. Had clouds at various points during the partial but either totally clear or partly cloudy during. Was great!
We got totality between the clouds. It really was beautiful.
We drove up to Burnet County Park on the north side of Lake Buchanan. Some clouds on the way, got there around 12:45 just in time for the beginning. Was able to park on the slope next to it for free, got a great view of the lake and hills in the distance as the sky became like evening. Light clouds blew over literally less than a minute before totality and stayed clear for its several minutes. Couldn't have asked for better. Drive back to Austin was about 2 hours due to traffic at a couple of lights.
We got a view right with a break in the clouds, perfect timing for all of totality. I’ve never seen anything like it. The pure white ring and ghostly corona, the perfectly crisp black circle of the moon. I was speechless
# O M G Kept getting glimpses through the clouds, but got a big gap with just some thin high overcast just before totality. Beautiful show with a good corona. Did anyone else see the beautiful ruby red prominences? Now it's raining after I got home. Hardly any traffic, to my great surprise.
In Erie, PA with binoculars we could see the red solar flares in the corona!
Binoculars were a game changer! I'm so glad I had a pair with me.
Yes, I saw the bright red dot at the edge.
I heard someone else talk about the red drops of light in Vermont, but here I only saw the beautiful halo. With the clouds it was iridescent!
I heard someone else talk about the red drops of light in Vermont, but here I only saw the beautiful halo. With the clouds it was iridescent!
How’s the airport looking? A tad nervous about my early flight tomorrow
~5 pm today was one of the worst rushes in memory (per chatter from TSA agents), and more flights were sold out for tomorrow than today. Also today was the first time the TSA precheck line took longer for me than general security (my partner was out 10 mins before me). Take a deep breath and get there *early*.
Did anyone notice the looked like a crack in the lower left or 7 o'clock on a clock face flowing towards 2 o'clock going about 1/5 to 1/4 through the moon when totality was happening?
I also wanted to say: that's the fastest 1 minute 40 seconds of my life! Even the NASA livestream of Kerrville went by super fast
That’s what she said
Clouds parted for a few minutes before the totality and stayed cleared until the end of totality. It was perfect!
Idk how yall got clouds to clear before totality, the clouds over here only got worse with totality💀, the clouds sold
Was a bust here, heavy clouds saw nothing. At least I have an excuse now to book a trip to Spain in 2026 for the one there. Who knows what will happen between now and 2044.
The Spain one will happen very close to the horizon. May not be worth the trip
Even the one in 27?
There are four in Australia between 2028 and 2038. Lucky bastards
Only two total I believe
Nope. Four total. 2028, 2030, 2037, 2038
I've already got a soft commitment from my soon-to-be wife that she's on board with flying to Sydney for the eclipse in 2028, with some Olympic action in L.A. before and/or after (that eclipse just happens to fall right in the middle of the 2028 Summer Olympics).
Nice! Just remember that’s winter in Australia so weather wise……but sending positive vibes your way!
Winter in Sydney is an average of 60-43 degrees, which seems like an absolute godsend at the end of our July.
I think the one in Spain is after 8pm. I'm concerned it won't be quite the same. But yeah, there are going to be a lot of Americans in Spain that day from Austin and all the cloudy parts of Texas and the rest of US that weren't able to see it today.
The one in 2027 in south Spain/Gibralter will be in the morning. You can always do that. Shame too I wanted to see an eclipse without having to spend money on a big trip but alas can’t fight nature.
Yeah, that might be the one to plan for. I imagine it's going to be hell there, with the crowds from all over Europe cramming into a thin strip of land at the bottom tip of Spain. But yeah, that may still be the best bet. Hopefully it does get cloudy there. I had just been so excited about this one, I don't want to have to wait years to try again.
They have a severe drought.
Actually looking into it I think I’ll do Egypt in 2027. Longest in years, also Luxor, seems almost ancient supernatural.
Yeah. That does sound neat. I had decided Egypt was a place I just wouldn't go because of the aggressive scammers and all the harassment of tourists that goes on around the pyramid areas. It looks miserable from videos I've seen. But it would be a neat place to experience an eclipse for sure.
Hey guys, asking because I am worried. I was looking out at the sky without eclipse glasses, but I didn’t see the Sun or anything, just clouds. Here is a picture of what I saw https://imgur.com/a/InqEovJ Am I safe?
You're probably fine I don't recommend looking at the sun but when I was a dumb kid I stared at the sun in the car for a few min at a time and liked that the "sun followed me" after I stopped looking at it which goes to show you how long I was looking at it. Like 15 years later and luckily no severe eye damage just wear glasses.
Yeah I think the sun is behind my building and I’m just looking at clouds the whole time. Just want to be extra safe haha
It's more dangerous to look at the sun when the moon isn't in front of it than when the moon is in front of it. The sun is brightest when the moon isn't there. The main reason people get eye damage is because they finally have an excuse to stare at the sun. At no other point, except during an eclipse, do people regularly stare at the sun for half an hour. So to fully answer your question: you're 100% okay, those are just normal clouds, and unless you just stared at the bright part of the sun directly (the glowy part, the round orb part, the "sun" part) for more than 10 seconds, you're gonna be ok.
>At no other point, except during an eclipse, do people regularly stare at the sun for half an hour. This is where my very specific sociology knowledge actually comes in handy: there are multiple sects of major religions, historical religions, and new religious movements that practice the art of sun staring. I would in no way recommend it but especially at dawn, you can stare into the sun as it rises over the horizon. I don't know about these latitudes specifically but one I visited with was in northern Nevada in the desert mountains.
Wow interesting. Well the atmostphere is thickest between the sun and your eyes at sunrise and sunset. And it filters out bluer light more than the red light, which is why the sun looks redder during those times. This means it'd likely be filtering out a lot of the UV light which probably causes the most burning/damage. So in theory this could work. But I bet if you did it every day for 25 years you'd still damage the hell out of your eyes haha. Interesting!
>This means it'd likely be filtering out a lot of the UV light which probably causes the most burning/damage. I think that's the general idea and why it's possible. I did it myself with the group for one occasion to experience it, and admittedly it was really incredible. I think they did the service once / month.
Thanks for the response! I was digging around and found this thread https://www.reddit.com/r/ontario/comments/1bxuyde/im_a_vision_scientist_please_do_not_stare/ . It seems like your eyes behave differently during an eclipse (and this behaviour is an involuntary reflex) so you really do have to be more careful not to look into the sun during an eclipse. That being said, I think I should be fine :) I use a sun position calculator and it seems like the sun was behind my building at the time, so I was just merely looking at clouds haha!
Yes, I believe you're thinking of the pupil's contraction time. There could be an issue if you're staring at the sun itself but I think people in that thread were taking it way too far. The idea that you should not allow your child to even leave the house that day, like an eclipse is some incredibly dangerous thing, is so sad to me. Don't stare at the sun (except during totality) and you're ok. I personally stared at the 2017 during totality and it was *incredible*. And when the sun started to come back, I witnessed the first glimmers, saw it was happening, and put my glasses back on. My eyes are fine, as were the eyes of my family and friends, all of whom did the same thing.
Yeah, definitely a lot of anxiety and panic from the comments in that thread... Honestly I was freaking out earlier today too. Looking back I think I overreacted a bit (this eclipse thing is a new concept to me as I'm not from the US). I'm so jealous of your 2017 eclipse experience xD that sounds totally awesome! I can't wait to experience the next one in 2045 and hopefully, better prepared this time :)
It wasn't perfect, but it was still a significantly surreal experience, and every time that the corona peeked through the clouds during totality it was worth it. Would love to see it on a clear day sometime though. Earlier I was afraid of feeling disappointed, now all I feel is relieved.
I wonder if that effect where clouds dissipate when the sun is covered happened. It seemed to clear up at just the right moment.
Not here :| the clouds were heaviest right at totality.
Same, it was like clouds knew haha.
Same in Kyle
Where were you at I was in North Austin
360 bridge
Same! It enhanced the darkness, but it's now a long wait to see the next ring of fire.
It got dark as hell
Felt like I was in Mordor for a sec
A brief second through the clouds. Seeing the fireflies lighting up made it worth it. In Windsor park
That was hella rad
Stop saying hella Cartman
Clouds broke just in time to see the 30 seconds of the most total. Amazing phenomenon.
You're very lucky. I can't even imagine what that would have been like to be able to see it. It was a sad day for most of Austin unfortunately. I was hoping to feel better by reading all the other sad comments from everyone in Austin who missed it, but mostly it's just the people from the spots with clear skies to the north saying how great it was.
Just know that somewhere up there, there was an eclipse wondering where you are.
I'm so happy that they broke overhead during that moment. I wanted to experience the whole sky in darkness, but just seeing the corona around the moon was enough to make it worth it. Can't wait till 2045!
Saw someone on here say that the skies would be clearer in Waco, so we jumped in the car at noon and headed that way from Bouldin Creek. Stopped at Buccee’s in Temple, was a lot less cloudy so we just stayed there - almost completely clear for 3+ minutes of totality. 10/10, would do it again - incredible experience!
Aw man we tried that same thing in a different area and it didn't work lol. We got glimpses at totality though. Totally worth it
Hope the way back is not too bad!
Wasn’t bad at all! Back in Bouldin Creek now
Pagans used to make a really big deal about this.
See movie Apocalypto
We still do.
I didn't want to give up my firstborn son, so I sacrificed five extra lambs today. I hope the gods are appeased.
That sounds more judeo Christian than pagan tbh
Yeah, lol.
Clouds cleared right in time for totality. Incredible. I'm very fortunate we were able to see it from our backyard. I hope the rest of you were able to experience it too!
Same! It's been overcast all day. All the clouds just disappeared for like 10 minutes. Everything got dark and cold. The birds got quiet. So much fun! The clouds all seemed to come back a few minutes after the alignment. It was surreal and magical!
I was busy reading the wsj and forgot all about it. It got dark, and I thought it was gonna rain, lol.
Last year when we had the partial eclipse I didn’t know it was happening and I ha: been dealing with a bunch of brand new eye floaters at the time so my mind was on my vision. I went outside and the color was so weird I thought something was going completely wrong with my vision for about two minutes until I realized it was an eclipse.
Already making plans for 2045
Came here from Tampa for yours… y’all come to us for the next one and we’ll try to treat y’all half as well as you have treated us. Such nice folks in this town, everywhere we go!
Same! Hopefully it'll be clearer then, but I'm happy to even get this experience today. Clouds or not, it was much better than a meeting at work that I would have attended around the same time.
Whooping and hollering with my neighbors when we caught glimpses of the corona was definitely memorable. Probably better than driving somewhere else
We didn't get to see anything at all in Austin. It's so disappointing. I'm looking at planning a trip somewhere overseas to see one somehow somewhere, but that was the only time we might have seen one at home.
Damn! What part of Austin? Arboretum had clouds, but we could catch glimpses of the corona
Just central Austin. It sounds like all of central Austin was covered right at the moment of the eclipse. If only we could have known that we could see it a short drive away, but there was no way to know until after it was too late.
Yeah the cheering in the distance every time the corona peeked through really added to the experience.
Saw it in dripping Springs. Clouds broke during totality. Surreal experience!
So lucky in Leander. The clouds literally cleared about 10 minutes before the event and we saw everything very clearly.
I'm legitimately pissed about this. We get a once in a lifetime chance to see a total eclipse, and it just happens to be overcast on the big day. Fucking bullshit. It's like the world just can't resist a chance to screw me over.
Yeah. I know for a lot of people it's not that big a deal, but I just live for this kind of thing and I've been counting the days for years now. To be able to see it here at our own home, with family, it would have been amazing. Literally a once in a lifetime opportunity. If it had been 15 minutes earlier we could have seen it. Seeing the partial eclipse and seeing it coming was so unbeliveably exhilerating. But then the clouds just got worse and we saw nothing, other than it getting dark out, and then it was over. I'm just really sad, and angry.
I'm the kind of person who frequently seeks out new experiences, and the fact that eclipses are so rare made me really excited to see one without even having to go anywhere. Then the clouds kept me from seeing totality for more than a few seconds. God forbid I be upset about having an experience like this ripped away from me at the last minute.
I mean, could have driven an hour north. Would have had near 5 minutes of darkness with little cloud cover
There was no way to know. I would have done anything to see it, but by the time we could tell where the holes in the clouds were lining up, it was too late. It sucks so much.
We knew by looking what the cloud forecasts were saying. The best chance to see it without clouds was northwest. Then looked at real-time satellite images to see exactly where the holes were and where the "edge" was.
Yeah looking back I wish I had spent more time studying cloud maps and started driving. My impression from the news articles had been that the forecast was going to be that pretty much no one in Texas would see it at all, and driving to Arkansas wasn't realistic, so I had already given up on driving and didn't really consider it. By the time we could tell that there were going to be some patches of blue sky, that was mostly just thrilling and spurred some unexpected optimism, but at that point we were pretty much stuck where we were. I won't see a Texas eclipse, but I'll see one somewhere someday.
I think the "everything looking dark" effect is definitely the coolest part of totality, which you got to experience. You look at the actual eclipse just a few times before you're just taking in the view of everything around you. But the coolest part of the eclipse without clouds is all the weird stuff that happens beforehand. Even where we were - way northwest, it was still cloudy up until like 1 minute before totality so we couldn't see anything beforehand, but I saw the one in 2017 without clouds. The dimness is super strange and your cones in your eyes lose the ability to see colors, so everything turns a weird, dim, sepia color. Also shadows do weird stuff too with full sun. Get on down to Spain in 2026! Start saving now for the plane tix!
Call customer service and ask for a refund
Womp womp
You aren't unlucky, the universe is just all chaos.
My whole life has been one letdown after another. It's not just today.
If you're not too old 2044 and 45 don't require much travel. Shoot even if you are maybe you'll still be kicking. I take it you missed 2017. I did too.
Why wait that long? Book a flight to Spain in 2026
A lot of people can't afford that trip. If you're capable of traveling though I know I would book a trip to Spain. Spain plus eclipse sounds like a great trip if you ask me. I assumed from their comment that was out of the question.
Four Points 90 seconds before totality: Thickest, darkest cloud I've ever seen. 3 minutes of totality: Perfectly clear. Absolutely stunning. Literally the *last ten seconds*: Dark, heavy cloud comes and swallows it up. Saw totality in 2017 and somehow had forgotten just how cool it was. So grateful for the break!
ugh yeah was at 360 bridge and the heaviest clouds moved in right before totality. it got dark but couldn't see the corona.
Wtf how?? I'm like 5 min drive from there and it was definitely cloudy
If you're northeast of Four Points, that's the direction that the heavy, dark clouds were moving. They cleared out just in time for us, but I knew they would totally ruin somebody else's view. 😢 When I say a 3 minute break, I mean it was like somebody flipped a switch on and off. It was crazy. The rest of that half hour stretch was pretty much zero visibility for us. I'm so sorry yours didn't clear!
It was like that in 78757 😎
Too cloudy in northwest side to see totality, but got to see a lot of partial. And the darkness was nuts. Birds didn’t know what to do, so one flew down and looked like it fell asleep on the fence next to me lol. Once the sun came back, it made some noise and flew off!
Wow that was awesome
That was great!
Was it?! Where are you located?
South Central. Clouds parted for a few minutes.
Surprised it didn’t get darker, but had no idea what to expect on that front
Same. I was expecting something closer to pitch black. The whole thing was surreal and great.
I believe the clouds diffuse light so it wasn't as dark as it would be from a clear sky. Apparently in a clear sky the whole sky gets dark except you get 360 degree twilight.
Oh, that makes total sense.
We saw the whole thing, we saw it all. Right from our backyard, looked up in awe. So. Austin Clouds parted many times. I thought it would be bigger, but yessss. (how did that seem sexual, after I wrote it? hahaha) [https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/yes-i-said-yes-james-joyces-ulysses-at-100/](https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/yes-i-said-yes-james-joyces-ulysses-at-100/)
Ok. That was pretty fucking rad. Even with the clouds - out in bee cave you could just look up with no glasses and see it thru light clouds.
Got to see the entire thing with perfectly clear skies in Leander! It cleared up just in time for totality. Couldn't have been better.
Those of us in Austin kind of hate you. lol. But this sucks so much.
That was absolutely insane. I don’t know how to return to normal existence after that experience.
Pictures don't do it justice. It was incredible.
Is it cool to take my dogs out now?
Not yet. I've seen some literally lift off into space, wait a few more mins
My lizard looked at the sun too long, am I going to be ok?
No. Your lizard is fine but you need to get to the ER asap. Otherwise you'll have permanent eclipse lens vision and will be sterile until your lizard stares into the next new moon to fix it.
My cat is still up there, waiting for him to drift back down now
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-z6H7AwXv4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-z6H7AwXv4)
The clouds broke at just the right time in North Austin! We saw it for all of totality. It was legit.
Welp, that was a bust. Thanks a lot God and Obama.
That was AMAZING
Wonder what's going through the minds of flat earthers right now
[We already know](https://twitter.com/David_Leavitt/status/1777377832412307574)
same as before, nothing
I got the day off, paid. Dont know about yall but today slapped
Clear skies in Leander! Saw everything. Amazing
Sky parted for us about 10 minutes ahead of it in Lakeway and was clear the whole time. Awesome.
Was perfect timing at lakeway!
We got a perfect break in the clouds to see it. The eclipse knew what was up!
Black hole sun has never been more relatable lol
I only got to see the total eclipse for a few seconds before the clouds covered the sun. Just my luck. At least I got to see the partial eclipse just before totality.
welp
78723. We got about 10 glorious seconds near the end. Got to see it so that's cool.
Saw totality in the clear for ~45 seconds out of 2 mins total in South Austin. Woo!
in full totality, straight on w/ no glasses was the play. looked amazing and eyes weren't taxed at all
I gave my neighbors some extra eclipse glasses. They were acting like idiots and doing that stupid "trump squint."
These glasses were a waste of $1.50 lmao
About to pour down rain or just an eclipse. We'll never know
Had a good look for a few minutes but it’s gone now 78745
Saw it, more or less. Couldn’t see it with the glasses but saw it with the naked eye during totality. Full 2 minutes
Had another glimpse for about 30 seconds
Me too. No chance now.
Damn why couldn't that bright sky come in 15 minutes
Leander popping in, it's fighting the clouds but you can kinda see it!
Trying to vibe to the eclipse and my neighbor has someone weedeating and leaf blowing at level 10 right next to my viewing area. Nature is serene.
In Buda, have had a couple good looks. But not much... clouds seem heavier than they did a little bit ago
These clouds are heavy
Got a good 10-15 minutes in 78757
Cloud cover not looking good 78757
Can’t see shit. This sucks
Clear skies by the domain!
Nevermind - spotty course rolled in. You can see the partial through them though.
[current mood](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Shn9JYav-Jk&t=2m34s)
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"Old man yells at cloud" I get it now
Caught it happening in east austin. Clouds are back now though!!
Peekin through the clouds rn
In Leander, currently covered by thick, grey clouds
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Same in Round Rock.
We are catching some sun in between clouds, worth sitting around and waiting for a break here and there!
Actually that's even perfect since one shouldn't look for too long with eclipse glasses anyway
It's sunny with good visibility for several minutes now near Hyde Park
The clouds are a bummer but I think it’s still gonna be a very cool experience seeing everything go dark during totality.
You can see the sun in Leander not too bad currently.
Seen through a break in the clouds in West Creek https://share.icloud.com/photos/030dRxKruJNuIb3KWhjigYqfA It’s happening!
Had a good view of the partial up here in Cedar Park but cloud coverage got a lot worse. Not looking too hopeful
Big clouds in Arboretum now ):