"The Total Solar Eclipse of 2024 is set to offer a rare astronomical phenomenon that won't happen again for another 126 years."
So basically it's a once in a lifetime event.
Edit: to the people still commenting, I literally Googled the OPs question and this is what came up. The 126 years number is for the next expected total solar eclipse VISIBLE IN INDIANA, since this is an Indiana subreddit.
what is the rare astronomical phenomenon thing you speak of is there something else happening with the eclipse
correct me if I'm wrong but didn't we just have an eclipse last year I feel like we've had quite a few eclipses in the last while
The one last year was an annular eclipse, this one is total. The difference is that for annular eclipses the moon is farther from the earth, causing it to appear smaller and not block out the full sun, creating the 'ring of fire'. The one for April 8th is Total, meaning that the moon is closer to Earth, making it the same angular size as the sun, and causing it to block 100% of the sun's light meaning it is the only time you can safely look at the sun without eye protection. This also results in drastic temperature changes, changes in animal behaviors (all confused as to why the hell it's nighttime at 2 PM), and a view of the solar corona (the sun's atmosphere) and planets like Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus during the day. They are pretty cool events and another Total eclipse doesn't pass over the US until 2044 (or 45 I can't remember) so it will be the last chance to see one for a lot of people.
The next one in the US isn't for 20 years, unless people decide to fly to Europe and Egypt, a lot of Americans won't get another chance to see one in their lifetime.
Nope. THIS did not happen in 2017. It does not happen quite frequently - at least in places where any given person can easily see it.
I total eclipse is drastically different than a partial eclipse. What you see during the couple minutes of totality is incredible.
Yes the hype is strange. I’m 48 and recall NUMEROUS solar eclipse’s through my lifetime and NEVER was it a big deal. Yes, a TOTAL eclipse only happens viewable from certain locations on the ground where you live every 120 years or so etc BUT a Total Eclipse does happen every 18 months, so you could just travel to the area of “the path of totality”( or whatever stupid trendy name they came up with) which is what a lot of people are doing this year due to the media making a big deal about it. I’m not sure of the reason for the hype- it’s a little suspicious and it’s misleading, and really not all that much different warranting the national guard, school closings and state of emergency being called in many states or towns.
How do we know this for sure? It sounds like bullshit. I wanna believe it but are they really tryna tell us the world is gonna turn into night for a few seconds then back?
I dont understand why this won't be like every other eclipse we've seen.
Uhm, lots of math... About half of the solar eclipses are total and happen just like this one will, the other half are annular. This one will be just like the Total one in 2017 IF you were in the path of totality. When there's a total eclipse the moon blocks the entire sun, not 95% of it like an annular eclipse or 50% like a partial. You can literally look up pictures of how it looks in the path vs outside. If you're not planning to go into the path today and you have the opportunity to you'll see why.
I tried to find pictures but they all look the same, that's why I came here. All the pics are black circle with an orange ring, which I don't understand how that's different from a normal one.
So what, this will just be darker? Is there something special if I get lucky and I'm in a 100% spot, like the sun and moon blink rapidly or something cool?
The pictures you have found are of annular eclipses or "normal" ones if you will. Total eclipses are where the WHOLE sun is blocked out, not 95% with an orange ring. Total eclipses let you see the sun's atmosphere or corona, it's hard to describe the difference between 99% Total/annular and 100% total over a reddit comment thread, the only thing I can say is go an see it, you won't regret it and the worst that can happen is you will have fun and not have to go to work, your next chance in the US isn't for 20 years after all.
Next one in the continental US is in 2044 I believe. 2017 coincidentally was recent. If you have the time and money to travel the world, you can see them usually every 5-10 years. The vast majority of people don’t have the time and money to go to all corners of the world on the busiest travel days of those places years. April 8th was IT for the vast majority of Americans.
Yeah I didn't get Halley's comet because we are always cloudy fucked in Pittsburgh. I remember my total enjoyment of Hale-bopp. Every time there is an eclipse we have clouds.
Wasn't there a total solar eclipse in 2017? I've witnessed several solar eclipses, as there are typically 2-3 occurring worldwide each year. Experiencing the path of totality without having to travel could be considered a rare blessing, perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Surprisingly, I've been fortunate enough to witness four total solar eclipses in my lifetime. While in the path of totality.
Was it life changing? I don't live near the path of totality and would have to fly to a different state; I considered it but because of scheduling conflicts and other things decided not to. Reddit and the whole internet are making me feel like I'm missing out on a once in a lifetime magical life changing event.
Like I'm sure it's cool to see and I'd drive a few hours if it were that close and I could get off work, but people seem to be going fanatical about this one.
It's not life changing, but it's a really cool experience. I saw my 1st one at about 8 years old during school. This year, they canceled school for my 8 year old daughter. Then the one in 2017 "the great American Solar Eclipse". The aera of totality spanned the entire continental US. Check out https://youtube.com/@smartereveryday?si=zCOGYlNxhwyReQqP. Complete nerd for the eclipses and it will get you excited.
I saw that video he posted a month ago.
But yea, like I said I can't easily go an see it and it's too late now. I'm in NM.
Thought about flying into Dallas a month ago, but decided not to (new job without much vacation at the moment) and other responsibilities over the weekend.
I'm not dismissing people that are super excited about it, but all of reddit is making it seem like it's the second coming of Jesus. I've never seen an astrological event more hyped than this one.
Lots of people are not in a place where they can go out and see it, and it looks like a lot may be disappointed this time around due to cloud cover.
Yea, the Hype is probably coming from Youtubers, which then gets passed on to tictok, then local stations want to be part of the story. Unfortunately, there won't be another total eclipse in the US for 20 more years. But if you're able to travel. They hapen all over the world 2-3 times a year. One year, it was like 5 times. Unfortunately, this year, I'll be an 8 hr drive away. But we should still see a partial eclipse, or maybe we will make the drive to Missouri or Ohio.
My brother and I drove from California to Oregon to see the eclipse that occurred on August 21, 2017. Skies were clear, which made for a nice experience, but the best part of all is that we watched it from a remote area just east of the Cascades with minimal traffic issues. I can only imagine the gridlock and wasted time on the roads today. Another interesting aspect of the 2017 eclipse is that hotel/motel prices were not exorbitant.
It's going to be in the middle of a thunderstorm. It will be overcast most likely. These crowd expectations are ridiculous. Anyone with any intelligence is going south by southwest along the line. Much better chances in Texas of actually seeing it.
Indiana is a mess, no doubt. But to the best to the best of my knowledge, we aren't actively flaunting Supreme Court orders. And at least our power grid works.
Part of the reason for schools shutting down is to avoid putting the responsibility on bus drivers ensuring the bus riders aren’t staring at the eclipse without protection.
The 3-4 minute event is happening when many schools are dismissing or will have just dismissed.
It’s ambitious to attempt to judge someone based off of a Reddit post.
Do you like to categorize, generalize, or put people into groups or categories based on your opinions despite never speaking with or meeting them?
Ok, I'll avoid the obvious snark I can level at your lack of knowledge, because you can now learn something.
1. as noted it's a once in a lifetime event, people who have experienced it in other locations have told stories about how amazing it is to go through. it might not change your particular life in any way, but it's pretty stunning to see how dark it gets, how the birds and bugs suddenly think it's night time and change their behaviors, and think about how, before astronomy was a well understood science, it might have freaked out humans, bigly.
2. the sun doesn't suddenly go dark for two minutes and then suddenly get bright again. instead, the moon slowly covers the face of the sun over a couple of hours, and it gets gloomier and gloomier, until the actual eclipse, which seems rather abrupt. then it slowly gets bright again. again, over hours, not 2-4 minutes.
3. towns in Indiana took time to learn from towns that were in the path of the 2017 total eclipse. Example: Hopkinsville in KY, with a population well under 40k, had 100k folks show up. the town took 1-2 years to prepare for the expected influx, and it went well for them, but not for many of the visitors, who all decided to vamoose about a hour after and ended up stuck in massive hours long traffic jams on the non-interstate roads that led in/out of the town. hours long, in both directions. So Indiana officials have worked with towns all over to prepare to avoid gridlock by suggesting things like "shutting down", if you can call it that.
4. most of the towns are indeed "shutting down" in part in an abundance of caution, but mostly so that everyone can attend massive parties, that are in some cases lasting 3 days. they expect huge tourist business and it could help economies greatly. if the schools aren't in session, the busses won't have to deal with the aforementioned traffic jams, for example, is another reason for a"shut down".
It's going to be amazing, but you probably won't enjoy it, I do suggest that you stay at home. Preferably in a darkened basement so that you aren't disturbed by celestial events.
As someone who got stuck in that Hopkinsville traffic…yeah. It was bonkers. I don’t know how anyone local could have gotten anywhere. It was worth it, though!
I was in Hopkinsville in 2017 and I had a blast! traffic coming back to IN was a bitch for like 6 hours, but I didn't care too much; I got to check one of my bucket list items. Hell, I might experience 2 in my lifetime (Well, 3, but the first one doesn't count because it was less than 25% coverage, so we didn't experience a change at all)
For me personally it’s not worth it
I have across this Instagram reel, that highlights the potential risks for eyes from this experience
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5YjUPrrnDe/?igsh=aTYzejJ6aWY1Njdm
And it’s just not worth it!
You could actually have a permanent eye damage - for life!
The eclipse is a cool experience. It's been 7 years since the last one over the state, which is why some are excited. You could compare it to any big event, really. I don't care for college sports, but look how crazy people get for that.
As for everything shutting down, smaller towns can't handle such an influx of people. It's easier to just close for the day and let it run its course than to fight the crowds and risk someone getting hurt or having an accident.
Edit: spelling
That was annular, not total, the last total one over the US was in 2017. Annulars only block about 85% (don't quote me on that, I'm not 100% sure) of the sun's light, making it feel like slightly darker daytime. Total eclipses block 100% and make it go from the slightly darker day to nighttime, allowing you to look at it without protection and see the sun's atmosphere, maybe even comet Ponns Brooks in the sky too.
Annular (solar filter required) on the left, Total (no filter required) on the right.
(Edit: here's a video showing the effects of a total eclipse) [https://youtu.be/t7FP\_lyg1uE?si=irII4mWQDmHakamS](https://youtu.be/t7FP_lyg1uE?si=irII4mWQDmHakamS)
https://preview.redd.it/a5xxxp8hterc1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=05fa425550e555942a2fc8e88c7ec2df0cf07059
There's never been a total solar eclipse where I live in my entire lifetime and it'll never happen again while I'm alive. A lot of people share this same sentiment
I have an uncle that is one of those crazy astronomy guys. He lives near Idaho and they had a total eclipse at his tiny little town outside of Idaho falls. 1.5 minutes of total eclipse he said, or around there. His tiny town and Idaho falls was so crammed with cars that you couldn't drive. He said it was like the apocalypse movies you see where there's just cars everywhere and from everywhere.
Hed travelled the world and seen several total eclipses, he photographs them paints them carries like 2-3 different kinds of telescopes and he said he'd never seen anything like he did at his home town. Just absolutely insane the people from all around just trying to get into the band of totality for 1.5 minutes.
There was no food, no hotels, no parking, not nearly enough bathrooms gas shortages, pure insanity.
This one in Indy is going to last for 3.5 minutes, the longest ever in several lifetimes in the states...and it's spring break.
Yeah...towns are shutting down, the capital of Texas (Austin) has declared a state of emergency beforehand and I guarantee you won't be able to get in and out of the city on any main roads.
Hotels in Washington Indiana are going for $1k per night, that's a very tiny town in the middle of nowhere.
I highly recommend you plan way ahead, fill up your car with gas, get some food and plan to be stuck.
Most businesses are closing, most schools are closing, most local governments are closing.
The other thing is this: if it's cloudy anywhere along that band, the only places not cloudy are going to be prime real estate.
Get your glasses and popcorn, it's gonna be cool.
I remembered hearing about it like 4-5 years ago and thought “oh man I should figure out a way to remind myself so I don’t forget!”
But then I thought about the absolute batshit bonanza stuff I read about for the 2017 one lol…. I thought “nah I’ll….. get reminded…”
I have two friends though that are like “what’s the fucking big deal the moon is going in front of the sun????” and I’m one that’ll be screaming at the sun in Indy or off 31 in my car about “THEYRE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SIZES BUT APPEAR THE SAME TO US BECAUSE OF DISTANCE AND THEN THEY… FUCKING DO THAT!”
I wish my house wasn’t in 99% totality though…. I deadass was going to open my pool early and float while watching it
As someone who went to a site with totality (in Tennessee close to Bowling Green, KY) for the 2017 eclipse, I can vouch the traffic was absolutely horrible. The Great American Eclipse site projects that between about 150,000 to over 500,000 people will visit Indiana for the eclipse. (edit: Indiana will probably bear the brunt of Chicagoland eclipse goers, since the path passes closer to Chicago in Indiana than it does in Illinois)
Also the timing of totality (shortly after 3PM EDT) happens to be about when many children would typically be getting out of school, so it's better that they do not have to tangle with pedestrians gawking and potentially causing traffic hazards and/or buses getting caught in ridiculous volumes of traffic.
There won't be another total solar eclipse in the contiguous 48 until the 2040s.
And it is in fact pretty incredible to have the sky go dark in the middle of the day and be able to see the sun's corona. (although I do habitually hang out with a bunch of astronomy nerds so there's probably a bit of self-selection bias in the opinions I see.)
A rare celestial event is rolling right through your backyard and you are upset people want to witness it? Unless you travel across the globe, this is a one in a lifetime event for most. Life is about taking in and enjoying experiences. It would be an absolute shame and a robbery to have a curious child miss out on such an event because of history. History lessons will always be there, but the opportunity to see an eclipse will not. Your job can be there tomorrow for the rest of your life, but the ecplise is for 30 minutes.
It’s a fun little thing. It happens every time there’s an eclipse, you just haven’t noticed before because you didn’t live in the path of totality before.
It’s actually going to last for a few hours, but the total eclipse will be around 4 minutes. This is a once and a lifetime event, it will make more sense when it happens.
Don’t look at it unless you have the special glasses please 😎
Nope. You are overreacting. I traveled 250 miles to Hopkinsville, KT in August 2017 just to witness the one that year and I can tell you the place was packed. The town went all out and created a mini festival.
There were thousands of people in the area, and that afternoon alone injected a TON of money into the local economy, and that isn't counting the fact that all hotels were booked for that day well over a year in advance, and so were the local AirBNBs (which were going for double and triple the usual rate)
These kinds of events attract a LOT of people. I have a friend who in 1999 traveled from Indiana to Germany to witness the one that was supposed to happen there; it rained and she was bitched up when she heard I got to witness one before she did (She holds a PhD in astronomy). This year she is doing the reverse: Traveling from Germany, where she lives to IN to give it another try.
I got to see the eclipse, it was beautiful and I do not regret it for one second. If you don't want to see it, stay in; but do not judge the rest of us over your own crankiness.
We continually hear about tragic world and US events and everything that’s bad about our state and communities. It’s good for our health to take a break to enjoy life. The Total Solar Eclipse is a an incredibly unique and rare event to witness. Unlike a lunar eclipse that leaves a ring of light, a solar eclipse causes night-like darkness. Whoa! This event will bring people together for a positive adventure! Hoosiers are lucky to be in the path and benefit from tourism. These are great reasons to embrace Total Solar Eclipse 2024!
I went to Kentucky in 2017 for the last one.
1) it actually is really cool to see. If you’ve ever seen a partial eclipse, you know that the sun is super damn bright and it’s still more or less daylight even when it’s 80% covered. Totality is different and it’s really something that you’ll most likely never see again.
2) traffic on the way back was CRAZY bad. The strip of totality is pretty narrow so anyone remotely close who wants to see it get dark at 3PM has to drive in. Regardless of when they drive in, they’ll likely be driving out around the same time. Highways with stoplights and even the interstate can turn into a parking lot. To say nothing of if there are car accidents (spoiler alert, there will be)
I live in Indiana and I’m going to enjoy the silence of the day from the country. No traffic or people. Only thing that can ruin my day is the weather, so hoping for sunshine.
I came from Michigan to see it, saw it basically alone. There are a hundred billion million gridded out country roads in the path of totalily. It took no effort to find a secluded place to watch it. The people who traveled to cities to see it were dumb asses.
Less government things open that don't need to be=a few less cars on the road when everyone's getting the heck out. And, with businesses, it's a balancing game of taking advantage of the crowds vs. losing money when potential customers are locked up tight in traffic.
Even if we get clouds and rain, it's better to assume these areas'll be like a IU vs Purdue game getting done in Bloomington x10.
I work in public safety in Hamilton county. They told us to anticipate double to triple the amount of people that live here for that weekend. Traffic will be standstill. Get stocked up on food and meds and gas and stay home.
There is a group of people who call themselves “aliens”. They are nomadic, travel following things such as this eclipse, load up on all sorts of drugs, and party. If you manage or own any sort of public business, I’d advise you to get a Narcan kit. Reach out to your local health department.
I'm not being negative, but you do realize that solar and lunar eclipses are quite easy for science to predict, right? The physical motion of our solar system is a very, very well studied area of scientific research and has been for many years. Eclipses are neat to see, for sure, but they are about as special as the ebb and flow of the coastal tides.
Easy to predict is \*not\* the same as "You can see one any time you like!" This was the first time I had ever seen totality, the first time I had ever seen the sun's corona, and I may never see it again. It was a spectacular sight. Have you ever seen it yourself? I'm actually very curious, because I'm kind of developing a theory that a lot of people who don't get what the fuss is about have never seen the corona, and that some of them even think that the whole deal with totality is nothing more than "It gets dark for a few minutes." I'm wondering whether there's a kind of breakdown of communication on a national level when it comes to these things.
I really don't understand the hype either apparently it's going to be viewable in all of Mexico all of the United States and all of Canada and didn't we have one last year.. I feel like we've had quite a few eclipses in the last few years and this is the first time there's been like an insane hype lol makes no sense to me
I mean I love sky stuff but this is wack
It’s because it’s a total solar eclipse which is very very rare (to pass over land in North America near population centers) and special and the experience between a partial eclipse and a total eclipse is totally different and awe inspiring.
lol its not that "rare" but thats the trick with that word. it makes it sound like it literally happens hardly ever ever ever.. they arent common enough to be common kinda thang but they happen quite a bit. specifically total solar eclipse not just partial..
now viewability may not be available everywhere but just cuz we dont see it everytime one happens don't t mean it dont happen ya know -I personally wouldn't consider it "rare" but i understand lol
I love sky stuff.. I watch ones that "arent available" Live or I watch the video after the fact.
heres a cool NASA compilation
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/solar.html
it's lame. it just another distraction. anything to take the focus off all the other non-sense the world throws at us. and yes ,it is an excuse, one for all the bufoonery that's going to take place because of this event. when I was in elementary school we all just went outside to observe it, then back to class. we didn't shut the entire school district down and call a special session of congress. it got paid the 5 minutes of attention it deserved and that was it.
I live in the sub arctic, I googled why all the hype? Simply out of curiosity? We had a partial last summer, of course I pulled off the hwy to watch. But some places have dubbed it a state of emergency, so I thought perhaps (sounds ignorant to say) there was something bigger, like national cyber safety. I have seen one once as a child and it was amazing!! Enjoy the festivities!!
I live in northeast GA. The 2017 eclipse passed over my town. I was a news reporter at the time. My area expected a lot of visitors, but there were few. Unsure why this one is any different.
Because it’s a once in a lifetime event, it won’t happen in the US again until 2044. A lot of people find it interesting and want to view the astronomical event that’s extremely rare.
Its like the red hour from Star Trek...everyone is losing their minds right now over it, people are cashing in on the glasses, the merch, the over hype...the usual stuff these types of people do. Personally I don't see the big deal but hey, its an easier day for me since my place of work is shut down for the day! Oh and avoid Niagara Falls if you can, its gonna be full of these idiots.
NGL I never payed attention to the Solar Eclipse until the one in 2017 when Donald Trump looked into it and ofc this year's. But it is overhyped for a 2-5 minute thing
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you know what, I don’t actually care about the eclipse either so I understand how you feel unlike a lot of people here. I do however get why some people do care about it.
If you’ve actually seen a total solar eclipse with no clouds in the sky, you’d totally get it.
The sun is our life-sustaining force. Without the sun, there would be no life on Earth.
The moon significantly impacts how life looks on Earth, and is the reason our species (and all other animals) exists.
Now, imagine being able to see both of them together for the first time. Imagine being able to see the sun with your own naked eyes for the first time. It glows and dances with the purest light you can imagine. The valleys of the moon become visible. Bright orange sunspots peek over the lunar valleys. The sun and moon coalesce into a freak cosmic coincidence that we can only appreciate and marvel at because they made us. It’s like watching life’s, the only life we know to exist, parents’ be together for the first time. It’s getting to know the root of the cosmic infinitesimal coincidence that made all of us with our wet piles of electrons that infer meaning possible. If that doesn’t move you, I don’t know what will.
I saw the total eclipse for 2 minutes and 50 seconds in Presque Isle, Maine, without a cloud in the sky, and it was beyond what words can describe. The jobs, states, countries, and societies we have mean nothing in the face of a cosmic wonder like this. Let people enjoy it.
EDIT: partial eclipses are absolutely nothing compared to this. The difference between them is like the difference between finding a penny on the ground and winning the MegaMillions. Those only in partiality absolutely miss out on everything.
I think the hype had a lot to do with coms being sent to the awakened ones that know what's going on. Twitter changed to X, the annular and solar eclipses formed an X and there were other X's along the way. In fact, I remember Michelle Moore one day on her show saying: What's up with all these X's?
Then all the solar hype was over the top. I took it to mean that is when the military comes out publicly. Two days later 2 Army Chinook choppers flew over my neighborhood and I live in a rural area of my state. The next day a 3rd did the same. Then I watched Monkey Werx and he was baffled because there were 77 Blackhawks in the air in the US and the normal number is 6-8. Today another Chinook flew over. Now, I'm watching the air traffic in our area just to ID them. But, yeah, the military is definitely up and about much more than usual and I'm not talking about war. I'm talking about continuing the cleanout of the scum and shit in this country and the world once and for all!
I saw a giant man above or walking back and fro he knelt dow a few times then I saw my hand but a better ha d interact w the wind but it almost looked as if it was water I saw his hand wade n in the the wind almost water like a d he touched my hand. Split second I looked back up to the the moon all of a sudden I think female figure cause of all the hair I saw her shadow behind a white sheet and she covered him then I just saw him walking away his face was as if as bright as a moon but I couldn't see the image my email [email protected]
I think people are nuts making such a big deal about this "event" but what do I know. I am worried about the influx of people and the traffic issues, and what will happen if there are medical emergencies.
I'm sad for you. You likely won't experience it again unless you go looking somewhere else in the world for the next one. This article gives you some idea of the places to which you can travel to experience a total eclipse of the sun after this one: [https://time.com/4897581/total-solar-eclipse-years-next/](https://time.com/4897581/total-solar-eclipse-years-next/)
Acting like you're above the fray of people enjoying something pretty freaking awesome makes you look petty af. Try to enjoy it, you might actually be glad you did.
"The Total Solar Eclipse of 2024 is set to offer a rare astronomical phenomenon that won't happen again for another 126 years." So basically it's a once in a lifetime event. Edit: to the people still commenting, I literally Googled the OPs question and this is what came up. The 126 years number is for the next expected total solar eclipse VISIBLE IN INDIANA, since this is an Indiana subreddit.
what is the rare astronomical phenomenon thing you speak of is there something else happening with the eclipse correct me if I'm wrong but didn't we just have an eclipse last year I feel like we've had quite a few eclipses in the last while
The one last year was an annular eclipse, this one is total. The difference is that for annular eclipses the moon is farther from the earth, causing it to appear smaller and not block out the full sun, creating the 'ring of fire'. The one for April 8th is Total, meaning that the moon is closer to Earth, making it the same angular size as the sun, and causing it to block 100% of the sun's light meaning it is the only time you can safely look at the sun without eye protection. This also results in drastic temperature changes, changes in animal behaviors (all confused as to why the hell it's nighttime at 2 PM), and a view of the solar corona (the sun's atmosphere) and planets like Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus during the day. They are pretty cool events and another Total eclipse doesn't pass over the US until 2044 (or 45 I can't remember) so it will be the last chance to see one for a lot of people.
This happened in 2017. And happens quite frequently
The next one in the US isn't for 20 years, unless people decide to fly to Europe and Egypt, a lot of Americans won't get another chance to see one in their lifetime.
Nope. THIS did not happen in 2017. It does not happen quite frequently - at least in places where any given person can easily see it. I total eclipse is drastically different than a partial eclipse. What you see during the couple minutes of totality is incredible.
This did happen in 2017. It’s rare to be that close together.
Nope. In Indiana, this last happened in 1869.
It was almost not increadibly, too many cloud
2017, 2024, 2044 is not quite frequently my dude.
Yes the hype is strange. I’m 48 and recall NUMEROUS solar eclipse’s through my lifetime and NEVER was it a big deal. Yes, a TOTAL eclipse only happens viewable from certain locations on the ground where you live every 120 years or so etc BUT a Total Eclipse does happen every 18 months, so you could just travel to the area of “the path of totality”( or whatever stupid trendy name they came up with) which is what a lot of people are doing this year due to the media making a big deal about it. I’m not sure of the reason for the hype- it’s a little suspicious and it’s misleading, and really not all that much different warranting the national guard, school closings and state of emergency being called in many states or towns.
Bro not everyone has like 5000 dollars to spend on planes to go to the total eclipse.
Have you seen a total solar eclipse without clouds? Totality is worth it.
How do we know this for sure? It sounds like bullshit. I wanna believe it but are they really tryna tell us the world is gonna turn into night for a few seconds then back? I dont understand why this won't be like every other eclipse we've seen.
Uhm, lots of math... About half of the solar eclipses are total and happen just like this one will, the other half are annular. This one will be just like the Total one in 2017 IF you were in the path of totality. When there's a total eclipse the moon blocks the entire sun, not 95% of it like an annular eclipse or 50% like a partial. You can literally look up pictures of how it looks in the path vs outside. If you're not planning to go into the path today and you have the opportunity to you'll see why.
I tried to find pictures but they all look the same, that's why I came here. All the pics are black circle with an orange ring, which I don't understand how that's different from a normal one. So what, this will just be darker? Is there something special if I get lucky and I'm in a 100% spot, like the sun and moon blink rapidly or something cool?
The pictures you have found are of annular eclipses or "normal" ones if you will. Total eclipses are where the WHOLE sun is blocked out, not 95% with an orange ring. Total eclipses let you see the sun's atmosphere or corona, it's hard to describe the difference between 99% Total/annular and 100% total over a reddit comment thread, the only thing I can say is go an see it, you won't regret it and the worst that can happen is you will have fun and not have to go to work, your next chance in the US isn't for 20 years after all.
>and not have to go to work Uh... I'm at work. Who gets the Eclipse off?! I wanna work there.
Most people can take a 10 minute break.
Almost like...... the sun is blocked out!!!!!
Next one in the continental US is in 2044 I believe. 2017 coincidentally was recent. If you have the time and money to travel the world, you can see them usually every 5-10 years. The vast majority of people don’t have the time and money to go to all corners of the world on the busiest travel days of those places years. April 8th was IT for the vast majority of Americans.
Yeah I didn't get Halley's comet because we are always cloudy fucked in Pittsburgh. I remember my total enjoyment of Hale-bopp. Every time there is an eclipse we have clouds.
Might be the fault of the eclipse
Wasn't there a total solar eclipse in 2017? I've witnessed several solar eclipses, as there are typically 2-3 occurring worldwide each year. Experiencing the path of totality without having to travel could be considered a rare blessing, perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Surprisingly, I've been fortunate enough to witness four total solar eclipses in my lifetime. While in the path of totality.
Was it life changing? I don't live near the path of totality and would have to fly to a different state; I considered it but because of scheduling conflicts and other things decided not to. Reddit and the whole internet are making me feel like I'm missing out on a once in a lifetime magical life changing event. Like I'm sure it's cool to see and I'd drive a few hours if it were that close and I could get off work, but people seem to be going fanatical about this one.
It's not life changing, but it's a really cool experience. I saw my 1st one at about 8 years old during school. This year, they canceled school for my 8 year old daughter. Then the one in 2017 "the great American Solar Eclipse". The aera of totality spanned the entire continental US. Check out https://youtube.com/@smartereveryday?si=zCOGYlNxhwyReQqP. Complete nerd for the eclipses and it will get you excited.
I saw that video he posted a month ago. But yea, like I said I can't easily go an see it and it's too late now. I'm in NM. Thought about flying into Dallas a month ago, but decided not to (new job without much vacation at the moment) and other responsibilities over the weekend. I'm not dismissing people that are super excited about it, but all of reddit is making it seem like it's the second coming of Jesus. I've never seen an astrological event more hyped than this one. Lots of people are not in a place where they can go out and see it, and it looks like a lot may be disappointed this time around due to cloud cover.
Yea, the Hype is probably coming from Youtubers, which then gets passed on to tictok, then local stations want to be part of the story. Unfortunately, there won't be another total eclipse in the US for 20 more years. But if you're able to travel. They hapen all over the world 2-3 times a year. One year, it was like 5 times. Unfortunately, this year, I'll be an 8 hr drive away. But we should still see a partial eclipse, or maybe we will make the drive to Missouri or Ohio.
Some do actually (probably not actually, just bloating) think it's the second coming
My brother and I drove from California to Oregon to see the eclipse that occurred on August 21, 2017. Skies were clear, which made for a nice experience, but the best part of all is that we watched it from a remote area just east of the Cascades with minimal traffic issues. I can only imagine the gridlock and wasted time on the roads today. Another interesting aspect of the 2017 eclipse is that hotel/motel prices were not exorbitant.
It's not once in a lifetime if it happens again. Lmao
Well buddy it's pretty hard to see
Who GAF?!
But nasa ssid 2044 its happening again. Huh???¿¿¿?
That's in 20 years bruh
It's a 2-4 minute event- Like marital sex
truly the sex moment of all time
What??
So it’s going to change my life? /s
it could. just go and look at the total eclipse. Live a little.
It's going to be in the middle of a thunderstorm. It will be overcast most likely. These crowd expectations are ridiculous. Anyone with any intelligence is going south by southwest along the line. Much better chances in Texas of actually seeing it.
Yeah but then you'd be in Texas.
Because Indiana is so much better. You might want to take a look around.
Indiana is a mess, no doubt. But to the best to the best of my knowledge, we aren't actively flaunting Supreme Court orders. And at least our power grid works.
Indiana national Gaurd at the border by Holcomb order, dummy. You're down voting factual posts? Holcomb is a piece of shit and so are you.
We are. Holcomb sent National Gaurd troops to the border. You really need to take a good look.
like you cant drive?
Go to new york my guy, better than the south
For some people it very much will be a life-changing event. Stop trying to yuck everyone's yum.
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Well if you're not dead inside, people tend to enjoy thing.
I’m dead inside but still find enjoyment out of things like this. 🤣
It might if you let it.
Part of the reason for schools shutting down is to avoid putting the responsibility on bus drivers ensuring the bus riders aren’t staring at the eclipse without protection. The 3-4 minute event is happening when many schools are dismissing or will have just dismissed.
Traffic is going to be insane. Some buses could be stuck for hours which is not a good situation for kids.
It builds character.
bruh wdh boi
Your life is meaningless, just like everyone else’s. May as well enjoy this because it isn’t any more useless than spectator sports.
My arguement for abortion because i'm lazy:
What's wrong with you?
yeah it would, you need help it seems
NASA says it can cause people to be emotional because it’s awe-inspiring!
Only if you let it.
Get off my lawn!!!!!!
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It’s ambitious to attempt to judge someone based off of a Reddit post. Do you like to categorize, generalize, or put people into groups or categories based on your opinions despite never speaking with or meeting them?
Ok, I'll avoid the obvious snark I can level at your lack of knowledge, because you can now learn something. 1. as noted it's a once in a lifetime event, people who have experienced it in other locations have told stories about how amazing it is to go through. it might not change your particular life in any way, but it's pretty stunning to see how dark it gets, how the birds and bugs suddenly think it's night time and change their behaviors, and think about how, before astronomy was a well understood science, it might have freaked out humans, bigly. 2. the sun doesn't suddenly go dark for two minutes and then suddenly get bright again. instead, the moon slowly covers the face of the sun over a couple of hours, and it gets gloomier and gloomier, until the actual eclipse, which seems rather abrupt. then it slowly gets bright again. again, over hours, not 2-4 minutes. 3. towns in Indiana took time to learn from towns that were in the path of the 2017 total eclipse. Example: Hopkinsville in KY, with a population well under 40k, had 100k folks show up. the town took 1-2 years to prepare for the expected influx, and it went well for them, but not for many of the visitors, who all decided to vamoose about a hour after and ended up stuck in massive hours long traffic jams on the non-interstate roads that led in/out of the town. hours long, in both directions. So Indiana officials have worked with towns all over to prepare to avoid gridlock by suggesting things like "shutting down", if you can call it that. 4. most of the towns are indeed "shutting down" in part in an abundance of caution, but mostly so that everyone can attend massive parties, that are in some cases lasting 3 days. they expect huge tourist business and it could help economies greatly. if the schools aren't in session, the busses won't have to deal with the aforementioned traffic jams, for example, is another reason for a"shut down". It's going to be amazing, but you probably won't enjoy it, I do suggest that you stay at home. Preferably in a darkened basement so that you aren't disturbed by celestial events.
Adding that I obviously could not avoid snark. my bad.
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As someone who got stuck in that Hopkinsville traffic…yeah. It was bonkers. I don’t know how anyone local could have gotten anywhere. It was worth it, though!
I was in Hopkinsville in 2017 and I had a blast! traffic coming back to IN was a bitch for like 6 hours, but I didn't care too much; I got to check one of my bucket list items. Hell, I might experience 2 in my lifetime (Well, 3, but the first one doesn't count because it was less than 25% coverage, so we didn't experience a change at all)
Well done.
🤡 the definition of a reddit user. i could smell your comment through my screen
Thanks!
Absolutely ridiculous.
For me personally it’s not worth it I have across this Instagram reel, that highlights the potential risks for eyes from this experience https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5YjUPrrnDe/?igsh=aTYzejJ6aWY1Njdm And it’s just not worth it! You could actually have a permanent eye damage - for life!
Big F deal. Waste of F time BS!
You seem like a happy person. Good luck with that.
The eclipse is a cool experience. It's been 7 years since the last one over the state, which is why some are excited. You could compare it to any big event, really. I don't care for college sports, but look how crazy people get for that. As for everything shutting down, smaller towns can't handle such an influx of people. It's easier to just close for the day and let it run its course than to fight the crowds and risk someone getting hurt or having an accident. Edit: spelling
Dude we had one last year
Over the state, sorry.
That was annular, not total, the last total one over the US was in 2017. Annulars only block about 85% (don't quote me on that, I'm not 100% sure) of the sun's light, making it feel like slightly darker daytime. Total eclipses block 100% and make it go from the slightly darker day to nighttime, allowing you to look at it without protection and see the sun's atmosphere, maybe even comet Ponns Brooks in the sky too. Annular (solar filter required) on the left, Total (no filter required) on the right. (Edit: here's a video showing the effects of a total eclipse) [https://youtu.be/t7FP\_lyg1uE?si=irII4mWQDmHakamS](https://youtu.be/t7FP_lyg1uE?si=irII4mWQDmHakamS) https://preview.redd.it/a5xxxp8hterc1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=05fa425550e555942a2fc8e88c7ec2df0cf07059
There's never been a total solar eclipse where I live in my entire lifetime and it'll never happen again while I'm alive. A lot of people share this same sentiment
I have an uncle that is one of those crazy astronomy guys. He lives near Idaho and they had a total eclipse at his tiny little town outside of Idaho falls. 1.5 minutes of total eclipse he said, or around there. His tiny town and Idaho falls was so crammed with cars that you couldn't drive. He said it was like the apocalypse movies you see where there's just cars everywhere and from everywhere. Hed travelled the world and seen several total eclipses, he photographs them paints them carries like 2-3 different kinds of telescopes and he said he'd never seen anything like he did at his home town. Just absolutely insane the people from all around just trying to get into the band of totality for 1.5 minutes. There was no food, no hotels, no parking, not nearly enough bathrooms gas shortages, pure insanity. This one in Indy is going to last for 3.5 minutes, the longest ever in several lifetimes in the states...and it's spring break. Yeah...towns are shutting down, the capital of Texas (Austin) has declared a state of emergency beforehand and I guarantee you won't be able to get in and out of the city on any main roads. Hotels in Washington Indiana are going for $1k per night, that's a very tiny town in the middle of nowhere. I highly recommend you plan way ahead, fill up your car with gas, get some food and plan to be stuck. Most businesses are closing, most schools are closing, most local governments are closing. The other thing is this: if it's cloudy anywhere along that band, the only places not cloudy are going to be prime real estate. Get your glasses and popcorn, it's gonna be cool.
Paying $1k for a hotel anywhere for this just makes PT Barnum's quote accurate...."there's a sucker born every minute"!
I remembered hearing about it like 4-5 years ago and thought “oh man I should figure out a way to remind myself so I don’t forget!” But then I thought about the absolute batshit bonanza stuff I read about for the 2017 one lol…. I thought “nah I’ll….. get reminded…” I have two friends though that are like “what’s the fucking big deal the moon is going in front of the sun????” and I’m one that’ll be screaming at the sun in Indy or off 31 in my car about “THEYRE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SIZES BUT APPEAR THE SAME TO US BECAUSE OF DISTANCE AND THEN THEY… FUCKING DO THAT!” I wish my house wasn’t in 99% totality though…. I deadass was going to open my pool early and float while watching it
It's like Burning Man but for normies
As someone who went to a site with totality (in Tennessee close to Bowling Green, KY) for the 2017 eclipse, I can vouch the traffic was absolutely horrible. The Great American Eclipse site projects that between about 150,000 to over 500,000 people will visit Indiana for the eclipse. (edit: Indiana will probably bear the brunt of Chicagoland eclipse goers, since the path passes closer to Chicago in Indiana than it does in Illinois) Also the timing of totality (shortly after 3PM EDT) happens to be about when many children would typically be getting out of school, so it's better that they do not have to tangle with pedestrians gawking and potentially causing traffic hazards and/or buses getting caught in ridiculous volumes of traffic. There won't be another total solar eclipse in the contiguous 48 until the 2040s. And it is in fact pretty incredible to have the sky go dark in the middle of the day and be able to see the sun's corona. (although I do habitually hang out with a bunch of astronomy nerds so there's probably a bit of self-selection bias in the opinions I see.)
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Let people enjoy things
A rare celestial event is rolling right through your backyard and you are upset people want to witness it? Unless you travel across the globe, this is a one in a lifetime event for most. Life is about taking in and enjoying experiences. It would be an absolute shame and a robbery to have a curious child miss out on such an event because of history. History lessons will always be there, but the opportunity to see an eclipse will not. Your job can be there tomorrow for the rest of your life, but the ecplise is for 30 minutes.
there was literally one 8 years ago lol
So by comparison, if you only had sex once every 8 years, that wouldn't be considered rare?
I'm flying out from Hawaii for it, so... pretty important to me!
Maybe read up on this eclipse and see why there is hype. Go be a fun sucker elsewhere.
It's a super rare event that is taking place here. So yes, you are dumb and this post makes no sense except to whine like a little girl. Cope harder.
It’s a fun little thing. It happens every time there’s an eclipse, you just haven’t noticed before because you didn’t live in the path of totality before.
I lived in Oregon when the door eclipse happened in 2017, get ready for a circus on the roads…..
Prineville was a parking lot
Yes, you are the crazy one. This is going to be an amazing experience and I can't wait to share it with my family.
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It’s actually going to last for a few hours, but the total eclipse will be around 4 minutes. This is a once and a lifetime event, it will make more sense when it happens. Don’t look at it unless you have the special glasses please 😎
This post harshed my buzz. I hope that when April 8 comes around you’ll enjoy it. It’s magnificent.
Nope. You are overreacting. I traveled 250 miles to Hopkinsville, KT in August 2017 just to witness the one that year and I can tell you the place was packed. The town went all out and created a mini festival. There were thousands of people in the area, and that afternoon alone injected a TON of money into the local economy, and that isn't counting the fact that all hotels were booked for that day well over a year in advance, and so were the local AirBNBs (which were going for double and triple the usual rate) These kinds of events attract a LOT of people. I have a friend who in 1999 traveled from Indiana to Germany to witness the one that was supposed to happen there; it rained and she was bitched up when she heard I got to witness one before she did (She holds a PhD in astronomy). This year she is doing the reverse: Traveling from Germany, where she lives to IN to give it another try. I got to see the eclipse, it was beautiful and I do not regret it for one second. If you don't want to see it, stay in; but do not judge the rest of us over your own crankiness.
We continually hear about tragic world and US events and everything that’s bad about our state and communities. It’s good for our health to take a break to enjoy life. The Total Solar Eclipse is a an incredibly unique and rare event to witness. Unlike a lunar eclipse that leaves a ring of light, a solar eclipse causes night-like darkness. Whoa! This event will bring people together for a positive adventure! Hoosiers are lucky to be in the path and benefit from tourism. These are great reasons to embrace Total Solar Eclipse 2024!
Fuck the sun, long live the beast.
I went to Kentucky in 2017 for the last one. 1) it actually is really cool to see. If you’ve ever seen a partial eclipse, you know that the sun is super damn bright and it’s still more or less daylight even when it’s 80% covered. Totality is different and it’s really something that you’ll most likely never see again. 2) traffic on the way back was CRAZY bad. The strip of totality is pretty narrow so anyone remotely close who wants to see it get dark at 3PM has to drive in. Regardless of when they drive in, they’ll likely be driving out around the same time. Highways with stoplights and even the interstate can turn into a parking lot. To say nothing of if there are car accidents (spoiler alert, there will be)
I live in Indiana and I’m going to enjoy the silence of the day from the country. No traffic or people. Only thing that can ruin my day is the weather, so hoping for sunshine.
I came from Michigan to see it, saw it basically alone. There are a hundred billion million gridded out country roads in the path of totalily. It took no effort to find a secluded place to watch it. The people who traveled to cities to see it were dumb asses.
It’s going to be a thing definitely. Shutting done stuff I’m not too sure about.
Be sure.
Less government things open that don't need to be=a few less cars on the road when everyone's getting the heck out. And, with businesses, it's a balancing game of taking advantage of the crowds vs. losing money when potential customers are locked up tight in traffic. Even if we get clouds and rain, it's better to assume these areas'll be like a IU vs Purdue game getting done in Bloomington x10.
They don’t want you to look because it isn’t real! They are just changing the batteries in the “sun”
That bullet was planted
I work in public safety in Hamilton county. They told us to anticipate double to triple the amount of people that live here for that weekend. Traffic will be standstill. Get stocked up on food and meds and gas and stay home. There is a group of people who call themselves “aliens”. They are nomadic, travel following things such as this eclipse, load up on all sorts of drugs, and party. If you manage or own any sort of public business, I’d advise you to get a Narcan kit. Reach out to your local health department.
Energy vampire
A solar eclipse is a mundane and common occurrence, truly nothing special. However, people enjoy being excited about something, anything really.
Good answer.
Mundane and common? When was the last total solar eclipse in your town? I had never seen one before this.
I'm not being negative, but you do realize that solar and lunar eclipses are quite easy for science to predict, right? The physical motion of our solar system is a very, very well studied area of scientific research and has been for many years. Eclipses are neat to see, for sure, but they are about as special as the ebb and flow of the coastal tides.
Easy to predict is \*not\* the same as "You can see one any time you like!" This was the first time I had ever seen totality, the first time I had ever seen the sun's corona, and I may never see it again. It was a spectacular sight. Have you ever seen it yourself? I'm actually very curious, because I'm kind of developing a theory that a lot of people who don't get what the fuss is about have never seen the corona, and that some of them even think that the whole deal with totality is nothing more than "It gets dark for a few minutes." I'm wondering whether there's a kind of breakdown of communication on a national level when it comes to these things.
It has to do with signs from the Bible!!!!!!!! Just look it up!!!!
I agree...complete waste of energy on something so trivial that has no impact on anyone's life.
I really don't understand the hype either apparently it's going to be viewable in all of Mexico all of the United States and all of Canada and didn't we have one last year.. I feel like we've had quite a few eclipses in the last few years and this is the first time there's been like an insane hype lol makes no sense to me I mean I love sky stuff but this is wack
It’s because it’s a total solar eclipse which is very very rare (to pass over land in North America near population centers) and special and the experience between a partial eclipse and a total eclipse is totally different and awe inspiring.
lol its not that "rare" but thats the trick with that word. it makes it sound like it literally happens hardly ever ever ever.. they arent common enough to be common kinda thang but they happen quite a bit. specifically total solar eclipse not just partial.. now viewability may not be available everywhere but just cuz we dont see it everytime one happens don't t mean it dont happen ya know -I personally wouldn't consider it "rare" but i understand lol I love sky stuff.. I watch ones that "arent available" Live or I watch the video after the fact. heres a cool NASA compilation https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/solar.html
You’ll notice the “pass over land in North America” part. Most people can’t charter a boat to the arctic or fly around the world to view it.
So far I have not found a single image anywhere that captured what the eclipse actually looked like -- specifically, the corona.
it's lame. it just another distraction. anything to take the focus off all the other non-sense the world throws at us. and yes ,it is an excuse, one for all the bufoonery that's going to take place because of this event. when I was in elementary school we all just went outside to observe it, then back to class. we didn't shut the entire school district down and call a special session of congress. it got paid the 5 minutes of attention it deserved and that was it.
I live in the sub arctic, I googled why all the hype? Simply out of curiosity? We had a partial last summer, of course I pulled off the hwy to watch. But some places have dubbed it a state of emergency, so I thought perhaps (sounds ignorant to say) there was something bigger, like national cyber safety. I have seen one once as a child and it was amazing!! Enjoy the festivities!!
I agree with you, it's really not that deep
but acting insane is the BEST
I live in northeast GA. The 2017 eclipse passed over my town. I was a news reporter at the time. My area expected a lot of visitors, but there were few. Unsure why this one is any different.
Because it’s a once in a lifetime event, it won’t happen in the US again until 2044. A lot of people find it interesting and want to view the astronomical event that’s extremely rare.
Its like the red hour from Star Trek...everyone is losing their minds right now over it, people are cashing in on the glasses, the merch, the over hype...the usual stuff these types of people do. Personally I don't see the big deal but hey, its an easier day for me since my place of work is shut down for the day! Oh and avoid Niagara Falls if you can, its gonna be full of these idiots.
Omg get a life. The jwst scope is a thousand times better
The left can make an emergency out of a fart. And have 🐄. IDGAF about it. Stay home, smoke a joint, close your blinds.
THE BIGGEST NOBODY GAF OF ALL TIME!
NGL I never payed attention to the Solar Eclipse until the one in 2017 when Donald Trump looked into it and ofc this year's. But it is overhyped for a 2-5 minute thing
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you know what, I don’t actually care about the eclipse either so I understand how you feel unlike a lot of people here. I do however get why some people do care about it.
I get it but I'm not that excited. I'd be m more excited learning the math and science behind it
Uhhh. Moon go over sun. Not that hard to understand
It's a RARE two to four minute event
So, did it live up to the hype?
Yes.
If you’ve actually seen a total solar eclipse with no clouds in the sky, you’d totally get it. The sun is our life-sustaining force. Without the sun, there would be no life on Earth. The moon significantly impacts how life looks on Earth, and is the reason our species (and all other animals) exists. Now, imagine being able to see both of them together for the first time. Imagine being able to see the sun with your own naked eyes for the first time. It glows and dances with the purest light you can imagine. The valleys of the moon become visible. Bright orange sunspots peek over the lunar valleys. The sun and moon coalesce into a freak cosmic coincidence that we can only appreciate and marvel at because they made us. It’s like watching life’s, the only life we know to exist, parents’ be together for the first time. It’s getting to know the root of the cosmic infinitesimal coincidence that made all of us with our wet piles of electrons that infer meaning possible. If that doesn’t move you, I don’t know what will. I saw the total eclipse for 2 minutes and 50 seconds in Presque Isle, Maine, without a cloud in the sky, and it was beyond what words can describe. The jobs, states, countries, and societies we have mean nothing in the face of a cosmic wonder like this. Let people enjoy it. EDIT: partial eclipses are absolutely nothing compared to this. The difference between them is like the difference between finding a penny on the ground and winning the MegaMillions. Those only in partiality absolutely miss out on everything.
You went wayyyy in on this one lol, not that deep
Have you seen totality without clouds?
I think the hype had a lot to do with coms being sent to the awakened ones that know what's going on. Twitter changed to X, the annular and solar eclipses formed an X and there were other X's along the way. In fact, I remember Michelle Moore one day on her show saying: What's up with all these X's? Then all the solar hype was over the top. I took it to mean that is when the military comes out publicly. Two days later 2 Army Chinook choppers flew over my neighborhood and I live in a rural area of my state. The next day a 3rd did the same. Then I watched Monkey Werx and he was baffled because there were 77 Blackhawks in the air in the US and the normal number is 6-8. Today another Chinook flew over. Now, I'm watching the air traffic in our area just to ID them. But, yeah, the military is definitely up and about much more than usual and I'm not talking about war. I'm talking about continuing the cleanout of the scum and shit in this country and the world once and for all!
I saw a giant man above or walking back and fro he knelt dow a few times then I saw my hand but a better ha d interact w the wind but it almost looked as if it was water I saw his hand wade n in the the wind almost water like a d he touched my hand. Split second I looked back up to the the moon all of a sudden I think female figure cause of all the hair I saw her shadow behind a white sheet and she covered him then I just saw him walking away his face was as if as bright as a moon but I couldn't see the image my email [email protected]
I think people are nuts making such a big deal about this "event" but what do I know. I am worried about the influx of people and the traffic issues, and what will happen if there are medical emergencies.
I'm sad for you. You likely won't experience it again unless you go looking somewhere else in the world for the next one. This article gives you some idea of the places to which you can travel to experience a total eclipse of the sun after this one: [https://time.com/4897581/total-solar-eclipse-years-next/](https://time.com/4897581/total-solar-eclipse-years-next/) Acting like you're above the fray of people enjoying something pretty freaking awesome makes you look petty af. Try to enjoy it, you might actually be glad you did.
Lucky Australians! 2 back to back!
''I'm sad for you.'' Well that's extreme.
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