Rare 'ring of fire' solar eclipse will cross the U.S. on Saturday: Here's how to see it

mrhansduck · Oct 15, 2023

lacuna said: ↑

We knew it was coming, yet Saturday morning when we went outside to feed the goldfish in the pond we were briefly stunned at how dim the light was for mid-morning. Then realized we were in the middle of the eclipse. The morning light was dimmed as it is in the late afternoon before dusk, but shadows were vivid and crisp as they are any cloudless morning in much brighter sunshine. It was if the sunshine was on a dimmer switch.

It was an exciting day. An eclipse in the morning with a Blue Angels air show performance silmultaneously happening in the skies over the Grand Valley. There was another later in the afternoon. We drove up Easter Hill behind the house to view it. The hill is the highest point in the valley between the 7000 ft Colorado National Monument west of us, the 11,000 ft Grand Mesa to our east, and the Bookcliff range north of us. We parked the car in an area being excavated for new home construction and had an unimpeded view of the entire valley - a stretch of some 25 miles. It was a fabulous spot to watch the Angels do their amazing aerial stunts.

The pilots used the mountains to 'hide' themselves then come out at strategic moments to fly into their stunning formations. One of them interviewed said the unique geography of the Grand Valley makes it one of their favorite places to perform.
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Hope you got to see the sneak pass. Fun even if you know it’s coming!

lacuna · Oct 15, 2023

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demosthenes · Oct 16, 2023

RealGatorFan said: ↑

It'll still be as good as in 2017 during the total eclipse. In fact, it'll be even better because it will be a 'ring of fire'. I don't have my glasses so I'll view it with my back to it and watch how it settles over the leaves in the trees. No way am I risking blindness by even a quick glance with sun glasses. Solar retinopathy is no joke.
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Saw both of them and the total eclipse was far better.

vaxcardinal · Oct 16, 2023

lacuna said: ↑

https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2024Apr08T.GIF

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Already got plans to visit friends in San Antonio for this

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