Who's watching the eclipse?

**zenlizard** · 08-21-2017 10:32

I have the NASA feed going ATM.

**Lt. S.Kafloc** · 08-21-2017 10:34

Nothing but clouds here, so guess not.

Neil

**Hedeby** · 08-21-2017 10:36

Likewise - guess it will just get dark for a while.. shame really but we were only getting a partial one here

**flash** · 08-21-2017 11:01

I was in Cornwall for the last full eclipse here - typically it clouded over and we saw naff all but it did go dark, street lights came on, birds landed & looked confused. Same happened with the last partial but I just managed to see it through the clouds.

**gully_raker** · 08-21-2017 14:51

Didn't notice anything unusual down here in the Southern Hemisphere!

**Stumptonian** · 08-21-2017 14:54

We had 99% in Portland but it didn't get too dark.
About like an hour before dusk.
Automated lights turned on.

**OldGuy59** · 08-21-2017 15:03

Solar Eclipse 2017 - Comox, BC

87% Almost a cloudy day.

**BobP** · 08-21-2017 15:32

Just sat in the house and saw that the light had changed a bit almost like sundown.

**OldGuy59** · 08-21-2017 16:36

All,
If you go to this site, you can plug in different locations an see a simulation of the eclipse. It's pretty cool.

www.timeanddate.com - Solar Eclipse - 21 August 2017

On the right side of the page, there is a place to type in a city/location. I tried a few places, like: Bend and Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; Victoria, BC; and Comox, BC. The simulation shows how dark the sky got in these different locations. Considering that Seattle was at 93%, the simulator appears to show only a twilight effect. Portland at 99% appears completely dark. Comox wasn't really dark at 87%, at least to me. The crickets and birds thought differently.

PS: Salem, Oregon 1.0% eclipse!

**Shadowcat** · 08-22-2017 00:52

Mostly clear here in Detroit...went out and looked when I was feeding the outdoor cats but did not have a screen so did not risk looking at it more then a sec.