Eclipse: totality worth it

[ozma914]

I took a few photos when we were in Missouri to see the total eclipse, and I thought I'd pass some on. Not of the eclipse itself--the video I posted a few days ago is about the best I could do with that.

We were at the Meramec State Park near Sullivan, Missouri. You can learn more about it here:

http://www.meramecpark.com/

I've been describing it as

Comments

[droxy]

"As the eclipse advanced, we began to see a curious effect that's common with partial eclipses. The vanishing sun continued to shine through the trees, which produced a pinhole effect that allowed us to see the eclipse on the ground below:" Yes I noticed that too, but we only had a partial here.

[ozma914]

I've seen it a couple of times during a partial. The first time was in my own front yard -- I hadn't heard of the effect and didn't have a camera available, but it was still pretty cool to watch.

[cbtreks]

How cool that you got to see the total eclipse! We had about 85% totality here, and I had eclipse glasses so it was pretty exciting - but would love to see a total eclipse with my own (shielded) eyes.

[ozma914]

It was indescribable... and for that one minute or so, you can take off the glasses and see this incredible thing with your own eyes.