2 minutes 16 seconds of totality where I was.
It was very weird. About 2 minutes before totality, the birds started flying in different directions, failing to maintain flock and formation. Then, just as totality hit, I couldn't see it through the glasses....time to take them off............
Oh freaking wow. Wow. Wow. 2 minutes of just the most amazing spectacle. There weren't colors anymore, no contrasts, just weird washed out faded colors...like it was in a very bad photo...crickets chirping and then silence. All the creatures were confused and when confused, they shut up and stay put. The temp dropped from 93 to 82 degrees. There was a 360 degree sunrise/sunset on the horizon and everything else was black. Some planet to the right and low of the sun was clearly visible. Then it felt a little warm and put the glasses on just in time to see the bright white flare and it was over....
Except for the traffic jam. That was almost as surreal as the event. Two lane Illinois Route 4, normally a fast N-S road was creeping at 5mph in a 55mph...took back roads and gravel roads and finally to Interstate 255....then 20mph on a 65MPH Interstate for 30 freaking miles....it must have been like trying to get to Woodstock....a 1.5 hour drive took 4 hours...fook moi....
It was worth it. Totally worth it. My kids were totally amazed.
It was very weird. About 2 minutes before totality, the birds started flying in different directions, failing to maintain flock and formation. Then, just as totality hit, I couldn't see it through the glasses....time to take them off............
Oh freaking wow. Wow. Wow. 2 minutes of just the most amazing spectacle. There weren't colors anymore, no contrasts, just weird washed out faded colors...like it was in a very bad photo...crickets chirping and then silence. All the creatures were confused and when confused, they shut up and stay put. The temp dropped from 93 to 82 degrees. There was a 360 degree sunrise/sunset on the horizon and everything else was black. Some planet to the right and low of the sun was clearly visible. Then it felt a little warm and put the glasses on just in time to see the bright white flare and it was over....
Except for the traffic jam. That was almost as surreal as the event. Two lane Illinois Route 4, normally a fast N-S road was creeping at 5mph in a 55mph...took back roads and gravel roads and finally to Interstate 255....then 20mph on a 65MPH Interstate for 30 freaking miles....it must have been like trying to get to Woodstock....a 1.5 hour drive took 4 hours...fook moi....
It was worth it. Totally worth it. My kids were totally amazed.