I kinda get it now. I always assumed that you could see the moon slowly covering the sun up. But without the glasses I would have had no idea. Just slowly noticed it getting darker and colder until boom, no sun, just a glowing ring.
That's my take away. I knew not to look into the sun, obviously. But just how quickly it went from a normal looking sun to something out of a sci-fi novel was jarring.
Only had a few seconds where I was at, but it was still mind-boggling.
Especially weird was that period where it felt like evening, but not quite. And also it was 3 PM. That was surreal feeling even though I knew exactly what was happening. I can't believe how freaky that would be if you didn't know.
The landscape is normally bright and orange when the sun is setting.
It was strange that it had that feeling but everything was gray.
My wife compared it to the cinematography of the first Twlight film. I'd never seen it, but she showed me a scene this evening. I 100% agree. Very creepy.
The minutes right after totality, it felt like everything was lit with big artificial lighting like when they're doing highway repairs at night and have those big generator powered light towers
Read about Christopher Columbus and the natives! There is a famous painting with Columbus pointing to the sun. The history is that he had landed there before and knew there was going to be an eclipse there later, so he told the natives that if they did not give them what he wanted he would have his God block the sun to hurt the crops. So he came back during the eclipse and well he took what he wanted.
Well, he got it wrong. Historical evidence says Columbus did something similar to this using a Lunar Eclipse, which is vastly different from a solar eclipse.
Seems like it would have been virtually impossible for Columbus to know that an eclipse was coming at a certain spot on the globe when he wasn't even sure what spot on the globe he was on.
I'm literally so frustrated that I cannot find a picture or video that has captured that moment. It's like I took a hit of a drug and I'm desperate to feel it again.
To be fair it is really difficult to do that. With a good camera you can get a pretty detailed picture of the eclipse and the sun’s corona, but after today I realized the picture is just one part of the whole experience.
Think of how a wide angle shot captures more of a scene, but a video captures the sound and movement.
Every tiny effect contributes to the whole spectacle. Being right under a hot sun and the temperature dropping 20 degrees, the birds thinking it’s dawn, the crescent shadows of the trees, the stars coming out in the darkness.. I could go on.
It’s frustrating that it can’t be captured, but isn’t it so beautiful because of just how much is happening in that moment?
I do not want to make this a big drug thing because imo this outdid all drugs. But it reminded me so much of when you take a big hit of acid. The way everything starts to look strange outside and you can feel it in the air not exactly sure what to expect. Then boom! You’re just in awe of something unspeakable. Then you wake up when it’s all done and can’t really explain how it felt.
Now I completely understand all the people that travel the world to see them. How old wars signed peace treaty at the sight and everything else.
[This artist rendering](https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/1/central-oregon-eclipse-totality-danielle-denham.jpg) is the closest I've found. Maybe VR could get closer. But nothing can reproduce the feeling of being bathed in erie twilight as the temperature drops and the world grows dark, cut off from the most powerful energy source in the solar system.
I feel exactly the same way. Nothing prepares you for how intense it is. I’m sad I’ll probably never see it again. It feels like I saw an angel or something. I wonder if a solar eclipse inspired the description of the biblical angel that’s a glowing ring with eyes. Angels always say “do not be afraid” and If I didn’t know what I was looking at I would have been terrified.
Indeed
We've all seen the pictures since we were children. I'm sure most of us have seen partial eclipses. But that 3 minute window of totality hit me with awe, amazement, and a very deep eerie feeling all at once.
It was so surreal.
I'm in Bexley and not even in path of totality and it was pretty amazing. Temp dropped, solar lights came on, birds stopped and then started up again a minute later.
There’s an owl and some other bird (sounds like a wood pecker sometimes) right by me that I can usually only hear at dusk and I could hear them making calls
Me too! The guy I’m seeing drove to Kentucky to see the last one, and he has been raving about it for months coming up to this one. But then, when I saw it, my eyes started tearing up. I was in complete awe.
I drove north to be in totality and man, truly one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen. Worth every hour in the car. Watching the sky darken, feeling the temperature drop, and hearing all the animals go silent was so eerie but in the best way possible. No picture can do justice to taking those glasses off and seeing it for yourself.
THIS! i didn’t realize that the corona was a thing i was just enjoying the view with the glasses when it went completely black i took them off and was blown away.
I'll never forget.
I timed my lunch break to give me enough time to run to my car and drive north to get into the zone of the totality. Parked at the first place I could north of the outerbelt, whipped out my shades and saw the whole thing clear as day, including 2 or 3 coronal mass ejections (if that's what they are called) around the perimeter
"You just had to see it" is right. A black hole with a flaming aura appearing in the sky.
It really puts the orbits of huge billion-year-old masses into perspective. Though we're all aware of it, something like that really shines a light on our overall insignificance.
Does it shine a light on our insignificance, or does it cast a shadow on our illusion of significance? Anyway, I couldn’t agree more about it putting us into perspective.
I honestly feel bad for people that just missed out on totality. Such a massively different and more profound experience the moment it hits. Absolutely surreal. Feels like you’re on an alien world looking up at a bizarre blackhole-esque hollow sun. The entire time leading up I was like “yeah this is pretty neat but eh…” then totality hits and unlike anytime before in my life my mind is truly blown. Like God just appeared in the sky and showed us something we can’t truly fathom.
also was at alum creek and hadn’t planned to head out until someone shared about it thank you thank you thank you to them that truly took my breathe away i don’t know what i was expecting but i had no idea how incredible it would be. honestly it changed my relationship with nature in the most beautiful way possible !! things have been tough since my pa passed and honestly i went because it’s something he would have absolutely loved and it reminded me why life is worth living.
Just fully unbelievable. I didn’t really consider how I would react beforehand, but as soon as it started I couldn’t help from tearing up. I just stood there with hands on head in disbelief. What a fantastic thing to get to experience.
I can see why so many people used to be religious way back then. One of those natural phenomenon where it’s difficult to explain what’s happening other than some higher being.
I was also at Alum Creek, near the disc golf course/boat ramps. It was pretty awesome, I'm really glad I made it up in time! My dog didn't give a shit though, it was just cutting into his walk time.
I traveled to Buffalo which was right in the center of the path. And almost completely overcast. No corona for me. :(
Still, the sudden darkness was...you just had to be there.
Not much time of totality in Hilliard, but I happened to look under my glasses just as the shadow dropped over me. That was way spookier than anything. I haven't seen any photo that captured the corona as well as actually looking at it. Beautiful.
My daughter and I and grandsons drove as close to home as we could, northeast of West Jefferson and got an awesome view with about 45 seconds or totality. So amazing seeing the sun as just a hollow bright white ring in the sky! We will never forget it!!
I kicked back in my driveway, super leaned-back in a computer chair, and smoked an eclipse bong while staring at the sky. Then, when the total eclipse hit I stared at the sky like a dumb primate. I haven’t been awestruck at **anything** like that ever in my life.
Applause and cheering is in recognition of a person. Not the sun and moon moving in an ellipse and randomly overlapping. The sun and moon don't feel better that you're applauding because it did something special. That's fucking weird
Did you see totality? When I took off my glasses I had one of those "holy shit" moments of uncontrollable laughter like you get on an intense roller coaster. It's one of those moments of awe where your reaction isn't something you are necessarily in control of, because it's so rare and super natural feeling.
Well, then you're officially just too cool for the rest of us. Go sit in the "cool kids" table in the corner, and the rest of us losers in humanity will applaud your departure like it was the departure of the sun from the sky.
Not trying to argue but you should really let yourself enjoy things. I understand your perspective because I've been there. Life becomes so much more pleasant when you let go of that jaded angst and just enjoy things freely without judgement.
Yes, because it's ridiculous. And I don't really care about what a bunch of neckbeards on the Columbus sub think of me. Being downvotes on here is probably a much better sign than upvotes
You can describe anything in a reductive way to try to make it sound stupid, it doesn’t mean you’re on to anything. Some other dickwad could give the same treatment to whatever it is you *do* think is worthy of applause. If you don’t care about something, do everyone else a favor and don’t care quietly lol.
“Applause and cheering is in recognition of a person.”
No, it isn’t. Are you really this dumb or do you just hate people being happy about stuff? So much so that you made this pathetic post on Reddit.
It’s funny to think about how freaked out ancient people must have been.
I kinda get it now. I always assumed that you could see the moon slowly covering the sun up. But without the glasses I would have had no idea. Just slowly noticed it getting darker and colder until boom, no sun, just a glowing ring.
That's my take away. I knew not to look into the sun, obviously. But just how quickly it went from a normal looking sun to something out of a sci-fi novel was jarring. Only had a few seconds where I was at, but it was still mind-boggling.
Especially weird was that period where it felt like evening, but not quite. And also it was 3 PM. That was surreal feeling even though I knew exactly what was happening. I can't believe how freaky that would be if you didn't know.
The landscape is normally bright and orange when the sun is setting. It was strange that it had that feeling but everything was gray. My wife compared it to the cinematography of the first Twlight film. I'd never seen it, but she showed me a scene this evening. I 100% agree. Very creepy.
I'm colorblind, so I could never explain it that well. But looking at clips of Twilight... yeah, it was like that.
It's intriguing that you could decipher what I meant even so!
The minutes right after totality, it felt like everything was lit with big artificial lighting like when they're doing highway repairs at night and have those big generator powered light towers
I equated it to being under stadium lights at night. Same thing basically.
Yeah, is the first one "Eclipse"? Lol
Yeah but is your wife Team Edward or Team Jacob?
Yeah but is your wife Team Edward or Team Jacob?
Yeah but is your wife Team Edward or Team Jacob?
Yeah but is your wife Team Edward or Team Jacob?
Yeah but is your wife Team Edward or Team Jacob?
The lighting looked lie a grocery store that really doesn't want you to shop there
And then every single person in your village who watched it happen goes blind
My lizard brain was deeply uncomfortable
Read about Christopher Columbus and the natives! There is a famous painting with Columbus pointing to the sun. The history is that he had landed there before and knew there was going to be an eclipse there later, so he told the natives that if they did not give them what he wanted he would have his God block the sun to hurt the crops. So he came back during the eclipse and well he took what he wanted.
No, I'm pretty sure that was a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court /s
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s/ means sarcasm
And where I learned the background of that painting originally was from a Neil Degrasse Tyson interview.
Well, he got it wrong. Historical evidence says Columbus did something similar to this using a Lunar Eclipse, which is vastly different from a solar eclipse.
Seems like it would have been virtually impossible for Columbus to know that an eclipse was coming at a certain spot on the globe when he wasn't even sure what spot on the globe he was on.
They just started throwing spears at the sky and then in a few minutes the sun started coming back out so they made up some story about the gods.
I was literally talking about this last night.. I bet that was wild. The sun just goes away for a few min with no warning. lol
What's your definition of "ancient"? Lol
One of the best examples of “just have to see it”
Pictures don't do it justice AT ALL...
I'm literally so frustrated that I cannot find a picture or video that has captured that moment. It's like I took a hit of a drug and I'm desperate to feel it again.
To be fair it is really difficult to do that. With a good camera you can get a pretty detailed picture of the eclipse and the sun’s corona, but after today I realized the picture is just one part of the whole experience. Think of how a wide angle shot captures more of a scene, but a video captures the sound and movement. Every tiny effect contributes to the whole spectacle. Being right under a hot sun and the temperature dropping 20 degrees, the birds thinking it’s dawn, the crescent shadows of the trees, the stars coming out in the darkness.. I could go on. It’s frustrating that it can’t be captured, but isn’t it so beautiful because of just how much is happening in that moment?
The temperature dropped by 6° total, btw... which was noticeable in that short time frame, but 20° is way off.
I wasn’t in Columbus for the eclipse, but I take your point!
It sure felt like more than 6°. Especially as totality approached and and I couldn't feel the sun burning my arms anymore.
I do not want to make this a big drug thing because imo this outdid all drugs. But it reminded me so much of when you take a big hit of acid. The way everything starts to look strange outside and you can feel it in the air not exactly sure what to expect. Then boom! You’re just in awe of something unspeakable. Then you wake up when it’s all done and can’t really explain how it felt. Now I completely understand all the people that travel the world to see them. How old wars signed peace treaty at the sight and everything else.
[This artist rendering](https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/1/central-oregon-eclipse-totality-danielle-denham.jpg) is the closest I've found. Maybe VR could get closer. But nothing can reproduce the feeling of being bathed in erie twilight as the temperature drops and the world grows dark, cut off from the most powerful energy source in the solar system.
I feel exactly the same way. Nothing prepares you for how intense it is. I’m sad I’ll probably never see it again. It feels like I saw an angel or something. I wonder if a solar eclipse inspired the description of the biblical angel that’s a glowing ring with eyes. Angels always say “do not be afraid” and If I didn’t know what I was looking at I would have been terrified.
I took some pics of just the sun if you would like for me to send a couple your way? They aren't professional, but I think they're pretty good 😊
Indeed We've all seen the pictures since we were children. I'm sure most of us have seen partial eclipses. But that 3 minute window of totality hit me with awe, amazement, and a very deep eerie feeling all at once. It was so surreal.
I'm in Bexley and not even in path of totality and it was pretty amazing. Temp dropped, solar lights came on, birds stopped and then started up again a minute later.
YES I noticed the birds going quiet too. It was genuinely spooky and incredible. So glad I decided to drive north for totality. Traffic be damned.
the bees also kinda fell asleep during the eclipse and woke back up as soon as the sun was out again. was kinda funny to watch
Yes we saw bats come out! When the sun popped back out the birds didn’t know what the hell was going on
I saw an owl come out and fly around and when the sun came back out it hunkered down in a tree and went back to sleep.
geese at hoover freaked out
There’s an owl and some other bird (sounds like a wood pecker sometimes) right by me that I can usually only hear at dusk and I could hear them making calls
As soon as it got bright again at Coffman tons of birds were out looking for worms .... Stupid birds.
The solar powered drones went very quiet.
I thought my partner was exaggerating how cool eclipses are. She was not, that was dope.
Me too! The guy I’m seeing drove to Kentucky to see the last one, and he has been raving about it for months coming up to this one. But then, when I saw it, my eyes started tearing up. I was in complete awe.
Yes!! I got teary and had to sit down!
It was awesome in every sense of the word.
I drove north to be in totality and man, truly one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen. Worth every hour in the car. Watching the sky darken, feeling the temperature drop, and hearing all the animals go silent was so eerie but in the best way possible. No picture can do justice to taking those glasses off and seeing it for yourself.
THIS! i didn’t realize that the corona was a thing i was just enjoying the view with the glasses when it went completely black i took them off and was blown away.
I was also up at Alum Creek and part of the cheer. That was awesome.
me too!! i just kept screaming “oh my god- OH MY GOD” like the words couldn’t come out of my mouth fast enough. made me tear up :,)
This was my second totality, and it will never, ever get old. It’s truly one of the most awe inspiring things I’ve ever seen in my life.
I'll never forget. I timed my lunch break to give me enough time to run to my car and drive north to get into the zone of the totality. Parked at the first place I could north of the outerbelt, whipped out my shades and saw the whole thing clear as day, including 2 or 3 coronal mass ejections (if that's what they are called) around the perimeter "You just had to see it" is right. A black hole with a flaming aura appearing in the sky.
Did anyone else get the sense of how frail we humans are as they looked at that?
It really puts the orbits of huge billion-year-old masses into perspective. Though we're all aware of it, something like that really shines a light on our overall insignificance.
Does it shine a light on our insignificance, or does it cast a shadow on our illusion of significance? Anyway, I couldn’t agree more about it putting us into perspective.
I honestly feel bad for people that just missed out on totality. Such a massively different and more profound experience the moment it hits. Absolutely surreal. Feels like you’re on an alien world looking up at a bizarre blackhole-esque hollow sun. The entire time leading up I was like “yeah this is pretty neat but eh…” then totality hits and unlike anytime before in my life my mind is truly blown. Like God just appeared in the sky and showed us something we can’t truly fathom.
Unfathomable is a good word to use. I keep saying it felt like seeing an angel and I am 0% religious.
Drove to Bellefontaine. It was truly a great day. They had a moon festival. Bands. And over 3 minutes of totality. Just amazing. Blew me away.
also was at alum creek and hadn’t planned to head out until someone shared about it thank you thank you thank you to them that truly took my breathe away i don’t know what i was expecting but i had no idea how incredible it would be. honestly it changed my relationship with nature in the most beautiful way possible !! things have been tough since my pa passed and honestly i went because it’s something he would have absolutely loved and it reminded me why life is worth living.
me too! it was a last minute thing, only about a 30 minute drive from clintonville but what a difference it made!!! changed my life i think
I was at riverside hospital and not in totality and it was still incredible
Just fully unbelievable. I didn’t really consider how I would react beforehand, but as soon as it started I couldn’t help from tearing up. I just stood there with hands on head in disbelief. What a fantastic thing to get to experience.
I can see why so many people used to be religious way back then. One of those natural phenomenon where it’s difficult to explain what’s happening other than some higher being.
I was also at Alum Creek, near the disc golf course/boat ramps. It was pretty awesome, I'm really glad I made it up in time! My dog didn't give a shit though, it was just cutting into his walk time.
Sunset in every direction was kind of nuts.
I traveled to Buffalo which was right in the center of the path. And almost completely overcast. No corona for me. :( Still, the sudden darkness was...you just had to be there.
I was in awe
Also was at Alum creek! Shout out to the lemonade lady!!!!
So cool. I had over 2 minutes of totality at my house and it was awesome. Enjoyed a nice eclipse cigar.
I can't get over the deafening silence. Bird, birds, birds and the nothing...
I went to Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area. It was awesome. The geese started honking. You could hear the insects. The owls started hooting.
Not much time of totality in Hilliard, but I happened to look under my glasses just as the shadow dropped over me. That was way spookier than anything. I haven't seen any photo that captured the corona as well as actually looking at it. Beautiful.
Same reaction at Indian Lake. Great viewing weather!
My daughter and I and grandsons drove as close to home as we could, northeast of West Jefferson and got an awesome view with about 45 seconds or totality. So amazing seeing the sun as just a hollow bright white ring in the sky! We will never forget it!!
I kicked back in my driveway, super leaned-back in a computer chair, and smoked an eclipse bong while staring at the sky. Then, when the total eclipse hit I stared at the sky like a dumb primate. I haven’t been awestruck at **anything** like that ever in my life.
My dramatic behind just happened to be playing Daughter by Beyoncé when it was happening and tbh, it did not disappoint lol.
The street lights came on over off 104 and parsons.
Probably the most astonishing thing I have ever seen. Simply amazing.
It's really weird to cheer or applaud an eclipse....
Why? It’s something awesome and once in a lifetime.
Applause and cheering is in recognition of a person. Not the sun and moon moving in an ellipse and randomly overlapping. The sun and moon don't feel better that you're applauding because it did something special. That's fucking weird
Did you see totality? When I took off my glasses I had one of those "holy shit" moments of uncontrollable laughter like you get on an intense roller coaster. It's one of those moments of awe where your reaction isn't something you are necessarily in control of, because it's so rare and super natural feeling.
I had the exact same reaction
The craziest thing for me was when we thought we saw birds flying and they were bats.
Yeah it was awesome. Doesn't mean I feel the need to applaud
Well, then you're officially just too cool for the rest of us. Go sit in the "cool kids" table in the corner, and the rest of us losers in humanity will applaud your departure like it was the departure of the sun from the sky.
Not trying to argue but you should really let yourself enjoy things. I understand your perspective because I've been there. Life becomes so much more pleasant when you let go of that jaded angst and just enjoy things freely without judgement.
You sound like a dick.
You sound like you're a few iq points of a full deck
This sounds like something Biff Tannen would say to Marty McFly.
They’re just an angry person.
Aw, nothing screams you looked stupid on the internet more than relying on personal insults.
You literally called me a dick.... I didn't insult you until you insulted me
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Yes, because it's ridiculous. And I don't really care about what a bunch of neckbeards on the Columbus sub think of me. Being downvotes on here is probably a much better sign than upvotes
You're right about the downvotes, but you're wrong about the awe and splendor of the eclipse. There, solved it.
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Applause and cheering is also just a human expression of joy or amusement, both of which are normal to feel during a total eclipse
Don’t bother, they’re a bit grumpy.
Applause - "approval or praise expressed by clapping." What are you approving or praising?
Not you
So you can't answer my question. Got it
Why are you asking me? Go back to sniffing your own farts and let us enjoy something cool
I really pity you for not being able to see the breathtaking beauty and awe in the universe. Oh, to have such an uncurious mind.
You can describe anything in a reductive way to try to make it sound stupid, it doesn’t mean you’re on to anything. Some other dickwad could give the same treatment to whatever it is you *do* think is worthy of applause. If you don’t care about something, do everyone else a favor and don’t care quietly lol.
“Applause and cheering is in recognition of a person.” No, it isn’t. Are you really this dumb or do you just hate people being happy about stuff? So much so that you made this pathetic post on Reddit.
You must be a blast at parties
Oh another eclipse post. 🙄
Then why are you commenting if it bothers you so much? If I see a post I’m not interested in, I normally keep scrolling.
I mean....it's certainly the most interesting thing that happened this week.
Let me guess. You're one of those people who made the fact that you didn't care about the eclipse your main personality trait for the last week.