Today's Eclipse

@RubyHawk (99425)

Atlanta, Georgia

August 21, 2017 9:44pm CST

How many of you saw the eclipse today? We were at the outer edge but it happened a little after 2 o'clock and turned about as dark as sun set. We didn't go out to look since We didn't have glasses but we sat on the deck and watched the change from bright sun light to dusk then watched it change back to bright. It must have been spectacular in the areas of pure darkness. We watched it later on TV. Were you in the area of darkness?

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@jstory07 (134458)

• Roseburg, Oregon

22 Aug 17

All it did here was get cool and that was it. It did not get dark.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Aug 17

Really I was under the impression that a large section of Oregon was dark but that didn't mean anything. A section of north Georgia was completely dark and we weren't.

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@andriaperry (116860)

• Anniston, Alabama

22 Aug 17

Nope. I got what you got.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Aug 17

We should have gone to north Georgia. They had people from everywhere. Just kidding, I wouldn't want to be in the middle of that crowd.

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@velvet53 (22528)

• Palisade, Colorado

22 Aug 17

I wasn't outside but it was sure dark inside, It felt funny having to turn on the lights.

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@velvet53 (22528)

• Palisade, Colorado

23 Aug 17

@RubyHawk It was a strange feeling but well worth it.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Aug 17

@velvet53 It was worth it. We enjoyed sitting and watch the the sky darken.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Aug 17

It looked a little weird to me when it started going dusk in the middle of the day.

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@Tampa_girl7 (48929)

• United States

22 Aug 17

Like you it didn't get very dark here.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Aug 17

We didn't get the full effect but it did feel a little eerie when the sky went from blue to gray.

@Courtlynn (66921)

• United States

22 Aug 17

I didnt watch and the sky hardly changed here.

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@Courtlynn (66921)

• United States

23 Aug 17

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Aug 17

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Aug 17

It changed here but didn't get dark. It was too dark to read on the deck and our outside light came on.

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@ilocosboy (45157)

• Philippines

22 Aug 17

We have no chance to see it because there's typhoon here and the sky is just full of clouds.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Aug 17

That must have happened in a lot of places.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Aug 17

@ilocosboy I think that's right.

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@ilocosboy (45157)

• Philippines

23 Aug 17

@RubyHawk maybe its just in your country.

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@velvet53 (22528)

• Palisade, Colorado

23 Aug 17

I didn't watch it but could tell it was happening from my apartment.

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@velvet53 (22528)

• Palisade, Colorado

23 Aug 17

@RubyHawk I plan to be here to see the next one and I will be sure to be outside for it.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Aug 17

We could see from our apartment but we could see better from the deck. We won't see it again until 2024.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Aug 17

@velvet53 I might get out and see it then.

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@wittynet (4421)

• Philippines

22 Aug 17

@RubyHawk, I witnessed several lunar and solar eclipses when I was young. We also didn't have glasses, but we're always using a big basin with water. We were told the sun was eating the moon, the moon was eating the sun, etc which we believed that time.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Aug 17

If I recall correctly we used a paper with a tiny pin hole to look through earlier.

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@rebelann (111164)

• El Paso, Texas

22 Aug 17

I'm too far south for anything to happen here

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Aug 17

This was the first time it was coast to coast since 79. I was at work then and it was about the same darkness as this time.

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@rebelann (111164)

• El Paso, Texas

23 Aug 17

I have no clue how dark it gets during an eclipse @RubyHawk it's never happened where I live.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Aug 17

@rebelann I've never seen a full eclipse. I was never in the right place at the right time.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

22 Aug 17

nowhere near sadly - saw live footage on our news broadcast - looked amazing

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Aug 17

It did look amazing on T V. They had beautiful pictures.

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@DaddyEvil (137145)

• United States

26 Aug 17

No, I didn't bother to go see the partial-eclipse here in Missouri, Ruby. (I've seen the eclipse before, so wasn't concerned with seeing it again.) I slept through the time it would have been visible here.

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@DaddyEvil (137145)

• United States

27 Aug 17

@RubyHawk But the partial eclipse was all people talked about the next day here. SMH! (People can really be weird, in my personal opinion!

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

26 Aug 17

That's just as well. They had a good view in north Georgie but not a big show here.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 Aug 17

@DaddyEvil That's the truth We're a weird bunch.

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@moffittjc (118435)

• Gainesville, Florida

23 Aug 17

We were in an area of 90% totality, and it was spectacular! It even got pretty dark, and the temperature dropped noticeably. It was a fun afternoon!

Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306113)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

22 Aug 17

That's great! I saw it, but we had about 60% here, so it only dimmed a little, but not significantly.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306113)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

23 Aug 17

@RubyHawk It didn't really get dark here, but the shadows grew long at one point, but that's about it.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Aug 17

@just4him I didn't even notice shadows. the light dimmed and the blue sky gradually went gray for a few minutes and gradually brightened.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Aug 17

That must have been like it was here. It was too dark to read on the deck and our outside ilght came on.

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The Invisible Man

@TheInvisibleMan (17603)

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22 Aug 17

I didn't see.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Aug 17

You must have been out of range. It wasn't that spectacle here.

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ElusiveButterfly

@ElusiveButterfly (45940)

• United States

23 Aug 17

We only had 60 percent of the eclipse. I was only able to see it through the glasses a friend offered me to use for a few seconds. I was working so I didn't have time to lollygag.

@allknowing (130066)

• India

23 Aug 17

I saw it here straight from space

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@jobelbojel (34729)

• Philippines

23 Aug 17

I have seen great photos from my friend in the US. My friend in Dallas did not have the chance to see the eclipse.

@LadyDuck (458006)

• Switzerland

22 Aug 17

This eclipse was not visible in Europe.