Maritime Eclipse
By Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21736)
Canada
April 8, 2024 8:39pm CST
For the first time in almost a week we were greeted by brilliant blue skies when we awakened.
This was ideal for the eclipse.
While I don’t live in the path of totality, a short 25 minute drive would bring me well past the edge,
Unfortunately, hubby is recovering from a heart procedure and travelling would have been too much for hem.
I made myself a pinhole camera to observe the 99% .
I had to chuckle about the map. The Maritimes and Maine are the only areas where perfect conditions are forecast.
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@Morleyhunt (21736)
• Canada
10 Apr
We were thrilled with the lovely weather we had yesterday. Today was overcast again. We even had a snow shower or two.
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@LadyDuck (458794)
• Switzerland
10 Apr
@Morleyhunt We had rain yesterday and now a fierce wind is blowing.
@Morleyhunt (21736)
• Canada
10 Apr
@LadyDuck this morning the skies are blue and clear again. The temperature is a bit nippy though, close to 0° C.
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@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Apr
99% doesn't sound too bad. That was a good idea to make a pinhole camera.
@Morleyhunt (21736)
• Canada
10 Apr
The pinhole camera suited my needs. Using a colander to see lots of tiny crescents was also pretty special.
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@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr
@Morleyhunt At school, we did something similar I guess just through the buttonholes on our blazers.
@Morleyhunt (21736)
• Canada
10 Apr
@JudyEv exactly. Any small opening gave us lovely crescents or light
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16541)
• China
9 Apr
They say there is a 115-mile-wide path of totality.I have seen a total solar eclipse,but don't remember exactly when I saw it.
@Morleyhunt (21736)
• Canada
10 Apr
I’ve never experienced a total eclipse, now I probably never will.
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@RebeccasFarm (86830)
• United States
9 Apr
Now good ol Maine.
Yes hope your dear Husband recovers excellently Morley.
@RebeccasFarm (86830)
• United States
10 Apr
@Morleyhunt Oh you are blessed..I just love Maine..it is my kind of place..I wish I could go back
@Morleyhunt (21736)
• Canada
10 Apr
We are in New Brunswick (neighbour to Maine)
What a wonderful opportunity.
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@jstory07 (134508)
• Roseburg, Oregon
9 Apr
I did not even remember. I took a friend to Rite Aid to get his medicine.
@Morleyhunt (21736)
• Canada
10 Apr
With all the hype it would have been hard to forget in our area of the world
@JESSY3236 (18957)
• United States
9 Apr
We had 80%. My mother made me a cereal box viewer. But we did have cloud cover so I only saw a little bit of it.
@Morleyhunt (21736)
• Canada
10 Apr
My son and his family watched the total eclipse as did my sister and her husband. It would have been great to see, but 99% was also not too bad.
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