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indigovalley

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71. Profoundly disappointed in SE Minnesota

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 06:34 PM

Apr 8

Completely overcast skies so you couldn't see any of it. Eclipse sun coverage here was about 70%. It got colder and slightly darker outside but the street lights didn't come on. I was with my niece outside to see if anything would be visible and we ended up just watching the eclipse coverage on CNN on my phone. Bummer....

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Eclipse watchers... [View all] gopiscrap Apr 8 OP

Birmingham, AL Stuckinthebush Apr 8 #1

Getting dark. Porch lights going on Irish_Dem Apr 8 #6

Maysville Ohio, rapidly approaching totality Maeve Apr 8 #2

Yes it is cold and dark now Irish_Dem Apr 8 #7

Totality! Maeve Apr 8 #11

And now it returns Maeve Apr 8 #20

Lake Conroe, Texas. 92 percent. bluesbassman Apr 8 #3

Southern Ohio. Only a sliver now heading for totality Irish_Dem Apr 8 #4

Central mass - predicted to be 93% at 3:30 getagrip_already Apr 8 #5

Nothing here in Kingston malaise Apr 8 #8

same here in Tacoma WA gopiscrap Apr 8 #16

Here in claudette Apr 8 #9

Totality it is unbelievable Irish_Dem Apr 8 #10

Dark nighttime at 3 in the afternoon Irish_Dem Apr 8 #12

My little dog is spinning in a circle Irish_Dem Apr 8 #13

A friend in Arkansas said her dogs were freaking out during the totality AZSkiffyGeek Apr 8 #43

Minneapolis, MN. Very overcast skies, couldn't find the sun at all. Ocelot II Apr 8 #14

I'm in the Blue Ridge Mountains of north Georgia Glorfindel Apr 8 #15

DFW, 90.9%, and no sign of rain that had been forecast. Torchlight Apr 8 #17

I am watching on TV near Rochester NY. It's getting dark. BlueKota Apr 8 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueKota Apr 8 #33

Clouds Got In The Way BlueKota Apr 8 #34

Well claudette Apr 8 #44

It was spectacular. So much different that a partial. Liberal In Texas Apr 8 #19

Yeah, I've seen partials before but 100% is different Maeve Apr 8 #25

Just past peak here in West Michigan Johnny2X2X Apr 8 #21

Northern Colorado: 61-62% clear (no darkening, same as in 2017) but still cool. I gave a pair of glasses to a neighbor hlthe2b Apr 8 #22

Near Luna Pier Michigan. 99.9% not full dark Srkdqltr Apr 8 #23

Metro Atlanta Dulcinea Apr 8 #24

College Park MD, about 85% honest.abe Apr 8 #26

Southern New England, high clouds, not the best view. dem4decades Apr 8 #27

Bedford Ohio (not far from Cleveland) It was amazing...on my bucket list! Demsrule86 Apr 8 #28

Stark County Ohio ok_cpu Apr 8 #29

Bloomington, IL, about 96%. Beautiful, clear day, around 70 degrees. sinkingfeeling Apr 8 #30

Northwest Kentucky... Tom_Foolery Apr 8 #31

Near San Francisco, about 15% Retrograde Apr 8 #32

SW Ohio, just came back inside. Xavier Breath Apr 8 #35

Birds? Dear_Prudence Apr 8 #79

There were several Jays that were ping-ponging between our yard Xavier Breath Apr 8 #82

A birder friend who was in totality said... AZSkiffyGeek Apr 8 #85

Croghan New York, 100% totality Crunchy Frog Apr 8 #36

Southern MD, 'peak coverage' ended around 3:20 edt (DC area,) elleng Apr 8 #37

Akron, Ohio. Awesome experience. Out of totality 25 minutes ago. we can do it Apr 8 #38

kokomo indiana - it was great rurallib Apr 8 #39

Mostly clouded out in Bucks Cty. PA. FalloutShelter Apr 8 #40

Detroit. About 99% totality bif Apr 8 #41

A couple photos from a relative in AR: Ocelot II Apr 8 #42

The full height photo really captures marybourg Apr 8 #59

Northern Virginia happybird Apr 8 #45

About 92% here in northern Illinois, on a beautifully... 3catwoman3 Apr 8 #46

Richmond, Indiana BluesRunTheGame Apr 8 #47

NE Ohio - 100% in my eldery neighbor's driveway. Ms. Toad Apr 8 #48

So worth it though! we can do it Apr 8 #55

Yup. n/t Ms. Toad Apr 8 #75

My son snapped a pic of the corona. We didn't do anything to our phone settings prior LeftInTX Apr 8 #69

I got a relatively pixelated shot of the corona. Ms. Toad Apr 8 #76

84% Atlanta GA... To be honest, the glasses kind of made it boring ecstatic Apr 8 #49

Sounds about right, same here in Charlotte Shermann Apr 8 #64

Eclipse Demsrule86 Apr 8 #50

Chicago didn't get too dark but I saw the crescent. NPR sounded like they were having mucifer Apr 8 #51

Tampa area edbermac Apr 8 #52

93% Massachusetts. boston bean Apr 8 #53

Wilmington Delaware about 85% I think totality. Walleye Apr 8 #54

McKinney,.TX had 4m of Totality JCMach1 Apr 8 #56

Western NY. 100% totality. Awesome. wnylib Apr 8 #57

NJ shore Wicked Blue Apr 8 #58

Austin, TX Texasgal Apr 8 #60

Muncie, IN, Total, just amazing!!! NT Happy Hoosier Apr 8 #61

Absolutely nothing I could see in the SF Bay Area senseandsensibility Apr 8 #62

Upstate New York edhopper Apr 8 #63

Awesome photo! mobeau69 Apr 8 #80

Love those solar flares! Nice pic! Dear_Prudence Apr 8 #81

Great capture. Silent Type Apr 8 #84

Boerne (30 miles north of San Antonio, Texas) 3 min 35 secs of totality. LeftInTX Apr 8 #65

NW Ohio VGNonly Apr 8 #66

0. goose egg. nada. AllaN01Bear Apr 8 #67

It was a dud here in SC kskiska Apr 8 #68

Near Austin, TX. 100%. TwilightZone Apr 8 #70

Profoundly disappointed in SE Minnesota indigovalley Apr 8 #71

North of Dallas, 100%. tanyev Apr 8 #72

Terre Haute, Indiana 100% totality. Beautiful. Emile Apr 8 #73

94.5% A Bit Anticlimactic ProfessorGAC Apr 8 #74

Greenville, Me,,,no clouds....100% eclipse for 7 minutes. Mind blown. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 8 #77

Rushville IN, 100% Dear_Prudence Apr 8 #78

Someone started shooting off fireworks during totality. Boerne, TX. I heard it happened in San Antonio too. LeftInTX Apr 8 #83

I missed the diamond ring. When Emile Apr 8 #86

Shelbyville Indiana tavernier Apr 8 #87