Total Solar Eclipse 2017

sheepherder · 08-21-2017, 02:45 PM

I just came in from the time of greatest eclipse in my area. It was still as light as it was at noon!

The local news broadcast last night that we would get about 70% eclipse, so I've been watching the Science Channel. It never even got dark in the areas of totality. As far as I could see on TV, the only difference was that the shadows diminished.

There has been a weird effect here though. The amount of traffic is about what I see at 1:00 at night...Minutes go by with no cars/trucks, in either direction. And about a third of what does go by have their headlights on.

The Science Channel had promised live coverage across the country but they keep showing segments of How The Universe Works interspersed with a female announcer in Oregon, and they keep repeating the segments and her comments rather than live regional coverage.

I'm really disappointed! If this is the best our solar system has to offer, I'll go somewhere else next time.

08-21-2017, 02:45 PM	#16
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,208 Thanks: 1,425 Thanked 4,474 Times in 2,343 Posts	What a bust !!! I just came in from the time of greatest eclipse in my area. It was still as light as it was at noon! The local news broadcast last night that we would get about 70% eclipse, so I've been watching the Science Channel. It never even got dark in the areas of totality. As far as I could see on TV, the only difference was that the shadows diminished. There has been a weird effect here though. The amount of traffic is about what I see at 1:00 at night...Minutes go by with no cars/trucks, in either direction. And about a third of what does go by have their headlights on. The Science Channel had promised live coverage across the country but they keep showing segments of How The Universe Works interspersed with a female announcer in Oregon, and they keep repeating the segments and her comments rather than live regional coverage. I'm really disappointed! If this is the best our solar system has to offer, I'll go somewhere else next time. __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...