It's amazing to me that it doesn't really seem any dimmer. I'm sure there's some fancy science explanation for that.
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Dana - Aug 21, 2017 9:00:08 am PDT #15678 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
sarameg - Aug 21, 2017 9:06:11 am PDT #15679 of 30002
It's dimmer here! But that's the clouds, we're getting socked in.
Connie Neil - Aug 21, 2017 9:13:47 am PDT #15680 of 30002
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It was distinctly dark here in Utah.
Dana - Aug 21, 2017 9:14:18 am PDT #15681 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Back inside. The explanation for the light thing is probably that we're bad at detecting gradual changes in light level. Or I am. But it feels a good 15 degrees cooler.
Calli - Aug 21, 2017 9:32:36 am PDT #15682 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
It definitely feels twilight-y here. We should reach 95%-ish totality in a few minutes.
And there's a weird heat-shimmery effect on a stone wall that I'm leaning against. Although it's NC in August, so it could just be actual heat shimmer.
Tom Scola - Aug 21, 2017 9:36:06 am PDT #15683 of 30002
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It's, like, 71% dark outside.
tommyrot - Aug 21, 2017 9:49:29 am PDT #15684 of 30002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Overcast here, but the sun peeked out a few times. I borrowed someone's eclipse glasses and did confirm a dragon is eating the sun.
Liese S. - Aug 21, 2017 9:50:26 am PDT #15685 of 30002
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
It got dark enough at totality here that the streetlights came on!
Atropa - Aug 21, 2017 9:53:55 am PDT #15686 of 30002
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It got darker here, and I was able to get some good photos using the front-facing camera on my phone. This was my favorite: [link]
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Calli - Aug 21, 2017 9:56:06 am PDT #15687 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Even though we got pretty close to totality, it never got that dark here. It was just like before a storm, only with a mostly clear sky.