Ask Lemmy

It's so weird. Take pictures because it won't happen like this again. Don't take pictures because you don't have time. It doesn't matter if it's 1 minute or 4 minutes, your brain will only experience 30 seconds. While I wasted time on pictures, it was still a neat learning experience after the fact. There was a particular solar prominence we all saw, but orientation indicated where the photo was taken (trusting reported locations and that "up is up" in the photo).

The one I saw has mixed memories. I brought 10x50 bincoluars so my view ended up being very similar to good photos that came out of it. I can't tell which are my memories and which are memories of high end photos.

I traveled 7 hours each way to see it. Because cloud cover was predicted, I left myself the option to either go east or north for the best sky forecast. Still, the loss of sunlight does have a slight cloud-clearing effect. We had a high altitude haze but it was fine enough.

I barely remember it happening. It doesn't go night time dark, but rather twilight dark. Everything went quiet. Even cars stopped driving. The whispy tails of the corona were so foreign to see.

And as you finish reading this stream of consciousness I've written, it's over.

I can't wait for the next one.

Random internet stranger, I have inportant instructions from THE FUTURE [queue scifi music] (also this is a big assumption is still a US in 20 years). On 2044-03-30, buy tickets to Disney World for 2045-08-12. Current policy allows booking 500 days in advance and the park will be in the path of the next total solar eclipse. This will be the single most expensive day to ever be in the park and you can try and sell the tickets.

But real, non-joking answer. Got to Banff NP, Alberta Canada on 2044-08-23. It will be going through part of the lower-48, but lets be real, North Dakota is kinda dull.