I love science. Screw the haters. Science is amazing. Nature is beautiful.

Our partial will happen at 2.18Jamaica time - 48 minutes to go

not kidding

a snake oil salesman - corrupt to the core

I love the accuracy of the scientists as much as I'm loving this amazing wonder of our universe

All while he burned the corneas out of his ignorant head...

Please proceed

I do hope he is stupid enough to "prove those scientists wrong" though...

I still cringe when they call him President

I told him on Twitter that he was speaking blasphemy because God created the sun and the moon. I wonder what sort of comments I'll get. That guy is a POS and insane.

Jim Bakker is a con man of low repute who uses god as a pawn. His actions and bizarre personal life suggests he's an immoral sociopath, who dreams up stuff while getting high on shit.

At Obama. And he's sure to be pissed off at someone already for the next eclipse. And all the eclipses from now on.

Makes perfect sense. Why wait for anyone to screw up when he already knows they wii?

When does Trump hire him?

I can't even describe the beauty held by the sky during totality. I was looking east, away from the sun, and the sky was just dreamy beautiful! Clouds, stars, darkness and light together...amazing.

We had a huge thunderstorm that ended, and the clouds parted just before the eclipse began. Those clouds moved east, and were still in the sky during the eclipse. I originally decided to look that way, thinking there might be a rainbow. No rainbow, just awesome beauty.

I am so glad I wasn't watching the sun when it was totally eclipsed. I would have hated to miss that sky.

the sky or the sun - great Smoky Mountains now - a star as the sun disappears - gorgeous

We love these kinds of experiences together. Completely awesome. Watched from our front yard. Nature is a boss.

We got extremely lucky as the sun shone brightly and a massive cloud bank held off just long enough to witness about 99% coverage and the eerie dusk-like light and circular sunset (the sky lit up like a sunset in areas normally never seen in such light)...

I will be making the pilgrimage to Carbondale, IL. in 2024 for sure!

Moron in chief put on the glasses

happy i did not invest in glasses. couldn't even see the damn sun

In person on my back steps. My first full eclipse. Not simply the spectacle in the sky (which is very impressive) but here's what struck me: the stillness, the slow but steady diminishing of the light, the cicadas ramping up while birds flit to roost, shadows dancing eerily across my deck and the water below looking as if it were boiling.

After 7 months of political upheaval, this was a well-deserved moment of respite. Not to mention wonder.

My son called from Philly. They were only getting a partial but it was overcast so he didn't see anything. He asked me if it was worth the $1000's some people paid for travel expenses and whatnot. I said it depends on your passion for sky-related things or if you're at the end of life and a total eclipse was on your bucket list Then? Yes, it's probably worth it. For me, the atmospherics were as impressive as the celestial event itself.

As it turns out there's another full eclipse in April 2024 and Philly should have a front row seat. Just so happens I should be relocated to the Philadelphia area by then, so I'm likely to get a second pass. Weather permitting, of course.

I think there's something important to be said about our sense of wonder and deep appreciation for these natural events and Nature herself. One broadcaster said that the eclipse is a reminder of how we all share the same planet, regardless of who we are or where we come from.

That sounds about right to me.

I loved watching the eclipse online, since it was totally cloudy and raining here in Jax. FL. That part was a bummer, I was all ready with my 2 paper plates.

Didn't have glasses and we have a four year old that sometimes goes into a "I'm going to do the opposite of what you tell me" mode. Didn't want to risk him going into one of his moods and tossing aside his glasses.

You are the mom, not like he can sign any papers yet. Just hope he forgets by the time you are a 95 year old and he is your guardian.

Kids are going to be kids. We're stern when we need to be stern, but 4 years aren't going to bark on command 100% of the time.

It really was a once in a lifetime experience! Rained like crazy on the drive to Independence, but cleared up perfectly about an hour before the eclipse started. Took about an hour for it to happen, then OMG, just breathtaking!

but this I believe, its entirely credible! I watch the moon and the sun every day! Nature is IT!

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Seeing it live must have been incredible.

and GEM$NBComcast. At some point I realized my arms were pointing to the sky - it was magnificent

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it is August 2, 1133; you are a farmer working in your fields and the sun disappears and the stars are visible. It would have scared me. No one to explain to you what had happened.

despite all the scientific explanations

Fear caused them to retreat to chapel or caves?

They didn't live long enough to have any effect on their sight?

It's entirely possible that some of them did damage their eyesight but were still able to function pretty normally in their daily lives. I bet it wasn't many, though. I can tell you that even in the seconds right before and after totality, it would be uncomfortable to just look straight at the sun. The tiny sliver visible was still extremely bright.

Awesome.

This afternoon, solar eclipse!

Tonight, Trump! Total eclipse of the mind!

that alone was an eclipse of the mind and a horrific example to his son and others

Oh, my. Science don't apply to him. Must be nice to shake off reality.

He's an idiot and a horrible example for America's children

up here in MT. While the sight was awe inspiring, I was struck by the temperature change when the sun went away. Amazing experience and I didn't think about the orange lunatic running loose in OUR house once - so that's something!!

Wow...it was amazing. I will never forget that and can't wait until my kids get home from school so we can regale each other with our experiences. (they got to watch today too)

Nice

You could hear people reacting with gasps of sheer wonder echoing in dead silence. I want more and have started to make plans.

I was surprised by how light it still was outside - I guess my eyes adjusted. Borrowed someone's glasses and confirmed we were only showing a sliver of light, yet visibility was quite good. Temperature drop very noticeable. Shadows of leaves on the ground was crescent shaped and freaky!

Loading Apocalypto when I get home

Eclipsed sun shining thru the skylight in my dining area. We had about 98% totality here and we watched most of it from our driveway. I was amazed at how still and quiet everything was before and after. It was eerily beautiful and even the chickens got quiet. I was making fig preserves before, during and after and this is what I saw when I went in to check on the figs.

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That is beauutiful

We didn't have totality where I am; we had 98%, but the temperature dropped markedly. The frogs and crickets started their nighttime songs, and the chickens began heading toward the coop.

Yeah, I'm with you - I don't get all those who felt the need to knock it.

It was very cool.

Very cool is right - I ignored those who knocked it.

Amazing experience. You could hear all the cheers and hollering thru the town and the church bells were being rung.

Sent shivers up my spine as I let out a holler.

What an experience

Something about an "Invest"

Went outside but didn't have glasses to look up. It didn't get dark or still.
Will add pics tomorrow

there was nothing to see

One of the coolest things I have ever seen. Maybe THE coolest.

I think a bunch of new scientists were created today. Reinforcements in the battle against the anti-science idiots.

I marvel at the accuracy of the scientists

And I was honestly thankful. I've been worried for weeks, because the high school I work at is largely designed to be traversed outside. Have you ever tried telling a teenager NOT to do something?

I'm honestly thankful that none of my kids were blinded.