Total Solar Eclipse 4/8/24

[snorko]

"Oh my God there's a hole in the sky!" 7yo daughter @2:02 central time.

 

[AndreusMaximus]

Got to watch the totality of the eclipse from my backyard with the wife and kids and a couple friends who came by. Wow, that was actually pretty neat!

Haven't caught up with the thread, so this question was maybe already asked/answered, but did anyone else see little bright red dots underneath the moon during totality? At first there was one, and then a second bright red dot appeared shortly before totality ended. We all saw them, and conjectured that they were coronal ejections (I think that's what they're called) but I didn't remember hearing anything in advance about them being visible. I keep trying to google to see what they were, but I just keep getting generic articles that basically just give info like date/time of the eclipse, and don't say anything about red dots around the moon.

 

[dnurk]

Flew back from spring break trip w wife and son and got to airport parking lot just in time.

 

[Ziggidy]

That sun....it's pretty bright.

I’m so bright my mother calls me son!

 

[Ziggidy]

Got to watch the totality of the eclipse from my backyard with the wife and kids and a couple friends who came by. Wow, that was actually pretty neat!

Haven't caught up with the thread, so this question was maybe already asked/answered, but did anyone else see little bright red dots underneath the moon during totality? At first there was one, and then a second bright red dot appeared shortly before totality ended. We all saw them, and conjectured that they were coronal ejections (I think that's what they're called) but I didn't remember hearing anything in advance about them being visible. I keep trying to google to see what they were, but I just keep getting generic articles that basically just give info like date/time of the eclipse, and don't say anything about red dots around the moon.

What were you drinking?

 

[Ziggidy]

Flew back from spring break trip w wife and son and got to airport parking lot just in time. View attachment 345558

Good pic!

 

[1776goat]

Got to watch the totality of the eclipse from my backyard with the wife and kids and a couple friends who came by. Wow, that was actually pretty neat!

Haven't caught up with the thread, so this question was maybe already asked/answered, but did anyone else see little bright red dots underneath the moon during totality? At first there was one, and then a second bright red dot appeared shortly before totality ended. We all saw them, and conjectured that they were coronal ejections (I think that's what they're called) but I didn't remember hearing anything in advance about them being visible. I keep trying to google to see what they were, but I just keep getting generic articles that basically just give info like date/time of the eclipse, and don't say anything about red dots around the moon.

Im no expert but I believe they were solar flares.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Got to watch the totality of the eclipse from my backyard with the wife and kids and a couple friends who came by. Wow, that was actually pretty neat!

Haven't caught up with the thread, so this question was maybe already asked/answered, but did anyone else see little bright red dots underneath the moon during totality? At first there was one, and then a second bright red dot appeared shortly before totality ended. We all saw them, and conjectured that they were coronal ejections (I think that's what they're called) but I didn't remember hearing anything in advance about them being visible. I keep trying to google to see what they were, but I just keep getting generic articles that basically just give info like date/time of the eclipse, and don't say anything about red dots around the moon.

CMEs (coronal mass ejections) I believe.

 

[Ziggidy]

CMEs (coronal mass ejections) I believe.

What freaks me out is the fact our sun has been burning for over 10,000 years!

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Got to watch the totality of the eclipse from my backyard with the wife and kids and a couple friends who came by. Wow, that was actually pretty neat!

Haven't caught up with the thread, so this question was maybe already asked/answered, but did anyone else see little bright red dots underneath the moon during totality? At first there was one, and then a second bright red dot appeared shortly before totality ended. We all saw them, and conjectured that they were coronal ejections (I think that's what they're called) but I didn't remember hearing anything in advance about them being visible. I keep trying to google to see what they were, but I just keep getting generic articles that basically just give info like date/time of the eclipse, and don't say anything about red dots around the moon.

Saw the same red lights. Very cool.

 

[AndreusMaximus]

Im no expert but I believe they were solar flares.

CMEs (coronal mass ejections) I believe.

I just talked to another person who was in the area viewing the eclipse, and he said that since it was an arc falling back into the sun, it was technically a solar prominence, and not a CME. He had actually had a telescope set up and taken pictures through it during the totality, and was able to show me the same red dot I had seen, but through the zoomed-in telescope view you could definitely tell it was an arc shape.

 

[Brad69]

You sure she isn't just wearing that to keep from seeing you in a thong again?

I am not allowed to wear my tactical thongs in the yard anymore. I save them for tactical classes.

So no Zombies, no mass looting, no second coming, no earthquakes. I had everything ready I guess it’s time to turn the generator off.

 

[Ziggidy]

Got to watch the totality of the eclipse from my backyard with the wife and kids and a couple friends who came by. Wow, that was actually pretty neat!

Haven't caught up with the thread, so this question was maybe already asked/answered, but did anyone else see little bright red dots underneath the moon during totality? At first there was one, and then a second bright red dot appeared shortly before totality ended. We all saw them, and conjectured that they were coronal ejections (I think that's what they're called) but I didn't remember hearing anything in advance about them being visible. I keep trying to google to see what they were, but I just keep getting generic articles that basically just give info like date/time of the eclipse, and don't say anything about red dots around the moon.

My son’s friend took this from his church roof with a digital camera. If you enlarge the pic, you can see those red dots you speak of.

 

[MindfulMan]

Diamond Ring

 

[shootersix]

No gas shortages!
No food shortages!
No traffic jams!
No zombies!

Worst apocalyptic solar eclipse ever!…O out 5 stars!…do not recommend!

 

[Keith_Indy]

Traffic is up

INDOT Trafficwise

Reports regarding traffic incidents, winter road conditions, traffic cameras, active and planned construction, etc.

511in.org

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Starting to see some traffic backups on the news now. NB I-65 and SB I-69 (37).

 

[Brandon]

 

[Alamo]

Two very interesting things in this post:

 

[daddyusmaximus]

Flew back from spring break trip w wife and son and got to airport parking lot just in time. View attachment 345558

Great shot. Without it being all zoomed in.... it gives a good sense of what it was like.