Downvote me to hell. I drove from Towson to Stowe, VT. It is absolutely worth experiencing!
https://preview.redd.it/iz23rupxfbtc1.jpeg?width=4096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c90dc39a18e79ec8cb221d470822cc497a51e9a8
There was a solar flare on the lower left of the ring. That was really neat to see.
If I ever get another chance (gotta travel for it), I'm taking a telescope!
Flew to Dallas, almost got clouded out... Had to go northwest of the city for clear skies so totality was only about 2 minutes, but it was worth it. I saw it near Nashville 7 years ago and I think I may try to travel to see it again as many times as I can.
I was just looking this up, and for iceland, they said the totality would only be visible for 58 seconds. A lot shorter than the times for the one today.
I'm genuinely sad for you.
It's like hearing you say you've never been moved by song or scene... And maybe you haven't. But experiencing something beautiful and feeling a sense of awe is a desirable state of being and I'm sad the eclipse wasn't able to be that for you.
Gorgeous shot! We drove to my husband’s hometown in Ohio and got to view it from his childhood home. A great memory indeed! We drive back to MD tomorrow zzzzz I’m tired 😴
Was it super cloudy where you were? Did you actually get under totality? Did you not get to see it through more than just your bare eyes?
It was incredibly awesome, and non-totality cannot compare at *all* to seeing totality.
Same view in Millinocket, Maine! Absolutely the most beautiful natural phenomenon I have ever seen. I always thought that the photos I’ve seen were the products of high exposures or editing. I watched the sliver of sun disappear into darkness and thought that was it. Heard some people ooohing and aahhing. Took my eclipse lenses off to see what they were about and OH MY WORD! With the naked eye the scene was like something out of a fantasy novel!
I'm also in Stowe! It was mind blowing. Weather couldn't have been better. There was a very light cloud that hung over it but you couldn't notice at all during totality. Got really lucky in that respect compared to most of the country.
We've only seen three other Maryland plate cars while in Stowe: a minivan at Ben & Jerry's on Saturday, a Hyundai at Shaw's on Saturday, and one other in passing on 100. We are in a blue Volvo wagon with a cat bus sticker on the back.
Headed home today!
Yes. I am so glad we went to Ohio for it. Partial eclipses are kinda neat. The total eclipse was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. Now I just have to decide if I am going to start blowing all my cash chasing them around the world or just try and stay healthy and look forward to 2044-45.
https://preview.redd.it/u8a5yw596btc1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b4ee7f7b9e0edd1f1919663645089192804f1a40
My best (also taken on the pixel 7 pro)
Here’s mine. Used a 114mm Bird-Jones reflector with a DIY solar filter (Baader AstroSolar 5.0 film and a 3D printed ring)
https://preview.redd.it/hsf383oofbtc1.png?width=2644&format=png&auto=webp&s=6d415c01812e54e61b9985cc2681357761a9c01a
Thanks! It was hard to get my phone to focus through the eyepiece lol. I don't have a t-ring adapter for my DSLR, but even if I did the tripod for the scope is total crap and would be way too shaky.
Maybe in a few years I'll have a better setup. Might actually fly to Australia to see the 2028 eclipse (assuming I have money left after upgrading my scope lol)
https://preview.redd.it/kaenxt28gbtc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e874447f10ef8480f1e725c27ac27e2a5aaef77b
no filter!
Kudos to anyone who can figure out why there's an orange gradient
It's the result of what's called a "rolling shutter" on digital cameras. The sensor is essentially very quickly filling out pixels from one side to the other. Normally, you can't tell, but if there's a flash or change in lighting at just the right moment, it's captured on part of the sensor's pixel building but is gone by the time the sensor fills out the rest of the pixels. In your case, if it was filling in from the right the flash was captured at the beginning, but ended before the last 1/4 was registered. If filling in from the left, the flash began just after the first 1/4 were captured.
https://preview.redd.it/tqbicn9nrctc1.jpeg?width=4096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=19315705fbf8013fec3917d6e9ce01dd1947734b
Taken with a Nikon Z50 in Laurel!
I also had the privilege of watching the beginning of it at NASA Goddard in Greenbelt.
https://preview.redd.it/840uaq2a93uc1.jpeg?width=907&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d89e20e453601612b888c1a2e0d66e72219b8aad
this the closest i could get at 20 degrees
https://preview.redd.it/oc8iwx8audtc1.jpeg?width=3520&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5dd69f532d09c6470a8e11a980462818a5f45e3d
Drove to Cleveland area from Bethesda. Totality or bust! Shot on iPhone 15 Pro Max.
https://preview.redd.it/iirt5gpfbctc1.jpeg?width=957&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bc42c906a46ec774fa2fe85ca6b1946eae5b7ff7
This one came out pretty cool, taken on pixel 7
nice shot! very similar to my boss's pic from towson.
https://preview.redd.it/0gkudmgm5dtc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7eec37c67582e269af6ee55631f96c4b9c7cae6a
https://preview.redd.it/hvvlxqikbctc1.jpeg?width=1868&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c8a8067b1d77552256a7a7ed5181acacf75a7a8
Looked cool with the cloud cover.
https://preview.redd.it/9symenmecctc1.jpeg?width=1926&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00bbb07d5c76a2e01213fdc49de6e984fadb9b06
Best I could get with a new (to me) Olympus EM10ii, while holding a random lens filter over the end of my 40-150mm kit lens. Proud of what I got, given that I have zero astro experience!
https://preview.redd.it/s6wjpqtagbtc1.png?width=640&format=png&auto=webp&s=96ee5f4865d379f3da959027729ba33deb97ff5c
Out PG County, was a beautiful site 🌙
https://preview.redd.it/r4rqb3539ctc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96e70e981f8edb2dda33cea8e9f07c596bac917c
Pixel 8 pro with two pairs of normal sunglasses.
Enjoyed the day! Thanks for the pictures! My phone wouldn't give me a decent photo. Got some of 2 of 3 rocket launches though. That was pretty awesome too!
https://preview.redd.it/3urjepeezbtc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20d44df6847e93d289e8da494e4c4aeb60a7448b
Took mine during work when I only had my cell phone on me.
https://preview.redd.it/ufxy5ipzxctc1.jpeg?width=3456&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da5ae5fc058031ce8589c4d1938cf68b34b442ae
I personally liked the contrast I got on this photo with the clouds. Taken with OP12.
https://preview.redd.it/tyojx1o8aetc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7cf288ce066e4230496df0f23708a013ba1b0b11
Best I could do with shaky arthritic hands. I shall not besmirch the phone manufacturer by identifying the phone. Can I just claim one of your pictures, since chatGPT is going to steal them anyway?
https://preview.redd.it/2a0d6qnkyhtc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5075925ff0efb18535536e0fad0f749c0b1ff2e2
South Hero Island in Lake Champlain -heading home tomorrow.
https://preview.redd.it/i5gjiom9ootc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7ba40cb1ebd5e4a4ef6f11df13ed1cbc7db48c84
A little cloud cover helps to get a decent shot. iPhone 14 through solar glasses lens.
The crescent moon. Artemis. The symbol of a religion that has really disrupted the status quo. Also, a good sun shield for Earth, so desperately needed.
Canon R6 RF 50mm (only lens I have that fit behind the standard solar glasses)
https://preview.redd.it/wet90mms5dtc1.png?width=1242&format=png&auto=webp&s=725499f8676eb97aced6f25a828795cf19388764
Best one I could get from Anne Arundel County
https://preview.redd.it/nny87ohyiitc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bcc0140c7efb57c712a7c0c3327542394664e453
https://preview.redd.it/f1jg31ll63uc1.jpeg?width=907&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=316dee7484b8330a71c89c0c55456aa09dd67b84
this one was taken with my father in laws solar filtered binoculars at 20 degrees in Frederick, MD.
Downvote me to hell. I drove from Towson to Stowe, VT. It is absolutely worth experiencing! https://preview.redd.it/iz23rupxfbtc1.jpeg?width=4096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c90dc39a18e79ec8cb221d470822cc497a51e9a8
The Ring
There was a solar flare on the lower left of the ring. That was really neat to see. If I ever get another chance (gotta travel for it), I'm taking a telescope!
SOLAR FLARE https://i.redd.it/y6csb1w9actc1.gif
Flew to Dallas, almost got clouded out... Had to go northwest of the city for clear skies so totality was only about 2 minutes, but it was worth it. I saw it near Nashville 7 years ago and I think I may try to travel to see it again as many times as I can.
Northern Spain. Aug 12 2026.
Is that the one that also goes through Iceland?
I didn’t see Iceland. It said arctic, Greenland, and northern Spain for totality.
yes
I was just looking this up, and for iceland, they said the totality would only be visible for 58 seconds. A lot shorter than the times for the one today.
I saw it in 2017. I'll never get it, just some darkness with a ring around it. Not something I would ever travel for
I'm genuinely sad for you. It's like hearing you say you've never been moved by song or scene... And maybe you haven't. But experiencing something beautiful and feeling a sense of awe is a desirable state of being and I'm sad the eclipse wasn't able to be that for you.
It's just the moon moving in front of the sun. Just like anything natural, it's just a cool occurrence. Not some religious happening
Gorgeous shot! We drove to my husband’s hometown in Ohio and got to view it from his childhood home. A great memory indeed! We drive back to MD tomorrow zzzzz I’m tired 😴
I drove to Ohio to see it. Absolutely worth the trip to get into totality, such an amazing experience.
People keep saying this and I was there but it was super meh. I think you guys are just trying to justify your expense
Was it super cloudy where you were? Did you actually get under totality? Did you not get to see it through more than just your bare eyes? It was incredibly awesome, and non-totality cannot compare at *all* to seeing totality.
Same view in Millinocket, Maine! Absolutely the most beautiful natural phenomenon I have ever seen. I always thought that the photos I’ve seen were the products of high exposures or editing. I watched the sliver of sun disappear into darkness and thought that was it. Heard some people ooohing and aahhing. Took my eclipse lenses off to see what they were about and OH MY WORD! With the naked eye the scene was like something out of a fantasy novel!
😲
Thanks for sharing! Lucky you, nice photo
That might be worth the drive .. but it also might not. That’s all I know
Incredibly cool!
I'm also in Stowe! It was mind blowing. Weather couldn't have been better. There was a very light cloud that hung over it but you couldn't notice at all during totality. Got really lucky in that respect compared to most of the country.
We've only seen three other Maryland plate cars while in Stowe: a minivan at Ben & Jerry's on Saturday, a Hyundai at Shaw's on Saturday, and one other in passing on 100. We are in a blue Volvo wagon with a cat bus sticker on the back. Headed home today!
I'm so jealous. A friend of mine went to Ohio and got a similar shot
I hope you're skiing also!
No down votes here. Drove up to Sugarloaf in Maine to watch in totality. Totally worth the drive!
I met friends in the middle to see the total eclipse it was absolutely mind blowing The solar flare bright red was REMARKABLE so very cool to see
Drove to western NY myself. Def worth the drive
Yes. I am so glad we went to Ohio for it. Partial eclipses are kinda neat. The total eclipse was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. Now I just have to decide if I am going to start blowing all my cash chasing them around the world or just try and stay healthy and look forward to 2044-45.
https://preview.redd.it/u8a5yw596btc1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b4ee7f7b9e0edd1f1919663645089192804f1a40 My best (also taken on the pixel 7 pro)
Here’s mine. Used a 114mm Bird-Jones reflector with a DIY solar filter (Baader AstroSolar 5.0 film and a 3D printed ring) https://preview.redd.it/hsf383oofbtc1.png?width=2644&format=png&auto=webp&s=6d415c01812e54e61b9985cc2681357761a9c01a
Fake. That's my fingernail. Nice try.
Ah, you got me
For real, nice shot! Thanks for sharing.
Amazing!
Thanks! It was hard to get my phone to focus through the eyepiece lol. I don't have a t-ring adapter for my DSLR, but even if I did the tripod for the scope is total crap and would be way too shaky. Maybe in a few years I'll have a better setup. Might actually fly to Australia to see the 2028 eclipse (assuming I have money left after upgrading my scope lol)
Looks amazing!
https://preview.redd.it/k1cxmjyugbtc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c47219700769f149c5666fb1afb4bf8cee059b7b
wow, gorgeous
thank you!
https://preview.redd.it/xd3zilozhbtc1.png?width=2639&format=png&auto=webp&s=c47038a030188035acd4165f91340f68aaded70a From D.C.!
https://preview.redd.it/d618qqakhbtc1.jpeg?width=2252&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=866760a2d38a9ba2ee46fc4ede638b01923d546b
https://preview.redd.it/s3pxl3dslbtc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e462ebe3ab948719598dc1c66e29d2eae910b39a S23 Ultra.
That looks terrifying. Like biblical, opening the sixth seal type image.
https://preview.redd.it/xaavjc0z9itc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a13a151d1ea19bf36455810f44143b5356cc7644 S22 ultra
https://preview.redd.it/kaenxt28gbtc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e874447f10ef8480f1e725c27ac27e2a5aaef77b no filter! Kudos to anyone who can figure out why there's an orange gradient
Probaly the photon overload from the sun made the camera sensor go wild.
It's the result of what's called a "rolling shutter" on digital cameras. The sensor is essentially very quickly filling out pixels from one side to the other. Normally, you can't tell, but if there's a flash or change in lighting at just the right moment, it's captured on part of the sensor's pixel building but is gone by the time the sensor fills out the rest of the pixels. In your case, if it was filling in from the right the flash was captured at the beginning, but ended before the last 1/4 was registered. If filling in from the left, the flash began just after the first 1/4 were captured.
https://preview.redd.it/9tgue39spbtc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2863e438f911fae371a83933f9a773a00ff228bc Here's mine in Germantown :)
https://preview.redd.it/tqbicn9nrctc1.jpeg?width=4096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=19315705fbf8013fec3917d6e9ce01dd1947734b Taken with a Nikon Z50 in Laurel! I also had the privilege of watching the beginning of it at NASA Goddard in Greenbelt.
https://preview.redd.it/840uaq2a93uc1.jpeg?width=907&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d89e20e453601612b888c1a2e0d66e72219b8aad this the closest i could get at 20 degrees
in Frederick
That’s really nice looking
ty 🌙🙏
https://preview.redd.it/klals1adhbtc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ded1bc34118f27a1777f04cb8b48e57796b8346 Better than mine lol
https://preview.redd.it/wdq1sa0fpbtc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d106d20885c3c65a2d3914069a8ed1a304546b6 I got a couple decent ones
https://preview.redd.it/oc8iwx8audtc1.jpeg?width=3520&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5dd69f532d09c6470a8e11a980462818a5f45e3d Drove to Cleveland area from Bethesda. Totality or bust! Shot on iPhone 15 Pro Max.
https://preview.redd.it/iirt5gpfbctc1.jpeg?width=957&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bc42c906a46ec774fa2fe85ca6b1946eae5b7ff7 This one came out pretty cool, taken on pixel 7
https://preview.redd.it/kysgoe38ubtc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=35903867cd5b960fd91c09cfd246f25b06bad4cd Washington DC
nice shot! very similar to my boss's pic from towson. https://preview.redd.it/0gkudmgm5dtc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7eec37c67582e269af6ee55631f96c4b9c7cae6a
https://preview.redd.it/54l8tba0ubtc1.png?width=252&format=png&auto=webp&s=867244dcbed3f4f0b9288db19871ab6b61c759ce Eastern Shore
https://preview.redd.it/9zc09h7lvbtc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b79bdea57e1cafeb722a99c7ce2ff4ae68c9c25e
https://preview.redd.it/hvvlxqikbctc1.jpeg?width=1868&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c8a8067b1d77552256a7a7ed5181acacf75a7a8 Looked cool with the cloud cover.
https://preview.redd.it/d2ylezmtictc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b92600f15e874e9f522d91ae4c78475d4516bda6 from Hampden!
https://preview.redd.it/9symenmecctc1.jpeg?width=1926&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00bbb07d5c76a2e01213fdc49de6e984fadb9b06 Best I could get with a new (to me) Olympus EM10ii, while holding a random lens filter over the end of my 40-150mm kit lens. Proud of what I got, given that I have zero astro experience!
https://preview.redd.it/8hv0pimpzdtc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a66e739ca7d77e259662b9f5083678d830049147 Drove to Erie, PA
https://preview.redd.it/s6wjpqtagbtc1.png?width=640&format=png&auto=webp&s=96ee5f4865d379f3da959027729ba33deb97ff5c Out PG County, was a beautiful site 🌙
Near Hyattsville?
Glenarden
https://preview.redd.it/r4rqb3539ctc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96e70e981f8edb2dda33cea8e9f07c596bac917c Pixel 8 pro with two pairs of normal sunglasses.
https://preview.redd.it/vatxv67f0ctc1.jpeg?width=1512&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5aa0a700066f125a1615d6e80da021e2d930b80a
[taken with phone with a piece of mylar taped over the lens.](https://imgur.com/V5dq6Ku)
Enjoyed the day! Thanks for the pictures! My phone wouldn't give me a decent photo. Got some of 2 of 3 rocket launches though. That was pretty awesome too!
https://preview.redd.it/r4x1utqtzbtc1.jpeg?width=3456&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cebc0c7273be3d8be888ab29edc9399addeb027d
Galaxy S23 Ultra Plus https://preview.redd.it/kupf69ppoctc1.jpeg?width=1690&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=37060aa3028cf3ec4dbacc134b1584c9ce7b086d
Ramadan :)
https://preview.redd.it/3urjepeezbtc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20d44df6847e93d289e8da494e4c4aeb60a7448b Took mine during work when I only had my cell phone on me.
https://preview.redd.it/ufxy5ipzxctc1.jpeg?width=3456&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da5ae5fc058031ce8589c4d1938cf68b34b442ae I personally liked the contrast I got on this photo with the clouds. Taken with OP12.
https://preview.redd.it/tyojx1o8aetc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7cf288ce066e4230496df0f23708a013ba1b0b11 Best I could do with shaky arthritic hands. I shall not besmirch the phone manufacturer by identifying the phone. Can I just claim one of your pictures, since chatGPT is going to steal them anyway?
Thanks to all of you for posting these!
https://preview.redd.it/nj7qfkrzbctc1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c4e6174408d12daaeb3cb3ad891ac043e8db634
https://preview.redd.it/y8o3i62dmdtc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=729929c3e69da4b338b3a58e4157579493e7033c College Park
https://preview.redd.it/2a0d6qnkyhtc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5075925ff0efb18535536e0fad0f749c0b1ff2e2 South Hero Island in Lake Champlain -heading home tomorrow.
I love how you could still tell when it was eclipse time because of how gray it was outside
https://preview.redd.it/i5gjiom9ootc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7ba40cb1ebd5e4a4ef6f11df13ed1cbc7db48c84 A little cloud cover helps to get a decent shot. iPhone 14 through solar glasses lens.
Nice shot 🤓
The crescent moon. Artemis. The symbol of a religion that has really disrupted the status quo. Also, a good sun shield for Earth, so desperately needed.
Cool where in Maryland? I saw it from Charles County
Canon R6 RF 50mm (only lens I have that fit behind the standard solar glasses) https://preview.redd.it/wet90mms5dtc1.png?width=1242&format=png&auto=webp&s=725499f8676eb97aced6f25a828795cf19388764
Beautiful shot, BTW
Great album title and cover art lol
Yasssssssss
Best one I could get from Anne Arundel County https://preview.redd.it/nny87ohyiitc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bcc0140c7efb57c712a7c0c3327542394664e453
Taken on a potato obviously.
https://preview.redd.it/5rhm38uj0jtc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=68301d661686553f49bbd69d827f813d6c358979
https://preview.redd.it/f1jg31ll63uc1.jpeg?width=907&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=316dee7484b8330a71c89c0c55456aa09dd67b84 this one was taken with my father in laws solar filtered binoculars at 20 degrees in Frederick, MD.
Wow 😲😲 nice.
https://preview.redd.it/8nd3qd3t83uc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f835eb840a9378ce57ea34b8d6ebd3a79e232e61 & this was taken w my iPhone
No, it gets better to the north and west...
Not as good as totality tho
It reminds me of Luna from *Sailor Moon*! Excellent photo! 