Solar Eclipse - Do you care?

[S.A. Boggs]

No.
Sam

[k arga]

No, I'm in the center of it, Clarendon county sc and could care less.

[Johnny P]

An event that doesn't happen very often, and I will certainly observe it. Rather watch that than a hockey game.

[Vern Humphrey]

I saw a total eclipse in '54 in Peru. I was going to school, and the Christian Brothers, who ran the school had set up a device like a reverse telescope -- if focused the sun an a sheet of cardboard, and you could watch the eclipse that way.

[Dick Hosmer]

Like most of us, I've seen several partial eclipses, but it would be nice to be able to see the corona effect live. But, for a number of reasons, that is not going to happen.

[Sunray]

Won't matter here. Supposed to be raining. Again. Wont matter if you're inside working either.
"...don't think D.C. is in the path..." Nope. Nowhere near either. SC.

[Allen]

I'll be glad when it is over--tired of hearing about it.

[ray55classic]

I'm old enough that I've seen partial eclipses. It's kind of cool to see the weird shadows on the ground(better than looking at the thing). I don't think D.C. is in the path. It's going through FL. I like night time photo shoots. I dig meteors. I saw one while out camping that was awesome. I just missed seeing this one; I was up a 4:00 a.m. but wasn't outside. It was estimated to be 10 ft' across. The high alt. wind twisted the contrail. Kind of like the Vandenberg missiles. The second pic is one I captured a year ago. It's not a big deal, but it was a big deal to me. The eclipse is a big deal not because it's a lucky shot or anything. Likely astronomers have figured out the next fifty of them into the year 15050, but it's a reminder that big things move around in our neighborhood and I hope some six year old remembers it.
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You missed the annual Persieds meteor shower that peaked about a week ago ,
BUT your in luck the annual Leonids meteor shower peaks around November 17th this year
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[dryheat]

I was out for the persieds, but it sucked for me. I got the shot I posted above a year ago during the persieds. This year, no meteors(while I was out) and it was buggy and hot and I dropped a lens in the dark.

[SloopJohnB]

Actually, I am interested in the event itself. Neat display of nature. I could give a flying ***K about all the greed, hoopla, and BS that are generated by the media and those hoping to profit from it.