Weather forecast in Vancouver (WA) goes from 78 and partly cloudy (today) to 89 and clear tomorrow.  The clear part will be welcome for eclipse watchers, but I could sure do without the heat...

Part way into it. A lot of fog but the glasses work. Getting dark about half hour before totality.
Got to say I had looked on this as a waste of time, just clogged streets to watch it get dark for a couple minutes.
There is something special about it though.

Just started partial a few minutes ago here.  Viewing thru my welding shield ... <yawn>.  I have my GoPro clone pointed across the property for a time lapse vid.  I'll start it about 30 minutes before max and let it run to record how dark it gets at 98.6%
 
 

Some woman was advertising these glasses on a local community website letting people know she's selling them (less than the $30 current going rate) at a Walmart parking lot. After about 15-20 people showed up, she only had one pair and was auctioning it to the highest bidder.
Some of the people are just ruthless....
 
Of course, it's currently very cloudy with heavy rain over here........  

I guess that 1% is a big deal.  From where I am in Vancouver, WA., we didn't get totality so it dimmed a little but nothing like it would have been at the places that got 100% totality.  The one thing that was very interesting was just how cool it got!  Something like 15 to 20 degrees cooler than it felt before.
 
So, maybe I should have gone somewhere to see it at 100%, but at least I don't have to drive home now!

meh ...

BobF
meh ...

+*Pfft...*

craigb

BobF
meh ...

+*Pfft...*

Light got dim and eerie, but not dark.  What a waste of time.  I could've been posting in the coffeehouse and been more productive.

Guys,
 
Don't know what it was about the eclipse, but shook me to the core, almost a spiritual experience. Went into this with a neutral to negative opinion, but when the event was upon us...
The wife almost cried. At the point of totality, experienced a communal surge of something good.
Animals, birds, humans all going nuts. Cheers and screams all over the community. Plants probably also singing if we had the ears to hear them.
Friggin' beautiful. How a couple minutes of darkness during daytime could have such an impact on everything that breathes. No idea.
 
Maybe got a few shots of the totality but dumped the camera after knowing that being part of the phenomenon was more important than documenting it.
 
Anyone else experience something mystic about this?
 
(edit).  Bob, maybe a difference in the experience being in the complete path? Got totally dark and cold here except for the corona. Makes us also realize how dependent we are on the sun's warmth. Will post some pictures.

Heck, I cried! :)
 
We went down to Beatrice Nebraska for 100% totality. 99% isn't close to the same thing. It's like watching a concert from the back of the arena or the front row - two totally different shows.
 
I wish I could describe it but I have no way to describe what we saw or how we felt. Seeing that perfect, beautiful corona around the moon - the dark side of the moon - we played Pink Floyd Eclipse during the totality! :) - and then looking at the horizon and while it was dark where we were, it looked like it was sunset for a full 360 degrees around the horizon!
 
Mystic - you freaking bet!!!!
 
Looking forward to 2024!