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On 21 Aug 2017 23:55:33 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2017-08-21, > wrote:
>
>> Have you ever witnessed a total eclipse?
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>Not live.
>
>Seen a bunch on film and I'll likely see this one on film, too. Nova,
>PBS, Youtube, etc. Unfortunately, so many folks wanted to see this
>eclipse, NASA's servers seemed to be overwhelmed, at the time.
>
>I'm about 100 mi West of Colo Springs, so got to see about 86%
>coverage. About 11:15am, I noticed it becoming darker. Punched a
>hole in a paper plate and did the shadow trick, jes like I did as a
>teen way back in the 60s'. Saw the eclipse was about half-way
>through. It got so dark in the house, I almost turned on a lamp.
>But, it was all over a bit after Noon.
>
>Total cost: zero
>
>nb
>
>
Well done!