A quick look at the 2024 North American Eclipse with totality in Mexico, the US and Canada, and some information about the solar prominence and maybe even flares that we saw as pink blobs on the edge of the sun.
My wife and I traveled from Las Vegas, Nevada to Niagara, Ontario, in hopes of seeing it there. Once we woke up on Sunday and saw that the cloud coverage was going to be worse, we decided to drive six hours east toward Montreal. The morning of, we drove another hour and a half east to a small town called Knowlton, Quebec. We had completely clear skies. I have been having a tough time explaining to our friends and family what we saw. I keep saying you have to experience this yourself; no words can do it justice. What a true moment of awe.
Wow, you drove from Vegas to Knowlton, Qc...this is a long trip! I live North of Québec city and only had to drive 90 minutes to get to my planned view spot in the Eastern Townships region; La Maison du Granit in Lac Drolet, Qc. This was a very nice elevated location to view the eclipse. My wife had ''no expectations'' while traveling with me to the location. After the eclipse, she said to be quite amazed by the natural event she just had seen. As you said, you must live it to get to understand the phenomena. So extraordinary :-) . Hope you had a nice stay in our province and a safe trip back.
@pierremorin6077 I should have been a bit more specific with travel 😅 I flew into Ontario and had a rental with the hindsight of needing to travel if we needed to. It was a long drive back to our stay in Ontario, but definitely flew and not drove to Canada haha. Thank you for your kind words, I enjoyed your Provence very much and I am looking forward to going back and actually spending some time there soon!
I was going to go to Niagara and then ended up going to Quebec as well, fortunately I already live in Ontario, and the site of Eclipse was unbelievable to explain I agree. My only regret is all the traffic left the site I went to in Quebec at around tge same time so traffic was really bad leaving Eastern Townships all in all a good experience though!
@wallyocho my friend and I left at around 5pm stopped ar an extremely overcrowded A and W ( still in Eastern Townships most likely with other Eclipse watchers where the order took 1 hour and didn't get home to Toronto Area until 3 am and I had to work the next day what an adventure but work luckily was easy the next day but what an adventure lol so similar to you about 8 hours. You got back home in 9 hours! I take it you aren't talking about Las Vegas lol
i saw the eclipse under clear skies and those prominences had such a vibrant pinkish red color to them. it was like looking at a new color my eyes hadn’t seen before. absolutely stunning
Wow that phrase " It was like looking at a new colour my eyes hadn't seen before" is so powerful and really helpful with the description of eclipse. I live in Vancouver BC Canada and didn't even get a chance to see a partial eclipse because of cloud cover. Thank you for sharing your experience!
@@tracyrobinson9442 I saved that comment - I'm going to put a posy on this channels community tab with the best or most interesting comments and descriptions. Did you see the 2017 eclipse by any chance? I flew to Vancouver and then drove down to Oregon with my brother to see it.
Traveled from NJ to Norwalk OH. Took my nephews and step niece. First totality for all of us. For something as simple as the moon passing between the earth and sun it was easily the most awe inspiring, beautiful and, truthfully, humbling experience. I'm 52 and I felt like a little kid again, excitedly jumping up and down as totality began. I feel blessed to have had them with me for the event. They were every bit as enthralled as I was. Thanks for the video and opportunity to post to it!
That sounds so wonderful seeing it with close family! What a great description " something as simple as the moon passing between the earth and sun it was easily the most awe inspiring, beautiful and, truthfully, humbling experience". Thanks for posting that - I have stated keeping a list of my favorite eclipse quotes and description and your is on it!
I drove all the way from eastern Montana to a friend's place in northern Arkansas, and we saw totality there. It was my first time after missing the 2017 TSE. It was a wonderful experience and I was so overwhelmed with joy and passion that I yelled out "Prominences!" when I saw that pink thing on the edge.
I live in Central Arkansas! The cloud report was making me nervous that day! The weather station was predicting 50 to 60% but it was amazingly clear! I'm glad they was wrong!
@@digitalworms I'll bet on eclipse day there were a record number of people (including myself) who were hoping (successfully) that the weather predictions were wrong :)
@@digitalworms went though the exact same thing - cancelled my trip to Texas middle of the week prior due to bad weather forecast, and then nervously watched the weather around the great lakes as it worsened.
This was my first time ever seeing a total solar eclipse, having witnessed it near Erie, PA. I had been excited to see totality since I saw partiality in 2017, and it did not disappoint. The beauty and ethereal nature of the corona and the solar prominence were amazing! Even though it lasted about 3 minutes and 42 seconds where we were, it was still way too short. I'm motivated to see another one and will make it one of my life goals.
"The beauty and ethereal nature ..." what a wonderful description! I was lucky enough to see totality in 2017 and like you, after seeing my first one, am very motivated to see more even after seeing two!
Witnessed totality on a farm in Indianapolis. The birds went quiet, frogs in a pond started croaking, and chickens prepared to roost. Simply an amazing experience. If you ever have the chance don’t miss it.
Not many people reported the animal;s reactions in the comments - how cool! I couldn't agree with you more " If you ever have the chance don’t miss it."
@@bakeman8 Interesting that the bats came out - they must have thought partial before totality was dusk. Also interesting that the dog recognized it was strange!
@@Dessert_x_Tat I completely missed the planets! Was to busy enjoying the eclipse itself. Interesting thing about temperature - the cooling was not as noticeable as summer 2017 in Oregon. I think maybe because it was already cool, wearing sweaters etc this time (was near the US/Canada border just est of the Great Lakes, so still spring coolish temperatures). Like 2017, I was just in awe of the spectacle of the eclipse - indescribable to see the sun that way. And this the the prominence - wow! Both eclipses are something I will never forget. How about you?
Wonderful! For me, the 2017 one was even more special than this one - probably because it was my first, but that doesnt take away form this one. Certainly an amazing experience!
I cheated and used my 400mm lens as a telescope - like your experience - a bit of magnification really makes quite a difference. I think your the first person from Maine who commented. As near as I could tell from weather predictions, Maine and New Brunswick may have had the best weather in all of North America for the eclipse.
@@ElectromagneticVideos Yes! It was perfect weather conditions, which is why we had more tourism traffic in one day than a month in the summer. So we found a field next to a stream and enjoyed it all alone. I'm 53 and it's probably my first and last total eclipse experience. Pretty awesome
@@chrissanfino761 Ha- some of the places around here (Ontario, Canada) also had record traffic for this time of year. I can just imagine how wonderful it must have been with the stream maybe gurgling while watching the eclipse in solitude. It certainly was pretty awesome!
@@stuartdavis798 Your right - not typically a clear sky time of year. But Lake Ontario area was my backup plan - had booked flights to Houston, but mid-week before the eclipse the weather in Texas was predicted to be largely overcast and clear up here. So cancelled Texas So plan B worked!
thank you so much - YES! I saw the pink solar flares at the bottom of the sun, and had simple pair of 5x binoculars which were a surprisingly great viewing instrument from Missouri.
It is amazing! Glad you saw the bright flare. I did some looking - we are close to the peak of the sunspot cycle so bigger, more flares than for the 2017 eclipse (low end of the of cycle).
Binoculars are the way, unless you have an auto-tracking telescope. I got some fixed focus binocs just for the trip. I also bought 10 pairs of eclipse glasses online, in case anyone there needed a pair. But then the motel we stayed at had a stack of them they were giving away free. Even with binocs, I still couldn't see that devil's comet everyone was talking about. Oh well. ECLIPSE BABY
@@ElectromagneticVideos You might be able to see it at dawn/dusk. It's next to Jupiter, or at least it was. As soon as the sun is visible the sky will block your view.
Kingston was my "Plan B" after cancelling Texas and then 20km East of Cornwall was my "Plan C" as Kingston weather got worse. So glad Kingston saw in the end! The clouds over the partially eclipsed sun after totality in your video is the best part - the only video with that I have seen. Here is the link for anyone reading this to see: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2NZY2sBCF7I.html
Drove from Utah to Gatesville Texas, it was very cloudy,but cleared enough to witness Totality in all it's glory! Loved the bright prominences, they were so clear to the naked eye.
Also drove from Utah. Our original plan was in the area near the Mexican border, but when the weather shifted, so did we. Thanks to the hospitality of some friends in the DFW area, we settled on the cemetery at Vaughan, TX, just a short distance from the centerline, and the clouds cleared just in time! Just as beautiful and moving as the 2017 eclipse, which we viewed from Howe, Idaho.
@@ElectromagneticVideos Absolutely, knowing that both the 2017 and 2024 events were perfectly viewable with just a little effort on our part, I'd had both on my radar for two decades! One short and one long road trip for each just added to the fun. I may try to intercept some more in the future but if I never see another, I'll still be happy!
@@marcpehkonen5296 Cool! I cant claim to have been waiting for them that long, but was determined to see this one after seeing 2017. I may try an take a trip somewhere there is one in the future. Spain has a couple in a few years.
So glad you saw that after such a long trip in spite of the cloudy weather in Texas. I had flight booked to Texas and cancelled a few days ahead because of the weather and saw it close to home east of the Great Lakes. There are a few in Spain in a few year that would be a shorter trip for you next time!
We observed from Burlington Vt. The sky was mostly clear, high wispy clouds near the sun that did not interfere at all. It was, in a word, spectacular! During totality I switched to clear 11×80 Meade binoculars on a tripod. A prominence on the lower right side was by far the largest and truly amazing! There were other smaller prominences upper right and left. Brilliant pink colors also ringed the sun in various places.
We saw 3 minutes of totality in northern Vermont, with snow-covered fields all around, and just enough very thin, high clouds to show us the approaching shadow. Every minute of that day was perfect, and totality was simply mind-boggling. I wasn't prepared for my emotional response, and no amount of previous photos of eclipses prepared me for what I saw. It was totally amazing. I've used the words "mind-blowing" to describe things in my life before, but now I know I was wrong! My mind was never blown until April 8, 2024!
What a great description! From many other comments, you were in the about the best place to see this eclipse - so very fitting for a "mind-boggling" experience! It really is something that you cant appreciate from photos or descriptions - you have to actually see it.
I saw the total eclipse from the Indianapolis area. My sister lives in Carmel Indiana so I made a weekend trip to her house for the occasion. I was surprised by how dark it got during totality. The 360 degree sunset effect was amazing. But what really stood out to me was the red spot positioned right at the south end of the sun. It was very noticeable to the naked eye. I wondered what it was. I didn’t remember anyone saying we would see that. So, it really surprised me. And the whole experience was quite amazing!
We traveled to Poplar Bluff Missouri for 4 minutes 8 seconds. Skies were clear-it was amazing. We saw prominces during the whole of totality. A gift from God.
YES! I was calling them "solar flares" but since have been re-educated (thanks to Tamitha Skov). Solar prominences stay attached to the sun, Solar Flares leap off the sun. Thank you for getting the term correct.
Well I took some poetic license in the thumbnail since I figured people would understand "flare". The flare is when the magnetic loop somehow breaks and the plasma from the prominence goes flying off. So really a version of the same thing. Either way - amazing to see!
I just found out that a total eclipse is happening near Brisbane, QLD, Australia in 2030 so I might finally get to see one myself. It's about a 1.5 hour flight.
I just googled - also one in July 2028 centered on Sydney.. The one you mentioned in 2030 is at the end of November which I recall was a great time of year to visit Australia - I will have to keep that in mind - might be a great excuse for another trip to Australia!
Mesquite Tx. partly cloudy until 4-5 minutes before totality, then all the clouds in the way dissipated for the duration of totality. Totality, Totally Awesome!! Saw that big pinkish red bit and had to look it up later. Quite awesome!!!
Wonderful! There was some talk that cooling during the partial phase might dissipate some clouds and it looks like it actually might have for you and others. An it was "Quite awesome!!!"
I was able to get over 300 images during Totality, and over 3000 from before C1 to after C4. Of those, I chose 17 representative images, most of them with the flares between 3 o'clock and 6 o'clock. I love the little Piggly Wiggly Tail at the bottom that grows until it looks like an upside-down Natural Arch formation in the American Southwest! Thanks for sharing the apparent size of our home, Earth, compared to one of those flares, too! I told some folks that it looked like those flares may have been larger than our planet, and now you've assured me that my guess is correct. Wow!
I wish there was a way to post photos in these comments - I'll bet some of yours are amazing. Yeah - I knew they were big too, but needed to do a bit of back of the envelope calculation to figure out how big they actually were this eclipse.
I was in Russellville Arkansas and was amazed and awed when I saw the prominence on the lower limb with my own eyes. I caught some good shots of it using my 8” SCT and my iPhone.
I took an 8am flt From Ontario CA to Dallas TX just in time to get stunning video and photos with my Samsung S24 Ultra from the rooftop parking lot. What an amazing experience! I was able to capture the CME, too! That little camera is just amazing
Drove from northern MO to southern MO, and viewed it from the little city park in Marble Hill....vehicles from all over the Midwest and western US were there. Hands down, the most amazing and awesome thing I've ever witnessed. Pictures, videos, Hollywood recreations, will never equal seeing this event live. A week later, and I'm still in awe of seeing this glimpse into another portal of this vast universe in which our little earth is just a grain of sand on a beach.
"still in awe of seeing this glimpse into another portal of this vast universe in which our little earth is just a grain of sand on a beach." - wonderfully put! I have seen two - the 2017 from Stayton, Oregon and this one from just east of Lake Ontario - both unforgettable!
South MO (in the "comma" of MO) was my second choice. I almost went there. It was a coin flip for me. I ended up in central Arkansas and the sky was as clear as can be. No regrets, I got 4 minutes of totality. Like you said, these pics don't do it justice. The corona was at least three sun/moons wide all around, and it looked like an evil time portal to another dimension. I had just bought a new pair of binoculars just for the eclipse and it looked even better through binoculars. I tried taking pix with my iPhone but yeah right. Smudgy blob. Rather than spend a lot of time fooling with the camera, I stood there gawking at the sky. It was really spectacular. I'd say it was so good that the next time Hollywood makes a movie with an eclipse, they had better bring their A-game. A black dot in the sky just won't cut it anymore. I feel bad for the people who were overcast. The day before I still wasn't sure if there would be clouds, so I said screw it let's go. So glad I made the right call. When I got back, people asked How was it? I said, I just won a staring contest with the sun.
@@protorhinocerator142 "it looked like an evil time portal to another dimension."- your right! I feel bad for the clouded out folks too - what a huge disappointment for many. I had a little over 2 minutes of totality - I envy your 4 minutes!
I had one daughter travel from Seattle WA, another from Jacksonville FL, come home to western KY and together traveled to Fredrock Glampground south of Fredriktown MO, had a bit of high cirrus clouds but clear enough, did see prominences, a celestial event shared with family, priceless!
We were fortunate to travel from Ajax, Ontario Canada to Port Rowan, Ontario on the north shore of Lake Erie. We stayed clear of Niagara Falls! To many people and clouds. The clouds cleared just in time for the eclipse and I was able to photograph the sun and moon during totality. It was breathtaking!! My first ever Total Solar Eclipse. I got some amazing photos of the corona and prominences on my Canon T7i.
Glad you saw it on the other side of the Niagara cloud bank - I was 20km east of Cornwall just that side of the clouds. Glad you go great photos too! Greetings from Carleton Place (near Ottawa)
Thank you so much! I sure got a lot of heat for using "Flare" in the thumbnail! Just felt most people wouldnt understand prominence but would instantly get flare!
I saw the eclipse from the top of Jay Peak, a nearly 4,000-foot mountain near the Canadian border in Vermont. The sky was clear with only faint cirrus clouds. I used my Celestron 12x50 solar binoculars before, during, and after totality. I also watched totality without the binoculars. The solar prominences were especially clear through the binoculars. With just my naked eye, the 360-degree sunset and the planets Jupiter and Venus were awe-inspiring. The drop in temperature was sudden and deep during totality. This was the first time I've seen a total eclipse of the sun, and it was much more exciting than partial eclipses I've seen in the past.
You weren't far from me - I was almost directly west of you in the St Lawrence R. It must have been amazing from the top of mountain -were you able to see the shadow approaching or leaving? Definitely - nothing compares to a total eclipse!
Very interesting video! Thanks for sharing ❤. .Clear and beautiful skies from Durango, Mexico. When Diamond ring appeared, for a briefly moment, I could see the violet color of the diamond, Espectacular!!!
Thank you so much! You must have been one the first people to see the eclipse as it started its trip across North America. "I could see the violet color of the diamond, Espectacular!!!" - what a wonderful description! I wonder if it looked more violet to you vs more pink for me was a result your clear sky. Either way - wonderful that you got such a great view. Best wishes from Canada!
My wife and I traveled from Tacoma, WA to see it in Killeen TX. I took over 1500 photos of it from the start to the very end. I used my C8 and Canon EOS Ra camera for the photos. We had some clouds to contend with but it cleared enough to get great totality photos. ❤
1500 photos - wow - I'll bet some were spectacular! Glad it cleared - I cancelled my trip to Texas as the weather seemed to get more and more overcast!
I was in Maine when I saw the eclipse and drove up from Connecticut. Enjoyed a perfectly clear sky with no clouds. I did not notice any solar prominences, and I saw the total eclipse without binoculars. It was my second total eclipse.
I think out east you had some of the best viewing weather. The prominences are easily overpowered by the corona, so of you werent looking for them, easy to miss. Next time!
My wife & I drove from Georgia to Austin, TX. We found clouds and decided on Sunday to Drive to Little Rock, AR where we watch the eclipse from the Little Rock Zoo. The elephants did not seem happy during totality. This was the second total solar eclipse I’ve been able to witness. I didn’t notice the flares in 2017, but the one at the bottom of the sun was very noticeable and bright in Little Rock.
First mention of elephants I have seen! Interesting they knew something was odd! I didn't see any either in 2017 - this time the sunspot cycle was at a high so we got a real show!
We saw totality up here in maine and just a few minutes before went into totality all the bees came out and were buzzing for about 10 minutes. We also had a really good shot of crescent shadows on the side of our house. the eclipse was truly otherworldly
That interesting about the bees! Others have reported birds and farm animals being confused. Wonderful you got a great photos of the crescents both eclipses I have seen no suitable shadows to see them.
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Thats quite the combination of degrees! I really appreciate "perfect combination of a nice content and an excellent audio" - audio has been a real struggle! I do most of my videos in the basement with concrete floors which is echoey and noisy (heating system etc) and outside (road noise). About a year ago I found the headset mic which you see which seems to produce somewhat decent audio under the less than idea circumstances. My pronunciation - mostly Canadian/Northern US, with bits of UK and South African English - and German - thrown in - we moved around a lot when I was kid! So where are you located? Greeting from Canada!
My son and I were in Granite Shoals, Texas (just WNW of Austin, and we saw all of totality. We hit amazing luck and there was a fairly clear gap in the cloud bank between us and the sun. Within minutes of third contact the clouds rolled in thick enough that we could take pictures of the partial phases without any filters.
Thats amazing and lucky - sounds like you both had a great experience. I was watching the weather in that area because I had booked a trip to exactly that area for the eclipse and then cancelled as the weather seemed to get more and more overcast.
It was incredible to see in person. I went up to Montreal with my mom and sister and we got to see the total solar eclipse. Luckily the sky was clear during totality and for most of the time the moon was passing in front of the sun. I also was able to see the solar prominences.
Seeing it with family is wonderful! Somewhere I saw a spectacular eclipse photo taken on the McGill University campus. Must be really cool to see from with a historic city!
We were in Avon Lake, OH, west of Cleveland, and saw exactly what you're showing in the video. We weren't quite sure what that pink coloring was at the bottom of the moon...but we do now. Thanks!
I traveled to southern Indiana along with my two youngest children as we are from N.C. They don't remember the last one we saw in 2017 as they were too young. It was an awesome experience, especially to see them experience it. I could see the prominence without any equipment. Absolutely amazing.
That's so great that your kids got to see at at an age when they will hopefully remember it. The prominences were amazing. I don't think we were able to see any with naked eye in 2017 - this time they were spectacular probably due to the fact we are close to a peak in the sunspot cycle (last time we were at a low).
Got to my destination in Jackson Missouri 15 minutes before totality and got a wonderful image of the prominences with a 500mm lens. Underexposed to attenuate the bright corona. Thanks for sharing the video.
Yes - underexposing is the key for the prominence which really get wiped out by the corona. I used my exposures from 2017 as a guide. Its too bad photos cant be posted in these comments - would be great to see your (and others) photos.
My fiancee and I traveled from Florianopolis, Brazil to Dallas, TX. Our idea was to then drive a few miles inside the totality path to get at least 4 minutes of it. That was our A plan, but as the hour approached we found ourselves on a cloudy forecast. That made us travel over 6 hours early monday to Hot Springs, AR, where we arrived a few hours before noon. The town was packed at the atmosphere was excellent, we've managed to see totality with clears skies. As this was our first total solar eclipse there aren't enough superlatives either in portuguese or english language that I'm aware of that can somehow describe the feeling. I really thought that I was going to check that from my bucket list but now I want to experience that again. Looking forward to the 2026 total solar eclipse @ Europe.
What a wonderful trip thats sounds like - so glad you got to see in spite of bad weather. I had flight booked to that area but cancelled as the weather got bad and saw it near home in Ontario, Canada. "there aren't enough superlatives either in portuguese or english language that I'm aware of that can somehow describe the feeling" I know exactly what you mean and like, you want to see another (this was my second). Had to look up Florianopolis - looks like an amazingly beautiful city that I had never heard of. For what its worth, I was born in Rio de Janeiro - my parents were diplomats and were posted there at the time - they absolutely loved Brazil - their favorite posting ever!
Greetings from Mexico!!! We travelled from Mexico City to Torreon, located on the northern state of Coahuila which borders Texas in order to enjoy an event I planned 54 years ago on March 07, 1970 after viewing the eclipse in this same Saros 139 series. Although quite cloudy during the early morning hours - and even into the first phase of partiality, very fortunately, the cloud cover eventually thinned-up to a flimsy veil so totality could be easily seen. Altogether, in addition to that beautiful Corona, we were able to actually notice those reddish prominences on the south-western rim of the Sun, and wondered about their size and whether if they could encompass the entire Earth.
A 50+ year wait - wow - that's a record I'm sure! Glad you could see it in spite of the weather after 54 years! My previous one was 2017 so not as long a wait! Those prominence were amazing. Some people in mostly different locations saw them from violet to deep red, with most including me (seeing it just east of Lake Ontario) seeing them as pinkish. One the most vivid descriptions was from a viewer in western Mexico who saw them as violet. Greetings from Canada!
We had perfect skies here in Ohio. There were just a few thin clouds, but it was way better than I expected when I heard we were having an April eclipse. The prominences were something that really astonished me as we didn't see them when we went to Missouri for the 2017 eclipse.
I live near Detroit, MI and drove 1 hr 25 minutes down to bowling Green, OHIO at BGSU campus. they had an actaul event too as it turned out. ther was mainly clear by slightly hazy sky may be very wispy clouds here nad ther but good enough. it was 3 minutes exactly of totality an dwow, it was truly amazing to see and feel and experince.
Must have been neat to be somewhere where there was an actual event. I think large number of us had variants of those wispy clouds (myself included) and still got a great show.
Yes I saw a total 4 min 11 second eclipse in Russellville Arkansas. Perfect weather . It was so amazing. I did not even know what those prominences were, I thought it was a little bit of the sun peeking out or something. 😅
I watched the eclipse in Centralia, Illinois. We had a nice, relatively clear day. I was a little worried traveling to Centralia because it was rather cloudy south of Vandalia. I took photographs periodically from when the moon began to obscure the sun until it had completely cleared it. Like you, I shot my images hand held. That wasn't my intention, but my tripod simply wouldn't stay in place with a heavy lens (150-600mm zoom). I made a neat little four minute video with my pictures but I can't post it because it contains copyrighted music. I put 15 of my images into a composite photo and had an 18" x 24" enlargement made.
How neat - have you posted your composite photo anywhere? If so please post a link - would be really nice to see - sounds like it came out well. Regarding the copyrighted music in the video you created - your wise not to post it! However, you could just strip the sound from it - or if you want music, RU-vid Studio does have have a tab with a large selection of free to use music. I cant speak for the quality of it because I haven't used it, but its there.
@@markbenfield6980 Your right, and you'll notice I used "prominence" in the video. Having said that, I do wonder if the one of the right might have been a flare or the beginning of one.
Saw the totality in Vienna, IL. Perfectly clear sky. Did not have binoculars or a telescope but was able to see the pink/red prominences with naked eye. One at the 6:00 position of the Sun was most obvious but could also see some on the 3:00 position. My first time witnessing total eclipse as well, and it was simply spectacular.
Congrats on the video, your pics and having experienced totality. I'm also a Nikon enthusiast! P950 I had the chance to experience the eclipse in Mazatlan Mx, what an amazing event!
Thanks you so much! Nikon P950 - those cameras with integrated zoom are unbeatable at times! Mexico - cool - 2 or three others commented on their observations from Mexico. Greetings from Canada!
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Totality in Indianapolis was absolutely breathtaking. It was perfect weather. It was so clear, that you could see the moons shadow get closer as totality approached and as totality ended. The solar prominence really caught my eye. It looked as though, someone put a red dot on the moon as a target. Nonetheless, it really is something you should see in person. Cheers ✌️
I saw the moons shadow approaching in 2017 in Oregon - that is really neat to see. So far, no one else has mentioned it for this eclipse. It certainly is "something you should see in person." - no photo or video can really capture how breathtaking it is.
I went to the zoo in Waco Texas, at the moment of totality a giant cloud went over us. The crowd yelled at the cloud, but it passed in a minute or two, and when it passed, we all saw totality. Glasses came off. It was amazing. But the solar flares we saw, were on top, the top of the disk. There were others, but that one was notable.
Wow - going from extreme disappointment to delight in the blink of an eye must have been mind blowing! I think the orientation of the bright one may have depended on your location. So possible that was the one I saw on the bottom. Whatever the reason,. great that you saw it!
I live near Toronto, I had appointments and could not go out seeking totality. We had a good amount of cloud cover leading up to and through peak coverage. There were small breaks in the clounds, which made it quite a spectacular view. The shadows in the clouds took on an eerie visage. The darkness was quite remarkable, accentuated by the dark clouds. Of course minutes after the eclipse it was bright sunny and cloudless.
What a shame the weather in Toronto was like that, but from you what said and news reports, it sounds like it was interesting anyway. Coll about he shadow's in the clouds!
I saw it in Missouri-those two flares on the right side were the brightest when I saw it, I didn’t notice the bottom left one you mentioned until later during totality!
Great viewing from Tupper Lake NY in the Adirondacks. Prominences were easily visible, especially at 630 position. Beautiful detail through binoculars.
We saw the 2017 eclipse by traveling from California to Idaho. For 2024, we sailed on Emerald Princess and witnessed totality off the coast of Mazatlan. The prominences were amazing.
@@ElectromagneticVideos It was. There were three other cruise ships and a bulk cargo carrier in the vicinity too. The rest of the journey took us through the Panama canal to Florida.
We drove 3.5 hours to West Frankfort, Il. We were in the center of the band of totality. We saw 4 min. and 8 sec. of total eclipse. There is nothing like a totally eclipse. You have to be there to know. I loved it! It left me in awe and wonder. It was beautiful and amazing.
In Fort Worth TX, clouds obscured the sun just prior to totality, but miraculously cleared up prior to the end of totality. I got a few pix showing the prominences with a 400 mm lens.
Glad you got see it or at least the end of it. Heard a similar story from someone else in Texas. Hope your photos came out well - a nice memory of the even even if photos cant completely capture the splendor of the event.
I saw the total eclipse, and the solar flares!!!! I was expecting to be able to see totality, since we are mere miles from center center line (West, TX 76691), but the flares?? - OH MY! - I was not expecting that. What a treat. Seeing how we were completely socked-in at sunrise with some pretty dense overcast, the fact that the developing mid-level clouds (severe t-storms expected later in the day) broke up so soon, soon enough for totality anyway, was nothing short of a small miracle. Honestly, I was expecting a complete bust, but we went outside to see what we could see anyway. And man did we get an absolutely beautiful show. We were fortunate enough to have seen Aug 2017 in Jefferson OR and that completely stunned us. NO clouds at all and a beautiful Pacific NW summer day to take it in. So glorious. This time, it was early spring in central Texas - need I say more. We were treated to the 360 degree sunset on all of the developing thunderstorms around us - a sight I will NEVER forget. All of this though was in the category of expected, or at least hoped-for, delights. I was not prepared for the ultra-bright crimson red at the 5 o'clock position, with the naked eye! So much fiery beauty above, in the sky. Wild. Absolutely wild. A memory I will cherish forever. Thank you for sharing your video experiences and solar flare explanation with us. Such wonder and awe. P.S. I see from your reply to another's comment that you were in Stayton OR for 2017. THAT's cool. You know exactly what I'm talking about on that day. 🙂
Just saw your comment - sometimes when youtube get a lot of comments I dont see them all immediately so that the reason for a delay response. If I hand cancelled the trip to Texas because of worsening weather, I would have not been too far from you which is quite amazing since in Oregon our viewing location were also close! It was fabulous then, and this time too! "ultra-bright crimson red at the 5 o'clock position" the very interesting thing is different people observed different colors - commenters have reported anything from violet to deep red like you , with most (including me) seeing its as pink. I think its partly due to atmosphere at particular locations, but one person reported different people saw colors from violet to red at his location. Interesting! "So much fiery beauty above, in the sky. Wild. Absolutely wild. A memory I will cherish forever." So well put - better than anything I have been able to describe it. Thanks for a wonderful comment!
@@ElectromagneticVideos Funny you should mention the differing descriptions of the color and location(s) of the flare. Honestly I struggle to know what color it was. Crimson, pinkish, bright red, something in between or all of the above. It was just really really bright. With my own eyes. Exceptionally so. Plus the location. Every video documenting the eclipse such as yours has the flaring in different spots. I didn't use any high-powered equipment to record, just my phone, and my eyeballs. 🙂 In addition to all of that variability is the locations of C1 through C4. Everyone's was different it seems! Must be a scientific explanation for that, probably location relative to the centerline? Ours was C1 on the 3 o'clock and C4 at the 10-11 o'clock positions. Anyway, thanks again!
@@tomchidwick You know, as I think about it come more, the different color perceptions could also be the result of colors immediately around the person observing it - there are some unbelievable optical illusion type pictures showing how we perceive colors depending on whats around them. I think your right about the about the positions of the prominence varying depending on the location of the observer. I haven't had time to look into it, but probably similar to the constellations looking upside down in the southern hemisphere compared to what we are used in the north. I'm collecting a bunch of comments noting interesting things or beautiful descriptions. I'll include yours because its so interesting and will publish a summary on the community tab of this channel in a while!
I drove up to northern vermont to see the eclipse in its totality. The skies were mostly clear, and it was beautiful. This was my first total solar eclipse, and I did indeed see the prominence at the bottom of the sun from my vantage point.
With my back of the envelope calculations I got about 33,000 miles for the height of the prominences. Thanks for the confirmation. Watched in Abbott, Arkansas and it was pretty clear for totality, a bit cloudy for about 20 minutes before.
We traveled about 130 miles south of where we live in northern Indiana to a small town (Rockville) to the town park where they were having a viewing event. We experienced about two minutes of total eclipse there and did see the flaring at the 6 o'clock position. An awesome once in a lifetime experience for us!
Saw it in Vermont! Clear skies, saw totality, simply breathtaking. We were lucky that there were some college science majors there and we got to see solar bands on the ground too!
My friend came over from the UK. We drove to Findlay Ohio and saw it. I filmed the moment of totality and you can hear the birds going crazy in my video. It was a great experience, and I did get one photo with my camera that came out well, but shooting the movie the corona didn't come out on camera. There was some cirrus clouds but that didn't affect it at all.
I traveled from Hutchinson, KS to Alto Pass, Ill then went to the Bald Knob cross of Peace which is where I witness a clear sky and totality. From out vantage point we had a 350 deg view of the horizon. It was a life changing experience. God willing I will be at the 2045 eclipse. Unimaginable the size of one of those flares that I could see with the naked eye. Absolutely amazing. And what depth it gave to see the moon.
With an almost complete view of the horizon it must have been fantastic - did you see the shadow approaching or leaving after totality? Yes - size is unimaginable - even the diameter of the earth is at least to me! It was fabulous to see the flares/prominences with the ranked eye for this eclipse!
@@ElectromagneticVideos didn't see the shadow approach like I thought I would. Was very gradual until we fell into totality that transition happened very quickly. From a hazzy look to dark on the ground was crazy. The temps and seeing flocks of birds fly past like going to roost in a grove of trees. Was amazing!
Great video my friend! I was in Plattsburgh NY and there was a high level cloud cover that almost ruined the moment, but fortunately at totality we could all still see the disc of the sun covered up. I was disappointed that the clouds prevented us from seeing the corona, but at least I got to see the main event. I did see the solar prominences, and the bright one from that location was at the 7pm location on the moon. It was spectacular to see!
Thank you so much! I was just east of Cornwall, Ontario so just west of you. Sorry to hear your viewing conditions weren't great - glad you saw the prominences - they really stole the show this time!
SURE DID!! Met friends in Dallas who RV’d from Orlando and we drove to Morrilton, AR chasing clear skies. I photographed the eclipse and got AMAZING shots of the prominences in all their splendor 😃 My second eclipse and it was even better than the first!!! Did realize how big the prominences were, so cool!
"chasing clear skies" - I think a lot of us did! Have you posted you photos anywhere? If so give us a link (assuming youtube doesnt delete it which it sometimes does). Yes - it is so cool!
I saw it in Southern Ontario on Lake Erie at Long Point Provincial Park which is a long peninsula going into the lake. Totality was absolutely beautiful looking over the lake and everyone remarked at how visible the solar prominences were.
That must have been a fabulous viewing location! Yes - the prominences were amazing - much more so than in 2017, presumably because the sunspot cycle is close to a peak right now.
Thanks for the video! Saw totality in 2017 from Missouri, just south of St. Louis with my family. We all got to see it again from S Illinois this time (kids all got time off work!) Absolutely blown away both times! Got some fairly good photos with a cell phone adapter for my small telescope. With or without optics, could see several bright prominences, especially the big one at the bottom. God’s handiwork is stunningly beautiful and spectacular!
Wonderful that you all got to see both times. It is spectacular - and so neat the prominences were so bright and visible this time. Much less so in 2017.
I drove a short way (about an hour) to see totality in 2017 in Oregon. This time, it was super cloudy the whole day - not even a glimpse of partial anything here - just 100% gray. I wish I had made the effort to be somewhere for totality again this time - it was quite the experience in 2017!
Oh - thats really too bad. 2017 was quite the experience for me too - I flew to Vancouver and drove down to Oregon with my brother. We saw it from some fields outside of Stayton, a tiny town near Salem. Traffic jams afterwards were something else though!
@@ElectromagneticVideos In 2017, I was in a random farm field just North of Monmouth by a mile or 2, which is just west of Salem. It was nice and flat, for good 360 sunset views in all directions, and there weren't that many people around. A group of 5 or 6 people pulled into the same field access driveway off the road I was in and asked if they could join me. It was just right - a small handful of people. When totality happened, you could hear people cheering all around, but they were all fairly far away. It's an experience I will never forget! I took all back roads back home afterwards, so avoided most of the traffic. I think the GPS showed me some way that was a fair ways longer than usual, but it was actually faster because of the traffic. During the eclipse, we were about 1/4 mile away from a major highway (99W), and could see the traffic from where we were, but one road / field over it was nearly deserted!
@@gorak9000 Strangely, I now cant see my reply to your previous comment - in case you didn't see it, I was in Stayton, a tiny town also near Salem - about 20 miles east of where you were (small world!). Your description of the location and experience is almost identical to mine. I was in flat fields too - and maybe on a slight rise because we could see the shadow coming at us - presumably from over where you were. We tried going E and then S at Bend (Crater Lake was the destination). Made the mistake of doing some sightseeing and later in the day south of Bend the traffic was crazy! We even tried exiting the highway and using country roads and about a million others apparently has the same idea - its all part of the fun :)
In north central Texas we had clouds during the start of the eclipse. We would loose the sun for a minute or 2 at a time. As totality approached, the clouds cleared. We enjoyed 4 minutes and 28 seconds of totality . It was amazing.
Twice the time I had for totality! I can see how that must have been amazing. I had a trip booked to Houston for the eclipse with the intent to see in the Austin region, but as weather seemed to worsen down there, cancelled, and saw it here at the east side of Lake Ontario with a much shorter totality window - but at lest I saw it! I wonder how people did in the Austin / South Texas area?
@@ElectromagneticVideos Shortly after the eclipse, I was talking to a neighbor. Some of his relatives were somewhere near San Antonio which is about an hour drive from Austin. He said they saw nothing at all due to clouds. You were in a much better place than if you had been in Austin.
@@raylowe3324 I guess I made the right call. Too bad - had been looking forward to exploring Texas before and after the eclipse (last time I was in you state was over 10 years ago).
Yes I viewed the total solar eclipse from lathum springs retreat, which is south of Dallas TX. The clouds tried to mess up the eclipse but they didn't. We viewed 4 minutes 23.5 seconds of totally. Roy
So many people mentioned the clouds clearing for totality around Dallas. Must have been wonderful to get the about the longest totality time (2 minutes more than I did!)
I live in Kansas City, Kansas. We were in the path of totality in 2017. The day before “the day” and the day after and for about 10 days, it was clear, but on the day of the eclipse, it was cloudy with some rain. I saw cars with out-of-state tags in the area, hoping to see the eclipse. I was disappointed but I can only imagine how someone would feel after driving so far! When I saw that the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was to be open for the event, my guy (who would go to IMS for a pine box derby! ) and I decided to go and risk the weather not cooperating. It is an 8 hr. plus drive. It was amazing! I am 75 and may not see another, but I can’t describe how awe-inspiring it is to see a total eclipse.
You glad you saw it in the end - it is awe-inspiring. I sure feel for the people who as you said traveled so far an missed it - huge disappointment without a doubt. I know in the Toronto-Niagara area (which had hundreds of thousands of visitors for it) many had to be content with just seeing it darkening though the clouds and seemed to make the best of it that way.
@@ElectromagneticVideosThat’s how I felt in 2017. Parts of my area did clear then, enough to see the eclipse, but where I was, I just was in the darkness, which was eerie…for 2 minutes! This time at Indy was so much more. If I was younger and healthier, I might consider going to Spain in 2 years for their total eclipse!
@@maggiegarber246 2017 - gee - how disappointing - glad you did see it this time and it was the more spectacular one. With so many in Mexico, US and Canada seeing this eclipse and being thrilled, I wonder if that will cause a greater than expected influx of people to the Spain one. I'm very tempted to go :)
I was in Bedford too! Really blue sky all day. Back of Otis Park, next to Deadwood. Could see for 50 miles. Only four other people on the ridge of the golf course. Still can't believe what I saw.
We had a very thin layer of high cirrus clouds in southern Illinois. Didn’t block the eclipse much at all and added some nice foreground to eclipse shots. Overall a once in a lifetime experience, so glad I made the trek!
Great that you got a good photo(s) too! Yes - that one in particular was so bright is was great that it was visible even to the eye. I don't remember any that string from the 2017 eclipse.
I chased the eclipse from Georgia to a small church parking lot in Troyer Electric, IL. I met a husband and wife from Tennessee. After talking a bit I said that I had been watching Destin on Smarter Every Day. He and his wife chuckled and he said that he used to work with Destin in Huntsville, Al. Small world. This was my second total eclipse and I may chase some others in the future. Like everyone else here. You have to see it with your own eyes to understand.
I drove from Atlanta Georgia to Burlington Vt to get to clear sky’s. Totally worth the 2500 mile round trip. The flair at the 7 o’clock position was amazing. I almost started crying like a baby. I’m a 69 year old man. Saw the 2017 eclipse in north Georgia. Told myself if I’m still alive in 2024 that I would drive anywhere to witness it again.
There were quite a few reports below from Cleveland. Sounds like your clouds were similar to mine one the eastern side of the cloud bank. Beautiful and breathtaking for sure!
I wasn't able to see the eclipse in person, unfortunately, BUT after viewing several videos on RU-vid, I DID see the solar flares. I saw the bright one at the bottom first and wasn't quite sure what I was looking at. The guy in the video thought it was a Bailey's bead, but I didn't think so because you can only see those for brief moments before and after totality. Then it dawned on me.... what could the sun produce that would be bright enough to see and long enough to stick out from the shadow of the moon.... a solar flare or solar prominence! Once I realized what I was looking at, I began to see them in other videos as well. Really cool!
Sorry you didn't get to see it :( Yeah - the Bailys beads might be hard to differentiate from prominences or flares unless you have enough magnification to see the prominence or flare extending significantly from the suns surface which the beads dont do. The bright one of the bottom seems to almost definitely be a prominence. The larger one on the side seems like it might be the beginnings of a flare - a bit hard to tell since we are seeing it in profile - it looks .like the magnetic field loop has broken. Would be nice to find out if they publish some satellite or telescope images taken during the eclipse. Its certainly really cool!!!!!!
From central Arkansas, I saw one flare. It was at the bottom and shined very brightly. It was probably brighter than Venus and definitely brighter than Jupiter.
