YOu are in town right? Weird. I sat on the front porch and other than getting cold and a tiny bit dark, I saw nothing. Overall I am amazed that such a small sliver can still create so much light. I expected it to get much darker honestly. Whipped out the camcorder. Just watched it back at 10x's and you cant even tell.... Now I see why the locations of totality are so important. This 91% or whatever wasnt much.
Actually this explains it better: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/8/21/16178956/when-is-next-total-solar-eclipse
Even more--99.5% basically where I'm at in Tigard, and yeah, definitely still plenty of light (although you could feel the temperature difference). I also time lapse videoed the freeway, and saw a bit of darkening right at the peak, but otherwise not much. The shadows through the trees were easily the most noticeable effect.
That 2044 one going through Montana looks huge!@!! I might plan a vacation for that one. Right time of year too.
Better get on it. Only got 27 years to prepare. Then plan a visit to Denver that next year. Do it up right, I say.
Seriously! I used to live in CO, so that is realistic. Have friends there. HA!! That's right. There isn't gonna be a 2044 at this rate! Antifa extremists will have already pushed us into a global war....starting at next years Sturgis lol.
Well in hoping im wrong with my abovestatement and we live through this... modern medicine my man? By that time 67 should be our prime years!!!!
Your camcorder likely has the exposure controls set to automatic. It adjusts the light coming through the lens to compensate as it gets darker outside.
Yeah I thought about that a few minutes ago and you are right. Because I often use it filming live music in clubs, I had it set to automatic. It didn't capture a thing even though it was noticeable to the naked eye.
