Eclipse Trip: Day 2
A continuing great adventure
This is part of a two part series. Click here for part one.
When I woke up I wrote the last blog post and got it ready to post. After that we ate breakfast and had devotions.
We set up some of the eclipse equipment early. The trip organizer has brought things like a spotting scope, a temperature tower, and pieces of whiteboard to see things. The temperature tower was to see how the ground temperature changed when the sun was in totality.
Around 2 o’clock the eclipse started and most of the group stayed outside and watched it. Our school science teacher had his telescope set up so you could see the sun safely. The black spots are sun spots. This is the sun in different stages of the eclipse.
Totality was incredible! When the sun went totally behind the moon I would almost describe the way it looked as otherworldly. It looked impossible! Pictures don’t accurately portray it but here are three of my weak attempts.
Overall the trip was fun but the 3 or so minutes of totality we had were incredible! Some of the next total eclipses in the U.S. are in Alaska in 2033, the contiguous U.S. in 2044, and right over where I live in 2099. I hope to see another eclipse sometime.
We left western Ohio around 7 and crawled into bed around 4 a.m. Tuesday morning. In total, we were gone about 48 hours.
Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. I think it was well enjoyed by all.