Originally Posted by
paranoiatx
This.
Every person I've talked to who complained that it was a non-event and over-hyped did not see the true 100%. And everyone that DID see totality was awestruck, myself included. I did manage to convince a few friends to make the trek from almost-totality and they all agree it was well worth the effort.
And I might add, I love that for one glorious day, everyone embraced SCIENCE.
Absolutely! Even a split second before totality, right as you could tell it was going to happen and I could take off the glasses...mind blown
We were in Nashville, and spent the morning at J Percy Priest Reservoir, and then watched totality with the other folks at the beach. Clear skies, and it was awesome!