Adam and I mostly watched through the windows of the VIC. At maximum (96%) it looked like a cloud passing as it wasn't anywhere close to dark.  I was outside when it was about half covered. A visitor had glasses and I took a quick peak. At the actual time of maximum coverage we were extremely busy so we didn't get to go out until later, though we did before it was completely over. I didn't notice any temperature change at all.  Of course it was only about 71 degrees at maximum having come up from an overnight low (at 6am) of 57.



From: UTS <uts-bounces@starmanet.com> on behalf of Todd Andrews <starman@pobox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 12:25 AM
To: Under the Stars
Subject: Re: [UTS] Eclipsed traffice
 
Hi All,

I messed up when communicating with Gayle and she ended up making different plans, so I watched from the lawn of my neighbor Margot. No traffic! It was 99.1% total. It was so awesome to me to think about the fact that I was watching the alignment of two outer space "things". I was surprised at how chilly it got, but also surprised at how long the sun remained so bright. It wasn't total for me but it's still something I'll never forget.

I thought it was cool that a local news station had the eclipse as part of its seven day forecast graphic:



On Aug 21, 2017 5:15 PM, "Chuck S" <chucksim@mindspring.com> wrote:
What was it like to witness totality? 

You're in this giant theater with no air conditioning and the room about 90 degrees. Your neck is sore from staring at the chandelier in the rafters a la "Phantom of the Opera." Still there is a murmur from the audience as Showtime by your watch starts in less than a minute. You expect the house lights to slowly dim, but they don't. As the seconds count down, you wonder if the whole thing was cancelled. Then with the snap of a finger, the lights totally go out in a single instant. The crowd roars their delight while immersed in total darkness for a mere two minutes or so. A truly memorable experience. 

A few clouds rolling in and out, but caught all the phases, with total clarity throughout the minute and a half of totality. Worst traffic jam  going home lasted about 5 minutes, as one traffic light wasn't intelligent enough to cycle for longer periods to accommodate egress out of town. Potty breaks were accomplished by visiting the library located at the edge of the park, enabling one to bask in air conditioned luxury for a few minutes. 

Todd, what day you? 

On Aug 21, 2017, at 7:52 PM, Bruce Jividen <kundar@gmail.com> wrote:

I'll file a full report later but the eclipse was amazing. Left Madras at 12:30 and got home at 4:30. Was very slow outside of warm springs and going up Mt Hood and ok the rest of the way.

On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 3:48 PM Effie in the desert <wadesert@hotmail.com> wrote:

It's almost 4pm and I've just look at traffic in the Madras area. I didn't think to look earlier in the day but right now everything from somewhat south of Bend north past Madras is indicated as stop & go. What time did Bruce leave???? What did you get stuck in???

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