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FROM TOP: CHRIS MCKAY/WIRE IMAGE/GETTY IMAGES; BEN MCCANNA/PORTLAND PRESS HERALD VIA GETTY IMAGES
- That morning, we toyed with battling traffic and
crowds to watch from the famed St. Louis Arch, but
with a 4-year-old niece in tow, we opted instead for
the closest wide-open space — the parking lot of
a Schnucks grocery store. Eclipse fever was real:
Checkout cashiers were handing out eclipse glasses!
— Becky Lang, Crestwood, MO - It was a sweltering day, but the sky was clear.
Excitement filled the air as we sat waiting for that
magical moment. As the eclipse began, I heard a kid
shout, “It looks like Pac-Man!” Suddenly we were in
twilight, the cicadas chirping in confusion, gasps and
cheers all around us. I understand why people chase
eclipses now. It’s an experience like no other.
— Alison Mackey, De Soto, MO - My dad and I traveled together to see our first
total solar eclipse. We were both blown away —
pictures really cannot do it justice, from how the
quality of the daylight changes to the reactions of
the crowd sharing the experience with us.
— Alison Klesman, Red Bud, IL
9. I recall most vividly the jewel-bright ring
in the sky where the sun had been: science
fiction come to life. For just over two minutes,
the scale of the cosmos was laid bare.
— Nathaniel Scharping, Shawnee National Forest, IL - It was super cloudy, but we went out anyway
and stood around talking until the clouds would
get slightly less dense; then everyone would —
quick! — put on their glasses and try to catch a
glimpse before the clouds filled in again. Those
few snatches were cool, but the coolest part was
everyone on social media and texting, talking
about if they’d seen anything or not. Eclipses:
The Great Unifier. — Elisa Neckar, Waukesha, WI - We watched the eclipse from a
steamy city park, which capitalized on
its perfect location in the shadow’s path.
Amid live music, tall trees and $3 hot
dogs, we saw brilliant diamond rings, a
diffuse corona and an inky black shadow,
accentuated by the shouts and ooh-ing of
hundreds. — Bill Andrews, Gallatin, TN - Skies were partly
cloudy, but we had
a nice shot of the
eclipse’s early stages
through maximum.
With the moon covering
only 80 percent of
the sun, however, the
view was less than
breathtaking.
— Rich Talcott,
Cleveland, OH - It was one of the
strangest phenomena
I’ve ever witnessed.
As darkness started to
envelop the city, our
dogs started barking like
crazy. As soon as totality
hit, I began jumping up
and down, laughing like
the Joker. I wasn’t sure 16
hours of driving would
be worth two minutes
of spectacle, but it most
definitely was.
— Jake Parks,
Columbia, MO
Totality is imminent in Columbia,
South Carolina (above), as the
moon’s shadow slips in front of
the sun. Vacationing families in
Portland, Maine, (below) safely
observe the partial eclipse with
homemade solar glasses.