On 2017-08-22, mike wrote:
On 8/21/2017 6:14 PM, BobH wrote:
On 08/21/2017 05:57 PM, Ignoramus22488 wrote:
In my town, the sun was eclipsed approximately by 90 percent. Despite
that, it was not dark, at its worst it was dim, like under a heavy
cloud cover. That dimness was, however, noticeable.


Down here in Southern Arizona, it was pretty underwhelming. At the peak,
it was only about 40% eclipsed. It got darker yesterday from the cloud
cover, than today for the eclipse. It was completely clear today.

I used a #11 welding hood, and it was not dense enough here. I was
working in fairly low light all morning, and my eyes felt like I had
flashed them while welding. #12 would have been better, #14 probably
would have been too much.

BobH
Wilson Pickett said it best, "ninety-nine and a half won't do."
Was 99.6 here.
Went outside and waited and waited and waited.
Went back to the TV and learned it was over.
Sharp shadows are interesting, but otherwise uneventful.

I am still envious of your 99.6%. I only had about 90%.

It did get considerably darker, like at dusk, right?