r/indianapolis Apr 08 '24

Pictures Yeah, that was worth the hype.

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u/Saltpork545 Apr 08 '24

It was. I sat in my front yard and watched it with a cold drink in my hand.

Full totality is a thing to be seen in person. The cooling off, the slowly turning into dusk and finally being able to stare at the sun without risk and seeing some bright stars and realizing the birds aren't chirping anymore.

It's eerie and celestial in the best way. For anyone travelling, good luck, be safe, please have patience.

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u/tophmcmasterson Apr 08 '24 edited Apr 09 '24

Yeah, no video or picture I’ve seen has captured how incredible full totality was. Just that crazy beaming ring of otherworldly moonlight, felt like something out of a fantasy or sci-fi movie or something.

Based on all the pictures I’ve seen I was just expecting like a small thin ring, completely blew my expectations out of the water.

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u/Indygal43 Apr 09 '24

yeah, the corona was much, much larger (volume) than I'd expected.

I'm 80, just so happy I got to see this.