125 Responses to “Live from China 2008, Your stories from the path of totality”
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Gayatri Menon Says:
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:49 ami really love studying the sky. It was really an informative program. In China as a very beautiful and creative country, I hav never come across through such beautiful information and programs. I really appreciate exploratorium to put up such nice programatic eclipses. Eclipses do not occur everyday, but even if it has occured, it was not published on internet sites. This is like the first time I’m seeing such a beautiful solar eclipse.
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Ani Says:
September 1st, 2008 at 1:27 pmThanks, Exploritorium, just found your site. I was there and stayed in the camp of two hundred tents. When we heard 800 would be camping together, everyone was worried but it was well done. This was my first total solar eclipse at 63 and I agree, everyone needs to see one. You captured all the excitement that I experienced but being there I got to see the 360 degree “sunset.” What an incredible event and how fun to relive it today. Thanks again.
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Saijin Says:
August 21st, 2008 at 12:48 pm“Both the Beauty and the Science…” When I watched your broadcast I was in absolute awe. I’ve seen still pictures before, but never have I had an experience like I did when I watched along with you–the total solar eclipse on August 1, 2008. I have provided a link to your video for my visitors at DailySynch so they, too, can enjoy this gift of beauty and science from the Sun and the Moon. Thank you so very much!
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Stephanie Chasteen Says:
August 19th, 2008 at 8:43 pmI finally got around to watching the production, and enjoyed it so much! I miss you guys — fantastic work, as always. You guys just go out and *do* it. I enjoyed the blog, too, it was fun to have the behind-the-scenes view and the timelapse vids were fun too. Thanks for giving us all this extra content!
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Richard Says:
August 17th, 2008 at 10:18 amI just want to say I watched the Aug 1st eclipse live on your website from Plymouth, Devon, England and I thought the coverage was excellent and I appreciated the opportunity to experience a part of what you saw. I was impressed with the entire program and the camera work during totality, but the best thing was you were broadcasting it live!
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Holly in Miami Says:
August 15th, 2008 at 7:17 pmTHANK YOU for producing this fantastic broadcast! I learned so much from all of you. Too bad the “news” networks don’t do more shows like this, although your knowledge would still eclipse theirs. Congratulations, please continue to produce more such broadcasts!
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Shayne-Louise Says:
August 11th, 2008 at 9:57 pm12 August 2008, I have just viewed the eclispe thru this website, absolutely amazing, incredible. It leaves you in complete awe of the Universe in which we live. Thankyou to everyone who made this possible. I live in Auckland, New Zealand
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Barry Says:
August 10th, 2008 at 5:41 pmThanks for the opportunity to reply the event - I was lucky enough to be at the same site for the eclipse and it was a fantastic experience.
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CathyLee Says:
August 9th, 2008 at 9:54 amThis viewing was amazing, everyone should see this! You’ll learn a lot too. My Grandchildren made up an Eclipse dance to go along with the sighting. Way to go all who made and participated in the making of the 2008 Eclipse of the Sun. Thank You!!!!
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Lance - Philippines Says:
August 7th, 2008 at 10:46 pmIt was just awesome! I’ve watch similar solar eclipse back in 89 when I was a kid.. it was never this grand. Partly because we dint have the tools. Thank’s to all you guys out there who make this wonderful event visible through Internet… I got the link to your site from CNN.com. thanks so much!
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Barbie Says:
August 4th, 2008 at 11:22 pmWow, that was the most incredible thing i have found on this computer as I am 39 year old american that is fascinated with the earth and planets… I say Thank You …Ireally wanted to see that and you made it possible… cantonment Florida
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S. N. Rama Raju Says:
August 4th, 2008 at 6:31 pmSaw the lve eclipse on the internet. Wow ! What a spectacle ! Hats off to those who conceived the idea of live show on internet
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Martin Says:
August 4th, 2008 at 12:09 pmThanks to Rob, Paul, Eric and Wendy to share this wonderful experience of a magnificent solar eclipse at a really beautiful location. It was the first time I joined a total eclipse webcast event but I will never forget August 11th in 1999. I’m from Munich, Germany and there I had seen the ‘99 total eclipse and was so much impressed. We had incredible luck with the weather. 5 minutes to totality an almost fully covered clouds had broken free to see the dark sun, the corona, many promenances, some stars and planets. 10 minutes later it began to rain. It was almost like this time in Yiwu where it was so close to see an once-in-a-lifetime event with your own eyes. Now I really begin to dream of a trip to total eclipse in 2009, maybe Shanghai …
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Thimmappa Says:
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:48 pmIt’s magnificent. What a wonderful eclipse video, thanks. I known by today(4/8/08) when local newspaper(Udayavani-Kannada) published a link regarding this site. I vl inform my all colleagues to watch this.
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pinoy101 Says:
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:26 pmit is really amazing how we can watch the solar eclipse even we are not there in china that time. thanks to exploratorium for this coverage and be able to watch this one of a kind event. hands down to the crews and staffs!
kudos!
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Guru prasad Says:
August 3rd, 2008 at 5:52 pmIt was very nice and wonderfull, really enjoyed lot .
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EDNA Says:
August 3rd, 2008 at 5:51 pmMAGNIFICENT!!!! Great Job! I felt like I was there with the crowd! I missed the transmission the actual date so I’m so grateful I was able to watch it now thanks to the efforts of Exploratorium.THANK YOU!!!
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nikki Says:
August 3rd, 2008 at 2:02 pmhi i cant belive the solar eclipse you could see! they saw it wow♥
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May P, Philippines Says:
August 3rd, 2008 at 5:04 amI may not have been there in Xinjiang but watching the eclipse replay through your website feels like I was there. Thank you so much for going out of your way so that people like me would still see phenomena such as this one. You were really great! I got thrilled when the clouds which were blocking our view cooperated and moved just right on time. Wow! It was amazing!
Your broadcast made me appreciate even more the beauty of God’s wonderful creation!
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Pamerin Says:
August 2nd, 2008 at 4:13 pmIt’s a wonderful production indeed ! Had just the right amount of commentaries and insights … informative and useful … a pity though that there were no views showing the onsite view of the surroundings at the time of the eclipse … I think that’s the major experience difference between being there in person and watching though internet or TV … as a few folks have already highlighted … would have been a much more “realistic” experience to see the light condition in the “live” environment just before and during totality … nevertheless, the live webcast is really a great idea for folks like us who couldn’t be physically in locations along the path of eclipse …. so in overall I must still say, “Well done & greatly appreciated !”
- Singapore
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vj Says:
August 2nd, 2008 at 3:39 pmThanks for the production. I too would have liked to see the 180 degree sunset, PLUS it would be interesting to get a little talk on the historical perspective on eclipses, like what different cultures thought caused it, maybe some human event in history that were caused or launched due to an eclipse.
Thanks for the work…
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Steve Says:
August 2nd, 2008 at 12:34 pmI have seen numerous partial eclipses, but how wonderful that the internet and folks from Exploratorium have shared this with us, I am in Los Angeles.
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rachana shalini Says:
August 2nd, 2008 at 1:38 amit was a wonderful event worth watching…i enjoyed the NASA’s exploratarium…!!!!!!!! rachana, INDIA
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sakthi Says:
August 2nd, 2008 at 1:16 amIts really wonderful to see the solar eclipse in exploratorium.Thanks for all exploratorium groups.Its wonderful to watch the totality and diamond ring.you have used a very good technology for this event.
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Akshaya Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 11:57 pmWow..the totality was amazing..it was completely a new experience for me..i jus felt like i was there in china with a telescope..all thanks to the nasa gov..for showing a live webcast..and to the china govt..thanks a lot..pls keep showing live webcasts..NASA exploratorium you rock..! :)..!!
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Jada Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 11:31 pmSorry to dampen everyone’s spirits but I did not think the eclipse was that great since there was so much haze in Xi’an. The 1991 solar eclipse back in my hometown in Hawaii was sooooooooooo much better!
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Valeria Valiente Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 8:44 pmWOW! Ive been waiting for this for a week and yes I am happy to see this on the computer. Wish I could see it live. Love all the commentary about the corona, sun activity, and the effects on earth’s magnetic field. I felt so energized all week long in anticipation and buildup of energy. YOWZER! thanks sun and moon. Thanks nasa.gov… VV
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Mike Green Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 8:23 pmI saw the eclipse in person but not in Xiwu, where a large group gathered. I saw it beside the road with a Chinese friend and a taxi driver outside of Wuwei China.
My Chinese friend Yue Mei and I left Lanzhou China at 9 AM yesterday morning for Wuwei. The bus trip took four and a half hours to go a little over 300 km. It had been raining when we left Lanzhou and when we got to Wuwei the ski looked worse. Yue Mei and I were sitting in a square in the center of town looking at the cloudy sky. I was sure we were going to get skunked by the weather. After the eclipse started at 6:20 PM, there was a slight break in the clouds to the north. I decided to hire a taxi and leave town toward the west. By the time we got out of town the clouds broke to the west. Yue Mei looked through the glasses and could see a crescent. We went about 5 km and found a place in the sun. The taxi driver agreed to stay for extra money. We paid him 70 RMB (~$10) ti stay with us. At 7:17 PM China time totality started. Yue Mei and the taxi driver are no longer eclipse virgins. The taxi driver was beaming from ear to ear and so was Yue Mei. In less than an hour emotion went from a funk to euphoria. I am sure that the tour folks from the US who near Hami saw the great eclipse, about 30 seconds longer than I saw. We wouldn’t have seen had we been north of Xian.
I have seen nine of total eclipses, and have basked in the shadow of the moon close to a half an hour. Next year there is another on in Shanghai. I expect that more of my Chinese friends will joint the party. I lok forward to seeing the next eclipse in China on 22 July 2009 at about 9:45 AM China time. I have magnaged to get some of my Chinese friends to become eclipse chasers.
Mike
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BobbiJo Jonson Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:32 pmWow… spent the early morning hours in Second Life
first listening to awesome music from China — and then
with people from all over the world watched the solar eclipse.
I can not express the feelings..
Hearing the experts, the crowds around them, and seeing it at the same time..
The OoOhs and Ahhhs… watching the clouds roll in and then slowly leave…WOW.. I am hooked..
Bringing the real world to Second Life and Second Life to the real world..
This is one of the things that Second Life was meant to be…
this bridge…Thank you.. you talented wonderful People
*sheri* — BobbiJo Jonson in Second Life
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Caroline Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:30 pmBrilliant job, guys! Excellent informative commentary, just enough to be interesting without intruding on the action. Thank you!
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Manjula Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 2:04 pmThe live web-cast was very educative, interesting and well-done, with excellent commentaries and information about earlier eclipses, telescopes and the Xingjiang province in China. Thanks to the hard work and efforts of the exploratorium team, people around the world have the opportunity to watch this wonderful event.
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Katherine Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 1:13 pmI’m from Chile and I saw the video of the eclipse just today
Wonderful, it’s beautiful how mother nature can always amaze us with things like this, I’ve only seen a moon-eclipse and I’m looking forward to the chance to be witness of a sun-eclipse
Congratulations, I loved the program, very interesting and educating.
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rewolf Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 11:09 amThank you for broadcasting this so we could watch it in Colorado but i wish we could have seen a bit more than one view while it was happening. he kept mentioning the fantastic sunset that we never got to see and some of the other views . I felt gypped. I hope some of the other cameras caught these things and you will post them. I also would have liked the views of the glasses and the filter to be in frame and zoomed in. Maybe in 11 years you can correct and prepare better for it. It is amazing that the Chinese constructed all that in 4 months and just for a 2 hour cosmic event. makes me consider Stonehenge and some of the other mysterious sites out there in a new light. Again besides my nitpicking, it was a great thing you’ve done. Thanks!
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Erika Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 10:56 amthank you for casting this event. the last eclipse i saw was in the U.S. in 1991 (partial). technology has allowed so many to view a total eclipse and learn more about just how unique our view of the universe really is. very exciting!!
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Tim Suetens Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 10:01 amTo J & Y: The ancient mayans thought solar eclipses represented a “reunion of lovers”. You are both very lucky indeed
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Tim Suetens Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 9:57 amVery nice video! I live in Belgium, so the eclipse wasn’t total for me. And there were way too many clouds anyway. I’ve made a promise to myself - I WILL go to the USA and/or Australia to watch the 2012 eclipses! Thanks again for making this video
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Radhatanaya Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 9:45 amI have never seen anything like this, in my entire life of 65 years. Can’t explain, how much I am excited about this great spectacle !!
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H.R.Laxvenkatesh Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 9:37 amI have watched this great and the most memorable event shown live on the screen of my laptop, at our apartment, Costa mesa, California, by NASA. I am living in India, just visiting this great country, for the first time !
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popmonkey Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 8:41 amis there any chance you guys could show the video of the view NOT through the telescope during totality? that’s always been the most interesting bit to me, the actual through telescope shots are the same every time. i want to see the sky darken and what it looks like to just regular folks standing in the shadow of the moon…
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Bomb Vinay Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 6:26 amIt was amazing I have seen it live for the first time. Thanks to you.
It may look absurd to you guys what I am writing below.
But I have some observation that earth is stationary and Sun and Moon moves around the earth and also our has two Suns and tow moons.
I can throw more light on this.
BombVinay
India phones + 91 9341237987, 9845102606 + 91 080 22253344 -
RameshNayak Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 6:04 amCongratulation for this wonderful arrangements made for the interested peole and infrmatin of the public and in general.Nasa and devoted Technicalinvlved in this arrangement are praised worthy.Though KONARK of orissa india is also a suitable site for solar eclipse to observe but the technical advancement made by NAPA and its related organasation no compareable with any of this type .Ramresh Nayak
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Hardeep Singh Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 6:03 amI am watching and photographing the partial eclipse from New Delhi, India. Please checkout my photos at http://blog.hardeep.name/general/20080801/eclipse-1aug2008/
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macdad Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 5:57 amLuckily, the clouds moved in time to view this event. In 1969(?) I took a small group of students to the Savannah, GA, area to view the total solar eclipse. Clouds moved in and obscured our view. However, I was able to get a few photos/slides that showed a very thin crescent just prior to totality. We were using an 8-inch reflecting telescope that the students had made themselves. It was an experience the students will always remember even though the totality was not visible through the clouds.
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RameshNayak Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 5:52 amIndeed your site on Solar Eclpse anddetails related are very interestg.Nasa fr this should be congratulated.Once i observed this type of SOLAR eclipse at KONARK Orissa India which was a suitable ste and perfect place as decided by NASA.I felt enchanted and cannot forget the wounderful experience in life. This tme now I am at ATLANTA USA. Ramesh ramesh@gmail.com
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J & Y Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 5:40 amMe and my Chinese lover are right now in Xian, China. The faith gave us the possibility to experience one in a life time full solar eclipse. Awsome!!!
We’ll never forget you Starbucks for taking us to this unforgettable moment.
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Chris Neil Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 5:24 amMan I was so excited about this solar eclipse until I realized its only for northern canada not southern. So I was bummed out but I was happy for this LIVE webcast of the telescope seeing it
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hana-k Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 5:15 amthat was owsome! ^^
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Casey Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 5:13 amI tried just after the clipse started, but it wont work!!!!! But the news is covering it live also, so i’m watching it…
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suresh Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 5:12 amit was amazing
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Binoy Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 5:10 amIt was a amazing experience to watch the solar eclipse . I live in Mumbai India and we were not fortunate enough to watch the total eclipse and had to be satisfied with just the partial eclipse . But even the experience of watching the partial experience was just spectacular. Im eagerly waiting for the total eclipse next year which can be viewed from our country.
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Anindya Prasad Sensharma Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 5:00 amLot of thanks guys for your hard work in telecasting the solar eclipse live. Let us chant to SUN GOD
OM Jaba Kusmang Shanksahang Kashyapeyang Mahadyuting Dhantaring Sarbapapaghna Pranahatoshmi Divakaram.Regards
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shanks Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:53 amHi Folks,
I got a chance to see the diamond ring on aug 1st 2008 thro the exploratorium sight. it was awesome!! palnning to see the nxt years as wellHappy viewing
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Hardeep Singh Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:51 amI watched the partial eclipse from India. The photos are here: http://blog.hardeep.name/general/20080801/eclipse-1aug2008/
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Frannie Taylor Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:47 amMany thanks for your wonderful dual cast this morning. It was exciting to watch with you from rural Virginia. What a great deal of work by so many!
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Jessika Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:40 amI tried to watch the video of the eclipse but it wont play! How very disappointing!
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carlo casaluci Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:35 amStayed up to watch the live feed. A truly amazing event. You put on a great show, with a little help from mother nature. Thanks!!!
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Naresh, Lancs, UK Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:35 amI just watched the eclipse online with my mom from the UK. Whoa!!! What an amazing experience! I just want to thank everyone operating this site and for the coverage of the totality. Mind-blowing coverage and thanks for the explanations of the various stages of the eclipse. Fantastic. Can’t wait for the next one
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Howard Yang Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:34 amI just watched my very first sun eclipse in my life a few minutes ago, together with my best friends on the net. We unfortunately live in Taiwan so that we can’t see this marvelous scene by ourselves, but thanks to the advanced tech nowadays, it makes us able to participate in this party online. I’ll never forget the experience I’ve got today and expect next time we can go together, meeting the sun and the moon, by our true body and naked eye. See you 62 years later!
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Magdalena Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:31 amThank you for showing me a Total Solar Eclipse. I’ve never seen an Eclipse before, this year I’ve seen partial Eclipse in Poland for a first time. Thank you again. Greetings. Magda
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Chaya Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:31 amI just want to thank you for making this available to everyone all over the world via the internet. It was a very exciting thing to watch! And the commentary by the various scientists was very informative. Thank them all for me. You people did a great job!
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Eduardo Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:31 amGreetings from Mexico City. It was an amazing spectacle, thanks to you for the broadcast and the explanation of every aspect of this beautiful eclipse.
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Emmanuel Rios Saez Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:30 amI would like to thanks exploratorium.edu that make possible to everyone could watch this spectacular astronomic event, that is unique. Greeting from Puerto Rico. God Bless all of us. Peace!!!
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Mike Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:28 amMy wife and I traveled to Oaxaca to see the 1991 eclipse with a wonderful group sponsored by the Morrison Planetarium in San Francisco. It was a delightful trip that also included visits to the magnificent cultural sites of that area. We also had some last-second dances with clouds, which — as they did today in China — had everyone very nervous but moved out of the way just before totality. At six minutes, that totality was very long. It certainly whets our appetite to see more eclipses. We traveled the next January to see the rare sunset annular eclipse north of San Diego.
In recent years, we have loved watching the live webcasts via the Exploratorium website. Tonight our children were happy to wake up in the middle of the night — shortly before 4 a.m. — to see it live.
Thanks very much for such a wonderful production! Bravo!
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Chris Ballard Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:27 amAm sitting here in Naryn Kyrgyzstan and started wondering why it was so dark outside. Thought it was just the clouds then I remembered the eclipse. We won’t get the totality but it is fun to see part of it. One nice aspect is that it will cool things off here today. We’ve been having a heat wave and less sun makes it cooler!!
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Hemanta Naik India Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:26 amWithout leaving my desk I watch the Solar Eclipse happening in Yiwu, China. Thanks for the organising team. I saw first solar eclipse in 1980 that happened in Bangalore,India. Then I was a student. Now I watched the China Total Solar Eclipse with my family. My son claimed - Oh, What a Sun it is ? It is spectacular ! ”
The technology used is just great. Such events can bring all people of the globe come together and share a rare even like this. Thanks once again.
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RAJAA RAO Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:25 amEnjoyed watching the solar eclipse live on exploratorium. It was a great coverage of the event with interesting commentaries coupled with lots of additional information on the previous eclipses. Overall it was a very exhilarating experience.
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Tara Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:25 amThis was FANTASTIC!! I’ve been a fan of space/astronomy all my life and have never been able to view a total solar eclipse before. Partials, certainly, but a total solar eclipse is magnificent. This viewing, thanks to the Exploratorium, has whetted an even more intense desire to view one personally. Will I live long enough? Will I see coronas, diamond rings, and shadow bands with my own eyes? I can only hope!
Thanks so much for airing this spectacular event!
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Purav Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:24 amhi, me and my collegues have seen the live eclipse and totality here while sitting in office chair!! We all cheered at the time of totality!
Thank you very much to organizer’s for such an amazing telecast !!
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uniqueswiss Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:24 amit was really wonderful…. even a few minutes was closed by clowdy, but when its really Totally…. wow…. hardly cant say it by words….! thanks for sharing…. its very awesome, wonderful, great, beautiful, and so on and so on….
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Heidi Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:23 amThat was AMAZING!!! Thank you SO much, Exploratorium for bringing this amazing even to all of us around the world, live.
You did an outstanding job and the shot was perfect.
What a way for us on the east coast of the US to wake up.
Cant wait for next year!
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Ole Dyring, Denmark Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:23 amThank you guys for the opportunity to watch the total solar eclipse live – without actually being there. The 27% eclipse here in Denmark was hardly noticeable, so I am very happy that you put together a fantastic coverage of the event in China. The images, the cheers, the excitement came through crystal clear!
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Mr.J.B.Shukla. Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:23 amIn 1980’s during full solar eclipse,we observed live reactions on birds.Birds were returning back to their nests completely confused.It is one of the biggest charisma of nature.
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Daniel Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:22 amI must say this is the 9th total eclipse in my life time and i have seen about 6 of them
and it still never ceases to amaze me
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Lanny Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:22 amI witnessed my one and only eclipse in 5th grade in 79. Spectacular, awesome, and unlike anything else I have ever experienced again in this life. Once I heard that there was going to be a live broadcast on 8/1/2008 from China, I had to set my alarm (PDT) and watch like all of the other science fans (or geeks/nerds). The cloud cover moving at the last minute added to the suspense! I want to thank the guys broadcasting that made a very interesting and fact-filled show with greay dialog and commentaries! I hope to someday observe an actual eclipse along side them one day. Great job!!!
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usha Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:21 amIt was wonderful. Thanks for arranging live telecast. We Indians got an opportunity to see the eclipse. Hope you guys enjoyed it.
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frits wolthuis Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:20 amI enjoyed your programme very much. Perhaps I’ll go to Sjanhai next year to see the eclips by myself.
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GGV Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:19 amThank You! I experienced (again) a wonderful show of the Universe! Total Eclipse from Gobi Dessert.
I remebered the first time I saw a total eclipse back in the 90´s in Mexico City. The images and the comments were great.
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Sankar Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:19 amThis is the first time in my life to see live Solar Eclipse from India. It was amazing to watch in your website. I watched the live webcast along with my colleague. Thanks a lot for the entire team.
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Simon Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:19 amwonderful show guys I really enjoyed every minute!! and well didn’t the clouds just add to the drama of the whole experience…. thank you so much for sharing this special event on earth….
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juan Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:18 amthe live broadcast was phenomenal! the fact that i was able to watch a chinese solar eclipse from phoeniz, az just blows my mind. how about that cloud coverage that just cleared at the rigtht time. it was like the curtains closing and re-opening for the grand finale of a show! the commentary, the video stream, everything was amazing! now it’s times to see an eclipse in person.
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Cheryl Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:18 amThanks so much for your hard work to bring this eclipse to those of us unable to see it in person! It was spectacular! My boys and I throughly enjoyed this viewing of the ec;lipse and look forward to other webcasts! Thanks again and safe journeys.
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Otis Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:17 amThat was cool. Thanks for all the hard work on the live transmission(s) — watched from Osaka, Japan.
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Lori Mancuso Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:17 amWow, fantastic to be able to watch the eclipse live on your site. Thank you for making it possible for those of us who couldn’t be there to see it. You did a great job!
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DUFF Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:16 amGREAT show guys (good job) Wish I could have been there……
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Rick in Oregon USA Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:15 amThank you so much for sharing the experience! What a thrill to
witness the event live from halfway around the world! I took numerous images of my screen to share with my students.
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Ryley Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:14 amVery bright!
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Yusri Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:13 amThank you very much!!! Best regard for the team. I could watch the eclipse live from Indonesia….Once again…thank you…
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Ian Priestnall Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:13 amI little thought, when I wrote in a school essay in the 1960s “The next total eclipse in Gtreat Britian will be in 1999 and will be visible only near Land’s End” that I would observe the 1999 eclipse in Holland with my daughter via a pinhole projector, and that I would follow the the 2008 one via a live webcast from a remote corner of China. Superb coverage. Loved the H alpha pics!
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paul vogel Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:12 amNo eclipses in 52 years of life yet.
2-28-98 was a cruise nightmare. we were on a now defunct cruiseship in Barbadoes on eclipse day.
The brazilians were celebrating carnival, the americans were glum and Morose.
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douglas kirpa raja Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:11 amwow, what a sight , a rush of smoke from the sun gr8
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Joe Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 4:08 amInstead of totally focusing on the sun and the corona, why not pan out and look at what’s going on around in Mongolia so viewers can get an idea what it feels like to be in a total eclipse.
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uniqueswiss Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 3:57 amWow…. this is really great! For me Eclipse is something beautiful that i have to see…. i am really exciting about that! I hope one day i can see the real…. But with this webpage i would like to say thanks a lot for a hard work to share to all the people in the world! I will always keep watching it….
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MONICA Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 3:50 amGOOD MORNING
I AM IN CENTRAL FLORIDA WATCHING THE WEBCAST IN HONOR OR MY NEPHEW NATHAN. HE IS TRAVELING FROM THE GOLDMINES IN NEVADA BACK TO MINNESOTA AND WILL MISS THIS HISTORIC EVENT. HE IS THE ONE WHO GOT ME INTERESTED IN THE STARS AND THE COSMIC EVENTS IN THE HEAVENS. THIS ONES FOR YOU NATHAN!! -
madremixer Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 3:48 amsaw Venezuela total in 1998 Most incredible thing I’ve ever seen. Right at top end of peninsula west of Caracas. Best part-moon penumbra racing across us, the amazing amount of light still left when 90% of sun blocked, of course the corona and visible stars and the electricity that connected hundreds of us as we watched. we were very lucky- 4 whole minutes of totality! You MUST see one in your lifetime!
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Jeannine Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 3:42 amI’m in Virginia visiting my first born grandson on his 12th birthday today! What a special event for a special boy.
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Jim Dunn Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 3:37 amMy wife and I viewed the March 2006 eclipse with 600 kids in our American International school in Accra, Ghana. We were all outside, equipped with our ‘viewing glasses,’ waiting. Kids will be kids and many were chatting and not paying attention—until the sky darkened, the temperature dropped, and the evening birds began to appear. For the next five minutes all you saw was wonder from the bright eyes of the children. The moments of totality seemed to go on forever as we all watched, knowing many might never have this opportunity again. What a great ‘teaching moment’ for our science teachers and a wonderful memory for all who observed. For a short time, we were ALL kids, standing with opened mouths at the wonder of the event. If you haven’t seen a total eclipse, try!
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Patrick Harman Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 3:17 amHey Steve. I too saw that 1970 eclipse in Virginia. I was on the lower Eastern Shore. The weather was perfect and it was a long eclipse. We were right on a beach by the water. The shadow bands at the end of the eclipse were spectacular. Everyone was so excited to see them so clearly. A wonderful experience!
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Rafal Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 3:13 amA my z chlopakami ogladamy przez dyskietki zacmienie slonca
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sharagim amini Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 3:12 amI AM VERY VERY HAPPY LOOKING THIS SOLAR ECLIPSE WITHE USING YOUR WEBSITE.
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Stuart & Justin Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 3:00 amFrance 1999 (we KNEW it would be cloudy in England!) and Turkey 2006 were both fantastic. You just can’t beat totality, it’s a humbling experience that shows us how tenuous our hold on life really is.
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Eremia Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 2:55 amI found this website by chance and just in time too! According to the time zone conversions the eclipse starts for me in 35 minutes (if I’m understanding it correctly)! I’ve never witnessed a solar eclipse in full length, only seen them in photos, educational programs (often speed up) and clips from the news channels. This will be fun!
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Phil Rusher Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 2:54 amgreetings! I was in the southern UK, Dartmoor in Devonshire for the Aug 11 1999 eclipse and unfortunayely the overcast was to thick to see the disc and totality. I must add though that it was still a most unusual and mysterious event, having wittnessed the shadow as only cloud cover could reveal. I’m looking forward to seeing my first clear totality, and through a telescope no less. My many Thanks to all those who made this possible. Phil Rusher,
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Kris Anderson Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 2:53 amPlease do this again for the next total solar eclipse July 22, 2009.
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Jon Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 1:31 amI’ve never seen a total solar eclipse in person…but theres one thing i’m interested in finding out…of all the videos and webcast archives i’ve watched, i don’t think i’ve ever seen this captured properly that way it would look in person…it’s not just the totality i want to see..and it’s not just the diamond ring effects..i know the first diamond ring seems to fade *gradually* into totality and the second *gradually* fades back in from totality…but its the other sides of the 2 diamond ring effects i’m interested in! The beginning of the first and the ending of the second! Are they really that abrupt? Or is it cameramen switching filters at just the wrong time? If they are that abrupt where the first begins and the second one ends, isn’t that a facinating enough thing to talk about? why don’t we properly capture the beginning of the first diamond ring and the ending of the second on video, the way it would really look in person without switching filters?
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vikrant Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 12:54 amIm in Dubai, flying to green land today , unfortunately i will miss this big event, Ihave once watched this solar eclips, twice in my life in India. It was spectacular, I still remember the corona how wonderful was that. Felt like true magic of of univerese. There are certain myths in india related to Solar eclips, but as the people has started and understand the scientific reasons these are getting faded away.
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vikrant Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 12:40 amIm in Dubai, flying to green land today , unfortunately i will miss this big event, Ihave once wateched this solar eclips, twice in my life in India. It was spectacular, I still remember the corona how wonderful was that. Felt like true magic of of univerese. There are certain myths in india related to Solar eclips, but as the people has started and understand the scientific reasons these are getting faded away.
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MichaelFinney Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 12:34 amMichael Finney-Well done guys. Lets hope it’s clear. Fromm all at the Nothamptonshire Natural History Society (UK) Founded 1837. See our website http://www.nnhs.info.com
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ANA Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 12:09 amHEY MY NAME iS ANA ANd i WAS WONDER WHAT TiME WiLL BE ABLE TO SEE THE ECLiPSE ? iM LOCATEd iN HOUSTON , TEXAS
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Brad Kort Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 11:21 pmWhat time on August 1st will the Eclipse be visible on the internet if you are in Central Standard Time Zone. I am sending this at 1:25 am. How long til the eclipse will be viewable on your site?
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Ramnarayan Natarajan Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 10:43 pmThis is my first time of my life that am expected to catch live transmission of Total Solar Eclipse 2008 Live from China online through this weblink. Thanks for doing a great job the team and crew of Exploratorium. Am from Singapore.
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supriya kasale Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 10:30 pmin which time the solar eclipse in india at time and when your live show strat
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tony Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 9:08 pmhi guys
thanks for ur great job firstly.
aha,so excited.now I am in LanZhou of Gan Su Province-my hometown. I & my friends are all waiting for the excited moment now.
And I want tell my honey Nacky if u see the comments,I want you know I still love you. I know u cant see eclipse this time in Thai, but I will take lots of photoes . we can share them next time when we beside togerther again. all my love for you. TCTony
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Vicki Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 7:59 pmWe were on the Big Island of Hawaii to see the eclipse there. That area (Kona) is normally pretty dry and cloud-free, but that morning it rained and was very cloudy. But we were soooo lucky - the clouds parted just as totality began, and stayed open for the whole period of totality, then closed again… I think we were the only group along the Kona coast to actually see the event. And my husband got it all on video, so we can enjoy it over and over.
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ANTONIO CARLOS Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 1:22 pmVOU ACOMPANHAR POR ESTE SITE AQUI AO VIVO!!!ESTOU NO BRASIL…PARA OS BRASILEIROS QUE ESTÃO NA CHINA É UM PRIVILEGIO HEIN….TCHAU BEIJOS A TODOS
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spenceter Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 12:40 pmI will be in Beijing (yay!) for the eclipse—heres hoping for clear skies to dawn in 4-5hrs from now. The last few days did not bode well however, with pollution restricting the sun to a whiter circle on a white sky background (but without a drop shadow:).
Anyway, here’s hoping… Happy Eclipses’ing to you all!
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Steve Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 11:30 amMy wife & I drove down from Philadelphia, PA to view the 1970 total eclipse from Virginia Beach, VA. We left the night before, planning to get to Virginia Beach and stay over for the late morning eclipse. When we got to around Richmond, VA, the alternator on the car died. Luckily, I was able to get to a gas station close by to a motel. I told the mechanics my dilemma, and how it was a once-in-a-lifetime event and they said they would be able to get to work on the car first thing in the morning.
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admin Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 9:31 amHi Erick, you can watch the live webcast of the eclipse in Mexico City beginning at 5:30 AM.
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Pablo Olivares Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 9:08 amOn Feb. 26 1998 I observed my first solar eclipse in my country Venezuela. I was with my two sons Daniel and Simon. That was the most spectacular view of I had ever seen in my life. Since then I followed several Solar Eclipses thru Internet and today Im following this one in china. I’m sure that all of you that are waiting for this nature show are going to have a very good time.If you go to my blog/web site you can see the picture of that date.
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Ricco Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 7:13 amI’m so jealous!!! I’m stranded in Hong Kong trying to get my visa. This has become the biggest nightmare every. I was suppose to arrive in Beijing on July29 and then to Xian for the eclipse. I hope all you people truly enjoy this amazing event… See you in China.. a day late…Ricco
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Erick Says:
July 30th, 2008 at 9:25 pmHi, I live in Mexico City and I want to know at what time does the eclipse will begin in my country.
Thanks for your answers!!!
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John Wells Says:
July 29th, 2008 at 8:27 amI’ll be travelling to Dazhuangzi, Gansu Province, China, to view the eclipse on 1 August.
I’ve been living in China since 1999 (I’m British — originally came just to travel), and love it — I just visited Xinjiang a month ago, what a fantastic province — vast, with such a range of sights. If any of you get the chance to “go West”, and visit Kashgar and the Karakoram highway, go for it
Hopefully I’ll have some pics and videos to post from my one-man trip to Gansu.
Clear skies
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joan Says:
July 18th, 2008 at 12:40 amTomorrow I leave for Moskow to take the transmongolia express train to China to see the august 1st eclipse in Xian.
Joan, Amsterdam
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Klipsi Says:
July 18th, 2008 at 12:25 amHowdy, friends,I will be sailing on a russian icebreaker to the North Pole for my 24th solar eclipse ( 11th total) , blog and chat at http://www.klipsi.ch/eclipsewebcam.htm , weather permitting we should see the eclipse from north of Sibiria in the Kara Sea between Yamal peninsula and Novaya Zemlya island. Clear skies to all !
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Clementine Says:
July 18th, 2008 at 12:23 ami also love to see all the ridges of the moon-how cool is that?!
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Clementine Says:
July 18th, 2008 at 12:21 ami’ve been to several eclipse programs in the past and i love the few seconds before totality, when the crowd is quiet and alert with anticipation, and then the great moment as totality starts and everyone sighs, cheers, claps, and screams-very exciting!
