There might have been fancier parties in 100% coverage locations, but I'm quite sure no one had as much fun as we did on The Hillside in Winchester, Kentucky. Dr. Science aka Uncle John built three viewing devices. Auntie Reg made an awesome tomato pie eclipsed by cheddar cheese. Friends and neighbors came. We stayed as cool as we could and a good time was had by all.
Getting ready.
It's starting!
20 preferred the long box pinhole camera.
Quite a good view using a simple cardboard box!
The clouds moving across were interesting.
Getting a bigger view.
A fan in the forest!
Such a beautiful area.
Getting there!
Eclipse pie :-D.
This picture cracks me up. I wonder what 20 was telling them!
The long box, being twice as long as the short box pinhole camera, made the image twice as large, but nowhere near as large as the binoculars set up.
It never got dark, but it did get dim. I'm not sure what the animals here on the farm did, but the birds there got quiet and the crickets started singing more. The best part? It cooled off for a few minutes!
As total as we got. It was rotating around at this point. It started as sort of a backward C, then a U and then the moon moved on. It was great fun!
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