Hey BBSr's, who got to see the eclipse in person?

[anon63581570]

This is one of the few things I can claim good fortune on. I literally got to go out into my back yard and watch a total solar eclipse. A friend of mine got a 75% and will be in the path of totality when the next one swings by in seven years.

Even the family squabbling died down and everyone actually acted like they enjoyed things.

Anyone else get lucky and get to see?

[noahdjango]

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Official Eclipse Viewing Thread

So, who else is taking a field trip Monday? I am loading up the kiddo and heading up north east of KC to a dirt road somewhere. I am using that map linked at the bottom of this page (read it, so you don’t screw up the time.) Plan to be as close to the blue line as possible. People tell me the roads will be to hard to travel on, but I am figuring most of the people in KC will be just fine with 98% totality. Just the nerds are going to venture out for perfection. And the out of towners will alre…