A small corner of the sky captured most of America’s attention and imagination on August 21, 2017. It was the celestial event of the millennia that brought a momentary pause to many people’s lives as they looked up and marveled at the source of our very existence.
Leah and I had our own corner of the parking lot at Benton County Fairgrounds in Corvallis, OR.
A party atmosphere surrounded us. Some were expecting a spiritual awakening, and some were interested in the science of the occasion, but for most of us it was a social connection. We sat around with family, friends and strangers, looking goofy in our mylar glasses…
…as we shared a brief moment together as sun worshippers.
We all held our collective breath at the precise moment the moon completely eclipsed the sun. And then there were cheers.
For one brief moment, we were all related. For that one instant during totality, we had turned the corner, and became the human race.
And just like that…
…it was gone in a flash, and a tear passed the corner of my eye.
Sadly, it’s going to be a long time before our next solar eclipse.
Streaming thru America 
Great pictures and descriptions of the event. My wife has family near Corvallis and her cousin got some good pictures as well. We went to Guernsey, WY and had a fantastic time (except for the traffic afterward). It was a great experience.
https://epworldwide.org/2017/08/21/eclipse-transcendent-experience/
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Thanks. I’ll check your post as well.
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Those same thoughts crossed my mind during that day. Common ground common place, common race. Yes, kinda sad. Nice pictures.
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I pray we can find more than just an eclipse to unite us.
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We will.
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WOW WOWZER Just fabulous picture of the eclipse! You are the man!
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Coming from you, I’ll take that as a compliment.
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I was in Lincoln City, OR and we considered going to Corvallis. Your description is wonderful and I like your line, “for a moment, we were all related.”
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I saw that Lincoln was smoked in. I hope it cleared in time for the viewing.
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We had perfect viewing at 100%. I wrote about it at http://www.afterdefeat.com
It was an adventure and I’m now planning 2019!
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As the sky grew dark, around 10.16am, the temperature started to drop and eclipse viewers started to shout and cheer. The most common exclamation was: “Oh my God!” A ring of light glimmered around the black moon – the long-awaited corona, finally safe to view with the naked eye. It might be the most beautiful moment to be experienced 😊☺
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So glad you were there to experience it too.
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No I wasn’t I’m an Indian juz saw it on Google it was really awesome 😊
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Definitely better in person.
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What a great event, took a break from work and enjoyed it with coworkers and strangers. Makeshift cameras brought back my childhood. So glad you and Leah were able to experience totality. Come to the ADKs in 2024!
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We talked about it for an instance.
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I love that streaming. I have a page on facebook named THE MOONLIGHT.
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Thanks. I’ll check it out.
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Thank you for such great visuals of an event we, here in Aussie, didn’t get to experience. PS love the van!
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The pleasure is mine. If the Airstream was watertight and had a motor, I’d take it to Aussieland.
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