Foni comments on Total eclipse today in Galicia, Spain

[–] Foni@piefed.zip [S] 25 points 3 months ago (9 children)

It's breathtaking; one understands why the sun was worshipped in ancient times.

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[–] MrShankles@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (3 children)

That was my first thought the first time I saw a full eclipse. It's just indescribably awing, ethereal... the lighting change, the mood, the animals reacting, everything. I'd have worshipped that shit too if I saw that in ancient times. I've been lucky enough to see two in my life, hoping to at least see a 3rd in my lifetime

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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Never experienced a full, but even partials can feel "off". It's the same sense when the weather's about to get ugly. Nothing's obvious, but the lighting, creature sounds, and even the wind isn't right. And the wind does change during enough of an eclipse, since it's like dusk cooling.

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[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

This was one of the first things that struck me today. Without eclipse shades, the sun looked normal brightness even at 90% but you could obviously feel that its heat output had greatly diminished suddenly.

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[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 2 points 3 months ago*

Partial eclipse is cool, but total is qualitatively different. A shadow sweeps over you and you can now look at the sun, as a ring of light, the corona dancing around it. In contrast to auroras, it's munch more vivid in person than in photos or videos. It's absolutely breathtaking and I think more people would travel to see it if they realized.

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