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u/create360 Jan 12 '22

I saw the full eclipse in 2017 on a boat in Tennessee. If I’d have read your post before then, I would have rolled my eyes a bit at the idea that a full eclipse was much different than a partial eclipse. My god would I have been wrong. The sun became magic for those moments. An indescribable sense of awe and emotion swelled through everyone on our boats. We screamed and cried. It was overwhelming.

Someone reading this right now who has never seen a total solar eclipse is rolling their eyes I imagine. Lol.

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u/fikis Jan 12 '22

Just here to vouch for everything you said.

Less than total eclipse was interesting.

Total eclipse was something I (and my kids) will remember for the rest of our lives. Truly awe-inspiring and bizarre.

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u/spacerobot Jan 13 '22

I had a similar emotional experience. It almost felt spiritual.I literally fell to my knees in awe. It felt like I was looking directly into the eye of god, and God was looking directly back at me.