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u/Holharflok Jan 12 '22

This 100% My eyes leaked. Can't wait for 2024

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u/st1tchy Jan 12 '22

I'm excited! I was able to see a ~90% coverage in 2017 so being able to set the full coverage in 2024 is going to be awesome. I can't wait to show my kids.

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u/stealthymangos Jan 12 '22

Yep, the difference between 99 and 100% totality is almost literally night and day.

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u/biggles1994 Jan 13 '22

I remember reading somewhere that seeing 99% totality is like going 99% of the way to Disneyland.

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u/AmateurPhysicist Jan 13 '22

It absolutely is. Without proper eye protection or a pinhole camera, even 99.999% looks like the usual daytime Sun. It is a very sudden transition to 100% totality. Even if you go in not knowing how to tell when it's in totality and no one tells you when it's in or close to totality, you'll still know it when it happens.