The totality has come and gone here in Greenbrier. We got a little more than 2-1/2 minutes of totality, though, and a fantastic view of the corona! Simply stunning!
I was surprised by a couple of things.
First, even in totality it did not get dark, just pretty dim. The horizon skyline was still significantly lit. I would not have needed headlights to drive. Second, when it was over, it was over very fast. Lighting went from dim to daytime almost like snapping your fingers. As I write the sun is still only a sliver as the moon moves away, but looking out my window it seems like full daytime.
Our daughter took some excellent photos of both the occlusion and the corona. I hope to have them soon! The photo of the corona below is from Google images, but it's a lot like the corona we saw.
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