Anyone see a portion or all of the eclipse?
By Marsha
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
Midland, Michigan
April 10, 2024 8:51am CST
I was with my sister, T, that lives near me. We were going through stuff, we brought home from Detroit, that belongs to my sister, M, that lives there.
We've made three trips so far bringing back as many boxes and totes that can fit in the back of my van. When we return to the area we take them to my sister , T's, storage cubicle. But after the last trip last week it was full.
So, Monday we went there to try to eliminate extraneous things that my sister won't miss. For instance she had a box that a toilet came in loaded with empty boxes in case she needed something for a gift.
Anyway, we were there working during the eclipse. I took solar glasses I got from our library and she took two paper plates one with several small holes. That is what the picture shows.
My sister had her phone set to notify her every fifteen minutes so we could go outside and take a look. We missed the totality by about three minutes but we saw it after the moon moved away leaving a crescent of the sun.
Our area was about two hours north from the trajectory if that's the right term. It'll be about twenty more years before it happens again near us.
Today I'll have to pay bills and I've been working on a dream journal that a friend requested. But, I hope to be back to visit sometime this week.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
10 Apr
Your mean the thing you made to view it thru?
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 Apr
@MarshaMusselman Yes, it didn't work.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Apr
@just4him did your use paper plates or a box? We discovered with the plates that we had to stretch out our arms far enough to see the shadow of the moon.
We got solar glasses from the library for free. We took turns viewing it with the glasses and plates. Looking they the glasses was much clearer.
Someone watched it on you tube. Your could probably check it out that way if you want.
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@akalinus (43173)
• United States
17 Apr
@MarshaMusselman Did you see the moon eat the sun? I'm sure you will always remember that.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
17 Apr
@akalinus no, we missed that as we were inside working and only went outside every fifteen minutes. But I've seen others so it didn't bother me that I missed that part.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
13 Apr
We were two hours away from the trip it made across the states, but I imagine it looked very similar to what it would if we were closer other than it might have gotten darker.
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@celticeagle (166718)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Apr
That's some sneaky business getting rid of things you think she won't miss.
I washed the eclipse on the news.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Apr
We'll my sister has Alzheimer's and the things were going through has been in her basement for five to ten years. We're only getting rid of the junk. She was a bit of a hoarder. She has enough greeting cards to almost open her own card shop. Those we're keeping.
A lot of what we're getting rid of is old papers from when she taught school in the eighties and nineties. She knows we're getting rid of a lot of old papers and all the mail she never looked at. For the latter, though, we're making sure no pertinent info is on them and then shredding them.
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@celticeagle (166718)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Apr
@MarshaMusselman .......I gave you that story thinking that perhaps some of the stuff you think is junk might be things she liked or wanted. Just a thought.
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
13 Apr
@celticeagle we wouldn't be able to do a sale at this time as she's still alive. We don't want to bring the junk into her new place not will she have a basement. And if she lives ten or more years none of us will want to go thru her stuff then as well be closer to ninety.
She doesn't have a spouse and never had kids.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
10 Apr
I figured some probably already wrote about it. I will look for them later.
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
10 Apr
@MarshaMusselman I see that you can see some great photos taken here.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
13 Apr
@LadyDuck yes I see that. I didn't even try taking any photos. I actually didn't even think about it not would I know how to do it necessarily.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Apr
Yes, although for us the solar glasses worked a lot better than the plates.
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@Scarred4Lyfe (607)
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10 Apr
Mai Hoomin and one of his sisters and my 2 cohorts watched it.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
10 Apr
How did you get a pic of it?
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Apr
@Scarred4Lyfe I don't think my eclipse glasses would have stayed on my ears, but if I had figured that out beforehand that would have been a good Idea.
I've heard that they are now saying that it's better to not look at the sun directly even in totality.
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@RebeccasFarm (89831)
• Arvada, Colorado
10 Apr
I didn't see it as I had no glasses to.
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@Marilynda1225 (82704)
• United States
10 Apr
It didn't get very dark here and was more like a normal day at dusk. I watched it all on tv and was amazed at how many people traveled to see it.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Apr
My husband expected it to get pitch black. But, like you said it was less bright but not dark.
