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Total Solar Eclipse 2017

This was my first time seeing and photographing a total solar eclipse. I drove up to Madras, Oregon to experience the event. Coming in was not too bad but going out was a total nightmare. Some people tried to leave right after totality but encountered gridlock. My friends and I waited out about 1.5 hours but still it was very bad. It took me five hours to drive from Madras to Bend( 40 miles).. And got even worse going south of Bend on highway 97.
There is a video of me. Just watch the beginning where you can hear the crowd's reaction to the totality and you can see the darkness prevail.
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  • almost over
  • the Moon is gone; the Sun back to normal self
  • Video of myself
  • it is one of those  "cheesy" shots everybody has to have in their portfolio<br />
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    until April 8, 2024 for the total eclipse in USA.<br />
    Annular eclipse on October 14, 2023 in USA
  • The Great Escape: total gridlock as people are trying to get out. See the Air Museum sign? My friends and I went there to kill some time.  Absolutely no movement-just like a parking lot.
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