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Old 08-22-2017   #6
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Originally Posted by Paul Workman View Post
Just 89.2% here. Cleaned the lens on my arch welding helmet, folding chairs at the ready, counting down the minutes...a friggin thunder shower moved in - couldn't see a bit of the eclipse - just got a little darker is all... Rats. Well, it did clear off in time to see the last 1/4 of the eclipse disappear. Big let-down....


Ha Ha--I knew I wasn't the only guy using welding goggles! (photos courtesy of my wife who thought I was nuts). We had about the same coverage as Paul and some clouds, but the clouds thinned enough from time to time to allow a view of the eclipse. Quite a sight. As was I. --Bob
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