Who's watching the eclipse today?

[Sirocco]

The solar eclipse calling the United States to repentance right before the "remnant movement" conference in September (in which God is expected to establish a covenant people again) and right before Denver Snuffer kicks off his talks to a broader Christian audience in locations across the country (just as an eclipse may have primed Nineveh for Jonah's preaching) seems very significant, especially with it being followed up with another sign in the heavens: a second timely fulfillment of the sign described in Revelation 12 (the first fulfillment having happened in Joseph Smith's day). Is God setting His hand again the second time to recover His people? It certainly seems that if we're willing, God is eager to fulfill His words and bring Zion.

2 years ago everyone told me the world would end in September
But maybe it was all me that prevented it with my Earth, Wind and Fire jokes :))
But I am also not in America so I guess no repentance for me lol

[Crackers]

I was in the totality. Easily one of the most amazing things I have ever seen.

[Crackers]

The partial eclipse is interesting, but is completely underwhelming by comparison.

[captainfearnot]

I went outside to take a look of the partial eclipse. (I agree, Crackers, pretty underwhelming. I am looking forward to 2024 when my neck of the woods will be in the totality, though.)

I didn't have any glasses but I didn't even need to ask to borrow any. Someone offered me theirs the moment I stepped outside. I spent one or two minutes looking at the eclipse, then spent the next five or ten looking around for someone to give the glasses to.

The economics of these eclipse viewing glasses was the most interesting thing about the whole exercise to me. They had become so valuable in the days leading up to the eclipse that they were impossible to find and prices skyrocketed. But in the midst of the event they were easier to acquire than to give away.

[h_p]

Here in Austin TX we got about 70% occlusion. Still, me and my co-workers had a good time together trying to photograph it with our phones covered by a pair of eclipse glasses (didn't work that great, but still). Another group near us was really well-prepared, even had donuts and music going. The temp dropped down to like 80 degrees. Now it's already back up to 96. The eclipse itself was kind of cool, nothing like the full thing, but it was a nice break from work in the middle of the day.

[Rose Garden]

Not happening in Australia.

Bummer.

[Rose Garden]

Last night my toddler stayed up until 4am so I got about four hours of sleep last night. I expected to be totally worn out but instead I felt great. My friend said it was because of the energy from the eclipse. As the eclipse subsided, I did actually feel more and more tired.

I had a pair of eclipse glasses given to me, which I'm grateful for. They were perfect. I could see the eclipse really well (like the picture earlier in this thread.) At its peak, there was just a tiny sliver of sun showing at the bottom. (I'm in Utah County.) At that point I could look directly at the sun without any protection. It was still so bright I couldn't see any detail but I thought it was interesting that I could look at it without searing my eyeballs. I'm a little disappointed I didn't make the trip to Idaho. I'm sure the full eclipse was spectacular.

[brlenox]

Where are you watching from? What is it like? What are your thoughts on the significance of it? Does it have specific meaning in your personal life? Do you believe it is a sign of bigger things?

Too crowded...I'm going to wait until tomorrow.

[kittycat51]

We had 90% here. It was still pretty cool. The biggest notable change was the cooling temperature and just a sense of outside being "dull", not brilliantly bright like a normal sunny day. Our house was quite a bit darker inside as well. I came across this interesting article. Take it for what it's worth.

The August 21, 2017 Eclipse – 33+ Fascinating Facts

What a time to be alive! The August 21, 2017 total solar eclipse is fast approaching and while it may or may not hold Biblical level significance – let’s take a look at the facts so you can decide for yourself. After reading, take the matter to prayer before God Almighty and ask for discernment.

Just remember, there are no coincidences – The Father has written the end from the beginning down to every detail. There are no chances, only “it is written”…

The eclipse of August 21, 2017 may come and go like other signs in the past – but consider for a moment what the world stage is facing with every passing day and the frequency of the signs we are getting.
An eclipse is clearly a sign that only God controls and He knows this. Man nor Satan can mess with signs in the sun, moon, or stars. God has full control and has stated that these would be used as signs, and eclipses have been used in the past for special occasions so that we have all reason to know that signs in the Heavens will continue to be a signal of things to come.
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years; Genesis 1:14
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; – Luke 21:25
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day; Amos 8:9

That said, let’s go through with a list of facts about past eclipses and add it to the August 21, 2017 eclipse facts in a thought provoking way.
This eclipse even by the world’s standards is being set as “The Great American Eclipse” because of how unique it is. Yes, plenty of partial and solar eclipses happened in the past, but what makes this one different?

1. MOST total eclipses falls over water or unpopulated areas of the planet, so an eclipse that is visible is rare in itself. The August 21 eclipse will be the first total solar eclipse whose path of totality stays completely in the United States since 1776 according the Space.com Total Solar Eclipse 2017 guide.
What else happened in 1776? Oh, so a total solar eclipse that affects only the United States, a gentile nation, since the founding of it? Note taken.

2. EVERYONE in the continental U.S. has the opportunity to at least a partial eclipse. This eclipse will be the most viewed ever.

3. A solar eclipse is a lineup of the Sun, the Moon, and Earth and a solar eclipse happens only at a New Moon and solar eclipses don’t happen at every New Moon. More rare upon rare.

4. First contact is in the state of Oregon, the 33rd state in the USA. The last contact is in South Carolina on the 33rd parallel. This eclipse happens on day 233 of the year. If the Revelation 12 sign is valid, then the eclipse is also 33 days before September 23, 2017. Jesus is thought to have been 33 when He died.

5. Just for fun: It is 99 years (3 x 33) since the last eclipse to go coast-to-coast in the US, in 1918. From September 23, 2017 (Revelation 12 sign) to the end of the year, December 31, 2017 is 99 days (or 3 x 33). The number of days from the 1918 eclipse to the August 21 eclipse are 26,234 days. (2+6+2+3+4 = 17; 2017?). From August 12, 2017, the date of the Charlottesville Virginia “State of Emergency” declared to the August 21, 2017 Great Solar Eclipse is 9 days (3+3+3) and the dates are also mirrored – 12 and 21.
33 has a special relation to earthquakes because the Richter Scale uses the number 33. Each whole number that goes higher on the scale is 33 times more intense than the whole number below it. (Keep this in mind for a special treat below!)

6. First big city the eclipse hits in Oregon is Salem – Salem was named after Jerusalem. The eclipse also begins in Oregon exactly at sunset time in Jerusalem. So technically speaking, as the sun sets in American it will be setting in Jerusalem at the same time.

7. The center line crosses through 12 primary states to receive total darkness. 12 disciples, 12 months in a year, the meaning of 12, which is considered a perfect number, is that it symbolizes God’s power and authority, as well as serving as a perfect governmental foundation. (Remember the 1776 thing?)

8. The eclipse path is exactly 70 miles wide. 70 has a sacred meaning in the Bible that has two perfect numbers, 7 that represents perfection and 10 that represents completeness and God’s law. 70 also symbolizes perfect spiritual order and a period of judgment. 70 is also specially connected with Jerusalem with so many references it would take a book to write.

9. When Jesus died, there was an eclipse? and a earthquake. “It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon” – Luke 23:44-45 / “Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.” – Matthew 27:54.

10. Donald Trump was born on an eclipse.

11. The path of the August 21, 2017 eclipse crosses every major earthquake fault line. (Remember that note above above 33 in the Richter scale?) On August 23, 2017 there is a FEMA exercise known as “EarthEX2017” scheduled that will simulate “catastrophes such as mega earthquakes, cyber terrorism or high altitude electromagnetic pulse attacks”
Here is the eclipse path imposed on the USGS map of highest earthquake zones.

12. Another eclipse comes in 2024, 7 years after the August 21, 2017 and marks an X over the United States. The combined time of totality of these eclipses together will be 7 minutes. The day of the eclipse is August 21, 2017 – (7 + 7 + 7 = 21). The exact point where the two eclipses cross is right next to Cedar Lake in Illinois… specifically right next to SALEM Road. (Salem again!)

13. The region in southern where the X marks in Illinois is called “Little Egypt”. The exact point where the two paths cross is in the town of Makanda, which used to be called the “Star of Egypt”.

14. The last time we had a full eclipse in 1918 – it was accompanied by pandemic and war. Flu crisis of 1918, millions died and the US was involved in World War 1. Now as we face the next eclipse, we have a Opioid crisis and World War 3?

15. During the plagues of Egypt, the land was covered in darkness. Exodus 10:21-23 tells us, “Then the Lord said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward heaven, and the land of Egypt will be covered with a darkness so thick you can feel it.” So Moses lifted his hand to the sky, and a deep darkness covered the entire land of Egypt for three days.

16. The sun is 400 times bigger, and just so happens to be 400 times farther away from the earth. The original form of the Hebrew letter Tav is like the English letter X or T – which is in the shape of a cross, or X– like the X that is made by the two solar eclipses on the cross paths over 7 years. The letter Tav means “a sign”.

17. The path of the eclipse will be situated in such a way that every single state of the US will experience it, even Hawaii and Alaska.

18. The totality will reach Oregon at 10:16 AM Pacific, and will end in South Carolina at 2:49 PM Eastern. That means it will take 1 hour and 33 minutes to cross the country. There is that 33 again.

19. Eclipses never repeat in the exact same spot.

20. Right before full totality of the eclipse, the last light glimpse from the sun will form a diamond ring in the sky. Marriage anyone?

21. Based on past eclipses, people report feeling a profound sense of awe during and after a total solar eclipse and other “different” things.

22. Only Earth can experience a total solar eclipse.

23. Big difference between a partial eclipse and full eclipse. The sun’s light that makes the difference between a 99.9% partial and 100% total is significant. Only during a 100% eclipse is the solar corona visible. August 21, 2017 is a 100% experience.

24. The August 21, 2017 eclipse also cuts through every major occult symbol in the United States like the Georgia Guidestones, St. Louis Gateway Arches, and the founding state of the masons to name a few.

25. This eclipse will be the only known eclipse in history to have the longest and most uninterrupted track across a single land mass.

26. A partial lunar eclipse took place on August 7, 2017, in the same eclipse season. It was visible over eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. From August 7, 2017 to August 21, 2017 was 14 days, an average division of 7.

27. This solar eclipse is a part of Saros cycle 145 which contains 77 events. The series ends at member 77 as a partial eclipse on April 17, 3009.

28. No matter what you feel about it, these things are documented to happen during an full eclipse: stars come out, the horizon glows with a 360-degree sunset, temperature drops significantly, and well, day turns into night obviously.

29. Due to the mass “Exodus” of people that are expected to view this eclipse, a figure only accounted in the “millions” will be skipping work and school to view this event in the path of totality.

30. While you may not be preparing for it, others are. This eclipse is causing states, cities, and townships to declare an official state of emergency due to likely accidents, large crowds, increase in violence, and occultist rituals to take place.

31. The longest known total solar eclipse lasted about 7 minutes.

32. The U.S. mainland has averaged about 7 total solar eclipses per century since 2000 B.C. So the rarity of the August 21, 2017 solar eclipse is not only considered a once in a lifetime event, it will be a once in about 7 lifetimes event.

33. And while more than 33 facts have been crammed in this post, let us end on this last one:
The eclipse is also exactly 40 days from Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur means “Day of Atonement” and is a time of repentance. While the eclipse day itself may come and go with everything remaining “normal” afterwards, we need to be focused on what could be coming soon after.
Is the US being warned to repent? 40 days were given in the Sign of Jonah, when the eclipse overtook Nineveh. But then again, bad things were starting to happen just prior to the eclipse over Nineveh too. Be ready now and at all times, repent and draw close to the Father.

[KerriM]

D&C 88:93

"And immediately there shall appear a great sign in heaven, and all people shall see it together."

Oh, and I read somewhere that the claim that

"1. MOST total eclipses falls over water or unpopulated areas of the planet, so an eclipse that is visible is rare in itself. The August 21 eclipse will be the first total solar eclipse whose path of totality stays completely in the United States since 1776 according the Space.com Total Solar Eclipse 2017 guide."

is misleading. There have been solar eclipse's before 2017, however they hit part of Canada or Mexico. This one "just" hits the Continental United States. Also, there was not a solar eclipse in 1776, that is just the date that the United States was formed. So it should say, "

"The August 21 eclipse will be the first total solar eclipse whose path of totality stays completely in the United States since there has been a United States."

I took my son out of school this morning to watch it in California. We made the pinhole viewers and had a good time. I especially liked the effect of seeing the crescent shapes in the shadows of the plants. I couldn't see it in the tree shadows because of the ground, but I had a potted plant that created the cool effect.

[freedomforall]

Here in Austin TX we got about 70% occlusion. Still, me and my co-workers had a good time together trying to photograph it with our phones covered by a pair of eclipse glasses (didn't work that great, but still). Another group near us was really well-prepared, even had donuts and music going. The temp dropped down to like 80 degrees. Now it's already back up to 96. The eclipse itself was kind of cool, nothing like the full thing, but it was a nice break from work in the middle of the day.

I worked in Tomball, Pinehurst and Houston in central telephone offices in the late eighties covering a period of about three months.

What does this have to do with eclipses?...absolutely nothing.

[pollibird]

Flew up to Mud lake, Id. Middle of not much on the center line of the eclipse. Bunch of other planes out there to from everywhere.
I wasn't expecting what I saw. It's what you make of it. To BrianM it's nothing. To me it was truly magnificent. A astronomical display rarely seen.
Anyway, I've seen 3of the4 recent blood moon's which were not as interesting.
Does it all mean something? I don't know, but was worth the trip.
Maybe I should start home teaching again. :-W

[Rose Garden]

Here in Austin TX we got about 70% occlusion. Still, me and my co-workers had a good time together trying to photograph it with our phones covered by a pair of eclipse glasses (didn't work that great, but still). Another group near us was really well-prepared, even had donuts and music going. The temp dropped down to like 80 degrees. Now it's already back up to 96. The eclipse itself was kind of cool, nothing like the full thing, but it was a nice break from work in the middle of the day.

I worked in Tomball, Pinehurst and Houston in central telephone offices in the late eighties covering a period of about three months.

What does this have to do with eclipses?...absolutely nothing.

But it can be tied into sink holes somehow...

[creator]

I wasn't expecting what I saw. It's what you make of it. To BrianM it's nothing. To me it was truly magnificent. A astronomical display rarely seen.

I was just being silly I did spend some time outside during the eclipse, it was nice.

I look forward to the fall equinox next.. I'll be in the mountains for that.

[shadow]

I took my boys and drove up to Palisades and watched it. Absolutely amazing. For me it was well worth 6+ hours in the car for a minute or so of sky gazing.

And behold, all things have their likeness, and all things are created and made to bear record of me, both things which are temporal, and things which are spiritual; things which are in the heavens above, and things which are on the earth, and things which are in the earth, and things which are under the earth, both above and beneath: all things bear record of me.

[Mark]

I took my boys and drove up to Palisades and watched it. Absolutely amazing. For me it was well worth 6+ hours in the car for a minute or so of sky gazing.

And behold, all things have their likeness, and all things are created and made to bear record of me, both things which are temporal, and things which are spiritual; things which are in the heavens above, and things which are on the earth, and things which are in the earth, and things which are under the earth, both above and beneath: all things bear record of me.

So 6 or more hours of bumper to bumper pain and boredom for 1 minute of thrills. Sound like waiting in line at Disneyland. At least Disneyland rides are 2 or 3 minutes long. You got gypped.

[Ezra]

We set up a spotting scope used it as a projector basically project on a white sheet of paper. You could see the sun spots and everything. See mirages from the heat coming off the moon. Really cool. We had 2:11 minutes of totality. And it Was incredible. You could see what looked like streaks of white light bending around the moon. Again looking at the sun through the spotting scope during totality you could really see it well. It was way more epic then I had figured it would be. You could see the stars as well. Right befor the full totality and right after you could see the light ripple across the ground. Almost looked like snakes slithering. The temp dropped a few degrees. It was definitely worth the 1 minute walk from my house to the beach where we set the chairs and spotting scope.

[MMbelieve]

We set up a spotting scope used it as a projector basically project on a white sheet of paper. You could see the sun spots and everything. See mirages from the heat coming off the moon. Really cool. We had 2:11 minutes of totality. And it Was incredible. You could see what looked like streaks of white light bending around the moon. Again looking at the sun through the spotting scope during totality you could really see it well. It was way more epic then I had figured it would be. You could see the stars as well. Right befor the full totality and right after you could see the light ripple across the ground. Almost looked like snakes slithering. The temp dropped a few degrees. It was definitely worth the 1 minute walk from my house to the beach where we set the chairs and spotting scope.

Haha, nice! Sounds like a great memory to have made.

[Sasquatch]

I took my boys and drove up to Palisades and watched it. Absolutely amazing. For me it was well worth 6+ hours in the car for a minute or so of sky gazing.

And behold, all things have their likeness, and all things are created and made to bear record of me, both things which are temporal, and things which are spiritual; things which are in the heavens above, and things which are on the earth, and things which are in the earth, and things which are under the earth, both above and beneath: all things bear record of me.

So 6 or more hours of bumper to bumper pain and boredom for 1 minute of thrills. Sound like waiting in line at Disneyland. At least Disneyland rides are 2 or 3 minutes long. You got gypped.

Still way cheaper than Disneyland, though. And also, it's simple to pack up and make a trip out to Disney anytime. The park isn't going anywhere. Next total eclipses in the US will be in 2024 and 2045.Which event is more special? The eclipse is also a testament to God's handiwork, since the moon is able to obscure the Sun at all from Earth despite their drastically different masses.

[shadow]

I took my boys and drove up to Palisades and watched it. Absolutely amazing. For me it was well worth 6+ hours in the car for a minute or so of sky gazing.

And behold, all things have their likeness, and all things are created and made to bear record of me, both things which are temporal, and things which are spiritual; things which are in the heavens above, and things which are on the earth, and things which are in the earth, and things which are under the earth, both above and beneath: all things bear record of me.

So 6 or more hours of bumper to bumper pain and boredom for 1 minute of thrills. Sound like waiting in line at Disneyland. At least Disneyland rides are 2 or 3 minutes long. You got gypped.

Maybe 15 minutes of bumper to bumper on the way out at the intersection in Alpine. Other than that it was smooth sailing. That's why I went to Palisades instead of Idaho Falls.

[Rose Garden]

I took my boys and drove up to Palisades and watched it. Absolutely amazing. For me it was well worth 6+ hours in the car for a minute or so of sky gazing.

And behold, all things have their likeness, and all things are created and made to bear record of me, both things which are temporal, and things which are spiritual; things which are in the heavens above, and things which are on the earth, and things which are in the earth, and things which are under the earth, both above and beneath: all things bear record of me.

So 6 or more hours of bumper to bumper pain and boredom for 1 minute of thrills. Sound like waiting in line at Disneyland. At least Disneyland rides are 2 or 3 minutes long. You got gypped.

Still way cheaper than Disneyland, though. And also, it's simple to pack up and make a trip out to Disney anytime. The park isn't going anywhere. Next total eclipses in the US will be in 2024 and 2045.Which event is more special? The eclipse is also a testament to God's handiwork, since the moon is able to obscure the Sun at all from Earth despite their drastically different masses.

Not to mention no park entrance fee.

[Crackers]

I took my boys and drove up to Palisades and watched it. Absolutely amazing. For me it was well worth 6+ hours in the car for a minute or so of sky gazing.

And behold, all things have their likeness, and all things are created and made to bear record of me, both things which are temporal, and things which are spiritual; things which are in the heavens above, and things which are on the earth, and things which are in the earth, and things which are under the earth, both above and beneath: all things bear record of me.

So 6 or more hours of bumper to bumper pain and boredom for 1 minute of thrills. Sound like waiting in line at Disneyland. At least Disneyland rides are 2 or 3 minutes long. You got gypped.

I hate Disneyland, so the comparison doesn't work for me. I never thought any amount of waiting for a ride there was worth it. :))

But oh, the eclipse was worth it. No traffic on the way up, heavy traffic back, but still worth it! We actually got 2.5 minutes of the thrill. The shortest 2.5 minutes of my life! I asked my husband afterwards if he thought it likely that anyone at all who made the effort to travel to this was disappointed or regretful. We couldn't imagine it. We probably drove a total of 8 hours total and would do more now that we have experienced it. We brought one of our kids kicking and screaming, but afterwards when asked if it was worth it, he enthusiastically said it was! And then he qualified it by saying, "Well, we haven't done the drive home yet...."

It was also good to have this event to provoke discussion and personal ponderings on celestial and grand things. What a grand event! Sorry you missed it!

[shadow]

I took my boys and drove up to Palisades and watched it. Absolutely amazing. For me it was well worth 6+ hours in the car for a minute or so of sky gazing.

And behold, all things have their likeness, and all things are created and made to bear record of me, both things which are temporal, and things which are spiritual; things which are in the heavens above, and things which are on the earth, and things which are in the earth, and things which are under the earth, both above and beneath: all things bear record of me.

So 6 or more hours of bumper to bumper pain and boredom for 1 minute of thrills. Sound like waiting in line at Disneyland. At least Disneyland rides are 2 or 3 minutes long. You got gypped.

Still way cheaper than Disneyland, though. And also, it's simple to pack up and make a trip out to Disney anytime. The park isn't going anywhere. Next total eclipses in the US will be in 2024 and 2045.Which event is more special? The eclipse is also a testament to God's handiwork, since the moon is able to obscure the Sun at all from Earth despite their drastically different masses.

Mark looks like and acts like a Disney character so he tries to put a plug in for it whenever he can.

Mark

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[Crackers]

Thanks for the insight on Mark. I have a visual now that is different from his avatar. Hahaha

[brianj]

I drove to Rexburg, Idaho. Right off the freeway there were people charging $20 or $25 to park in dirt fields but, of course, parking was free at the university and church parking lots. I chose to park in the temple parking lot.

It was an amazing experience, particularly how dull the light seemed before and after totality. I never even noticed how dark everything was during totality because I was so focused on the sun and the only chance I have had to see the corona in my life.

The best image I captured is at:
http://brian.myfrenchcottage.com/eclipse.jpg