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Yeah . . . as a kid, I used to try looking directly at the sun (without the eclipse) during the summer just to see if I could.
I'm expecting a rash of wildlife encounters during the eclipse from folks forgetting about how the reduction in light will mess with those critters.
Yeah, I did too. (*blush*). That's why I said that. I probably have several little scars on my retinas.
A good example of where a little knowlege can be dangerous. 
And probably the cause of some of my vision issues now. Although the brain is a marvelous device and edits out and fills in the missing bits of the picture... up to a point... 
And in the case of animals, it's an example of where ignorance can be bliss (but confusing at times).
Pets won't be harmed by the eclipse but nor will they appreciate it. They could be disturbed by the unusual occurence, particularly if there are lots of people whooping and hollering. And you don't want to be distracted from a short-lived, spectular occasion by running around after panicked pets.
So the advice to keep them inside is good.
I was a bit too far north to see much when we had a solar eclipse in the UK in 1999 - it went (very!) slightly darker and the streetlamps briefly came on for a bit, and that was it. What really sticks in my mind though was how well we did financially in the days that followed. Money seemed to come out of nowhere for the rest of the year, and then it all stopped as suddenly as it started, all long since spent. A particularly big stroke of financial luck came about a month after the event and on that night I went down to see my best mate, and on the way there I saw lightning without hearing any thunder for the first and only time. I don't think it's that uncommon, but it was new to my mate as well as to me and I can remember us standing outside her house just staring in amazement at it all.
There's no logical reason why natural events that occur in the sky might be associated with financial windfalls, but if there's anything in it then the Vedic astrology view most definitely isn't mine! Here's hoping much good luck comes everyone's way :)
I was in London that day, in a Park (actually Primrose Hill, a well known viewpoint) and the birds in the trees actually went quiet, with those peculiar going to bed type cheeps rather than the normal daytime birdsong. Was actually quite spooky for it to go so quiet. Not even any of the normal ambient murmur of waterbirds on the canal and animals in the zoo which was normal.
Where I live will be about 76+% totality, which is good enough for me. My son and his father are going to Tennessee to see it tho :).
Apparently the next one in 2024 will be nearly total here where I live ;). If I last that long. LOL
Laurie
they should have a good time .I live in NE TN there at eclipes parties and events planned all over tennessee . where i live the town park has been opened up for camping for tents only. there is already properly 5000 people there..lol . they have a big farm in murphysboro that has set up a RV park thats looks like a woodsock concert event..lol its real crazy
According to the last website Novica shared a link to, it will be 99.3% of totality here in Eugene Oregon. Not good enough for the hubby. We have to wait until Monday a.m. because of his paper route, so when he gets done, we pack up the car and I "get" to drive to his sister's house in Monnouth, a bit norh and west of Corvallis. No idea if heading up there at 5+ a.m. will get us there on time or not. We do have to drive through Corvallis or Albany, both of which I expect will see a lot of traffic.
Just to be clear, I'm perfectly fine with watching the event via the evening news. If it were up to me, hubby wouldn't have taken the day off from work, so he'd sleep through it all, and I'd be sitting right here at my computer, playing with Daz Studio. It's just not that big of a deal to me, to take even the slightest risk with my eyesight. Everything I love to do—photography, computer graphics, 3D art, watch movies, etc.—all require the ability to see what I'm doing... which is compromised enough already!
Hubby's been so excited about seeing another eclipse, (he saw the one 38 years ago,) that he assumes I'm equally excited. He's not once asked me what I wanted to do! He's like a five year old kid who can hardly wait for Christmas morning, oblivious to the fact not everyone celebrates that particular holiday. LOL
My sister's house is in Oregon City (99.9% totality), and I will be there. Her partner wants to drive down to Aurora in the morning for 100%.... we may need to have the come-to-Jesus talk at 8 am when she sees the traffic map. ;)
If the humans are running around whooping and hollering at an eclipse in the 21st century then perhaps it is they who should be shut inside.
Interesting, yes. And an event to cherish being lucky enough to witness. But whoop worthy? It's going to happen regardless. There's no surprise here. 
I had lunch in a franchise steak restaurant today and sat at the bar to eat. I mentioned the eclipse to the bar tender, and that except for the weather forecast, how I had hoped to be driving 700 miles to see it. Her reply was "why do you have to drive so far?" I explained that it was the closest place to be to see the eclipse in totality. She looked confused and said "Oh. I don't know how those things work" and walked away. I left it at that and pondered the effectiveness of our school system till my food arrived.
Watched a video on weather.com and here's a neat fact- the moon's shadow is traveling 1700 miles per hour so that's why the totality is 1-2 minutes!
Another interesting thing he pointed out- if you stand under a very (VERY) leafy tree, that has dapples of sunlight on the ground, look at the dapples. They will be crescent slivers! I'm headed to the country/barn tomorrow to film the barn going into 93% darkness, but definitely going to check out one particularly leafy tree's dapples. Weather.com had images yesterday, they were really neat (not perfect like the shoebox, but to me better because it's natural.)
@ LeatherGryphon: just wait seven more years and you won't have to drive as far, if at all. There will be 100% totality in Buffalo and Rochester: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/buffalo?iso=20240408
Yep, saw that earlier. I've got 5 doctors on retainer, stocked up on vitamins, and cancelled my cremation appointment. Eclipse comes first. Now, I just have to put my plans to move to Florida on hold too.
Sunny CA and of course it's cloudy for the eclipse. Bah
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightfall_(Asimov_novelette_and_novel)
Someone told me if you look at the ground where there are shadows from tree branches/leaves you will see hundreds of mini crescents/eclipses. I tried and it is indeed true. Quite cool.
No eclipse for me. Fully foggy and clouded over in our typical pacific coast summer weather. It got darker for a while but if you hadn't told me it was eclipse I would've thought it was just thick cloud cover.
Pretty underwhelming here in Ohio at only about 80%
At least the weather cooperated for something this time.
Didn't see much, between it not being very high percent here and clouds. Best shot, through my terrible phone.
Here the lighting got interesting as you could tell it wasn't 'normal'. I didn't bother trying to look directly at it via any means. We typically have even more interesting lighting on evenings when both the remnants of rainy storms pass through at sunset.
Made a very cool photo though
In Vancouver we had 86% coverage and clear skies. It definitley got dimmer, like a big cloud passed over the sun, but not as dark as I was imagining. The warehouse guys built a viewing contraption with blackout wrap that we all passed around, so I did get to have a quick view of the eclipse at the peak time.
It was really like a cloud passing over the sun here too. Considering the way we hear about pre-modern people freaking out about stuff like this I was sort of expecting to to a bit more signifigant. Kind of underwhelming. Maybe if I'd had the glasses it would have been cooler.
I have glasses but still saw some of it with my naked eyes, which was bad. Now my eyes are hurting. I did not mean to look at it directly but it happened.
Pre-modern people who "freaked out" were usually in an area of totality. It gets dark enough to see the stars. Imagine that happening to you when you have zero understanding of why. Unless you are in the direct path, it is cool, but not nearly as dramatic as being at 100% total coverage. :)
My immediate supervisor was kind enough to let me take a gander, even using the glasses he acquired. I didn't even ask for time away from my desk. I first observed around 2 PM for a few moments, then we exited the building again at 2:35, about 2 or 3 minutes before we would get the most "coverage", around 85 to 90 percent. Basically, we had a very thin "crescent" of sun remaining, rather like the moon at its extreme first or last quarter. The overall light dimmed, casting an almost unsettling goldenrod hue. And as others have described, the temperature dropped considerably, from around 90 to something that felt like the high 70s. I didn't have a thermometer so I can't offer a precise reading. But it went from "sweltering" to quite "comfortable".
Puffy cumulus clouds started to obscure the sun during that first observation, but I discovered with the protective lenses, it was as though the cloud was not even there. For the 2:40 "near totality", the sun was totally free of clouds.
A few co-workers did the pinhole trick, but even by just curling one's fingers into a tight "OK" gesture, one could see a surprisingly sharp "projection" upon the ground! I didn't think that would work so well!
Anyway, the "show" is over. I didn't expect to witness it, but my manager was quite gracious.
Sincerely,
Bill
Cool pic @dreamfarmer