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Originally Posted by UdubBadger
I saw the solar eclipse back in 4th or 5th grade... that wasn't as cool as this looks
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I'd love to see an Aurora too, but I did think my one total eclipse was pretty cool. Back in the summer between 7th and 8th grade my dad and I made a trip of it and headed up into Canada. Weather was coming in on the day of the eclipse and we had to race to get ahead of it. I'll always remember blasting along in some back road in the northern Gaspe peninsula in our old Chrysler V-8 deathtrap while out the window I watched the partial eclipse start and the clouds recede. We got a bit ahead of the clouds a few minutes before totality and watched a beautiful clear eclipse from a turnout on the road. It started to rain about a minute after totality ended.
Anyway, not as photographically stunning as these aurora pics, but certainly worth seeing if you ever get the chance.