Total eclipse, north eastern Ohio [View all]
The weather was certainly looking dicey all the way up to today, but the clouds were kind when it counted.
There was some hazy cloudiness, but not even thick enough to block the view of the sun's corona at totality, much less block the lead-up to totality (which is a lot easier to see through clouds).
I had all sort of travel options I was considering up until today, but I was really hoping that I'd be able to see totality from my own backyard -- there's something special about that to me, especially since we moved into our current home just a little over a year ago. The three other times I've seen a total eclipse were a trip far from home.
30-40 miles north, closer to Cleveland, we'd have had more totality time -- nearly four minutes -- but since weather in Cleveland wasn't any more promising than at home, we were quite happy with 2 1/2 minutes right here.
These aren't great pictures, but what I could do with my iPhone, a filter for the phone for pre-totality, and an app just for taking eclipse pictures.
I was happy to be able to see two planets, Venus and Jupiter, during totality. Perhaps if it had been less hazy, Mercury, Mars and Saturn could have been spotted too.
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