2024 Total Solar Eclipse | Raw Unedited Version | Coney Mountain Summit, Tupper Lake, NY 4/8/2024

(This video is a reupload of the other video but without the screen darkening during totality)
Full 15 minutes of footage showing the shadow of the moon casting over upstate New York on April 8, 2024. This footage was taken from Coney Mountain near Tupper Lake.
Distant clouds began moving in when totality was approaching, but they luckily held off to allow a perfect view of the eclipse.
The footage does not at all replicate how cool this actually was in person.
Video filmed on a GoPro Hero 10.

[@StephenAinsworth1]

the shadow on the clouds give you a better idea of what's going on

[@ShadowriverUB]

You should see darkness approuching without clouds, moon shadow pierce hole in illuminated atmosphric haze its clearly visible and you can see on other videos if you pay attention

[@jag9022]

Awesome video! It reminded me of my experience. I don't know if someone will read this but...I was not expecting getting that emotional during the eclipse . I've seen the pictures and videos before and I always found those very beautiful of course. But nothing can describe the feeling while it is happening in front of you but I'll try. You first look at the sun with light blocking glasses and you first see the moon blocking the sun. I said to myself... ok... this is really happening a bit in denial. And then you see it blocking slowly but surely. The temperature is starting to cool down even if the light is very bright. It made me realize how we are so dependent on the sun's energy for all life on earth. It made me appreciate how sun=life. The shadows have weird shapes. You look at the landscape and you know something is odd. And then... totality his happening, the crowd is screaming in awe, we just can't contain ourselves, it is literally impossible to contain. You feel the hype, it is stronger than what you expected. It is sunset colors 360 all around you and you see what seems like a black hole in the sky. Truly the weirdest and most beautiful thing I ever saw. You can see the sun atmosphere surrounding the moon, it feels violent, chaotic and you can't believe you can see sun storms with your naked eye. It is frightening and amazing at the same time. You can see planets and star which feels like a glitch in the matrix in day time. I felt like everybody wanted to share the joy with others. It removes the day to day problems. At that moment, hundreds of people are just cheering up what the universe can show us. It is a first timer for 99% of us so we are like a child discovering the world again looking confused and excited at the same time. So it is all there, right in front of you, the sun, the moon, the planets, the stars, the animals reacting to us and the light, the insects and bird chants changing, all people around you, many from around the world to see this, different languages, different families, different loves. But all our differences doesn't matter for those 4 minutes we all share one love to us and the universe. I felt connected to what our ancestors felt and I was grateful for them. I felt connected to the immensity of the universe and all its beauty

[@user-yt7ml1hx7p]

Wow thanks for sharing you gave me the chills the expressions descriptions on incontrollable shouts screams tears fears love joy deep past ancestral universally cosmic very artistic narrative 👍🧡🌟✨💫

[@MyLouTube]

This is a beautiful and accurate description of experiencing a total eclipse. I flew from UK to Dallas for it and I’m so glad I did, it was incredible. I made a video about it too! ❤

[@TheartofHannahBeth]

This sums it up beautifully. Brought a tear to my eye. I drove with my brother to Ohio -an 8 hour drive- to witness this extraordinary event. It was more than I can put into words. I documented it as well, and the video is on my channel if you are interested 🌙

[@visarr]

I appreciate you writing about your experience. I flew to Texas from San Diego. When I got back and people were kind of making fun of me and asking about how it was, I just said "it was great". Because for me to accurately explain everything that happened, physically/emotionally/celestially, in those 4+ minutes would take me longer than 4+ minutes.

[@rosettemusic23]

that was beautiful. perfectly summed up my feelings during it!

[@willhemmings]

You are among the few people who recorded the context of this solar eclipse. Well done for doing that. The thin cloud cover was a bonus. Very enjoyable watch, thank you

[@s.henrlllpoklookout5069]

"Thin cloud cover"...dude, you ain't wrong. I live in Indiana & we were extremely lucky to have cloud cover like this for the eclipse. And then it rained the next three days

[@elijahjohnson8016]

⁠@@s.henrlllpoklookout5069we had thin clouds like these down in Arkansas in path of totality… prayed all week it would not be CLOUDY. Was perfect where we were…. And only had to drive 45 minutes to get near max totality duration. No super bad traffic either… SO grateful to have seen this in person and near where I already live.

[@GrrayScaleYT]

I was one of the few to record the eclipse, I was in Plattsburgh NY and there was No cloud cover. It was awesome

[@ShengguoLu-gx8vw]

That's the amazing part to enjoy a total solar eclipse on a high ground with 360-degree view, to see the moon shadow approaching, covering and departing.

[@victorvaca7429]

This is seriously the best footage. It really puts in a relative perspective the enormity of this event.

[@88Amps]

I don’t know enough people to make this viral, but it should be. Very best vantage of the eclipse: sun, Venus, sunset, moon’s shadow…organic and cosmic. TYSM

[@LightningEthan]

Thank you!

[@reflactor]

Very impressive. If you watch it at high speed, the Moon's shadow on the clouds is incredible.

[@Avelithe]

I noticed this, too, it’s so sick!!!

[@kudosdc]

This is amazing. You can see the shadow approaching in the clouds

[@GracielaT-SatoCaptainMama]

The moon shadow from 5:40 to 6:20 is worth watching multiple times. Thank you!

[@DapperNova]

Can confirm, this is a very realistic representation of what it’s like to see in person. I got goosebumps from watching this. Thank you for sharing this and letting me relive those moments from Monday. We had very similar cloud coverage in Hamler, Ohio and boy… it only amplified the experience. It’s a true gift to get to witness such a breathtaking event. One of the few times in my life I was ever truly speechless.

[@colty7764]

I was in the Southern US at the time of the 2017 eclipse (at an airport near the center of totality).. Very high humidity made it hazy.... but at the moment of totality, that haze (from the sun glow) disappeared and you could see thunderstorms (glowing orange in the far distance, as it was dark and clear skies at the airport) towering over the horizon, hundreds of miles away) Surreal, beyond description. The experience has to be felt in person.. well worth a long journey to see in person.

[@LocalMachine]

I saw totality live in person and you are right, it's nothing like what is shown on video. What is amazing about this video is you can see the shadow of the moon approaching on the clouds before totality and see the shadow going away after. It looks more amazing if you watch in high speed. But watch in regular speed first!! If you fast-forward you can really see the shadow of the moon so well on the clouds.

[@jeependous]

For those who don’t think it’s a big deal - 1) Totality is literally night and day difference from 99% 2) It’s not just a normal sunset, it’s a 360 degree sunset. 3) the environment changes suddenly - birds, insects, and the temperature drops noticeably. No one has seen a total eclipse and said “eh”.

[@leanneholland5641]

Yes!!

[@bodhi1462]

If anybody doesn't think this is a big deal they are loopy 😮

[@jeependous]

@@bodhi1462 There are more than I thought. Part of the problem is there’s a lot of people who’ve seen a 90-99% partial and think a total is just a little darker.

[@aka99]

In my opinion, best solar eclipse clip on YT. Thanks for the video. Like you were there. Thanks you did not zoom in. This is what it is when you watch the sky during a solar eclipse. Perfect. Subscribed.

[@LightningEthan]

Thanks so much!

[@ZeeZee9]

One zoom-in wouldn't have been bad. Cuz with the naked eye you could see the eclipse look more like a circle (like a neon light circle) than a bright dot. Just saying :)

[@aka99]

@@ZeeZee9 thanks for explaning.

[@ZeeZee9]

@@aka99 Sure thing :)

[@d4rk0v3]

I'm glad it was just my best friend and I watching the eclipse. No cheering, no shouting children. We were able to fully take in the silence and the moment without distraction.

[@LightningEthan]

Yeah there were tons of people up on this mountain

[@ZeeZee9]

I watched it with a big group, too (at a park) and once it happened you don't even notice the people around you. Everyone was transfixed!

[@reflexiona7583]

Stunning!!! I saw it from the Mexican desert. I feel so blessed for witnessing this, so blessed!

[@propstand]

Awesome seeing the eclipse shadow looming towards you like that

[@jonimoroni7475]

This is the best eclipse video I’ve seen of this event, thank you!

[@elijahjohnson8016]

This is such a good video! So GRATEFUL to live near the path down in Arkansas… took Monday off and drove an hour to my hometown, got my family then drove 45 more minutes to get near max totality duration…. No bad traffic either and high thin clouds like these… PERFECT weather

[@edogrol7482]

Wow! Slide your mouse over the timeline and you can just see the shadow of the moon coming towards you. So perfect this!

[@aaaht3810]

Yes! You took my comment.

[@edogrol7482]

@@aaaht3810 🤗

[@David659-]

Yes, he pointed in the right direction!

[@maguro6864]

I remember on August 11th 1999, North of France. Alas it was a rainy day and we saw a very quickly moving shadow. Spectacular. I'll never forget this day. Same reaction. People yelling like monkeys 😮

[@leokimvideo]

Possibly the best video showing the effect of the eclipse

[@llwpeaches]

You can see so clearly the moon shadow approaching through the clouds. The effect is even more dramatic if you speed up the video. Really cool. Thanks for sharing!

[@mclevy8687]

Nobody noticed how SunGod Apollo fired an arrow right through the heart of Venus?? 😃 (8:23-9:00)

[@SoulJurr16]

Yeah wtf is that...saw similar videos that I thought were fake claiming aliens lmao 😅 beautiful video tho, was a million x more intense in person!!

[@aldoskyz8]

The best Eclipse video in all KZbin storage. BIG JOB!

[@DanBorgia]

I’ll never forget this experience. Thanks for capturing this!

[@111jimi]

just like bein' there!!!

[@RickSimmons-ej1pv]

My friend and I were lucky enough to see the 2017 total eclipse and the one on April 7th. We drove several hours both times to obtain a great view. This current one was longer, but just as impressive. This is a cliche, but there are no words to adequately express the feeling one has in witnessing such a tremendous natural event. Gobsmacking, might do.

[@BradWoodburn]

Scroll the video with your finger, and you can actually see the moons' shadow come and go. So cool!

[@davidgeorge7443]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@jasonhildebrand1574]

When we were in Hopkinsville KY in 2017 there was zero cloud cover, but we were not able to see the approaching shadow like you were here. This is a much more spectacular view due to both your elevation, and also your ability to see the incoming shadow on the surrounding clouds. Awesome video !!! btw, my 2017 eclipse video should be on my channel.

[@walecomo]

I sped it up and can totally see the shadow of the moon hugging the area! Well done! 👍

[@Malleroinen]

This is hands down the best solar eclipse video, showing how it looked in larger perspective. Thank you so very much!

[@coleciervo5454]

This is exactly what it's like, I felt myself there again. Well done, definitely the most real solar eclipse video on youtube

[@miriamcerutti6943]

Ethan thanks so much for posting this we watched from first Connecticut Lake in New Hampshire, and while our view was really beautiful, it was stunning to see where you were. You had the sun lighting up the horizon.

[@AudiophileTubes]

Thank you for this view! We saw it in Cleveland, and it was, of course singularly STUNNING!

[@matthewmaclauchlan1671]

Glad you captured the shadow approaching. I was in Cleveland with a good view to the west. At first I was irked by thin high layer of clouds...but once I saw the shadow of the moon approaching in the distance, I was very thankful for it! I had not heard of or expected that sight - it made the eclipse that much more impressive.

[@jayteaman]

I was lucky enough to witness the eclipse from East Burke, VT with crystal-clear skies. Standing with just my mom, dad and aunt. It felt like I floating in outer space while looking directly at totality. An incredible experience I vow to never forget. Thank you for sharing your view, friend.

[@markmcarthy596]

Yep-Epic. I caught the eclipse from the Mississippi River bottoms south of St Louis. Watching the wildlife freak out was awesome too. Nice Capture

[@hollapful]

I love the bird flying over at the 9:15 mark!

[@3dplanet100]

That was awesome! This is the first video in real time of the eclipse, with no time lapse, and no filters. I actually leaned now, (and didn't know) that is the totality is so fast. I thought that the sun darkens minute by minute, but it is actually second by second! Nice!

[@s2tracker1820]

Excellent! We recorded the event in Texas. What an incredible experience!

[@MyLouTube]

This is a wonderful video! You were in a great spot and I love the reaction of everyone around you. Thanks so much for capturing and sharing it. I was in Dallas for it and loved every second and made a video too! ❤❤❤

[@celeno31]

beautiful!

[@apismellifera1000]

I love how you can see the shadow traveling over the cirrus clouds.

[@rj66600]

I had to pause the video to leave this comment. I drove 12 hours to see the eclipse!! The whole time I was worried clouds would ruin it. I will say we had clear skies and a perfect view!! But seeing the shadow rush across these clouds is amazing!! OK I’m going to watch rest of the video now.

[@Cancel_]

Cool who would of thought some clouds is cool to capture the shadow movement. Nice video.

[@mrgone658]

I confess...I watched this at 2x speed (forgive me), but was still held in awe at the magnitude of the whole event from this post.

[@tksambrano]

Great footage! Fully captured the orange horizon.

[@jeffe_77]

The approaching shadow was something I have not seen in other videos. Well done!!!!

[@jazzfear]

thank you for this footage

[@Klipsus]

Even if no video can do totality justice, this is the one that comes closest, among all those I've so far seen. It's real-time and the dramatic effect of the oncoming and outgoing shadow cone is perfectly seen!

[@CaptainX2012]

I love how true it is that the clouds just disappear, and the moon's shadow

[@cf5696]

Thanks so much for sharing❤

[@carlsmukall9636]

Great video - amazing how bright Venus is!!

[@jpeter20]

Wow, incredible video capture. Excellent job!

[@BogeyParEtc]

Great video dude, coolest thing I’ve ever seen IRL. This was an awesome view

[@Zzyzzyx]

Great raw capture!

[@Mars0984]

Nice work. I was in Ohio. The eclipse was beautiful but seeing the shadow sweeping over is something I didn’t expect. The clouds also added to the effect

[@mikehardy8247]

"As it was written "

[@uneqejam]

You've taken it very well!!....Times ago, though, people would have been on their knees praying, our audacity knows no limits.....

[@Bossmoney84]

perfect capture of the shadow passing in the sky

[@drlax15m]

This brings me right back, I love the reaction videos of the eclipse, I feel so connected

[@kurtdewittphoto]

Love this video. Maybe my favorite so far. A good view of the horizon and shadow approach. Really takes me back to my experience in 2017. I had a similar number of people around me.

[@TheCosmicGuy0111]

Awesome footage!

[@chrissysviews]

This was an unforgettable experience as well that I will never forget us! I was in the Dallas Texas area! And we got lucky because of the cloud cover at least the cloud cover was somewhat transparent just a little puffy ones that did cover, but for the most part it was and I have it on my channel, it was something phenomenal! I’m still trying to process this event. It was celestial amazing and I saw Venus as well.❤️

[@88997799]

I love how it looked like a giant star that was Millions of light years away, was brighter than then moon.

[@tygical]

huh

[@mschumer]

I was in Tupper Lake for the eclipse. It was magnificent! I never heard of the town before but now it will be forever remembered!

[@LeslieWalker-os9kv]

That was very beautiful have a good night

[@chriss62]

Stunning

[@JustinDeFouw]

Truely amazing!

[@kevinleake01]

4:10 - You can see the moon shadow coming in from the bottom right. 5:44 - Venus becomes visible. 9:14 - Total eclipse ends, with daylight to the west.

[@Babak343]

9:00 Instead of 12P/Pons-Brooks near Jupiter a tail appeared near Venus

[@Superr1101]

Hello from southwest of you! We had clouds, but I was able to see totality briefly as there was a short break in the clouds. There were a few breaks before that, and after that no breaks.

[@festerofest4374]

Awesome capture! I saw it in Northern New Hampshire and it was so worth the traffic jams both ways!

[@chre3611]

This is one of the best videos I have ever seeon of an eclipse. I could really got the feeling. Think about mankind thousands of years ago. What must they have thought? Sunlight gets weaker and weaker and suddenly sun is gone. I am sure they thought this is the end of the world. And then sun ist showing again, what a wonder. I have never seen a full eclipse (I have seen one, but it was completely overcast), but I am sure it is soo much better outside in nature that with all these people around shouting, talking, celebrating, like in so many other videos.

[@deansorgan]

Excellent, gave me chills to watch.

[@gaetanche]

Nice video, bravo!

[@FelixWheatfield]

I was in Buffalo, barely getting a glimpse of totality. Thanks for this

[@JoelBlackCat]

You can literally the shadow that the moon is casting moving across the clouds. That's insane

[@LouisianaAstroRambler]

That was crazy!! I tried getting the shadow moving in as well from an overlook in the Ozarks, which I got, but only on the ground as it swept over the valley we were looking down on, the sun was too high to catch it like this unfortunately.. But damn good job..

[@dyhrdmet]

watching that large shadow moving is surreal. you can see the sun dimming in sync with the shadow moving in.

[@frajoladellagato]

You guys got really lucky with that cloud break. We had the opposite luck where I was a bit further west of you. Still an amazing experience though.

[@crackac]

Amazing

[@hardyboy1959]

very cool!

[@jeffwiseman3840]

I really like starting at the eight minute mark, as the sun comes up from the horizon.

[@genehauser9217]

Amazing!! How I wish I could’ve seen this in person but it just wasn’t to be

[@radupopescu9977]

Big like!

[@AZ4Runner]

That's Cool!!!

[@steeledarren1973]

Amazing video. Play it at x2 speed it's even more awesome.

[@RangoVR2312]

Great vid you got an passing comet and Venus😮‍💨

[@GreenhornPhototaker]

Excellent! I ruined my shot, but man, unforgettable core memory!

[@antoniomercado6174]

super!!!

[@AM-js8fv]

Hermoso

[@VideoManDan]

Great footage! I was in Plattsburgh, NY and my footage is on my channel. Not as good as yours though. Great job!

[@bodhi1462]

Thank you so much for posting this! ❤ very neat to see it "raw." By the way, do we need glasses to watch the video? Lol just kidding. Not that I was eavesdropping, but "360 degree sunset is the perfect description" again, thank you so much! ❤❤❤

[@xXBurningxBridgesXx]

Im glad that at least on youtube I can mute the volume. I watched the eclipse in person and if i ever did it again, I would do it in solitude so i could soak in the event without a group of people yipping like coyotes. This looks like a great viewing area though.

[@LightningEthan]

Agreed

[@dyhrdmet]

awesome look! what would be really cool is to add a video overlay on the bottom corner that shows the sun as seen through a solar filter sync'd up with the rest of the video - so we can see bright skies but in reality, 2% sun and 98% moon cover.

[@LightningEthan]

Yeah that would have been a cool idea!

[@christerry1773]

Saw it Texas and now understand why people say it’s unlike anything else

[@daveg4963]

Did you cry? I did.

[@SoulJurr16]

Beautiful vid!! Were you able to spot the solar prominence(purple red plasma) shooting out of the southwest edge of the sun from that view in person?

[@LightningEthan]

I didn't see it in person but my cousin captured a picture of it!

[@David659-]

Some people focus on the sun while others like in this video want to get the bigger picture. It’s hard to do both.

[@jeffburke5666]

We were near there. But in most videos I’ve seen, like this one, you cannot see the dark side of the moon in front of the sun. Because phone cameras can handle contrast very well, and it simply looks like the sun.

[@LightningEthan]

Yeah I darkened this in the other video I made and you can only see about a few pixels of black over the sun. This was taken on a GoPro but it was just not set up to capture it in detail

[@captaino16]

I'm from Watertown but I live in China and came home to see this. I am making my own video for the school where I teach science of the event, but I'd love to use this footage in a time lapse as well to supplement my own video, do you mind if I use it?