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
@MinnyMorgan-y1f9 ай бұрын
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 👍🧡🌟✨💫
@MyLouTube9 ай бұрын
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! ❤
@TheartofHannahBeth9 ай бұрын
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 🌙
@visarr9 ай бұрын
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.
@rosettemusic239 ай бұрын
that was beautiful. perfectly summed up my feelings during it!
@StephenAinsworth19 ай бұрын
the shadow on the clouds give you a better idea of what's going on
@ShadowriverUB8 ай бұрын
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
@willhemmings9 ай бұрын
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.henrlllpoklookout50699 ай бұрын
"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
@elijahjohnson80168 ай бұрын
@@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.
@Oscarfl00fz8 ай бұрын
I was one of the few to record the eclipse, I was in Plattsburgh NY and there was No cloud cover. It was awesome
@victorvaca74299 ай бұрын
This is seriously the best footage. It really puts in a relative perspective the enormity of this event.
@RickSimmons-ej1pv8 ай бұрын
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.
@ShengguoLu-gx8vw9 ай бұрын
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.
@kudosdc9 ай бұрын
This is amazing. You can see the shadow approaching in the clouds
@88Amps9 ай бұрын
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
@LightningEthan9 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@jeependous9 ай бұрын
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”.
@leanneholland56419 ай бұрын
Yes!!
@bodhi14628 ай бұрын
If anybody doesn't think this is a big deal they are loopy 😮
@jeependous8 ай бұрын
@@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.
@GracielaT-SatoCaptainMama9 ай бұрын
The moon shadow from 5:40 to 6:20 is worth watching multiple times. Thank you!
@elijahjohnson80168 ай бұрын
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
@AstronomyGarage9 ай бұрын
Very impressive. If you watch it at high speed, the Moon's shadow on the clouds is incredible.
@Avelithe9 ай бұрын
I noticed this, too, it’s so sick!!!
@LocalMachine9 ай бұрын
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.
@DapperNova9 ай бұрын
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.
@colty77649 ай бұрын
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.
@BradWoodburn8 ай бұрын
Scroll the video with your finger, and you can actually see the moons' shadow come and go. So cool!
@llwpeaches8 ай бұрын
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!
@aka999 ай бұрын
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.
@LightningEthan9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@ZeeZee98 ай бұрын
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 :)
@aka998 ай бұрын
@@ZeeZee9 thanks for explaning.
@ZeeZee98 ай бұрын
@@aka99 Sure thing :)
@jonimoroni74759 ай бұрын
This is the best eclipse video I’ve seen of this event, thank you!
@kevinleake018 ай бұрын
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.
@Babak3438 ай бұрын
9:00 Instead of 12P/Pons-Brooks near Jupiter a tail appeared near Venus
@reflexiona75838 ай бұрын
Stunning!!! I saw it from the Mexican desert. I feel so blessed for witnessing this, so blessed!
@d4rk0v39 ай бұрын
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.
@LightningEthan9 ай бұрын
Yeah there were tons of people up on this mountain
@ZeeZee98 ай бұрын
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!
@matthewmaclauchlan16719 ай бұрын
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.
@leokimvideo9 ай бұрын
Possibly the best video showing the effect of the eclipse
@propstand9 ай бұрын
Awesome seeing the eclipse shadow looming towards you like that
@jasonhildebrand15748 ай бұрын
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.
@Malleroinen9 ай бұрын
This is hands down the best solar eclipse video, showing how it looked in larger perspective. Thank you so very much!
@edogrol74829 ай бұрын
Wow! Slide your mouse over the timeline and you can just see the shadow of the moon coming towards you. So perfect this!
@aaaht38109 ай бұрын
Yes! You took my comment.
@edogrol74829 ай бұрын
@@aaaht3810 🤗
@David659-9 ай бұрын
Yes, he pointed in the right direction!
@maguro68649 ай бұрын
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 😮
@3dplanet1009 ай бұрын
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!
@mclevy86879 ай бұрын
Nobody noticed how SunGod Apollo fired an arrow right through the heart of Venus?? 😃 (8:23-9:00)
@SoulJurr169 ай бұрын
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!!
@coleciervo54549 ай бұрын
This is exactly what it's like, I felt myself there again. Well done, definitely the most real solar eclipse video on youtube
@DanBorgia9 ай бұрын
I’ll never forget this experience. Thanks for capturing this!
@TaldrenMGMoonGuard19 күн бұрын
I LOVED the little kid laughing in the background with such awe!
@walecomo9 ай бұрын
I sped it up and can totally see the shadow of the moon hugging the area! Well done! 👍
@miriamcerutti69439 ай бұрын
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.
@AudiophileTubes9 ай бұрын
Thank you for this view! We saw it in Cleveland, and it was, of course singularly STUNNING!
@aldoskyz89 ай бұрын
The best Eclipse video in all KZbin storage. BIG JOB!
@davidgeorge74439 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this!
@SaveUsfromHarris9 ай бұрын
Cool who would of thought some clouds is cool to capture the shadow movement. Nice video.
@jayteaman9 ай бұрын
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.
@rj666009 ай бұрын
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.
@mschumer9 ай бұрын
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!
@mrgone6589 ай бұрын
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.
@s2tracker18208 ай бұрын
Excellent! We recorded the event in Texas. What an incredible experience!
@jeffe_778 ай бұрын
The approaching shadow was something I have not seen in other videos. Well done!!!!
@MyLouTube9 ай бұрын
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! ❤❤❤
@superr11018 ай бұрын
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.
@markmcarthy5968 ай бұрын
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
@uneqejam9 ай бұрын
You've taken it very well!!....Times ago, though, people would have been on their knees praying, our audacity knows no limits.....
@apismellifera10008 ай бұрын
I love how you can see the shadow traveling over the cirrus clouds.
@tksambrano8 ай бұрын
Great footage! Fully captured the orange horizon.
@Klipsus8 ай бұрын
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!
@111jimi9 ай бұрын
just like bein' there!!!
@drlax15m8 ай бұрын
This brings me right back, I love the reaction videos of the eclipse, I feel so connected
@889977998 ай бұрын
I love how it looked like a giant star that was Millions of light years away, was brighter than then moon.
@tygical8 ай бұрын
huh
@kurtdewittphoto9 ай бұрын
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.
@celeno319 ай бұрын
beautiful!
@jpeter209 ай бұрын
Wow, incredible video capture. Excellent job!
@hollapful9 ай бұрын
I love the bird flying over at the 9:15 mark!
@BogeyParEtc9 ай бұрын
Great video dude, coolest thing I’ve ever seen IRL. This was an awesome view
@carlsmukall96368 ай бұрын
Great video - amazing how bright Venus is!!
@Mars09849 ай бұрын
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
@jazzfear9 ай бұрын
thank you for this footage
@dyhrdmet9 ай бұрын
watching that large shadow moving is surreal. you can see the sun dimming in sync with the shadow moving in.
@LouisianaAstroRambler8 ай бұрын
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..
@Zzyzzyx8 ай бұрын
Great raw capture!
@hellohjbgjh8 ай бұрын
Do you see the face also? At 5:00/5:30? Right of the sun?
@LightningEthan8 ай бұрын
I kind of can haha
@misterspiffy20088 ай бұрын
I see it. It is more pronounced once the moons shadow darkens the cloud. Kinda freaky.
@Charlie-X-Ray128 ай бұрын
I love how true it is that the clouds just disappear, and the moon's shadow
@FelixWheatfield9 ай бұрын
I was in Buffalo, barely getting a glimpse of totality. Thanks for this
@festerofest43749 ай бұрын
Awesome capture! I saw it in Northern New Hampshire and it was so worth the traffic jams both ways!
@JoelBlackCat8 ай бұрын
You can literally the shadow that the moon is casting moving across the clouds. That's insane
@frajoladellagato9 ай бұрын
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.
@mikehardy82479 ай бұрын
"As it was written "
@cf56969 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing❤
@jeffwiseman38409 ай бұрын
I really like starting at the eight minute mark, as the sun comes up from the horizon.
@VideoManDan8 ай бұрын
Great footage! I was in Plattsburgh, NY and my footage is on my channel. Not as good as yours though. Great job!
@genehauser92179 ай бұрын
Amazing!! How I wish I could’ve seen this in person but it just wasn’t to be
@Bossmoney848 ай бұрын
perfect capture of the shadow passing in the sky
@deansorgan9 ай бұрын
Excellent, gave me chills to watch.
@LeslieWalker-os9kv9 ай бұрын
That was very beautiful have a good night
@TheCosmicGuy01118 ай бұрын
Awesome footage!
@paulajc889 ай бұрын
Gorgeous 💖The thought crossed my mind to go to that same area and mountain top for this experience. It's amazing to get to see it. Even though my vantage point was different, in a forest about an hour north of there- and only a glimpse- it was still profound and continues to move me as I watch others' experiences such as this one. Thank you for sharing it! Also- do you have any idea what the white dash is coming from the sun @8:26 until it disappears behind clouds and sunlight ~9:46?!
@LightningEthan9 ай бұрын
I believe that was a plane, everyone pointed it out in the moment too haha
@paulajc889 ай бұрын
Wow, that's amazing. I didn't think of it being a plane, as it appears to be pointing downwards. I guess it's just the perspective. Looks kind of like a slow moving comet or something emitted from the sun 🙂After that eclipse, it seems anything is possible!
@chre36118 ай бұрын
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.
@steeledarren19739 ай бұрын
Amazing video. Play it at x2 speed it's even more awesome.
@dyhrdmet9 ай бұрын
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.
@LightningEthan9 ай бұрын
Yeah that would have been a cool idea!
@chriss628 ай бұрын
Stunning
@bodhi14628 ай бұрын
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! ❤❤❤
@JustinDeFouw9 ай бұрын
Truely amazing!
@xXBurningxBridgesXx9 ай бұрын
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.
@LightningEthan9 ай бұрын
Agreed
@gaetanche9 ай бұрын
Nice video, bravo!
@SoulJurr169 ай бұрын
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?
@LightningEthan9 ай бұрын
I didn't see it in person but my cousin captured a picture of it!
@David659-9 ай бұрын
Some people focus on the sun while others like in this video want to get the bigger picture. It’s hard to do both.
@GreenhornPhototaker8 ай бұрын
Excellent! I ruined my shot, but man, unforgettable core memory!
@jeffburke56669 ай бұрын
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.
@LightningEthan9 ай бұрын
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
@RangoVR23128 ай бұрын
Great vid you got an passing comet and Venus😮💨
@christerry17739 ай бұрын
Saw it Texas and now understand why people say it’s unlike anything else
@captaino167 ай бұрын
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?
@crackac9 ай бұрын
Amazing
@kudosdc9 ай бұрын
Please make this a Timelapse to show the shadow moving across the sky
@LightningEthan9 ай бұрын
Theres a timelapse at the end of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3ekiqGkopdnjtk
@ondinehd68899 ай бұрын
We were in the path of totality in North-East Ohio: it was truly spectacular, and surreal, but it was not like it is in this video. During totality, where you had to take your eclipse glasses off to see it, what we saw was a perfect bright ring around the moon, and the moon was completely black, darker than the sky around it, which was very dark the way it is at night. Why is it that one does not see this in your video?
@LightningEthan9 ай бұрын
That’s how a lot of cameras pick it up if they aren’t zoomed in far enough. It was absolutely amazing in real life, like a black hole was in the sky.
@ondinehd68899 ай бұрын
@@LightningEthan Oh, I understand. Yes, it was indeed absolutely amazing!! I like that your video captured the atmosphere on the ground, as well as the eclipse itself. That was also beautiful, and surreal.