SGU's Total Solar Eclipse Experience in Dallas, TX 2024

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[@alexmicu6589]

so happy for Bob 🙌

[@robCaB]

That has made my week. I literally punched the air. I really shouldn't be investing this much emotion into a group of strangers, but, then again, I've been listening since Perry. Congratulations all.

[@lewzealand4717]

Congratulations Ian, Cara, Jay, Steve, Jay but a li'l bit more Congratulations BOB!

[@macronencer]

8:11 I feel that, Steve :) My son and I saw the 2017 eclipse from Idaho, and I know EXACTLY how you guys were feeling. It's so true, photos and video can be awesome, but the experience? Well it simply can't be captured - you have to be there. Congratulations on breaking the curse! Your kids are so lucky to have had this experience so early in life. Love to you all from Scotland.

[@christopherbaby3842]

I was so invested in this for Bob. lol.

[@GrimJackal]

Okay rogues - July 22nd, 2028. Australia. I have no one here to see it with and I'd be delighted for the company. Would also be a blast to meet some of my skeptical heroes. :)

[@MeppyMan]

Where in Australia? I’m thinking I might head to Sydney for it (from Melbs) but I bet accommodation prices will be huge. And middle of winter too.

[@heidiing7604]

Hope to see you all over here in Aus in 2028?!

[@GrimJackal]

@@MeppyMan I'm in Canberra but that won't be good enough. The path of totality will cross basically dead center through Sydney, so going there (and booking early) would work a treat. However, I hate traveling through Sydney and will gladly avoid it if I can. I was looking at Dubbo but that was only after a cursory glace at potential locations (I have four years to make a decision after all). Dubbo (or elsewhere away from metropolitan areas) would also have the benefit of being cheaper, cleaner, quieter - just basically more pleasant. The truly prepared might even secure some place in the Blue Mountains - several quaint camping areas are almost right under the path of totality.

[@andrewmyren197]

Glad it worked out for you guys! I trekked down to Vincennes Indiana and had perfect conditions for the totality. Quite an experience, thanks for inspiring me to make the effort. Definitely worthwhile!

[@laptop006]

My house is extremely close to the center of totality (although pretty much all of metro Sydney is close enough to not make any difference), I'm really looking forward to it.

[@danoberste8146]

I'm so glad Bob's curse was broken. I thought he was gonna ruin it for all of us in the south. In Arkansas we had nearly perfect skies. A few high thin clouds for minutes at a time during the run up and after, but totality was crystal blue skies. I've seen three previous totals, in Turkey, Siberia, and Missouri, but THAT one was the best. Those prominences were mind blowing even for a seasoned eclipse chaser. Y'all experienced one for the ages. Congratulations! See you again at the next NotACon. 😎😎

[@ted123810]

I went to Brackettville Texas with my dad and used all the knowledge I have been gathering from the podcast to make it as enjoyable as possible. The entire day was overcast, until about half way through, then the clouds parted and we got to see most of the event in incredible clarity. Thank you guys for all the work you do to make the world a more logical and scientifically literate place!

[@snowpants7255]

Not one to often chime in on KZbin comments, but have to agree-no picture or video can capture it. I don't know if it's a perceptual trick or something to do with one's focus/attention, but in person the eclipse disk looked as big as pie plate to me. Wasn't expecting the weird purple sky and 360 degree red horizon. Worth the five hour drive to Plattsburgh, NY. I'd read about the strange thing with the clouds dissolving away right as totality takes over. Happened in this neck of the woods, for sure. So glad you guys got a good view. I literally thought, "geez, I hope that SGU crew is seeing what I am."

[@richardburton1610]

It's twenty five years since we had a total eclipse here in the UK but I still remember seeing it. We weren't lucky enough to lose the clouds and see the corona but it was still the most indescribable, amazing experience. So pleased for you guys.

[@ddweidner]

So glad the weather held, and the curse has been broken!!! My daughter and I were able to skirt the bad weather as well and had an amazing experience in southern Illinois. Thanks for sharing!

[@cmflyer]

It’s so emotional and visceral I can only imagine how ancient people felt.

[@mightymaxx1]

I watched it from my childhood home in Indiana. That was my exact thought as I was getting overwhelmed by the moment. I KNOW the science behind and still was completely moved. I can't even imagine what the ancient peoples thought of this.

[@oldebill1807]

Thank you for capturing this, it helps me relive our own experience. We were at a park across from a middle school in Mansfield, TX (just south and west of Dallas). I had two telescopes set up and we'd gathered a group of about 30 eclipse watchers by totality. The personal and group experience were unbelievable. The corona, the solar prominences, the reactions of adults and kids. Simply awesome. BTW, Venus was to the right and Jupiter to the left of the Sun.

[@vincentcomeau7844]

Glad to know you all had a good time. In my area, we were 100% cloudless and got an amazing view. As I've been saying to everyone, it was the size of it that amazed me. During the day, you can never look at the sun, so can't really judge its size. At night, the moon's size (which has the same apparent diameter as the sun) is also difficult to judge because the sky is dark. But, for the eclipse, the sky was still light enough that you could get a good sense of scale for the event, and the corona just added to the size of it all. And, being able to see the prominence with the naked eye was icing on the cake.

[@Paul_van_Doleweerd]

Dang it, now I have Novellitis, all we had was clouds. 😕

[@milanpintar]

so happy to see you all like this!!! very special memory for you all that you shared with us

[@apoxuponme9575]

Bob's words mirrored mine at the same time when I saw it here in Canada; it was the most surreal thing I have ever seen in my life... Seeing night rush towards you from the horizon and the corona move around like smoke was completely unexpected. Hopefully I'll never get over how emotional this was for me.

[@7scout7]

I just can't believe that people actually just keep on driving their cars and trucks in the background while this is happening. I don't understand... who are those people, how is this not making them stop in their tracks and take a minute to just take a breath and marvel at this amazing sight ... ?

[@hawkadventures3704]

Love this for Bob!

[@tylermanikus7490]

Glad to hear it went well. You guys getting jacked up in anticipation got me more excited to witness it

[@wickrider]

Here, in Bromont, Québec, it sure was something else! Love you dear Rogues. Please keep up all the great, hard work. It’s appreciated and impactful far beyond what you can imagine. Cheers, MC

[@carlosamoreno9013]

Good times. I got weather lucky too at Austin, what a show it was!! 🙂

[@mikeshore886]

A few of thoughts on this video. 1 - it was clouding in Texas then in Salem, Arkansas. I went to Salem from New York. 2- so uncrowded, looks just like your group 3- with the wide angle lens it looks like no one was looking at the eclipse. We all had a great time.

[@sealcove70]

Glad weather worked for you guys. Amazingly northern Maine beat the odds and had a crystal clear day. Great experience.

[@SkeptiSpyke]

I got the check Need to check it out in a random park with folks in Greenville. Happy that the area cleared up for the event!

[@shahafhadaya1]

Amazing - best total eclipse clip I saw!! I am tearing up just watching this video, Hopefully Ill get a chance to see it in person in the future.

[@MawcDrums]

CONGRATS I'm so happy you made it and that it was clear for you. Those red spots were absolutely prominences. It really is incredible.

[@sovereign1160]

Nice, I'm really happy you all were able to see it. I pivoted from Waco/Dallas to northern NH, the Third Connecticut Lake. It had just snowed, so the lake was frozen and everything was snow covered and the vantage was perfect with the mountains in the background. You could see the shadow come in over the mountains and over the lake and all the snow just reflected all the lighting effects. Think about not looking at it just before totality, like stop looking at the sun, take off the glasses, and just look at the landscape in the direction the shadow will come from and you will be able to see all the lighting changes that happen, and you'll be able to see the first moment of totality where the sunlight filters through the canyons and sparkles as totality hits.

[@cloudkap]

That sounds amazing. I was fortunate enough to see the 2017 eclipse in Oregon. We were up in an area where we could see the shadow sweeping across the landscape like you said.

[@sovereign1160]

​@@cloudkapfantastic. I was fortunate enough to also see 2017 in KY. We went to a few parks before find one that had space and everyone was set up in the parking lot which was surrounded by trees. At some point during partial, I wandered down a dirt road and found myself in an open corn field with basically no one there, so went to get my gf at the time and we watched totality there. Such a good choice because we wouldn't have seen the horizon effects through the trees from the parking lot. There's also just something different about being surrounded by landscape and life instead of standing on a parking lot. Hope to see at least one or two of the 2026-2028 ones. The 2028 is two days after my birthday, so that's gonna be my absolutely seeing destination but I'll also see about the other two in 26-27. I'm 100% an umbraphile for life.

[@onedollasnake]

@@sovereign1160 pictures fail. to capture a bright ring with streamer coming out of it very bright pinkred promenences visible all 4:16 visible in Waco

[@whittaker007]

Just about impossible to catpure, the quintessential "you had to be there" moment. Happy for you guys!

[@kerryandjoannhoeschen1806]

Congratulations on clearing skies! I was concerned for you. We also had clear skies in Miner, Missouri. Drove from MN and camped.

[@ErikHarris]

Thanks for the shows, and for convincing so many of us to come to Dallas for this eclipse! A few of us went to White Rock Lake, out near the Dallas arboretum, and we had a similarly amazing experience. I got some really fantastic photos, too!

[@adamolson4558]

The wife and family went to Indiana from Northern Wisconsin. We saw the same red on top then shift to the bottom as well during totality. It was so worth the headache of the long drive.

[@chrismartin8668]

The suspense leading up to the eclipse there in Dallas was intense wasn't it!?! Last big high cloud left seconds before from my POV there. Truly amazing!! So worth the trip from Richmond, VA. So glad you all saw it as well. Also great seeing you all again at the private show as always. The curse of the Bobbino is broken!! SGU Forever!! \m/ Rock on rogues! !

[@NeuroPulse]

Way cool. I was blown away just from 33% coverage looking through welding glass.

[@RoyAdams]

Glad you all got to see it. We watched from our backyard in Frisco and got good views through the clouds.

[@rozamakamaka]

Thanks for sharing! Helps me relive the experience. So cute you guys burst into song at the end!

[@wmarclocher]

I missed the solar flare. My neighbor kept going on about seeing a red dot and I thought she was crazy.

[@mikeburger8412]

So happy for Bob!

[@supersirris819]

This is awesome, i live in Washington and so totally missed it. Your excitement was cool to see. Thanks for sharing!!!!!

[@tim.casey.11]

I was rooting for you, Bob! 🎉😁🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@sethm10]

Glad it worked out for the team. How lucky you chose a nice grassy spot with really no one around but your group. I saw the one in 2017. Really wanted to go this year, but given spring time, was not sure where in the U.S. weather wise the best place to be. Now to plan 2026 or 2028.

[@vegandogs]

I'm so happy for you guys!! Phew, it looks like it could have easily been cloud covered minutes on either side! Long time fan loving it vicariously from Tucson.

[@nozdrvator]

Beautiful, guys. I'm so jelly.

[@qpSubZeroqp]

That's so awesome! I was pretty close to you guys! Was about an hour away from Dallas

[@briggsmiller7095]

I'm so happy for all of you. I'm glad it turned out great. Awesome! Been a fan of yours since the beginning.

[@aclayman8]

Thanks for sharing, glad the clouds parted and you all got to see it!

[@deanmouhta]

I was always skeptial the universe was against Bob seeing an eclipse... thanks for sharing.

[@jgilchristmusic]

So awesome and I watched it from Arkansas. It truly can't be captured on camera as it is in person. So glad the cumulus field dissipated. That was likely due to the loss of heating as the sun got covered up.

[@Giuvannuzzeddu]

Congratulations guys

[@TheodoreJudah]

This video made me so happy - the Bob curse is lifted!

[@doobddoob]

So happy for Bob

[@Edgarbopp]

Was perfect north of Austin too!

[@migrations]

Absolutely beautiful

[@hypersapien]

Thanks for sharing!

[@MiguelAngel_Romero]

I'm so happy that they got to see totality without any clouds, but I'm happier for uncle Bob 😀 and it's broken curse

[@MorningThief_]

see you guys in July 2028 in Aus/NZ! a winter solar eclipse! 22 July -- is even a winter solstice eclipse???

[@ksmith8130]

I'm amazed at the people driving on that road like nothing unusual is happening.

[@LoriTorrini]

Thanks for sharing that!🎉

[@leemarsh3569]

Awesome for Bob!

[@JacobBlock0]

Very happy you guys had a perfect view. Had an excellent time in southern IL! Really considering a trip to Spain now for the next one!

[@elbarto7420]

We also watched it from our hotel and the time just felt like it went by so much quicker then than it does watching the video recap. So glad that the curse has broken, easy to see why people become See you in Australia in 2028

[@Emanresu56]

Hopefully I get to see the one in 20 years.

[@stale7724]

“Oh my god”. Haha😂

[@TheMKS73]

How come there wasn't anyone else in that field?

[@pdeboer1987]

Here in Canada we could see Venus and Jupiter.

[@coyotemadness]

So happy the curse was lifted for Bob

[@milanpintar]

Everyone with glasses on and Steve with binoculars

[@HandelMcHandel]

Thanks for sharing! Well done Bob - must have been Homeopathy that cured the curse! Definitely going to Spain for the next one! Love you guys! Long time fan from Ireland - Since Perry

[@amazingbollweevil]

ReMARKable!

[@jmreagle]

Why did they go to Texas when they live in New England and could see it there?

[@TheSkepticsGuide]

in part because we were able to schedule an Extravaganza there and private shows. Plus Cara is from Dallas area

[@sparthir]

Who brought the anti-curse luck vibes stronger than those who bought the curse vibes? :D

[@thesteve538]

I'm not crying, you're crying

[@WholeCosmos]

Bob is no longer cursed LOL, Yay!

[@Lesserthannone]

10 likes, insuffecent!

[@gabrielsatter]

Glasses on, or you know, stop staring at the sun😅.

[@jdschulz1]

so jealous

[@warburglar4767]

Completely overcast for the totality of the totality here in Austin. Bob's curse migrated south.

[@--cs3]

Aw dang. In Leander, we got super lucky and it cleared up just before totality. We got to see the onset and only a minute of totality before the clouds returned and ruined the fun. Still pretty happy though; I saw a lot more than I was expecting to see. :)