The day has finally arrived! Clare and I have been prepping for this day for several months! This is about 80 minutes before totality arrived in Carbondale. Matching shirts and everyone sporting approved glasses.
I have no photos of the eclipse itself this time:
• I got a good shot in 2017;
• my long zoom lens for that shot has long since died; and
• I wanted to focus on the experience that the kids and grandkids would have.
Retired economics professor (“dismal scientist”). Married 40+ years to the love of my life; we have two grown daughters, both married, two granddaughters and a...