I was watching it in Ohio and it was amazing and the whole crowd was cheering and ooohhhing at totality.

 

Were you near the shore of Lake Erie ? We were directly across the lake from Cleveland on the Canadian side of Lake Erie. Weather and location were perfect.

 

I was in Findlay OH, on I-75 about an hour south of Toledo, although when it was over it took me 3 hours to get back to Michigan and another 2 hours to get home. Normally Findlay to home is about 2 hours.

 

Ah yes I've driven through there many times It is also the home of Cooper Tires, one of my favourite Tire companies lol

 

After a solid week or two of sun, it was cloudy and rainy here all day.

 

didn't think we had any part of viewing here but C-6 did the colander thing and we actually did see some of the 's

 

I'm just now home from our Dallas trip. We thought the weather wasn't going to cooperate. We almost didn't make the trip. For 10 days the forecast was consistent for Dallas: socked in and maybe rain, right up to eclipse day. But just before first contact, the clouds became very intermittent and posed virtually no problem and just before first contact and no interference, especially during totality, which was perfect! We had the perfect eclipse viewing experience in Frisco, just north of Dallas. Only 2 min 40 sec of totality, but from our friends' backyard, away from the crowd. This was really the first time I viewed totality through my 8' Meade LX 200. In 2017 in Salem I had the times screwed up so I ended up just seeing totality through glasses. This was a unique experience, even though this was our 10th solar eclipse. The delicate features of the prominences were like nothing I've ever experiences or seen in any photos. I mostly skipped photographing totality and I'm really glad I did. The drive to Dallas and back (with 150 lbs of equipment), 3,000 miles, six long days of driving, was a killer but well worth it. Plus we got to see the eclipse and spend two days with our good friends who recently moved from la to Dallas. After 10 solar eclipses, we finally had the perfect eclipse experience. The LX200 made all the difference.

 

Prominences: This doesn't do it justice, but it's the closest I could get.