Observing the solar eclipse yesterday from a location with ~90% coverage of the sun, I was surprised to realize that this was very hard to even notice without equipment!
If you ever experience totality, the transition from even 99% to 100% is sharp and dramatic, as is the transition back.
Conversely, when I saw an annular eclipse, my perception of brightness didn’t change, but the light color shifted more blue/muted, and it got noticeably colder.
If you ever experience totality, the transition from even 99% to 100% is sharp and dramatic, as is the transition back.
Conversely, when I saw an annular eclipse, my perception of brightness didn’t change, but the light color shifted more blue/muted, and it got noticeably colder.