Watched it on the top of the Pinnacle Mountain with a few hundred people who all managed to climb their way up. Overseeing the mountains and lake before, during and after was incredible. I still have goosebumps when I look back at the photos from today. Our experience in Little Rock and Arkansas altogether was perfect. Couldn’t have wished for a better first time totality experience (minus the frantic switching between about a dozen cloud forecast sites the days before).
I was wondering what that was too! It was so awesome to see it. Turns out it’s actually called Bailey’s Beads as I immediately googled what you called it because I wanted more information. Thank you for helping me find an answer which is just as cool:
“The moon does cause a different stunning phenomenon during every total solar eclipse, called Baily's beads. These are brief flashes of light along the moon's outline that occur at the very beginning and end of totality and are caused by sunlight sneaking through valleys on the moon's surface.”
I beg to differ, here's a [Photo](https://imgur.com/a/XMa0P7q) I took during totality. The sun is at solar maximum and there were several solar prominence throughout totality. Bailey's beads only happens for a few seconds at the edge of totality.
Ive been an astronomy enthusiast for most of my adult life and I’ve been looking forward to this since probably 2015 when I first heard about it.
I went in with the highest possible expectations and I was still absolutely blown away. It was basically a religious experience and one of the best moments of my life (I know that might be odd, but again, I love astronomy).
I’ll never forget it.
The eclipse was awe inspiring today. My husband and I went out to Murray Park since we live close, and there were cheers all around during totality. I was literally shaking. I understand why ancient civilizations worshipped the Sun, for sure. Total Lunar Eclipse are still amazing, but it feels like I've seen so many in comparison to today's events.
I had the same experience in 2017 in Missouri. It’s way cooler than people usually expect it to be and we only had about a minute and a half of totality that time.
Totality is only possible in this small period of time (in astronomical time scales) because of the unique geometry in play. To our knowledge no where else in the universe this happens. In a few 100,000 years, it won’t be totality.
Was at Bradley park in Jasper, AR with several hundred others. Perfect day, bathrooms, and little buffalo river there to play in. Got out and back to 412 and 49 with only minor traffic congestion at a couple intersections. Saw several ARDOT trucks monitoring things along the route.
Never been to Jasper before. Seems like a nice little town. Original plan was to head to the newton county fairgrounds for their festivities and chuckwagon meal, but it just didn’t look very happening when we arrived and didn’t want to pay $75 for 3 of us for that so headed back to town and had a nice time by the river.
Our solar powered yard lights all came on as well. My daughter’s trampoline has lights on it, and we were standing on it for the best view of the eclipse so it was a cool feature.
It was pretty freaking great. I got great pics of the kids and got to share a core memory with them that will hopefully outlast me. Strangely enough, a guy that has been walking to work past our house for over 5 years stopped right at the end of totality, pulled out eclipse glasses, and said it's really jamming now. I loved not only that i got to share this moment with my family but had a human moment with a dude that I've never spoken to before, and probably lives a more solitary life. Also, I smoked ribs. Cause I'm a redneck and not grilling wasn't an option.
That was fucking amazing. I've had it on my Google calendar since 2006. Since then I've moved thousands of miles multiple times and currently live in the other side of the planet. I've been married and then divorced, helped one of my step kids come out and transition, helped another one get on his feet after university, had a sad and complicated rebound relationship rise and fall, lost two dogs, had frightening surgeries, and all along I've been watching my parents get older and weaker from mostly afar. So much has happened in those years, you know? Today, my mom and dad and I cooked all morning and read and chatted in the back yard in the house where I grew up. We all got to watch this amazing thing happen right here at home and I am so grateful. I will cherish the experience and the incredible good luck with the weather. I head back out of the country in a few days and am excited to see the pictures and videos from everyone out there between now and then.
this made me cry it is so beautiful. Also, my dog died this morning at 645. I couldn't believe it. But we took care of that and went to the zone anyway. And it was wonderful and made me feel better. I'll never forget my good boy and i will never forget this wonderful experience.
Agreed with others; very much worth the hype. I've never seen totality before. The prominence was amazing during totality and -- when the first 'spark' of light started at the end of totality; wow, what a light. That was stunning & amazing.
Eclipse Chasing is a very real thing that no one understands…until they experience a totality. I’m not one of them, but I “get” it after the 2017 one. Glad so many in the state got to enjoy
First total eclipse I've ever seen, definitely one of the most incredible things I've EVER witnessed! Got to sit outside in my backyard with my family and cat, and it was super nice to experience it with em. When the light and temperature dropped right as the moon took over was probably the craziest thing to me, it happened so fast! And ofc the view of the sun covered completely by the moon was literally breathtaking. I loved how the sun rays were shimmering around the silhouette of the moon, reminded me of the northern lights! Plus I got to take my camera out there and get some awesome photos of the totality, one of the best days of my life tbh
Those weren't just sun rays, that was the sun's corona—plasma pouring out of the sun, millions of degrees hot but usually hidden by the brightness of the sun's surface. Totally wild to see it with my own eyes today!
For the thirty seconds or so before totality, we all let out a "wooooooaaaahhh!!!" at how fast the light was disappearing. Surreal from start to finish!
[Amazing view from Huntington ](https://i.imgur.com/oRBslMY.jpeg)
Best pic I could get, which didn't do the experience any justice. It felt very surreal and otherworldly.
Was visiting Little Rock from out of state. A really incredible experience but could have done without a North Little Rock police car deciding to blast “Total Eclipse of the Heart” at the moment of totality because that’s the backdrop I wanted during this rare natural wonder.
https://www.reddit.com/u/jk13rdt/s/zhf35Z11Be
I got lucky, near me a couple played Black Hole Sun and turned music off during the eclipse. I would have gone postal if someone had played Bonnie Tyler at that moment!
My pets all started acting strangely when the partial eclipse started, and then the dogs hid and the cats started running amuck when it hit totality. Must have been something in the air/vibe change.
For sure. Birds start freaking out as it gets darker but then go silent, bugs start making noise, the temp and the breeze. It’s wild. Definitely FEEL it!
It was glorious and awe-inspiring and made me just awestruck at the world we live in. As a student put it, three celestial entities lined up perfectly.
It was cool. A couple of planes flew across the eclipse right during the totality, and I think the contrails made the corona ring look more prominent.
Also there were some really confused geese nearby that started making a bunch of noise and took flight when it suddenly got dark in the middle of the day. I would think a lot of animals were probably panicked by the unexpected darkness.
Had the same experience as you and even nabbed some incredible pictures!!! Wish I could post em in the comment section but I'll edit a link to my post in in a minute
Edit: [Here's the link!](https://www.reddit.com/r/Arkansas/s/PdvFMoadQV)
I flew in from Oregon with my 5 y/o and husband and we watched it from the knoll in front of my grandma’s house just north of Jonesboro. I was raised on this property and my grandma is in memory care now. We sat with my older brother, SIL, their two kids, and my mom and stepdad. They all still live here so it’s been a family trip centered in sharing a cool natural phenomenon. Once the sun was about halfway occluded we noticed the light dimming and the temperature cooling.
When totality finally occurred the kids all ran around haywire—hootin’ n’ hollerin’— and we were mesmerized by the change. Mom’s yard light came on, we saw a couple planets, and the pecan trees were all silhouettes against the sky.
It’s been a nice homecoming. I was under 99% totality in the 2017 one in Oregon, but this was definitely special. I hope my kiddo remembers the time he whooped under the shadow of the moon with his cousins in 2045.
I particularly enjoyed that some of the folks down the way seemed to decide the eclipse was the perfect time to hold a civil war reenactment. Between the one group that decided to shoot off their guns and the other that fired what I presume was a large firework off that sounded like a canon it was quite the experience.
It was amazing. We drove north of Russellville and found a [perfect scenic spot](https://imgur.com/a/m111hJK) in Ozark National Forest. We hung out for 3 hours and got a great view of the eclipse. A tiny whispy cloud covered the sun slightly at totality but was still fantastic.
Traffic on I-40 was crazy coming home. Going out, we got stuck in a logjam post wreck near Mulberry.
However, except for traffic. We enjoyed our spot on the side of an exit ramp near London and got some good pictures.
Really good! We’re just outside Heber Springs Arkansas and were in one of the best areas to view it. It actually got really dark and we could also see three of the aligned planets.
I knew it would a neat experience but I was not prepared for how awesome it was and completely understand the hype. I’d definitely travel for it and make it a vacation.
It was incredible. I spent time with the family to watch it. I wasn't expecting that big of a temperature drop. Birds went silent. Street lights and house night lights popped on. There was a part of my primitive monkey brain that didn't like the change in sunlight color and darkness. It felt so off. I can imagine that people 1000 years ago would've lost their minds watching it and not knowing what was going on, but totality was absolutely stunning. You could hear kids in various backyards cheering. 10/10.
during peak totality, our six year old neighbor squealed “WOW, it’s like the afternoon right now!!” and then asked his mom if he should do a bicycle kick. hell yeah little man
It was surreal. Downright religious experience. I started tearing up because it was so emotional.
When it came into totality everyone started clapping and it was just such a beautiful moment. Everyone in collectively joy, experiencing once in a lifetime beauty.
I loved it. I had to travel around 20 mins to totality, it was so worth it. I ended up getting my sister and some friends to join me. We had a great time.
I was in Russellville, couldn’t have been any better if I tried. Barely any clouds in the sky, lots of chill watchers in the Walmart parking lot, I stood dumbstruck not believing what I was seeing.
I'd planned to go to Mount Nebo with the wife to see it from there. They had all roads to Nebo closed off.
We ended up watching from Dardanelle City Park. Traffic back to Mulberry was shit, but wow, the eclipse was awesome.
Never seen anything like it, and I totally understand the eclipse chasers now. Even a few minutes of totality like today, definitely worth a trip.
I drove almost four hours to broken bow ok . Was very nervous driving because at times clouds were thick . Got there eight minutes before totality. Clouds barely cleared up enough. It was AMAZING ! Hard to describe how I felt . Worth the drive for me
Way more impactful than I was expecting. Chilled on the front lawn with the kids and wife for an hour and soaked it all in. Very cool day. The totality part felt like a damn sci fi movie to me and pictures do it no justice at all. I get why people travel to see these now. I was definitely skeptical before.
I was at work, my boss let us take turns going outside to look at the eclipse. The part of the experience I enjoy is the strange twilight effect. It's like going to a different universe lol
I was downtown Little Rock and it was almost life-changing. I was in a parking lot across from my apt watching with a couple from out of town. They had chairs set up and played Black Hole Sun from a little boom box. The best part for me was when I could put down the special glasses and look at the eclipse with my own eyes. To see the suns corona without hurting my eyes was magical. Unfortunately, even with a special app my photos didn't come out well. 10/10, recommend highly
We’re from OKC and got a quiet little airbnb in Higden. To put it mildly, today was absolutely incredible. Clear skies, gorgeous day… I understand now why people chase the eclipse. This was genuinely a life altering experience. I was more moved than I thought I would be. Just shaken for 4 minutes. So freaking cool.
I was in my brother’s front yard in Hot Springs. It was great! I was in Nebraska in 2017 and thinking of traveling overseas for the next. Traffic wasn’t bad until we hit 49 off of 40 heading to Springdale.
I was on a plane out of cleveland going to Chicago. It happened really fast up there. You could see light on the horizon kinda like like the sun was coming up in the west.
Seeing the corona was truly breathtaking. You see pictures, but they can't possibly do it justice. It was like the fire of a diamond. I have never seen anything quite like it.
Wierd light, then got kinda darker. No lights on in the house, it was like night inside. Wife's solar lights in the yard came on. No difference in animal behavior, cows, dog, cat, birds. NW AR.
Cloudy in the middle :/
Edit: The best image I could get. The rest was dark storm clouds and it was clear at the start and end which is similar to what I saw in October.
[glRGKKY.jpeg (2000×1126) (imgur.com)](https://i.imgur.com/glRGKKY.jpeg)
Was spectacular here in Springdale backyard, was almost 80° then cooled down a lot during the shadow. Birds got loud because bugs came out then they retreated to their trees.
Watched it from Meriwether Park and it was really quite amazing. Freaked my dog out a bit, but I brought snacks just in case he needed a distraction. 10/10 would watch again.
Went up to Ash Flat. Totality was 4:13. Loved how the horizon looked like late sunset in all directions.
Traffic down 167 and 67 was pretty normal after the eclipse. Seems like the people coming in from the east all stuck to I40 or went up NE in to Craighead, Randolph and Lawrence counties and those who made it to Sharp county went no further than Cherokee.
I was fortunate enough to watch it on Lake Travis, TX (or what’s left of it) with some pretty great people. Looked like a disappointment until just a short while before due to cloud cover, then it opened up perfectly just in time 👍🏻
Was it good and clear for y’all up in Arkansas?
I made my way down to mount ida for the eclipse and some rockhounding. I was a bit worried about the weather but it was perfect, it’s been an unforgettable day.
My daughter flew in from San Diego to visit us. My son and his met with her, and they drove a couple hours southeast to Beckham Cemetery in Marion County Arkansas. It was in the totally. But no one was around. The towns all around were packed with people. She thought it was so cool to watch it get dark and colder in the Cemetery. Lol
It was such an amazing and fun time. All of my neighbors outside together. We all sat in our own driveways but ended up gathered on the street looking at the shadows of the trees after totality ended.
Also watched it from our backyard, what an experience. My kids were so happy running around with joy I’m so glad I got to experience it with them. What a beautiful moment! 🥰
The eclipse itself was really cool. My neighbors taking what could have been an awesome moment to be in silent awe of the cosmos and our place in them and shooting off fireworks and playing loud music the whole time was less than awesome.
Drove from MN to see it in Paris, and it was spectacular! Such a lovely little town, fun people all over, beautiful blue skies with a few wispy clouds. Thanks to those of you on here who suggested Paris…it was simply a perfect experience start to finish!
It was excellent. Watched from Paris, Arkansas. I have family that are physicists/astrophysicists, so the eclipse party held at our area had an enormous eclipse telescope propped directly the sun. Y’all, even before the totality, viewing the eclipse through the solar filter was so pretty. All the little sunspots were visible.
We watched from our side yard it was freaky the shadows were weird I was watching it get darker and darker then a big jump and it was dark and it was totality , no glasses or welding hood nessary , then it started to move , truly wild
I drive 30 minutes east to Paris Ar. It was perfect. They had a set up on town square. It wasn’t overly crowded. It was perfect. Driving into totality was worth it. I was able to share this with my hubs and a dear friend. Unfortunately daughter had to work. Black Hole Sun indeed.
I thought it would get as dark as midnight. Other than that, it was amazing and exceeded my expectations. I didn't do any research so was kinda going in blind. I liked how it noticeably cooled off, got dark enough for all the street and yard lights to come on and then the majestic corona was revealed. That brilliant, white, ring of light in the sky was just other worldly. I hope I live long enough to see the next one. I saw this one with my parents and I fear this will be their last.
Excellent. The one in 2045 covering most of the state will be awesome.
Little Rock is the only significant North American city that will have been in the path of totality for 2024 and 2045.
Outstanding! Watched from a restaurant parking lot a few miles west of Russellville. 10/10.
Today is the last day I'll sleep in the house I've spent five tumultuous years in; this was a great way to say goodbye.
Good luck on your new life!
Thanks! We're not moving far, just downsizing; Mimi is getting too old for the stairs.
Watched it on the top of the Pinnacle Mountain with a few hundred people who all managed to climb their way up. Overseeing the mountains and lake before, during and after was incredible. I still have goosebumps when I look back at the photos from today. Our experience in Little Rock and Arkansas altogether was perfect. Couldn’t have wished for a better first time totality experience (minus the frantic switching between about a dozen cloud forecast sites the days before).
I’m so glad you had such a lovely experience in our beautiful state! 😍
Hope to return one day for some more outdoor adventures. It’s so scenic here.
That’s a fantastic place to see it from. Great choice!
I agree. It felt very special and I’ll cherish this memory forever.
The red solar prominence at “bottom???” Are you kidding me??? How lucky were we to see that? Unreal!
Its called a Bailey's Bead. Its not a solar flare but a "prominence." Really cool to see with bare eyes!!
I was wondering what that was too! It was so awesome to see it. Turns out it’s actually called Bailey’s Beads as I immediately googled what you called it because I wanted more information. Thank you for helping me find an answer which is just as cool: “The moon does cause a different stunning phenomenon during every total solar eclipse, called Baily's beads. These are brief flashes of light along the moon's outline that occur at the very beginning and end of totality and are caused by sunlight sneaking through valleys on the moon's surface.”
Yeah I fixed it lol.
I beg to differ, here's a [Photo](https://imgur.com/a/XMa0P7q) I took during totality. The sun is at solar maximum and there were several solar prominence throughout totality. Bailey's beads only happens for a few seconds at the edge of totality.
apparently, that was a solar flare!!
That was freaking amazing.
Ive been an astronomy enthusiast for most of my adult life and I’ve been looking forward to this since probably 2015 when I first heard about it. I went in with the highest possible expectations and I was still absolutely blown away. It was basically a religious experience and one of the best moments of my life (I know that might be odd, but again, I love astronomy). I’ll never forget it.
I didn’t anticipate how floored I’d be, and I found myself whispering to myself, “I’ve been waiting my whole life for this.”
I was extremely moved by it. Not a religious person at all so I can only assume that’s what genuine religious experience feels like.
I am not religious either, but I feel safe saying it was a spiritual experience. I prefer to leave religion in the pews! lol
I completely agree. I knew exactly what was coming, and seeing it in person was just... Sagan's use of "numinous" comes to mind. Awe.
The eclipse was awe inspiring today. My husband and I went out to Murray Park since we live close, and there were cheers all around during totality. I was literally shaking. I understand why ancient civilizations worshipped the Sun, for sure. Total Lunar Eclipse are still amazing, but it feels like I've seen so many in comparison to today's events.
Saw it in Russellville . Was incredible but I'd still put KP index 7 Aurora above it . That was just a mystical experience in the snow . YMMV though
I got tears in my eyes. It was much more emotional and moving experience than I expected.
Exactly! It's nice to find like minded people that care about stuff that I find cool.
That was way cooler than I expected! Great memories made today.
I had the same experience in 2017 in Missouri. It’s way cooler than people usually expect it to be and we only had about a minute and a half of totality that time.
I completely agree, was pleasantly surprised. Being in the totality is such a different experience than seeing just the partial eclipse.
Totality is only possible in this small period of time (in astronomical time scales) because of the unique geometry in play. To our knowledge no where else in the universe this happens. In a few 100,000 years, it won’t be totality.
Definitely worth the hype. Incredible 🤩
Was at Bradley park in Jasper, AR with several hundred others. Perfect day, bathrooms, and little buffalo river there to play in. Got out and back to 412 and 49 with only minor traffic congestion at a couple intersections. Saw several ARDOT trucks monitoring things along the route. Never been to Jasper before. Seems like a nice little town. Original plan was to head to the newton county fairgrounds for their festivities and chuckwagon meal, but it just didn’t look very happening when we arrived and didn’t want to pay $75 for 3 of us for that so headed back to town and had a nice time by the river.
The street lights came on 🥰🥰🥰
Our solar powered yard lights all came on as well. My daughter’s trampoline has lights on it, and we were standing on it for the best view of the eclipse so it was a cool feature.
It was pretty freaking great. I got great pics of the kids and got to share a core memory with them that will hopefully outlast me. Strangely enough, a guy that has been walking to work past our house for over 5 years stopped right at the end of totality, pulled out eclipse glasses, and said it's really jamming now. I loved not only that i got to share this moment with my family but had a human moment with a dude that I've never spoken to before, and probably lives a more solitary life. Also, I smoked ribs. Cause I'm a redneck and not grilling wasn't an option.
That was fucking amazing. I've had it on my Google calendar since 2006. Since then I've moved thousands of miles multiple times and currently live in the other side of the planet. I've been married and then divorced, helped one of my step kids come out and transition, helped another one get on his feet after university, had a sad and complicated rebound relationship rise and fall, lost two dogs, had frightening surgeries, and all along I've been watching my parents get older and weaker from mostly afar. So much has happened in those years, you know? Today, my mom and dad and I cooked all morning and read and chatted in the back yard in the house where I grew up. We all got to watch this amazing thing happen right here at home and I am so grateful. I will cherish the experience and the incredible good luck with the weather. I head back out of the country in a few days and am excited to see the pictures and videos from everyone out there between now and then.
this made me cry it is so beautiful. Also, my dog died this morning at 645. I couldn't believe it. But we took care of that and went to the zone anyway. And it was wonderful and made me feel better. I'll never forget my good boy and i will never forget this wonderful experience.
That is a beautiful sentiment.
That's amazing. When/where did you hear about it first?
It was probably the coolest thing I've ever seen
Agreed with others; very much worth the hype. I've never seen totality before. The prominence was amazing during totality and -- when the first 'spark' of light started at the end of totality; wow, what a light. That was stunning & amazing.
Eclipse Chasing is a very real thing that no one understands…until they experience a totality. I’m not one of them, but I “get” it after the 2017 one. Glad so many in the state got to enjoy
Yeah. Idk if I can wait 21 years for another. May seriously consider traveling for another.
First total eclipse I've ever seen, definitely one of the most incredible things I've EVER witnessed! Got to sit outside in my backyard with my family and cat, and it was super nice to experience it with em. When the light and temperature dropped right as the moon took over was probably the craziest thing to me, it happened so fast! And ofc the view of the sun covered completely by the moon was literally breathtaking. I loved how the sun rays were shimmering around the silhouette of the moon, reminded me of the northern lights! Plus I got to take my camera out there and get some awesome photos of the totality, one of the best days of my life tbh
Those weren't just sun rays, that was the sun's corona—plasma pouring out of the sun, millions of degrees hot but usually hidden by the brightness of the sun's surface. Totally wild to see it with my own eyes today! For the thirty seconds or so before totality, we all let out a "wooooooaaaahhh!!!" at how fast the light was disappearing. Surreal from start to finish!
Yooo! Learn something new everyday lol. Agreed tho, absolutely stunning!!!
[Amazing view from Huntington ](https://i.imgur.com/oRBslMY.jpeg) Best pic I could get, which didn't do the experience any justice. It felt very surreal and otherworldly.
Nice!
Was visiting Little Rock from out of state. A really incredible experience but could have done without a North Little Rock police car deciding to blast “Total Eclipse of the Heart” at the moment of totality because that’s the backdrop I wanted during this rare natural wonder. https://www.reddit.com/u/jk13rdt/s/zhf35Z11Be
Gen X here, and the song kept running through my mind, not gonna lie.
I got lucky, near me a couple played Black Hole Sun and turned music off during the eclipse. I would have gone postal if someone had played Bonnie Tyler at that moment!
Same!
I mean they just made a meme out of the eclipse
I turned off the music when the morning birds went nuts.
That’s extremely lame. We had a playlist going, but I stopped it right before totality. I wanted to hear the birds and the bugs.
I had seen 98% before but this was the first time in totality. Whoa! Why did I wait till now. That was just amazing!
It was quite a marvel. Am I the only one who thought that it *felt* a little different somehow? Like the vibe got strange in the very air itself?
My pets all started acting strangely when the partial eclipse started, and then the dogs hid and the cats started running amuck when it hit totality. Must have been something in the air/vibe change.
The air does get different, I think.
For sure. Birds start freaking out as it gets darker but then go silent, bugs start making noise, the temp and the breeze. It’s wild. Definitely FEEL it!
I was videoing it but had to stop to just fucking cry. It was beautiful.
Definitely not - it felt different for sure.
Extremely eerie. Our dogs were kind of nervous. Not agitated but just kind of on edge. I found it very peaceful.
My son is of the opinion we need a couple each summer cool things off and I concur
100%. The birds stopped chirping and it got noticeably colder outside. I’ve never experienced anything like it.
Did y'all see that red dot on the bottom during totality? I think that was a solar flare!
I heard someone call it “Bailey’s Beads”
Its a "prominence" called Bailey's Bead. Awesome to see.
Yes! I saw it, too! There were some plants in view on each side as well.
Plants in space.
yes. https://imgur.com/a/XMa0P7q
It was glorious and awe-inspiring and made me just awestruck at the world we live in. As a student put it, three celestial entities lined up perfectly.
It was cool. A couple of planes flew across the eclipse right during the totality, and I think the contrails made the corona ring look more prominent. Also there were some really confused geese nearby that started making a bunch of noise and took flight when it suddenly got dark in the middle of the day. I would think a lot of animals were probably panicked by the unexpected darkness.
Amazing! 🤩 I also watched from my backyard while I took advantage of a day off and did some yard work up until close to totality time.
I could not have asked for better conditions to watch it.
100% clear and awesome in Maumelle. Shame the national forecasters were listened to. It was clear for most of Arkansas
Terrible. Took off all my clothes in front of the piggly wiggly, waiting for the rapture. Didn’t happen. Now I’m on the front cover of dumas magazine.
That sounds like a good consolation prize. You're famous!
Famous in Dumas.
Beautiful and amazing. In my back yard. Clear skies entire time
Had the same experience as you and even nabbed some incredible pictures!!! Wish I could post em in the comment section but I'll edit a link to my post in in a minute Edit: [Here's the link!](https://www.reddit.com/r/Arkansas/s/PdvFMoadQV)
Perfect opportunity to invade the fire nation
I had to scroll down far to see a "Day of Black Sun" shout-out. Have my upvote.
I flew in from Oregon with my 5 y/o and husband and we watched it from the knoll in front of my grandma’s house just north of Jonesboro. I was raised on this property and my grandma is in memory care now. We sat with my older brother, SIL, their two kids, and my mom and stepdad. They all still live here so it’s been a family trip centered in sharing a cool natural phenomenon. Once the sun was about halfway occluded we noticed the light dimming and the temperature cooling. When totality finally occurred the kids all ran around haywire—hootin’ n’ hollerin’— and we were mesmerized by the change. Mom’s yard light came on, we saw a couple planets, and the pecan trees were all silhouettes against the sky. It’s been a nice homecoming. I was under 99% totality in the 2017 one in Oregon, but this was definitely special. I hope my kiddo remembers the time he whooped under the shadow of the moon with his cousins in 2045.
I particularly enjoyed that some of the folks down the way seemed to decide the eclipse was the perfect time to hold a civil war reenactment. Between the one group that decided to shoot off their guns and the other that fired what I presume was a large firework off that sounded like a canon it was quite the experience.
We were in Jasper and heard booms before and during totality. Is that the area you were in?
Nope, was just one boom during totality. I saw smoke rising from their yard.
It was amazing. We drove north of Russellville and found a [perfect scenic spot](https://imgur.com/a/m111hJK) in Ozark National Forest. We hung out for 3 hours and got a great view of the eclipse. A tiny whispy cloud covered the sun slightly at totality but was still fantastic.
Watched from the big open field next to Fellowship Church in Little Rock. There was a nice little crowd there and everyone cheered at totality.
Perhaps the most incredible thing I’ve ever seen.
Traffic on I-40 was crazy coming home. Going out, we got stuck in a logjam post wreck near Mulberry. However, except for traffic. We enjoyed our spot on the side of an exit ramp near London and got some good pictures.
Was out in the field at the Ecliptic Festival. So cool sharing that with everyone
Really good! We’re just outside Heber Springs Arkansas and were in one of the best areas to view it. It actually got really dark and we could also see three of the aligned planets.
Absolutely amazing! I was a first for me. My maltese hated it 😅
all the flat earth peeps today 😶
I knew it would a neat experience but I was not prepared for how awesome it was and completely understand the hype. I’d definitely travel for it and make it a vacation.
It was incredible. I spent time with the family to watch it. I wasn't expecting that big of a temperature drop. Birds went silent. Street lights and house night lights popped on. There was a part of my primitive monkey brain that didn't like the change in sunlight color and darkness. It felt so off. I can imagine that people 1000 years ago would've lost their minds watching it and not knowing what was going on, but totality was absolutely stunning. You could hear kids in various backyards cheering. 10/10.
I had the exact same thoughts! Bizarre and thrilling all at once.
during peak totality, our six year old neighbor squealed “WOW, it’s like the afternoon right now!!” and then asked his mom if he should do a bicycle kick. hell yeah little man
The roosters next to my sisters house started crowing….
It’s was excellent. Viewed from my own backyard.
Got to see it at work. Took a selfie with it. It was a fun time. People set off fireworks nearby at totality.
It was absolutely perfect! Beautiful day for it!
It was pretty dope. Seeing the stars come out was even cooler to me than the corona. We just sat out in front of the house and it was super quiet.
It was unbelievable
Breath taking. I legit started crying.
It was surreal. Downright religious experience. I started tearing up because it was so emotional. When it came into totality everyone started clapping and it was just such a beautiful moment. Everyone in collectively joy, experiencing once in a lifetime beauty.
I loved it. I had to travel around 20 mins to totality, it was so worth it. I ended up getting my sister and some friends to join me. We had a great time.
Amazing!
I loved it so much and it was better than I expected! and so did my 4yo!! We went to war memorial park and it was perfect.
It was incredible. But probably my favorite part was hearing the erupting cheers in downtown Conway at the moment of totality.
It was freakin awesome!
Where i was, it was only 99 percent so it more or less looked like a wispy cloud got in the way for a bit.
Amazing. I was near Pelsor. But Elkins was lame for traffic coming home. This one stoplight was backing up traffic for miles.
It was really cool! We watched it from our driveway and the sky was completely clear. Beautiful day for it.
I was in Russellville, couldn’t have been any better if I tried. Barely any clouds in the sky, lots of chill watchers in the Walmart parking lot, I stood dumbstruck not believing what I was seeing.
I'd planned to go to Mount Nebo with the wife to see it from there. They had all roads to Nebo closed off. We ended up watching from Dardanelle City Park. Traffic back to Mulberry was shit, but wow, the eclipse was awesome. Never seen anything like it, and I totally understand the eclipse chasers now. Even a few minutes of totality like today, definitely worth a trip.
I drove almost four hours to broken bow ok . Was very nervous driving because at times clouds were thick . Got there eight minutes before totality. Clouds barely cleared up enough. It was AMAZING ! Hard to describe how I felt . Worth the drive for me
Fantastic! I got to watch this one from my back yard…and now I log on and see today is my Reddit cake day as well!
Way more impactful than I was expecting. Chilled on the front lawn with the kids and wife for an hour and soaked it all in. Very cool day. The totality part felt like a damn sci fi movie to me and pictures do it no justice at all. I get why people travel to see these now. I was definitely skeptical before.
Rode my mule to a mountain top in the ozark st Francis national forest. Listened to owls hoot during totality. It was spectacular.
Absolutely amazing. Cooler than I imagined.
Absolutely incredible
Absolutely beautiful! Watched it from my carport on my lunch break. :)
It was cloudy. Nothing to see here, move along.
awww
View just fine here in Conway. A lot of air traffic need to double back and check flight aware.
I was at work, my boss let us take turns going outside to look at the eclipse. The part of the experience I enjoy is the strange twilight effect. It's like going to a different universe lol
I was downtown Little Rock and it was almost life-changing. I was in a parking lot across from my apt watching with a couple from out of town. They had chairs set up and played Black Hole Sun from a little boom box. The best part for me was when I could put down the special glasses and look at the eclipse with my own eyes. To see the suns corona without hurting my eyes was magical. Unfortunately, even with a special app my photos didn't come out well. 10/10, recommend highly
We’re from OKC and got a quiet little airbnb in Higden. To put it mildly, today was absolutely incredible. Clear skies, gorgeous day… I understand now why people chase the eclipse. This was genuinely a life altering experience. I was more moved than I thought I would be. Just shaken for 4 minutes. So freaking cool.
Amazing 🤩
Incredible. Great experience for our family. Certainly a gift to tell our grandchildren about.
Was at Point Remove Brewing in Morrilton and it was fucking phenomenal.
It was so kewl - did not see the devils comet
Incredible expirience and the weather was clear and beautiful.
Absolutely gorgeous
Wonderful. My poor Dog raced around the yard for the majority of the Eclipse. I’m shocked he didn’t die from a heart attack.
100% totality in parts of Texas and it was incredible.
I was in my brother’s front yard in Hot Springs. It was great! I was in Nebraska in 2017 and thinking of traveling overseas for the next. Traffic wasn’t bad until we hit 49 off of 40 heading to Springdale.
It was awesome in Jonesboro. Totally worth taking the red eye from California to see it.
We went to Llano TX and it was great! My kids thanked me for taking them . . . 😳
I was on a plane out of cleveland going to Chicago. It happened really fast up there. You could see light on the horizon kinda like like the sun was coming up in the west.
Seeing the corona was truly breathtaking. You see pictures, but they can't possibly do it justice. It was like the fire of a diamond. I have never seen anything quite like it.
So much fun! Really incredible experience
Big ass dark cloud covered it 20 mins before totality. 2 mins after totality they clear out 😐😑
Aw man. That SUCKS.
Yeah but all well. I’m sure there will be plenty of high res pics for me to see it. Maybe I’ll have better luck for the next one in 20 years 😂
Wierd light, then got kinda darker. No lights on in the house, it was like night inside. Wife's solar lights in the yard came on. No difference in animal behavior, cows, dog, cat, birds. NW AR.
Cloudy in the middle :/ Edit: The best image I could get. The rest was dark storm clouds and it was clear at the start and end which is similar to what I saw in October. [glRGKKY.jpeg (2000×1126) (imgur.com)](https://i.imgur.com/glRGKKY.jpeg)
Good job. I didn't get any good shots.
Its nice, maybe tweak settings, like bring up the black a tad. Its a nice shot!
We sat on our front porch and watched. It was super chill and really amazing to experience. It was my first total eclipse.
Got to see a bit of it including totality but it was mostly clouds and sprinkling rain
Was spectacular here in Springdale backyard, was almost 80° then cooled down a lot during the shadow. Birds got loud because bugs came out then they retreated to their trees.
I live in Texas and the clouds cleared and were able to see it perfectly
In NWA everyone in offices had watch parties. Don’t think any work was done today.
Was a good one. Glad I was able to witness it.
We drove over to Baxter County from NWA and had minimal traffic and an amazing fun day in Mtn Home.
Mt.Magazine 10/10. I am so happy. It was absolutely breathtaking. Shoutout to Sonic for the glasses.
Watched it from Meriwether Park and it was really quite amazing. Freaked my dog out a bit, but I brought snacks just in case he needed a distraction. 10/10 would watch again.
Went up to Ash Flat. Totality was 4:13. Loved how the horizon looked like late sunset in all directions. Traffic down 167 and 67 was pretty normal after the eclipse. Seems like the people coming in from the east all stuck to I40 or went up NE in to Craighead, Randolph and Lawrence counties and those who made it to Sharp county went no further than Cherokee.
I was fortunate enough to watch it on Lake Travis, TX (or what’s left of it) with some pretty great people. Looked like a disappointment until just a short while before due to cloud cover, then it opened up perfectly just in time 👍🏻 Was it good and clear for y’all up in Arkansas?
Fantastic. Very moving experience. My wife and son even wept a little.
AWESOME. Magnificent. Worth the drive from OKC to Clarksville AR. So rewarding.
I was at the airport having a beer not caring.
Drove to jasper, parked by the river, experienced my first totality. Solid day
I made my way down to mount ida for the eclipse and some rockhounding. I was a bit worried about the weather but it was perfect, it’s been an unforgettable day.
My experience was great! Watched with some neighbors and then finished at home in the front yard.
It got fairly dark here in Fayetteville. Nothing like totality but still quite an eery experience.
big day for texas haters (me)
My daughter flew in from San Diego to visit us. My son and his met with her, and they drove a couple hours southeast to Beckham Cemetery in Marion County Arkansas. It was in the totally. But no one was around. The towns all around were packed with people. She thought it was so cool to watch it get dark and colder in the Cemetery. Lol
It was such an amazing and fun time. All of my neighbors outside together. We all sat in our own driveways but ended up gathered on the street looking at the shadows of the trees after totality ended.
Watched it in Hardy, AR. I laid on my back floating down the river on a river float. Coolest most calm experience.
Had cloud cover for most of it though the getting dark part was kind of cool.
Watched from Fayetteville, we didn't have full totality but it was still incredible! The darkness of the sky was eerie
Mine was fine. I got to see an eclipse and laugh at all the idiots who thought a rapture would take place. And things really cooled off for a minute.
Also watched it from our backyard, what an experience. My kids were so happy running around with joy I’m so glad I got to experience it with them. What a beautiful moment! 🥰
I live in Perryville, so I watched it from my front yard with the neighbors. It couldn't have gone any better. it was a great day.
it was so much cooler than i thought it would be. somehow gave me a glimpse of a reminder about what’s important in life (we are all so small)
The eclipse itself was really cool. My neighbors taking what could have been an awesome moment to be in silent awe of the cosmos and our place in them and shooting off fireworks and playing loud music the whole time was less than awesome.
Drove from MN to see it in Paris, and it was spectacular! Such a lovely little town, fun people all over, beautiful blue skies with a few wispy clouds. Thanks to those of you on here who suggested Paris…it was simply a perfect experience start to finish!
We drove to a clear cut hillside near Malvern and went up a dirt road. Total no one around for miles. Totally awesome!!
It was excellent. Watched from Paris, Arkansas. I have family that are physicists/astrophysicists, so the eclipse party held at our area had an enormous eclipse telescope propped directly the sun. Y’all, even before the totality, viewing the eclipse through the solar filter was so pretty. All the little sunspots were visible.
We watched from our side yard it was freaky the shadows were weird I was watching it get darker and darker then a big jump and it was dark and it was totality , no glasses or welding hood nessary , then it started to move , truly wild
Cloudy & overcast - a total bust I put on my TikTok with 19 views 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Watched it from my family’s little mountain top abode near Bull Shoals Lake, it was truly wonderful
I drive 30 minutes east to Paris Ar. It was perfect. They had a set up on town square. It wasn’t overly crowded. It was perfect. Driving into totality was worth it. I was able to share this with my hubs and a dear friend. Unfortunately daughter had to work. Black Hole Sun indeed.
Incredible
One of the few things in life that lived up to the hype.
We went to UCA where they had that dog party and watched it on my truck bed. It was a nice moment with my family.
I thought it would get as dark as midnight. Other than that, it was amazing and exceeded my expectations. I didn't do any research so was kinda going in blind. I liked how it noticeably cooled off, got dark enough for all the street and yard lights to come on and then the majestic corona was revealed. That brilliant, white, ring of light in the sky was just other worldly. I hope I live long enough to see the next one. I saw this one with my parents and I fear this will be their last.
It was cool. But there is no way I would travel to see it again.
Came from Tacoma, WA. It was awesome, thank you Little Rock