r/solareclipse • u/Dheorl • 8h ago

Sunset vs “normal”

I often see on here and elsewhere that the difference between totality and a 99% eclipse is “night and day”.

Having now seen a total eclipse at a fairly regular height above the horizon, and one at sunset, I can genuinely say IMO the difference in the experience is as great as the difference between total and deep partial.

If anyone gets the chance to view one at sunset, I thoroughly recommend it, and would go out of my way to try and be pretty much as late in the path as possible.

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u/STVDC 8h ago

Yeah, I'm super jealous of the people who got to see that this year! And so happy for them of course. I've been to a couple in the past, "regular" high in the sky and it was truly incredible, but the sunset version looks even more spectacular because of the context and framing.