I was there with ASK (Atheists Society of Knoxville). We viewed it in Athens TN. I was one of the greatest things I've ever seen. The people we were with started applauding spontaneously when it went full eclipse. There were kids and grandparents as old as 80 there. It was a great time!

YES.. loved it. I was fortunate enough to live in the path of totality. Shared it with my daughter and mother. The local schools were off that day simply for this event.

That's a HUGE win for science in the bible belt.

It was my second total solar eclipse. I made a point of being in the path and taking my daughter knowing how amazing it is. Perfect weather, during, and overall trip with my daughter.

Had been telling anyone who would listen not to miss it. One guy thanked me because he only went because I told him totality was not to be missed. Many who didn't see totality still think they saw the eclipse but I just smile and know they don't know what they speak of. LOL

I saw it in Columbia, SC. I had a park all picked out with a good view, bought some munchies, and went there to discover an 85% cloud cover. I said to myself that I didn't come all this way to watch clouds get dark, so I got in the car and drove in the direction of fewer clouds and ended up 15 miles north in a Walmart parking lot, where I got a good view.

It really was incredible. I've never seen a photo that caught how beautiful it is. The corona was 3-4 sun diameters in every direction, so it was huge. The last 30 seconds before totality was neat, how it went from cloudy day amount of light to full moon lighting. It was also strange how the sky was dark but the horizon in every direction was bright.

A friend and I went to SC and viewed it with her sisters family at a school playground. School had already started there but they didn’t have school that day due to the eclipse. It was spectacular! Not just seeing it but also hearing it. The bird sings were tremendous!

I walked out my front door to view it. Absolutely spectacular!!

I drove to Eagle rock state park in Missouri and the people there were ready for all who showed.
Commendations to them all.

I drove up to Missouri by myself to see it....it was great but I cried the whole way home out of loneliness. That's about what I remember from the day. My rattie roommate was with me....but he slept through the eclipse.

That moment of totality is amazing.

I witnessed it at a minor league baseball stadium in Nashville, and hearing several thousand people gasp at the same instant is something I will never forget.

Really going to try to arrange for travel to the next one.

Wow I just realized a year has passed since I planned on killing myself under that fateful eclipse... Can't remember why I chose not to, I just remember spending that day alone. Oh wait I just remembered it's because I finally decided what I wanted to do with my life! I'm happy now

Yes, just do it. It's an amazing event that will move you, and affect your for a lifetime.

It was awesome and for a short period of time the people of this country were united in watching a grand spectacle of the universe. We are the only planet in our solar system where the planet and a moon line up to produce an eclipse.