Jeff Geerling: eclipse experience

Jeff Geerling, a tech content creator, published a video documenting his experience of the total solar eclipse. The article's author recounts driving from Minneapolis to southern Illinois to witness the event, describing it as an indescribable and euphoric experience that no video can fully replicate. The author highly recommends that others make the effort to see a total solar eclipse in person.

Jeff Geerling: eclipse experience Jeff Geerling made a great video about the recent solar eclipse Earlier this week, my family and I drove from Minneapolis to southern Illinois about 600mi/965km away from home in order to see my first, and likely only, total solar eclipse. It was a truly incredible experience, and even after a few days have passed and the travel fatigue is behind me, I still really don't have words to describe it. And I think that's because it really can't be described. One creator who I enjoy is Jeff Geerling, and you've probably heard of him already. He does great tech videos over on his YouTube page, and has a blog which has helped me troubleshoot problems on more than one occasion. He's provided a lot of great resources, and has been helpful to me as I've taken the leap into content creation. Jeff posted a video via YouTube today about the eclipse experience, and his video is a well constructed breakdown of what went into visiting, and ultimately, photographing the eclipse. Unlike Jeff, I didn't film the event at all- travelling over 1200 miles in our tiny car was tough enough without including my camera rig. Plus, I didn't want to be thinking about my camera during such an awesome - in the truest sense of the word - experience. Jeff's video is a great showcase of the truly spectacular event. Even so, nothing compares with totality, and no recollection can take the place of experiencing it for yourself. I'll never forget sitting in a park in southern Illinois with hundreds of strangers from across the country, cheering on our universe, together. If you have the chance to experience totality during a total solar eclipse, I urge you to make it happen. For me, at least, it brought about a feeling of euphoria that's still lingering days later. It's worth the trip.