i'm really glad i found this thread - despite being primarily an imager it really is something special to see all these events through the eyepiece. I can only imagine some of your reactions to a live video feed with one of the modern cameras, though i understand it no longer becomes strictly visual
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i was able to image half of the transit, the rest i just watched it through gaps in the clouds. it really is fascinating to think you are watching a solar eclipse on another planet!