I lived in New York during a total eclipse during the late 1960s. A couple of thoughts.

1. The actual experience does not live up to the hype.

2. You're NOT supposed to look at it. You could go blind. The safest way to see it is on TV.

3. I was working at a radio station then as a part time DJ and newscaster and engineer. I had an FCC First Class Radio Telephone Operators License. Our big excitement was to be the one who would enter in the FCC log that the tower lights came on at 1:20pm because of darkness. Don Moline got to the clipboard first. LOL