but what I saw in person wasn't very exciting. We had 83% totality, and it didn't get very dark.

Our "viewer" was a piece of cardboard with a pinhole, and the light that came through the pinhole had to be "focused" on a piece of white cardboard. It was a very clear image...about the size of a small piece of confetti, but less fun than an event requiring confetti!

The images I saw on the news were cool!