Eclipse

Chasing Shadows In Daylight

Experiencing A 100% Totality Eclipse

Joel A. Johnson
ILLUMINATION
Published in
4 min readApr 10, 2024

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The sun in Indianapolis at about 10% moon coverage | Photo by the author

Monday, April 8, 2024, was a magnificently historic moment for my family. For context, I have experienced a few partial eclipses in my life in Louisiana and Illinois. I typically relied on the percentage of occlusion to satisfy the desire to say that “I experienced an eclipse.” I believed that I was good if that…

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Joel A. Johnson
ILLUMINATION

Family man, & creative who enjoys karaoke, poetry, & balance sports (skating & skiing). I focus on social justice. Writes for The Lark, AfroSapiophile, WEOC