ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Americans gathered in cities, towns and remote campsites across the country today to witness the Great American Eclipse, among them many NPR listeners, including a few who kept a sort of audio diary of the moment of totality, the moment the moon passed directly in front of the sun.</s>AMANDA BENTLEY BRYMER: Greetings from Cottontown, Tenn. My name is Amanda Bentley Brymer (ph), and right now I am staring up at this sliver of sun. I can really sense the difference. It's not like a cloud passing over.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Wow, it's gone from dusk...</s>AMANDA BENTLEY BRYMER: (Laughter).</s>UNIDENTIFIED MAN: ...To night. Holy Moses.</s>AMANDA BENTLEY BRYMER: (Laughter) Oh, my gosh.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Oh, my God.</s>AMANDA BENTLEY BRYMER: I am shaking. You know, the whole reason we're here was just to press reset. This moment - I thought it would feel longer. And now it feels like it's 4 o'clock in the afternoon again.
Americans are traveling to cities, towns and campsites across the country to get a good view of the Great American Eclipse. All Things Considered heard from a few of them as they witnessed eclipse in totality.