I had a pair of eclipse goggles left over from 2024 and was able to see this one from northern Virginia at about 2 pm; just a tiny sliver out of the sun, about 3 percent, which of course is nothing even remotely close to having any visible darkening effect. But it was fun to be able to see that little bit with the goggles. I was fortunate enough to have seen totality with the US ones in 2017 and 2024, in Kansas City area and Indianapolis respectively, which is sufficient for me in this lifetime. Seeing the northern lights sometime is still on my astronomical bucket list, but I am admittedly deterred by having to go somewhere dark and cold and even then having no guarantee of seeing them.