Re: During the recent solar eclipse, I:

Went to see it at my brother's in Oregon. All the web sites said you have to actually see it in totality: 99% is not enough. Boy were they right! It is the most spectacular sight I have ever seen, with such incredible contrast. The stars and planets were visible. But the ring... I saw the shadow cover first the mountain furthest, then a closer one. Then I heard the people a quarter mile away shouting. Sure enough, there it was. Very emotional sight. I wish it could have lasted longer. Can't wait to see the next one.

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Re^2: During the recent solar eclipse, I: by Ratazong (Monsignor) on Sep 02, 2017 at 08:16 UTC
I totally agree to this, and still remember the eclipse in 1999. We went to a small lake outside Munich that day, away from the city. The thing that most impressed me were the birds suddenly stopping to sing. And the drop in temperature. Great that you were able to see this one! For me there was unfortunately too much rock in between ... Rata	[reply]
Re^3: During the recent solar eclipse, I: by karlgoethebier (Abbot) on Sep 02, 2017 at 09:26 UTC
"...the birds suddenly stopping to sing..." He! I just wanted to post something similar. This phenomenon is really impressive. And a bit frightening. Best regards, Karl ŤThe Crux of the Biscuit is the Apostropheť `perl -MCrypt::CBC -E 'say Crypt::CBC->new(-key=>'kgb',-cipher=>"Blowfish")->decrypt_hex($ENV{KARL});'`Help	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: During the recent solar eclipse, I: by perldigious (Priest) on Sep 05, 2017 at 13:05 UTC
The frightening part is probably why our ancient ancestors went a little crazy with the religion and human sacrifice around such things. :-/ Just another Perl hooker - My clients appreciate that I keep my code clean but my comments dirty.	[reply]
Re^3: During the recent solar eclipse, I: by Laurent_R (Canon) on Sep 02, 2017 at 16:09 UTC
Same for me. Too much rock in the way this time. But I also vividly remember the eclipse of 1999. I did not get to hear the birds stop singing, since I observed the eclipse from the crossroad down my office, about a quarter-mile away from the Eiffel Tower in downtown Paris, so not so many birds around (except pigeons, but they don't sing that much). But I noticed all of my colleagues (and myself) stopped working for about 90 minutes, if I remember the timing right. ;-)	[reply]
Re^3: During the recent solar eclipse, I: by afoken (Chancellor) on Sep 06, 2017 at 04:47 UTC
the birds suddenly stopping to sing xkcd Alexander -- Today I will gladly share my knowledge and experience, for there are no sweeter words than "I told you so". ;-)	[reply]


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