After you've seen a total solar eclipse the other types are no longer
very interesting. There is simply no comparison. As I said, if you
were from a primitive culture you'd be terrified. I knew perfectly well
what I was watching, knew all about Bailey's beads and shadow bands,
dropping temperatures, etc. But when it happened I was still unprepared
and stood there like a statue with my mouth hanging open.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/5/2013 9:04 PM, Mark Marr-Lyon wrote:
> I'll have to drive for this one, but I fully intend to since I've never
> seen a total eclipse. I can't complain too much, as I only had to drive
> about a mile for an excellent view of the last annular eclipse.
>
> Mark
>
> On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 5:25 PM, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> wrote:
>
>> Wow! I didn't realize this was to be a total solar eclipse. Not far
>> from you to the north and not far from Murrells Inlet to the south. I
>> hope to be in Murrells Inlet by the middle of next year. I saw the
>> total eclipse of March 1970 by driving 600 miles to Greenville, North
>> Carolina. I went prepared to take photos using a small reflector
>> telescope with a projection screen but as soon as totality hit I was so
>> overcome with awe that I just stood there staring at it. There were
>> thousands of people there but during totality you could have heard a pin
>> drop in the grass. The birds and animals also stayed perfectly quiet.
>> The sky suddenly goes black above, the stars come out, the sun's corona
>> becomes a glowing blue/red halo much larger than the sun and there's a
>> sunset/sunrise going on for 360 degrees around you. If you were from a
>> primitive culture you'd be terrified. Let's hope for good weather. It
>> is truly the most awesome thing I've ever seen in my life.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
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