Must have been visible from Belgium - you know the place where I was living
then, so not that far from Beerland:-)
Ever hear of Hergé, the Belgium cartoonist?
Read Tintin et le Temple du soleil; I still feel a kid when I flip through the
pages now, and the eclipse was SUCH a thing ….
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners_of_the_Sun
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners_of_the_Sun>
Amities
Philippe, in roof mender and tiler mode these days
> Le 23 août 2017 à 20:28, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
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> I saw that one (1999) during a trip to Israel. I have no idea whether it was
> visible in Belgium (where I was living at the time). It was OK but not
> something I would drive 16 hours to see. To each his own, I guess.
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>> On 23 Aug 2017, at 20:04, Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Well put Ian.
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>> My feeling too after viewing the August 11th, 1999 with a former girlfriend
>> who turned 40 on that day, and one of my nieces who turned 20 on the very
>> same day.
>> Excellent memories, wonderful vibes, no photo, just sheer enjoyment :-)
>>
>> Amities
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>> Philippe
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>>> Le 23 août 2017 à 17:16, SwissPace <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
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>>> I saw the 1999 eclipse in Hungary during a motorcycle trip from the UK, we
>>> were lucky and sky was clear, I would personally say though that you don't
>>> really see a full eclipse you experience it.
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>>> On 23/08/17 15:54, Ralf Loi wrote:
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>>>> One long evening and one long day of driving found me pulled off on a
>>>> parking area on I25 south of Douglas, Wy, at 8:30 PM Sunday evening.
>>>> I was totally exhausted and spent the night sleeping in the car.
>>>> ...
>>>> Totality is orders of magnitude above 90%. I don't have the words
>>>> to express it. The drive was worth it many times over.
>>>> Totality Dean
>>>> I totally agree.
>>>> I have seen the 1999 eclipse in Romania. I started on Monday from Milan
>>>> and went to Munich as it was on the totality path. I wake up on Tuesday
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