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Re: partial eclipse
From: James N Wilson
Date: 2012 May 23, 21:12 -0700
From: James N Wilson
Date: 2012 May 23, 21:12 -0700
All seven total eclipses that I've seen have been accompanied
by a noticeable drop in temperature. Animals and sea life are confused, but
people celebrate. There's a lot happening during a total eclipse, and it's
difficult to take it all in. Steve O'Meara of Astronomy magazine told me that,
"All total eclipses last only ten seconds," meaning that there's so much to
observe that the minutes zip by with astonishing rapidity.
I'm impressed that you saw your eclipse almost fifty years before I saw my
first one.
And partial eclipses are as common as dirt by comparison.
Jim Wilson
On 23 May 2012 02:37:54 -0700 "h.a.c. van Asten" <hac.vanasten@gmail.com>
writes:
During the total eclipse over Europe (Netherlands) in June , 1954 , on a clear and warm day the temperature lowered considerably and all birds went to their night places to sleep , somewhat horrible scenario , I remember .
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