Eclipsed

[compilerbitch]

It went dark.

It got really cold(er).

It started raining.

Then it got light again.

Standing outside, freezing, with a bunch of space scientists, journalists, a film crew and sundry geeks, in the arctic, watching the sky go dark then light again. Shame about the cloud, but it's still pretty cool...

Comments

[lethargic-man.livejournal.com]

But it went light fast, yesno? In 1999 I likewise had cloud and rain between me and the total eclipse, but the one impressive thing I did get to see was a second dawn rising from the horizon to the zenith in the course of a few seconds.

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

Yes... apparently it moves at roughly Mach 2.

[curious-reader.livejournal.com]

I always need a pre-warning. I still had the blinds down and hurried up for my next appointment. This room is always dark even with blinds open. I did not see anything. Shame I missed it. I would have tried to peek through all those trees.