Comments on: Mediterranean eclipse tonight!

By: Candice Rolingson

Candice Rolingson — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 00:35:58 +0000

Trinidad & Tobago 8pm

I’m in Trinidad in the Caribbean .I’m just viewing it ,after my GranMother called to remind me that Pregnant women should not even hold a knife or sissors , or else the baby will born with a Clef lip …. LOL , my ol Granny means well !!
Its Spectular !!!

By: Carlos Correia

Carlos Correia — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:58:58 +0000

Oh, I forgot to say. It is totally fine to watch the sun with the naked eye during the totallity. More… you can do it with binoculars and a telescope.
But only, and only, at that time!!
I did it myself, dozens, hundreds of people did as well. And because it lasted almost 4 minutes we did have time to watch it for quite a long time.
The thing is not to be watching when the total eclipse is about to finish, so you donÂ´t get the “diamond ring” flash effect straight in your eyes. But during the total time, there is no danger whatsoever. Actually, if you keep using your eclipse glasses you wonÂ´t see a thing of the corona. The corona is almost 1 million times less bright than the sun photoshere, not much brigther than the full moon, so itÂ´s light it is not dangerous at all. Believe me, Icemith, you can even use binoculars to see the corona and enjoy the full show. Of course, if the eclipse would last just a few seconds I wouldnÂ´t risk getting the flash as the Sun starts to come out from behind the Moon.
But with 4 minutes to enjoy… the show is great!

By: Carlos Correia

Carlos Correia — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:46:30 +0000

Ok, I know several days have passed, but I just had time now to read the posts of the last few days… I went to Egypt with a group of 17 people to watch this total solar eclipse … and it was awesome!

We were very close to the border with Lybia, nearby a small town called El-Sallum and, together with 70000 people that camped in the middle of the desert, we were able to watch a magnificent eclipse. The sky was totally clear and we were so close to the central line that we had almost 4 minutes of totality! The solar corona was fabulous and we could see Venus first and Mercury afterwards. Other people reported seeing Mars and Jupiter. The temperature dropped 5ÂºC as we approached the maximum of the eclipse and we experience a bit of the eclipse wind. I put some pictures on this website I run with some friends:

http://www.portaldoastronomo.org/noticia.php?id=635

together with an article (it is in portuguese, IÂ´m afraid) I wrote about the event .

In 1999, at a time of another total solar eclipse, I was in England and I couldnÂ´t see the sun as it was completly cloudy. Of course, England, what else to expect?….
This time I did thousands of miles but it was worth as the conditions were perfect. Watching an event like this is something that I recommend to everyone, at least once in a lifetime.

By: Karl

Karl — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 05:18:42 +0000

[b]Amara[/b]

It’s true isn’t it?

I saw one here in Australia a few years ago (actually I don’t remember the date), a few of us were permitted to enter the Woomera Restricted Area and we saw the eclipse in the outback. I laugh at those who went to Ceduna (in South Australia), they don’t know what they missed.

By: Amara

Amara — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 20:42:33 +0000

I was on the centerline (3.5 min of totality) on the dervish meditation hill above the village Hacibektas in Cappadocia, Turkey. The eclipse was GLORIOUS. There’s no other word to describe it. The event took my breath away.

By: Rumour Mongerer

Rumour Mongerer — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:35:17 +0000

It took out TV over here…

Check out:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10375329

By: RAD

RAD — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 18:50:12 +0000

But can you still stand an egg on end during an eclipse? With or without bunnies?