tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post4364725513278230640..comments2023-11-14T20:44:36.587-06:00Comments on Cosmic Yarns: Our Eclipse ExperienceRobert Scherrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341214577362261827noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post-5790993544642517312017-08-23T15:13:23.637-05:002017-08-23T15:13:23.637-05:00I thought about that, but the red splotch was visi...I thought about that, but the red splotch was visible throughout totality. One of my astronomy colleagues suggested they were solar prominences.Robert Scherrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17341214577362261827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post-1012066716241879282017-08-23T14:34:29.279-05:002017-08-23T14:34:29.279-05:00> The solar chromosphere (I think) was visible ...> The solar chromosphere (I think) was visible as a red band at the edge of the moon, although some of my kids thought it looked more purple than red. <br /><br />Those were probably Baily's (spelled without an e) beads, only visible just before and just after totality. Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04138857652921543796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post-75445174881543096042017-08-23T10:05:22.660-05:002017-08-23T10:05:22.660-05:00They might as well warn against living, seeing as ...They might as well warn against living, seeing as no one has ever gotten out of life alive :)Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post-16342545827553445852017-08-23T09:00:40.300-05:002017-08-23T09:00:40.300-05:00It was interesting to see some of the media outlet...It was interesting to see some of the media outlets warn that you should NEVER look at a solar eclipse, even during totality. Obviously they did not want to be sued for eye damage. We all looked at the eclipse (during totality only). Nobody went blind. It's like telling people never to eat mushrooms because some of them are poisonous.Robert Scherrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17341214577362261827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post-46279475823954263342017-08-23T08:29:54.353-05:002017-08-23T08:29:54.353-05:00Do you mean like generalized insanity, civil unres...Do you mean like generalized insanity, civil unrest and people lighting themselves on fire? I suppose the eclipse was too short for that, and I think most people have experienced darkness and stars before :)<br /><br />But there's plenty of irrationality still attached to eclipses. Back in 1991, a relative of mine shut himself in all day, curtains drawn and all, because he didn't want to go blind from the eclipse.Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post-65113888308130193462017-08-22T19:02:07.268-05:002017-08-22T19:02:07.268-05:00I think in the back of my mind I was hoping for so...I think in the back of my mind I was hoping for something more along the lines of "Nightfall." The kids down the street were yelling, which made the neighborhood dogs bark, but that was about it.Robert Scherrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17341214577362261827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post-81978786100220771462017-08-22T18:43:18.975-05:002017-08-22T18:43:18.975-05:00I suppose that for those who are so enamored of to...I suppose that for those who are so enamored of totality that they go on to chase eclipses, it is quite literally a life-changing experience.<br /><br />For the next eclipse, try reading the last scene from "Nightfall" while the Moon slowly slides over the Sun. You must time it so you read the last line, "The long night had come again," exactly at totality.Kathynoreply@blogger.com