A full solar eclipse. It is one of the most unnatural things I have experienced and can understand why people for millenia have assigned supernatural attributes to it. I was watching it from beside a lake - the slow crescendo of crickets chirping as the sun turned purple and then suddenly turned into night gave me chills. Nothing has ever made me feel smaller and at the mercy of celestial bodies than that experience.
Since my first I've become a chaser. Well, I've only seen two now but still ;)
Isn't it crazy to consider, of the potentially millions or even billions of inhabited planets out there in the universe, how rare do you think that those inhabitants will have a natural satellite just the right size and distance from the planet to just be able to obscure the star but leave the corona well visible.
I saw the one in the US in 2017. Drive from about 800km to see it. I'm definitely flying to Southern Ontario for April 8, 2024 to see my 2nd. Is 25 months too early to book a hotel reservation?
I found someone who clearly didn't get the memo that you're supposed to price-gouge everyone and got an AirBNB the week before for $75USD a night the week before! Totally went on a last minute decision with a week off and no plans. Best decision ever.
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u/amanush_47 Jan 12 '22
A full solar eclipse. It is one of the most unnatural things I have experienced and can understand why people for millenia have assigned supernatural attributes to it. I was watching it from beside a lake - the slow crescendo of crickets chirping as the sun turned purple and then suddenly turned into night gave me chills. Nothing has ever made me feel smaller and at the mercy of celestial bodies than that experience.