23.4C inside, actually getting cooler in here somehow.
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23.4C inside, actually getting cooler in here somehow.
Finally getting some eclipse-related action here. It's a weird twilight.
The eclipse here was disappointing. Supposedly started at 18:05 with a maximum coverage of 92% at 19.12 and ending at 20:00.
The only thing that happened was it did get cooler, but not noticeably darker. The idea of using a collander to project the sun's disc onto a sheet of white card was a dismal failure, much to the disappointment of our neighbours. Still there was some avian activity, thinking it was time to roost, but that might have been wishful thinking.
I suggested they watch it all on the 9 or 10 o'clock news! :hmm:
That's the sort of thing we were expecting - but no luck. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by willbewill
Yeah it was all a bit disappointing here, just went a bit dimmer. And the cat came over, expecting breakfast. The little shoite. Actually I made that last bit up, I don't think she noticed either.
As for them eclipse glasses - from essential to landfill at the speed of light.
This sort of stuff doesn't excite me - Del's into it, though.
Marco.
It is not so much an excitement, rather a recognition that we too are animals and have an inheritant, subconscious response, in just the same way as our neanderthal cousins did.
What is interesting is to think just how terrified our distant ancestors must have been for those few short minutes :eek:
We were at Disneyland Paris today, the non-eclipse was the best part of the day from mine and Will’s view! (Actually that’s not true, the Star Tours “4D” film/ride was pretty cool.) Weather was up to the expected billing, got to 35c. 38c predicted tomorrow and Friday, then cools down to 29c with a chance of drizzle in the morning on Saturday. Hoping to do a few local things then, back to do the other part of Disney tomorrow and Paris central on Friday - both in the heat!