Just a shadow are you crazy tom?
A shadow follows you around, or you cross it's path, this is special. it's the shadow of the moon!
I hear you tho.
Like the crazys at stone henge in the summer solstice running around naked! I think it's a pagin thing

I'm watching it on sky news, they are in a place called madras?

I hear what you are saying. I'm not looking for a life change, just think it's cool.

Makes note to visit Stonehenge during a summer solstice.

Hey, here is a list of films from wiki that have a solar eclipse in them.


oh and there is a tidbit of trivia included


Yes, it is cool. The temperature does drop while in the shadow. Nice observation.

That's cool tom, personally I think stone henge is just an excuse to have long hair, smoke pot and see hanging boobies! Cos most of the women are from the era that burnt there bra's

Fear led Chippewa people to shoot flaming arrows into the sky to try to rekindle the Sun. Tribes in Peru did the same for a different reason; they hoped to scare off a beast that was attacking the Sun.

In Norse culture, an evil enchanter, Loki, was put into chains by the gods. Loki got revenge by creating wolflike giants, one of which swallowed the Sun—thereby causing an eclipse.

In Transylvanian folklore, an eclipse stems from the angry Sun turning away and covering herself with darkness, in response to men’s bad behavior.

West Africans of Benin switch the gender roles of the Sun and Moon and suggest that the orbs are very busy, but when they do get together, they turn off the light for privacy.

The Japanese thought that poison would drop from the sky and covered their wells.

As recently as 2010, during the near annular (very large partial eclipse), out of fear, people stayed home. Few were on the streets, restaurants and hotels saw a dip in business (many customers preferred not to eat during the event), and most schools closed when students did not show up.

In Baja, California, in 1991, astronomers were surprised by the weeping and wailing of hotel staff, who were terrified by the onset of darkness.

Many ancient people worried that an eclipse caused pregnancy issues such as blindness, cleft lips, and birthmarks.

Many people around the world still see eclipses as evil omens that bring death, destruction, and disasters.

A popular misconception is that solar eclipses can be a danger to pregnant women and their unborn children. In many cultures, young children and pregnant women are asked to stay indoors during a solar eclipse.

In many parts of India, people fast during a solar eclipse due to the belief that any food cooked while an eclipse happens will be poisonous and unpure.

In Italy, for example, it is believed that flowers planted during a solar eclipse are brighter and more colorful than flowers planted any other time of the year.

Scientists and astronomers around the world have debunked any such claims. There is no scientific evidence that solar eclipses can affect human behavior, health, or the environment. Scientists, however, do emphasize that anyone watching a solar eclipse must protect their eyes.

~ Too many sources to list.

They did believe it was to do with there gods , must have been scary in those days, they didn't have the knowledge of today.

If you need any glasses, scoob has some beer goggles in his bar, they do the same thing

In about 10 more minutes it will be at it's max of 80%. Pretty cool. It's like clouds are covering the sun but they're at no clouds. The humidity has dropped and it feels comfortable as far as the temperature.

Well that was really cool. The best part though of the experience was being able to share it with an elderly couple that was there. They had their homemade boxes with them and I had the glasses. We exchanged each others tools for viewing and had lovely conversation.

There were others that showed up, so I let them use the glasses as well. The whole experience was awesome, but I got more enjoyment from providing others with the opportunity to see the eclipse and seeing their excitement. So cool! I'm really glad I decided to go to the park rather than stay in my backyard.

That's great Pisces, nice to help old people. Would have been great to see it!

Yes, I wish you could have Mikey

The boxes they made were really cool too. It beamed a light inside the box and you could see the crescent of the sun. It's funny, I was fascinated with what they made and they were fascinated with the glasses. Kind of weird how that works.

I knew about the box thing but it was to difficult to explain on here, it is cool
Did you take any pictures?

Yes I got a few pictures with different amounts of coverage. In order to get decent pictures I had to place the glasses over the lens. They came out pretty good.

Wicked, maybe you could get a job with nasa?

Passed us over on the way to Madras, Oregon (if you get
a chance to catch 'Mo's Pier in Lincoln City's camera of the
eclipse it is nearly in my back yard..YouTube I think.)

Thanks soufie, how are you doing?

That would be nice

Pretty much back to normal..thanks :-)

lot of funny in here