It's so predictable that I bet at least one person predicted it.
Mal: Go on. Get in there. Give your brother a thrashing for messing up your plan. River: He takes so much looking after.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Aug 21, 2017 10:47:58 am PDT #15703 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
sarameg - Aug 21, 2017 11:21:20 am PDT #15704 of 30002
The storm that thwarted my partial eclipse is refusing to leave & will probably thwart my swim, too.
msbelle - Aug 21, 2017 11:28:40 am PDT #15705 of 30002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Y'all I almost posted about us in a discussion of not us people about Whedonesque shutting down. WTH self!
dcp - Aug 21, 2017 11:53:05 am PDT #15706 of 30002
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
a huge black rock burning in the sky.
Yes, very this.
Thunderstorm cleared out in time for some pretty good viewing in Liberty MO. Some thin cirrus in the way, but still got a nice view of the partial eclipse progress and the corona during full eclipse.
I took a few quick phone pix of the effect of the partial eclipse on the shadow of a tree: [link]
But mostly I just watched for myself. The clouds thickened up considerably soon after third contact.
Didn't see any shadow bands, but it was still a good show overall. Saw Jupiter, but didn't spot Mercury or Mars..
Definite perception of temperature change. Streetlights did come on, but it was late-twilight dark, no more.
Beverly - Aug 21, 2017 12:10:17 pm PDT #15707 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
H was disappointed he wouldn't be able to see the eclipse, as he had medical and dental appointments this morning.
Then he got to the dentist's office, which is in a converted house, just before totality, and the whole staff was out on the deck with eclipse glasses and sheilds. They offered him a sheild, so he got to watch for a few minutes. Talk about being rewarded for going to the dentist. He also had a good cleaning, with no new problems. Eclipse mojo? Maybe.
Laura - Aug 21, 2017 12:15:19 pm PDT #15708 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
That is awesome, Beverly! Love when things work out unexpectedly.
sarameg - Aug 21, 2017 12:35:52 pm PDT #15709 of 30002
I was right about the storm.Still not moving, grumbling lazily.
Anyway, I am enjoying hearing everyone's stories, including the radio diaries npr is airing. Hearing the frissions of wonder in voices and laughter, yep, I remember that well. Makes me happy to hear it.
Scrappy - Aug 21, 2017 12:36:39 pm PDT #15710 of 30002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
yeah, I took a look at the time, jumped up from my desck and went to the other side of the office. I peered out the windo and someone handed me eclipse glasses and I saw the 76% totality we got here. I squeaked quite loudly and said "This is AWESOME" which made the rest of the watchers laugh.
Sheryl - Aug 21, 2017 12:58:36 pm PDT #15711 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
I was running an experiment during the totality, so I watched on NASA tv.(They didn't show it from where I am, but a couple other places, so I did get to see some.)
Liese S. - Aug 21, 2017 1:13:07 pm PDT #15712 of 30002
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I am disappointed I didn't get to see Mercury. I really missed my telescope and its solar filter. Which, it turns out, I didn't actually need to sell, after all, because I have the house and not a tiny apartment. But oh well.