[Magdalen] We had the eclipse at our house!

[Marion Thompson]

Faaaaabulous!!!!!   Lucky you!  Thank you for the photos.

Up here in Port Hope on the north shore of L. Ontario, it was firmly
overcast.  At the appointed hour, I was outside my house in the ravine in
my warm coat and gloves, gawking up at where the sun would have been if it
were clear..  The usual crowd of chirping goldfinches sensing change left
the feeders and gathered high in nearby tall trees where they chattered up
a storm, remarkable for its volume. The darkness deepened and they fell
silent.  There wasn't a sound!.  It was so dark, an odd unrelieved
darkness, and cold.  Outdoor lights came on here and there.  And then
suddenly it was becoming light again.  Maybe I didn't see the main feature,
but my experience was memorable

Marion, a pilgrim    ... today my sail I lift ....

On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 at 14:38, <chadwohl at satucket.com> wrote:

> But you weren't there!
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> https://www.flickr.com/photos/cwohlers/albums/72177720316230359/
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> (Pictures actually start at the bottom).
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> Definitely way cool! Weather was unusually sunny - just a few high thin
> clouds which didn't spoil anything. Didn't get totally dark - you could see
> Jupiter & Venus, but that was it. There was light off to the southeast,
> where it wasn't total. The most surprising thing was how cold it got -
> apparently the temp. dropped 10 degrees (F), but it felt colder than that.
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> Next one is in two years, in Spain!
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> Chad Wohlers
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> Woodbury, VT  USA
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> chadwohl at satucket.com
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