I do think that this is one of the most amazing natural sights you can see from this Earth. I waited 54 years for mine. By that I mean 54 years from the time I really became aware of them to the time that I actually saw one in Turkey in March 2006. I'll spare you the historical details.
Oh yes, we have all read about it and seen it on the TV but nothing prepares you for the real thing. It gets cold in the final minutes but the end is mind blowing. In the flash of the second, it's gone, just gone and the corona erupts all around it. Even up to 99% or is it 99.9%, the sun is dazzling. Do not delude yourself that anything compares with totality.
And in our case, everyone went quiet and we remained so for the 3 mins 58 secs of totality. When it returned we went crazy with shouting and clapping. Yes well, we understood the phenomenon but that did not restrain our joy: imagine what it must have been like for our ancestors.It is magic pure and simple.
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