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kittynh · 7th February 2003, 09:08 AM

I'm reading Phil's great book "Bad Astronomy" which I bought at the Amazing Meeting. I also bought an extra copy to give to my daughter's school (which we should all do).
I was reading about how looking at the sun won't cause you to go blind, but can cause some damage so don't do it, and why gazing at an eclipse is much worse!
That reminded me of the time I accidentally engaged in really stupid astronomy. I was vacationing in Puerto Rico, as I do every year, and I vacation where there is nothing but a beach and a hotel. Our rule is all tv shows and radio must be in Spainish, even though we don't speak the language. To us, it feels like a foreign country then...
We were totally clueless there was to be a solar eclipse! I'm on the beach asn it gets kind of dark and I think, "Oh a storm," and look up. The sky looked to weird I took a picture, and said to the family, "Hey, look at the sky, it's kind of odd." So, we all stare at this eclipse, until we all shout at once, "It's an eclipse! AAHHHHHH!!!!!! Don't look!"
I totally expected we would all be blind in a few hours, we even debated going to the local hospital.
Well, we can all see, my guess is that because it was cloudy it filtered some of the light. I'm not sure, because we actually looked at the thing for awhile.

whitefork · 7th February 2003, 09:20 AM

I see the face of satan pretty clearly in those clouds. Maybe he saved your eyesight.

arcticpenguin · 7th February 2003, 09:35 AM

I don't think so. It looks more like a negative image of Casper the friendly ghost.

7th February 2003, 09:43 AM

Nope, definately Satan.

I cleared up the image so you nonbelievers could see the truth.

whitefork · 7th February 2003, 09:45 AM

Maybe Morgul the friendly drelb.

No, I think if the wolf and I both see satan there, satan's definitely there.

That is a cool photo in any case.

kittynh · 7th February 2003, 10:48 AM

Geez! Scare the heck out of my kids why don't you???
Actually, they love the photo...my youngest is making a copy to take to school and tell about the time we saw Satan on vacation. I get a lot of calls.....

whitefork · 7th February 2003, 10:53 AM

Do you have any photos where I can see naked people? I like them a lot better than satan.

shanek · 7th February 2003, 11:11 AM

It's the Easter Bunny with a pierced ear. The eclips is his earring.

RichardR · 7th February 2003, 03:46 PM

to me it looks like a hedgehog with wings.

xouper · 11th February 2004, 11:06 AM

bump

7th February 2003, 09:08 AM	#1
kittynh The Hupsu Detective auctioneer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: If I told the aliens could find me, and you know they read this forum Posts: 22,726	really stupid astronomy I'm reading Phil's great book "Bad Astronomy" which I bought at the Amazing Meeting. I also bought an extra copy to give to my daughter's school (which we should all do). I was reading about how looking at the sun won't cause you to go blind, but can cause some damage so don't do it, and why gazing at an eclipse is much worse! That reminded me of the time I accidentally engaged in really stupid astronomy. I was vacationing in Puerto Rico, as I do every year, and I vacation where there is nothing but a beach and a hotel. Our rule is all tv shows and radio must be in Spainish, even though we don't speak the language. To us, it feels like a foreign country then... We were totally clueless there was to be a solar eclipse! I'm on the beach asn it gets kind of dark and I think, "Oh a storm," and look up. The sky looked to weird I took a picture, and said to the family, "Hey, look at the sky, it's kind of odd." So, we all stare at this eclipse, until we all shout at once, "It's an eclipse! AAHHHHHH!!!!!! Don't look!" I totally expected we would all be blind in a few hours, we even debated going to the local hospital. Well, we can all see, my guess is that because it was cloudy it filtered some of the light. I'm not sure, because we actually looked at the thing for awhile.
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7th February 2003, 09:20 AM	#2
whitefork None of the above Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: aka kullervo Posts: 2,339	I see the face of satan pretty clearly in those clouds. Maybe he saved your eyesight.
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7th February 2003, 09:35 AM	#3
arcticpenguin woo ban clan Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,717	I don't think so. It looks more like a negative image of Casper the friendly ghost.
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7th February 2003, 09:43 AM	#4
tcwolf Guest Posts: n/a	Nope, definately Satan. I cleared up the image so you nonbelievers could see the truth.
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7th February 2003, 09:45 AM	#5
whitefork None of the above Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: aka kullervo Posts: 2,339	Maybe Morgul the friendly drelb. No, I think if the wolf and I both see satan there, satan's definitely there. That is a cool photo in any case.
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7th February 2003, 10:48 AM	#6
kittynh The Hupsu Detective auctioneer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: If I told the aliens could find me, and you know they read this forum Posts: 22,726	it is Satan! Geez! Scare the heck out of my kids why don't you??? Actually, they love the photo...my youngest is making a copy to take to school and tell about the time we saw Satan on vacation. I get a lot of calls.....
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7th February 2003, 10:53 AM	#7
whitefork None of the above Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: aka kullervo Posts: 2,339	Do you have any photos where I can see naked people? I like them a lot better than satan.
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7th February 2003, 11:11 AM	#8
shanek by Charles M. Schulz Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 15,990	It's the Easter Bunny with a pierced ear. The eclips is his earring.
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7th February 2003, 03:46 PM	#9
RichardR Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 2,281	to me it looks like a hedgehog with wings.
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11th February 2004, 11:06 AM	#10
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