My boss drove 2/3 of the way to Paris (from Brussels) with me and three
secretaries to see that one. Truly memorable.
Jez
On Wed, 23 Aug 2017 at 19:28, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I saw that one (1999) during a trip to Israel. I have no idea whether it
> was visible in Belgium (where I was living at the time). It was OK but not
> something I would drive 16 hours to see. To each his own, I guess.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> > On 23 Aug 2017, at 20:04, Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx>
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> > Well put Ian.
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> > My feeling too after viewing the August 11th, 1999 with a former
> girlfriend who turned 40 on that day, and one of my nieces who turned 20 on
> the very same day.
> > Excellent memories, wonderful vibes, no photo, just sheer enjoyment :-)
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> > Amities
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> >> Le 23 août 2017 à 17:16, SwissPace <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
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> >> I saw the 1999 eclipse in Hungary during a motorcycle trip from the UK,
> we were lucky and sky was clear, I would personally say though that you
> don't really see a full eclipse you experience it.
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> >> On 23/08/17 15:54, Ralf Loi wrote:
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> >>> One long evening and one long day of driving found me pulled off on a
> >>> parking area on I25 south of Douglas, Wy, at 8:30 PM Sunday evening.
> >>> I was totally exhausted and spent the night sleeping in the car.
> >>> ...
> >>> Totality is orders of magnitude above 90%. I don't have the words
> >>> to express it. The drive was worth it many times over.
> >>> Totality Dean
> >>> I totally agree.
> >>> I have seen the 1999 eclipse in Romania. I started on Monday from Milan
> >>> and went to Munich as it was on the totality path. I wake up on Tuesday
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