Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Looks Kinda Like A Death Ray.................
















Solar eclipse, Aug. 11, 1999, seen from the Mir space station.

An eclipse appears total only while you're directly in the moon's shadow. Normally the darkness lasts only a few minutes … but in 1973 a Concorde supersonic jet managed to stay in the shade for 74 minutes. Thanx and a tip o' the hat to the Futility Closet. ................................................................................o