today at 10:18 PST i witnessed the Sun go out.
here in Salem we were smack in the middle of the path of totality, and while i was expecting an interesting celestial event, i was in no way prepared for the emotional experience of this Total Eclipse. what a show!
the sky darkened, the temperature dropped, and the Sun's corona became visible in a very dramatic way, looking like a black hole in the sky with a bright white halo.
but what i really found moving was the appearance of stars in the daytime, something of a profound and deeply personal nature for me.
the totality lasted less than 2 minutes, but i'm
still shaking!
i've experienced solar eclipses before, but never
complete like this one. i might actually travel to see another.
i now get how freaked out ancient
man must've been during one of these events. better appease the Gods better next time!
feeling very moved by Nature,
~
Peter