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re: Mercury and Jupiter and the Sun and the Moon on february 26 1998 from Guadeloupe: 3 minutes long!!!

Raoul — 12/15/2005 10:25:03 PM (archived)

It was my first and only successful total solar eclipe: the Moon hides the Sun and we all yell and shout and suddenly (this was expected) Jupiter and Mercury pop into our binoculars...Unforgettable....

I don't remember which one is which..Jupiter was on the other side of the Sun.

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• How many of you can claim this experience? - Jacob Samorodin - 12/15/2005 12:17:22 AM
  • More than once - phil - 12/16/2005 7:31:15 PM
  • I can, twice - Fox - 12/16/2005 2:29:50 AM
  • Nice catch Jacob - SteveS - 12/15/2005 8:17:16 PM
    • re: Mercury and Jupiter and the Sun and the Moon on february 26 1998 from Guadeloupe: 3 minutes long!!! - Raoul - 12/15/2005 10:25:03 PM
      • re: february 26 1998 - Fox - 12/16/2005 2:56:26 AM
        • re: Thank you , Fox! :-)) (n/t) - Raoul - 12/16/2005 4:47:24 PM
  • Who confirmed it? (n/t) - SDF - 12/15/2005 12:20:06 AM
    • re: Who confirmed it? - Jacob Samorodin - 12/15/2005 12:25:39 AM
      • So who cares? Why share it? (n/t) - SDF - 12/15/2005 3:23:17 AM
        • Hey, SDF.... - Tom Brosz - 12/15/2005 5:17:58 AM
          • He does seem rather cranky.... - ModBob - 12/15/2005 7:19:57 AM
            • maybe something to do with this? - Daniel - 12/15/2005 4:21:01 PM
              • if i were shaking my fist at academia, i'd go out after it rained, and find a specimen to get angry at - SDF - 12/16/2005 7:05:06 AM
              • I'd forgotten that. I added a post to that thread. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/15/2005 5:48:49 PM
        • Because spotting Mercury is kind of cool, that's why. - Tom Brosz - 12/15/2005 5:13:47 AM
          • re: Exactly. Very cool. - BRFelix - 12/15/2005 9:56:52 PM
          • Reminds me of the Mercury Sighting of 1977... - LJK - 12/15/2005 2:12:00 PM
            • re: Reminds me of the Mercury Sighting of 1977... - Raoul - 12/15/2005 6:28:04 PM
              • re: Reminds me of the Mercury Sighting of 1977... - SteveS - 12/15/2005 8:20:11 PM
                • At the other end of the Sol system... - LJK - 12/16/2005 5:30:50 PM