08-09-2017, 04:58 AM
Yes, I remember the 1999 eclipse. We still lived in the UK, but were in northern France at the time, as it was August and we were looking for a house there. We were right in the path of the eclipse.
I don't want to disappoint anybody, but a total eclipse doesn't exactly turn day into pitch black. It just becomes like late evening when it is nearly dark but not quite. One can still see the surroundings fairly clearly.
We were in rural France at the time, but to be honest the animals only became quiet, like evening had come early. Nothing more exciting than that. There is a brief account of the 1999 eclipse in Europe here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_ecli...t_11,_1999
However, happy eclipse watching to anyone in its path this year!
I don't want to disappoint anybody, but a total eclipse doesn't exactly turn day into pitch black. It just becomes like late evening when it is nearly dark but not quite. One can still see the surroundings fairly clearly.
We were in rural France at the time, but to be honest the animals only became quiet, like evening had come early. Nothing more exciting than that. There is a brief account of the 1999 eclipse in Europe here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_ecli...t_11,_1999
However, happy eclipse watching to anyone in its path this year!
