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Mountain Empire Issue 1
Midnight Sun Eclipse

There are Strange Things Done by the Midnight Sun

This story might more suitably have appeared in one of those "true confessions" magazines than in the Celestial Observer, for I begin by making a confession. I am an eclipse addict. And I am not ashamed.

It began in a trivial enough way. Early one evening in January 1970, Craig Halverson, Doug Duncan and I, all of the Griffith Observatory staff, were sitting at a table in La Villa Taxco, a Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles which is one of the more popular haunts of planetarium employees on their dinner hour. The bowl of corn chips and the supply of hot sauce were dwindling. Conversation turned to the forthcoming solar eclipse of February 9, 1970. Craig asked whether I was interested in going to see it. My reply was something along the lines of "No, I'd like to go, but it would cost too much."

Craig began arguing..


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The Elusive Eclipse Shadow Bands

Ever sInce my experience with shadow band phenomena during the 1970 Mexican eclipse I have often wondered what effects it might have had on observers of ancient times. Surely they were not informed of a total solar eclipse approaching which would not only cut off their only light during daytime hours, but would also subject them to a last minute crazy shadow band display. It eIther made quick believers out of them or drove them insane..


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