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@esh I missed the live but saw some of the replays. It is always astonishing to me that the alignment of the moon and the sun and their sizes are so damn good, that allows s to observer such rare events.

@tio Yup, mesmerizing.. And even the fact that these exact parameters - the sizes of the Moon and the Sun and the distances between them and Earth, allow to observe full or annular eclipses from the surface how they are, is so unique to our planet. There's no other planet in our solar system which allows to see such a perfect coverage of the sun by its moon or moons.

@esh yup that's what I was saying - quite something. ofc nothing compares to seeing it in reality. did you see any full solar eclipse directly?

@tio Yeah, I've seen one, but only partial. It was still surreal tho, seeing how it becomes way darker in the mid of the day And you?

@esh Yes I saw a full one when I was 12. I remember even now. Quite vividly. Yeah so bizarre to see day transform into night so quickly. I'd love to see one now through my telescope :D

@futureisfoss @esh We had special googles. You can't even look at it that well without googles.