Comments on: The Eclipse of the Century Part 1 of 3: There and back again http://www.starstryder.com/2009/07/26/the-eclipse-of-the-century-part-1-of-3-there-and-back-again/ Blogging one sidereal day at a time Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:26:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kevin McNulty http://www.starstryder.com/2009/07/26/the-eclipse-of-the-century-part-1-of-3-there-and-back-again/comment-page-1/#comment-26960 Kevin McNulty Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:28:13 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=930#comment-26960 Hi AndrewB, That's Nice! you saw it! Hey we tried to collaborate with you guys but no joy I heard we would have made up the numbers quite nicely. Can we move to another site rather than create noise here. kevinmcnulty0@goolgemail.com Kindest regards, Kevin Hi AndrewB,

That’s Nice!

you saw it!

Hey we tried to collaborate with you guys but no joy I heard we would have made up the numbers quite nicely.

Can we move to another site rather than create noise here.

kevinmcnulty0@goolgemail.com

Kindest regards,

Kevin

]]> By: AndrewB http://www.starstryder.com/2009/07/26/the-eclipse-of-the-century-part-1-of-3-there-and-back-again/comment-page-1/#comment-26940 AndrewB Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:35:00 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=930#comment-26940 I was surprised to see that another Costa cruise was doing an eclipse run. I was on the Costa Classica, along with a ton of other eclipse-chasers, which also visited Jeju and Kagoshima, but also stopped off at Kobe on the way back to our main port of call, Tianjin (near Beijing). We saw the eclipse at the point of maximum duration near Iwo Jima. I was wondering if there were other ships near Shanghai. Very interesting! The APOD from two days ago was taken from our ship, though! I was surprised to see that another Costa cruise was doing an eclipse run. I was on the Costa Classica, along with a ton of other eclipse-chasers, which also visited Jeju and Kagoshima, but also stopped off at Kobe on the way back to our main port of call, Tianjin (near Beijing). We saw the eclipse at the point of maximum duration near Iwo Jima. I was wondering if there were other ships near Shanghai. Very interesting!

The APOD from two days ago was taken from our ship, though!

]]> By: Kevin McNulty http://www.starstryder.com/2009/07/26/the-eclipse-of-the-century-part-1-of-3-there-and-back-again/comment-page-1/#comment-26937 Kevin McNulty Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:05:04 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=930#comment-26937 We were unlucky and were not the only ones caught under heavy skies if you look at the link below the whole Eclipse line was swathed in a huge cloud band that stretched from deep China and beyond the South Japan Islands. It seems to me very few saw it in China/Japan due to the lack of video posted on Youtube from our region, the only one I have seen with maximum totality is from NHK the Japenese TV station which says they are broadcasting from somewhere in the Pacific. Yes we can conclude we will always be at the mercy of nature. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-EyfYBZhAA We were unlucky and were not the only ones caught under heavy skies if you look at the link below the whole Eclipse line was swathed in a huge cloud band that stretched from deep China and beyond the South Japan Islands.

It seems to me very few saw it in China/Japan due to the lack of video posted on Youtube from our region, the only one I have seen with maximum totality is from NHK the Japenese TV station which says they are broadcasting from somewhere in the Pacific.

Yes we can conclude we will always be at the mercy of nature.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-EyfYBZhAA

]]> By: Ute http://www.starstryder.com/2009/07/26/the-eclipse-of-the-century-part-1-of-3-there-and-back-again/comment-page-1/#comment-26930 Ute Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:05:10 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=930#comment-26930 Hello Pam, thanks for the report. Nice that you share it. I was one of the few germans on the same cruise. What did we learn? Nature keeps nature and we have to accept it. Weak conclusion after a sad july 22nd. Hello Pam, thanks for the report. Nice that you share it. I was one of the few germans on the same cruise. What did we learn? Nature keeps nature and we have to accept it. Weak conclusion after a sad july 22nd.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.starstryder.com/2009/07/26/the-eclipse-of-the-century-part-1-of-3-there-and-back-again/comment-page-1/#comment-26929 Jeremy Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:28:47 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=930#comment-26929 Personally I think that it would rain (or at least cloud over) in the Sahara desert if there was an eclipse or meteor shower on. There definitely seems to be some link between meteors, eclipses and meteorology :P On a more serious note I have wondered if the sudden temperature drop could cause condensation hence the reason it is so often cloudy during eclipses. Personally I think that it would rain (or at least cloud over) in the Sahara desert if there was an eclipse or meteor shower on. There definitely seems to be some link between meteors, eclipses and meteorology :P
On a more serious note I have wondered if the sudden temperature drop could cause condensation hence the reason it is so often cloudy during eclipses.

]]> By: Lee http://www.starstryder.com/2009/07/26/the-eclipse-of-the-century-part-1-of-3-there-and-back-again/comment-page-1/#comment-26917 Lee Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:45:30 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=930#comment-26917 Dramamine and saki(or reasonable facsimile there of), never leave home with out it! Dramamine and saki(or reasonable facsimile there of), never leave home with out it!

]]> By: Stuart Wheaton http://www.starstryder.com/2009/07/26/the-eclipse-of-the-century-part-1-of-3-there-and-back-again/comment-page-1/#comment-26916 Stuart Wheaton Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:05:34 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=930#comment-26916 Advice from somebody with a lot of sea time. It really helps if your visual field is doing the same thing your stomach is. The only time I got really sick was while trying to solder on a pitching ship. Advice from somebody with a lot of sea time.

It really helps if your visual field is doing the same thing your stomach is. The only time I got really sick was while trying to solder on a pitching ship.

]]> By: Daniel Fischer http://www.starstryder.com/2009/07/26/the-eclipse-of-the-century-part-1-of-3-there-and-back-again/comment-page-1/#comment-26913 Daniel Fischer Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:49:04 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=930#comment-26913 Can't wait for part 3 :-) Meanwhile <a href="http://home.arcor.de/tse2009/sofi.html" rel="nofollow">here are some views</a> of the eclipse from an incredibly lucky spot SW of Shanghai. Can’t wait for part 3 :-) Meanwhile here are some views of the eclipse from an incredibly lucky spot SW of Shanghai.

]]> By: Kevin McNulty http://www.starstryder.com/2009/07/26/the-eclipse-of-the-century-part-1-of-3-there-and-back-again/comment-page-1/#comment-26910 Kevin McNulty Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:37:07 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=930#comment-26910 Ditto that! It would appear many of the Brits onboard used vast amounts of alcohol to conteract the swaying of the ship, a sort of enjoyable form of Gimbal and Gyroscopic balancing. Looking forward to reading more! Ditto that!

It would appear many of the Brits onboard used vast amounts of alcohol to conteract the swaying of the ship, a sort of enjoyable form of Gimbal and Gyroscopic balancing.

Looking forward to reading more!

]]> By: Alice http://www.starstryder.com/2009/07/26/the-eclipse-of-the-century-part-1-of-3-there-and-back-again/comment-page-1/#comment-26909 Alice Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:09:02 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=930#comment-26909 Hi Pamela, I really enjoyed this post! I think I would have had to flee the Cafe Scientifique too . . . Looking forward to Parts 2 and 3. Hi Pamela, I really enjoyed this post! I think I would have had to flee the Cafe Scientifique too . . . Looking forward to Parts 2 and 3.

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