Re: Mir defies Paris eclipse doom-sayer, gets unique view

From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Thu Aug 12 1999 - 07:54:48 MDT


Here in Stockholm we only got a 70% eclipse, but the weather was a
beautiful summer day, so I spent the eclipse hour outside with a small
telescope, using it to image the sun on a piece of cardboard. Most of
the neighbourhood children appeared to watch, and I got the chance to
explain a bit of optics and astronomy for them. A small thing, but
becoming the trusted neighborhood scientist is a good way of spreading
the memes and combatting silliness like Paco Rabanne's predictions.

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