I was in Turkey when this eclipse happened. It was an awe inspiring experience, which I tried to capture on video. What amazed me was how FAST it got dark when it neared totality. And about halfway through totality, a frigid breeze swept over us. Now bear in mind it was near 90F at the time, so where did this ice cold breeze come from? It was truly spooky. I can see how, in past centuries, people would die of fright!
At the end of the video, I show the moon's shadow leaving. While you can't see a cone of darkness, you can see how rapidly the light returns. In just seconds, from darkness to near daylight.
We were with a tour group led by top theologians Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan
This is amazing. Thank you for sharing this. The most awesome spectacle of nature.
This eclipse was the 29th of saros 139 of which there wil be 71. Number 30, 18.6 years later, will be over the city where I was born, Du Quoin, Illinois on Monday 8 April 2024. But even better than that, there will be a total solar over Du Quoin on Monday 21 August 2017. That eclipse is 22/77 of saros 145. The last eclipse of 145 occurred on 11 August 1999, which also crossed over Turkey.
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