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I think I’d lose important things seeing it from an airplane. One of the things I love about an eclipse is how the world around me reacts to it. I saw one in t
by sonofhans 3y ago
I think I’d lose important things seeing it from an airplane.
One of the things I love about an eclipse is how the world around me reacts to it. I saw one in the middle of Wyoming in 2017, in the middle of the day. Every animal seemed to think it was night. Wolves started howling, moths came out of the grass and flew around, daytime insects disappeared.
I saw a partial eclipse in New Delhi in the 1970s, and it was very different. The city was a ghost town — everyone was inside waiting it out. It was hard even to find a taxi, in one of the largest cities in the world.
So yeah, seeing it from an airplane sounds cool. It wouldn’t capture everything I’ve loved and enjoyed about eclipses.
- FlyingSnake 3y agoIn India eclipses were considered a bad omen until recent times and people would hide themselves indoors during eclipses. With education and progress it has improved considerably and such superstitions are dying fast.
- airstrike 3y agoBut maybe it counts as some new experience? Wyoming was different from New Delhi which would be different from a plane Until someone tries it, we won't know if it's worthwhile. Even if it doesn't live up to a "better" experience, we will know more about those experiences than we did before Trying new things is the whole reason for existing
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoHearing wolves howl during an eclipse would be just awesome. I was in Idaho, but I didn't get that...