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Eclipse Squared

© Copyright 1998, Jim Loy

Total eclipses of the sun are somewhat rare. But I witnessed a slightly rarer natural phenomenon. In 1979, a total eclipse passed through Bozeman. Just at the last minute, a large cloud positioned itself between me and the eclipse. It was a perfect alignment of me-cloud-moon-sun.

It got pretty dark. I could see stars. But I couldn't see the eclipse. It was an eclipse of an eclipse.

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