The day and the eclipse ended.
By marguicha
@marguicha (230334)
Chile
July 2, 2019 6:22pm CST
I went for lunch to Claudia´s and to watch the solar eclipse. It seems that everyone was watching: the streets were bare.
We had bought an obsidiana stone in Mexico ( it is a black and very hard volcanic rock) that the Aztecs used to watch the sun, among other things. With it we could watch the eclipse without hurting our eyes.
Tania came to take me home and I immediately got into bed and turned on the heater. Today´s minimum was 32° F. That, with no central heating.
See you later, friends.
See you later, friends.7 people like this
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
3 Jul 19
Most of the people here had on special eyeglasses that could be bought for a small amount of money. At home, we had the real thing: obsidian. I did not remember, but Tania had bough a smaller obsidian disk in Mexico, so she went with a friend to watch it at the mountains.
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@LadyDuck (502190)
• Italy
3 Jul 19
@marguicha I hope it is safe, because I know that I have read many times that an obsidian glass is not a tested and approved as safe solar filter material. What they did in ancient times was not always safe.
@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
3 Jul 19
I have a heater now. But I cannot leave the heaters on if the house is alone. it is dangerous.
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@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
3 Jul 19
That makes sense @marguicha I'm glad you have a heater to keep you warm when you need it.
@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
3 Jul 19
It is to see history making events in person.
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@Aquitaine24 (12000)
• San Jose, California
10 Jul 19
I heard about this eclipse.It was not where we could see it though.
@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
3 Jul 19
It is. That is, it was. After I turned on the heater and the electric blanket, after I got myself a hot water bottle, it is not bad. Besides, inside the house it is never that cold.
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