On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, Albert Franco wrote: > Once I read it again, I'll think more on the possiblities of the > eclipse. As I recall, though, it didn't seem realistic. Especially > with multiple (three?) suns, it seems that a long-term eclipse would be > almost impossible, and if one were possible it would start very, very > gradually. Do you remember the details of the eclipse occuring, and > whether or not they conform to reality? > > Albert Franco > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
There wasn't an eclipse, per se. Rather, all (three?) suns rarely but cyclically ended up setting at once. The resulting full night was a terrifying experience, exacerbated by the planet being within a globular cluster. Instead of our uncountable, minute stars, they had a sky full of objects all much brighter than Venus. Seems like it would negate the full effect of "night", but hey, that wasn't *really* the point, as you wrote. Dave 37.277N 121.966W -
