I thought this article was lovely.
http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_egypt_eclipse_060427.html
This article makes the eclipse thing a little more poetic than it already is. I only remember seeing one full one. Have I missed some? I remember seeing a full one in 1991 in Lawton, Ok and it seems like there was one in 1993(?), but I think it was a partial eclipse.
I have a vague thought that there was one in junior high (late 80's) and possibly one during grade school (the rest of the 80s).
I remember the partial one because I was rushing to get to a history final at KSU. The one in Lawton I remember because I was at debate camp, and it was the first time I ever really looked at one (w/ the proper protection of course).
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I was taking Dr. Barkley's (my favorite professor ever...I actually sent him a letter telling him what a great teacher he is after I graduated and got a fun letter back) Ag Econ essay final and remember how weird the shadows from the trees looked and how eerie the sky seemed in general. I also peeked at the eclipse for a split second.
http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/WEB/News/InView/52203barkley.html
So was the one in college 93 or 94?
My brief googling indicates there was an annular eclipse on May 10, 1994.
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ImageGallery/eclipse2.html
http://www.icstars.com/HTML/eclipse/Annular94/slideshow/index.htm
I was wrong... the eclipse in 1991 was a partial one. I'm hoping that when I'm reincarnated I come back as myself during the same time period only I remember everything.
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