@[email protected] to No Stupid QuestionsEnglish • edit-27 months agowhy did the eclipse not darken proportionally?message-square28fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up188arrow-down1message-squarewhy did the eclipse not darken proportionally?@[email protected] to No Stupid QuestionsEnglish • edit-27 months agomessage-square28fedilinkfile-text
I was in ~80% zone. It wasn’t 80% darker. It was maybe 25% darker. Web searching that phrase just gives me times and such.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•7 months agoMy guess is something to do with the atmosphere reflecting light. If you look at a lightbulb then block the line of sight with your hand, the room is still lit up even if you can’t see the bulb.
My guess is something to do with the atmosphere reflecting light. If you look at a lightbulb then block the line of sight with your hand, the room is still lit up even if you can’t see the bulb.