Yesterday, I sat down to desserts (and mocha) at Geste Croissanterie with astronomers Lauren and Seery who were planning to brave the crowds for today’s eclipse. And Lauren came bearing gifts: a pair of eclipse-viewing glasses and a stuffed sharky for Sharky!
We chatted Stargate, Dark Matter, books, and telescopes as we sampled four desserts: the kouign-amman, the Supreme Croissant stuffed with hazelnut cream and nuts, the chocolate-pistachio croissant, and the chocolate chip cookie. As is the custom when dining with me, I had everyone rank the dishes. Surprisingly, each of our rankings were wildly different. Always a good sign.
I tried to explain to Sharky that since he doesn’t have any eyes, he won’t need to protect them during the eclipse, but he wasn’t hearing it. I think he feels the glasses make him look distinguished.
I was told that, here in Toronto, the eclipse would start at 2:04 p.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. with a peak at 3:19 p.m. It was super exciting and I took photos to document this rare phenomenon…
Well, that was underwhelming.
Okay, on to the next big thing. What’ve we got? Meteor shows? Super moons? Asteroid?
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