Comments on: Solar eclipse at Easter Island http://boingboing.net/2010/07/15/solar-eclipse-at-eas.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 18 May 2013 10:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Donald Petersen http://boingboing.net/2010/07/15/solar-eclipse-at-eas.html#comment-835614 Donald Petersen Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-835614 How come the planet's still spinning? Shouldn't we all be dead now? How come the planet’s still spinning? Shouldn’t we all be dead now?

]]> By: MachineElf http://boingboing.net/2010/07/15/solar-eclipse-at-eas.html#comment-835625 MachineElf Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-835625 I like this one better (by Juan Carlos Casado): http://www.twanight.org/newTWAN/photos.asp?ID=3002605 Also, make sure you check out Guisard's shots of Easter Island at night. Something about those ancient sentinels silently staring into the timeless cosmos: http://www.astrosurf.com/sguisard/Pagim/Easter_Island1.html http://www.astrosurf.com/sguisard/Pagim/Easter_Island2.html I like this one better (by Juan Carlos Casado):

http://www.twanight.org/newTWAN/photos.asp?ID=3002605

Also, make sure you check out Guisard’s shots of Easter Island at night. Something about those ancient sentinels silently staring into the timeless cosmos:

http://www.astrosurf.com/sguisard/Pagim/Easter_Island1.html

http://www.astrosurf.com/sguisard/Pagim/Easter_Island2.html

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/15/solar-eclipse-at-eas.html#comment-835925 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-835925 Great video "Starry Motion above Easter Island" by the same guy here: http://www.twanight.org/newTWAN/photos.asp?ID=3002380&Sort=Region The stars look amazing. Great video “Starry Motion above Easter Island” by the same guy here:
http://www.twanight.org/newTWAN/photos.asp?ID=3002380&Sort=Region

The stars look amazing.

]]> By: Axx http://boingboing.net/2010/07/15/solar-eclipse-at-eas.html#comment-835727 Axx Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-835727 What does this MEAN? What does this MEAN?

]]> By: Rev. Benjamin http://boingboing.net/2010/07/15/solar-eclipse-at-eas.html#comment-835490 Rev. Benjamin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-835490 That is absolutely astounding. Godspeed to the photographer, wow. That is absolutely astounding. Godspeed to the photographer, wow.

]]> By: jjasper http://boingboing.net/2010/07/15/solar-eclipse-at-eas.html#comment-835753 jjasper Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-835753 The time of the Elder Gods is nigh! The time of the Elder Gods is nigh!

]]> By: brianary http://boingboing.net/2010/07/15/solar-eclipse-at-eas.html#comment-835505 brianary Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-835505 Aren't we supposed to call it Rapa Nui now? Aren’t we supposed to call it Rapa Nui now?

]]> By: johnocomedy http://boingboing.net/2010/07/15/solar-eclipse-at-eas.html#comment-838085 johnocomedy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-838085 it would be better if all the statues were holding pinhole boxes it would be better if all the statues were holding pinhole boxes

]]> By: MichaelRN http://boingboing.net/2010/07/15/solar-eclipse-at-eas.html#comment-835529 MichaelRN Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-835529 My new desktop. My new desktop.

]]> By: Andrés http://boingboing.net/2010/07/15/solar-eclipse-at-eas.html#comment-835539 Andrés Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-835539 It was also visible from southern Chile, arround Puerto Natales. In the rest of the country it was partially visible (not the complete unmbra, but the penumbra was cool too). It was also visible from southern Chile, arround Puerto Natales. In the rest of the country it was partially visible (not the complete unmbra, but the penumbra was cool too).

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2010/07/15/solar-eclipse-at-eas.html#comment-835541 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-835541 "View total solar eclipse while standing among the stone heads of Rapa Nui". It really does read like something from someone's bucket list, doesn't it? I regret not having been there. “View total solar eclipse while standing among the stone heads of Rapa Nui”.

It really does read like something from someone’s bucket list, doesn’t it?

I regret not having been there.

]]> By: Dave Faris http://boingboing.net/2010/07/15/solar-eclipse-at-eas.html#comment-835560 Dave Faris Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-835560 Oh, cool. I'd read that DEVO was touring again. Oh, cool. I’d read that DEVO was touring again.

]]> By: Tristan Eldtritch http://boingboing.net/2010/07/15/solar-eclipse-at-eas.html#comment-835580 Tristan Eldtritch Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-835580 Beautiful stuff, very 2001! Beautiful stuff, very 2001!

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