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    Weather thread

    in TI-99/4A Computers

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    translated with translator !

     

    a report from our Heilbronner Stimme Newspaper from August 11, 2019, ( 20 years of SoFi in Germany)


    Worry number two was even more serious, because if it had happened
    What many feared, even the worry about glasses would have been superfluous: a whole
    and completely overcast skies. Clouds that obscure the view of the event of the century
    Sky would be blocked when the moon slowly moves in front of the sun and
    this finally completely eclipsed. Twenty years ago today, August 11, 1999.

    Bad weather adds to the spectacle

    Because of bad weather forecasts, you had to go to the right from the start
    Shadowed by Stuttgart? The Heilbronn program was plentiful
    honest therefore. Here the farmers were at the forefront of transparent production
    Kiliansplatz, a Dixieland band played, the observatory had an information stand. The
    The people of Stuttgart, on the other hand, had been pushing hard for a sun festival
    was supposed to attract half a million guests to the state capital. Pforzheim had
    a restaurant mile was planned, Göppingen made use of the cosmic event
    Mask spectacle.

    Heilbronn was modest. It was 100 kilometers wide
    Strip in which it became pitch black, but just on the northern edge. That meant:
    Our total Sofi, as she was affectionately called by many, only lasted one
    Minute and 29 seconds and was 48 seconds shorter than the one in Stuttgart
    would have seen. The party collapsed at the beginning of the climax
    At 12:33 p.m. it was raining heavily there.

    Sofi fever on Kiliansplatz

    The region, however, won the jackpot when it came to weather. At twelve o'clock
    o'clock the sky opened up and the thick clouds moved away. The region fell collectively
    Sofi fever. 3,000 people came to Kiliansplatz. Whether on
    the Wartberg, from the flat roof of the Heilbronn police headquarters or alone in
    free nature. Those who could stared reverently at the sky, forgetting the gloating
    and was silently amazed. The traffic on the avenue came to a standstill for minutes
    There were kilometers of traffic jams on the highways and parking spaces were closed. Many
    had set off at the last minute.

    Sofi was like that. Anyone who has experienced it will not forget it. Anyone who missed it
    have to live with it. In 2081 it will be that time again in the south of Germany -
    provided the weather cooperates.

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    Sofi party on Kiliansplatz in Heilbronn. 3000 people marvel at the natural phenomenon.

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    Looking forward to the celestial spectacle beneath the summit cross of the Scheuerberg in Neckarsulm. our local mountain in Neckarsulm :)

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    Waiting for the solar eclipse on the 304 meter high Scheuerberg in Neckarsulm :)

     

    You can't top something like that!

     

    Michael, you should take a vacation to Spain for the total solar eclipse
    plan for August 12, 2026!

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    Weather thread

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    When the total solar eclipse was visible in Germany in 1999, our work was interrupted for 30 minutes :)

    We stood outside with our safety glasses and were able to see the natural spectacle clearly
    Here is a video from the German News at the time, there were 45 km of traffic jams around Stuttgart, the visibility there was very limited due to clouds,

    but in Karlsruhe the visibility was good, as was the case here near Heilbronn
    In this Video  you can see a flight with a Concorde that took off from Paris. Since it flew at 2,200 km, the solar eclipse was visible for almost 3 times as long

     

    I can't insert the YouTube link, so I attached the video here

     

    The next total solar eclipse in Germany is in 2081, I probably won't experience it unless I turn 130 :)

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