Today I had the pleasure of witnessing a nearly (86%) total eclipse. AJ told me that the government was handing out eclipse-viewing glasses at the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, about 5 blocks from where I live, so I got up at 7am and walked over there.
The line was incredibly long, wrapping around the whole courtyard. it took me about 30 minutes to get my glasses
I'm planning a bigger post on the CKS Memorial soon, so I'll just say for now that it is built in rememberance of a General, one of the founding fathers of Taiwan. And, its really big.
After I got my glasses, I wandered around a bit. The eclipse had just started, the sun looked the same, but through the glasses it looked like someone had taken a bite out of it. There was a screen hooked up to a telescope that showed the progress.
The courtyard was absolutely filled with people, most of them looking up with the same expression on their face.
I snuck a shot of this kid sitting down, he looked sleepy.
The eclipse began around 8:30am. It reached its peak at around 9:30, and was nearly over an hour later.
As the morning went on, more and more people showed up, including busloads of kids, parents and children, or elderly people. The diverse crowd was what made the event memorable for me.
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