to my readers in Novaya Zemlya

Do Not Panic!
Do Not Blink!
Do Not Go Back to Sleep.

Go out, in about 3 hours, and watch the solar eclipse

It is short, about 2 mins, but it will be beautiful (unless it is raining, is it raining?) and you in Gooseland will be just about the only people with a chance to see it.



From Natural Sciences.org

Dude.

h/t Greg for reminder

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By Daniel de Fran… (not verified) on 01 Aug 2008 #permalink

I didn't know the Dutch name for Novaya Zemlya was Nova Zembla (or that Alexander Pope referred to a northern isle named Zembla in one of his poems).

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