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“Every day, in the sun, at breakfast time I sit on my balcony with my feet up, and drink gallons of coffee.”

Work

Elizabeth Gaskell's classic novel delves into the lives of Margaret Hale and her family as they relocate from the North to the industrialized South of England. The story examines themes of social reform, class struggle, and personal growth amidst the backdrop of the burgeoning industrial revolution. more

Author

Elizabeth Bishop

American poet known for her unique poetic style and profound insights into life. Elizabeth Bishop's works are renowned for their concise, straightforward language and rich emotional expression. more

“I look at the sun all the time and have no eye issues, other than those associated with aging. I wear glasses for reading at age 54. I would never look at the sun through glasses, binoculars or telescopes though, as that is really dangerous! Anything that causes magnification or increased solar radiation levels (such as reflections) is bad for the eyes.”

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Author:Steven Magee

“Suddenly the sky collapsed into darkness and a dozen bright stars appeared. In their midst hung an awful, black ball, rimmed in ruby red and surrounded by the doomsday glow of the gray corona. No photograph can do justice to this appalling sight: The dynamic range from bright to dark is too great, and the colors are literally unearthly. (The ionized gas of the solar corona is hotter than anything gets on Earth except, momentarily, in the detonation of a hydrogen bomb, and is thinner than a laboratory vacuum.) I staggered back a few steps, like a drunken man—or like the Medes and Lydians, who stopped fighting and made peace when a solar eclipse interrupted their battle in 585 B.C. Observers more disciplined than myself have taken leave of their senses at just this moment. The astronomer Charles A. Young of Princeton University berated himself for falling into a trance during the 1869 solar eclipse in Iowa and failing to carry out his scientific tasks: “I cannot describe the sensation of surprise and mortification, of personal imbecility and wasted opportunity that overwhelmed me when the sunlight flashed out,” he recalled.”

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Book:Seeing in the Dark: How Amateur Astronomers Are Discovering the Wonders of the Universe

Source: Seeing in the Dark: How Amateur Astronomers Are Discovering the Wonders of the Universe

“First, find your place in the sun, and then avoid sunstroke.”

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Author:Tamerlan Kuzgov

“What... what does the sun taste like?' The curve of his lips was wicked. 'Like you.”

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