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Did You Observe the Solar Eclipse?

Pinhole viewers did the job; but it turns out all we needed to observe Sunday's annular solar eclipse was a look at the surface of a Napa parking lot, where crescent-shaped sunbeams showed the moon's shadow as it passed across the sun.
By Louisa Hufstader | 8:07 pm | 1 comment
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Napa Valley Dining Club at the Napa Senior Activity Center

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