The Apu-Punchau Eclipse

Dave Tallman · 11 Jun 2008, 00:09 · from 2008-June.txt.gz

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From: davetallman at msn.com (Dave Tallman)
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:09:38 -0600
Subject: (urth) The Apu-Punchau Eclipse
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Roy C. Lackey wrote:
> In a natural eclipse, the sun doesn't come back that quickly. It was a
> staged event. The Ship can move out of the way much faster than the moon,
> and it did.
>   
You make a good point about the sudden ending of the eclipse, which also 
coincided with exactly when Sev needed it. I was doubtful that the Ship 
would come that far into the solar system, since it usually stays beyond 
the orbit of Dis (Pluto), but I found evidence in the text that 
corroborates this theory, in Urth XXVI.

Sometimes they bring the big one in a good bit closer than this," the 
hand detailed to guide us confided as we came aboard. "Only they can't 
help getting between someone's eyes and a few stars when they do..."

Getting between eyes and one star in particular (the Sun) is exactly 
what we need, so I'm convinced.

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