Sujet : Re: Worldcons and eclipses
De : admin (at) *nospam* 127.0.0.1 (Kerr-Mudd, John)
Groupes : rec.arts.sf.fandomDate : 24. Jul 2024, 21:59:22
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On Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:00 +0100 (BST)
jgd@cix.co.uk (John Dallman) wrote:
In article <v7r9eg$1qg81$1@dont-email.me>, garym@mcgath.com (Gary McGath)
wrote:
The Brisbane in 2028 bid is considering changing its dates from
August 24-28 to July 27-31.
The reason for this is a total solar eclipse which will happen over
Australia on July 22.
I won't be going, but that seems like a good reason to change a date.
They're a bit slow; the eclipse has been forecast for ...,I dunno, ages.
I started thinking about it in 1999.
-- Bah, and indeed Humbug.