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There's a total solar eclipse coming up on August 21st! Are you guys as excited as I am?! It's the first total eclipse of the sun in about 100 years (I'll be singing Little Shop of Horrors the whole time :) and the first one in our generation.
We got some eclipse glasses, and they're way different from what I was expecting. For some reason, I thought they'd have special colored lenses like those old 3-D glasses. But they're just really really really dark plastic sunglasses. (I'm sure there's a lot more to them than that, but that's pretty much what they look like.)
I'm hoping to be able to film a little bit of the eclipse, maybe make a short video. Apparently, once the eclipse starts the trees will cast little miniature eclipse-shadows on the ground, which sounds creepy and also cool. XD
Do you guys have any plans for the 21st?
submitted by Micearenice
(August 9, 2017 - 7:12 pm)
(August 9, 2017 - 7:12 pm)
My friend and I were looking for the solar eclipse and watching the Princess Bride at the same time, so that may not have been the most effective strategy... but nonetheless we didn't see the eclipse. We didn't have the glasses or anything. It really wasn't as dramatic as I expected.
(August 30, 2017 - 9:48 am)
a) Yay, Princess Bride!
b) If you weren't in the path of totality, it probably wasn't very exciting.
c) You really shouldn't look at the sun without eclipse glasses.
d) You can't really see anything without them anyway.'
(August 30, 2017 - 10:46 am)
Kitten's right-- it can be dangerous to look at the eclipse without glasses. It can cause permanent eye damage and can actually cause blindness. And I know I sound like a worry wart, but I just want to inform you. But that's usually only if you stare at the eclipse for 20 or more seconds, and if you can still see fine, then I think it's okay. Just for future reference, I would get glasses certified by NASA. :)
(August 30, 2017 - 11:42 am)
Haha, sorry, I didn't phrase myself clearly. We were looking for signs of the sky getting darker. We know better than to look at the sun! But thanks for the advice.
(August 30, 2017 - 3:06 pm)
Oh, well good. XD XD
(August 31, 2017 - 10:35 am)