What are you doing (if anything) for the eclipse?
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He could simply pull something off the internet. Nobody’s going to challenge him, I’m sure.
I think I'll be at the same party. I like to throw colored dust as well and chant.
I've been spending the day teaching my astronomy and earth science students "eclipse safety," such as don't be dumb and look directly at the sun.
We were going to save that for the after party, but feel free to it then, if you want.
I don't know much about Uranus but I learned a bit about mine today.
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Heard in the waiting room, “send the next a**hole in”!!My doctor saw the dark side of the moon and removed a small polyp. I'm good to go for another 3 years. Is there another eplipse in 2027? I'll be sure to schedule my next appointment on that day!
Is the fact that Happy Valley will not see the total eclipse going to hurt recruiting?
My 6 year old is very into space. I picked her up from school and watched this afternoon.
Other than the birth of my daughter,, that was the most incredible thing I've ever witnessed. Cloud cover broke 20 min before totality so we had perfect view. Hard to describe how close and clear the moon appears... and complete darkness is also surprising. Just so very cool
Thanks… and I honestly feel bad for you and the others who don’t get the thrill from it that I do. Truly not being a d*ck in saying that, I mean it.
Loved the experience up here in Houlton. This little town had everything planned out very well, and I’m happy for them for the attention and business it brought.
Supposedly Taylor Swift landed at the rinky dink local airport near here to watch it from there.
It was by far one of the greatest things I ever saw. Can’t believe we lucked out on weather in Ohio like this.
This is what we’re up against.
Only a partial (and cloudy) down in SFLA...
Looks like you had a life changing experience.Only a partial (and cloudy) down in SFLA...
I did hear that temperatures drop firing an eclipse.Only a partial (and cloudy) down in SFLA...
So we saw it. "Working" from home, kids were there after school ... nothing. We didn't have totality, but the "highlight" was when I pretended it turned me into a zombie and I went after the 14-year-old. He survived.
And of to the next scare/event:
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US braces for cicadas by the trillion as two broods of periodic insects coincide
The last time Brood XIX and Brood XIII emerged from underground at the same time, Thomas Jefferson was president
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What a nothing burgher here where it was supposed to be 95% coverage. The skies darkened a bit like it might rain, but then the sun appeared.
such overhype
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That was uh fun. Earth shattering, life changing, a magical moment. Okay.
Avon Lake, Ohio. At my BIL's winery.....
So I struggle with the concept of when eclipses do (and do not) occur. I think that it stems from my apparently missing a day in middle school when I should have learned about how the moon orbits the earth. Apparently it is not coplanar with the earth's orbit of the sun. Nevertheless, I still can't seem to get my head around how there can be a total eclipse near the north pole in the middle of summer:
I am also in awe of the math that must be involved in predicting the exact time and location(s) of future eclipses. Sure, some smart programmer can figure out how to do it if they can boil down the orbital parameters into equations but I couldn't do that; could you do that? Now imagine how Thales did it 2600 years ago and even Halley could do this in 1715 (did he even have a slide rule [younger board members, ask your parents]):
Anyway, my mind is blown until the next one happens near me in 2099< I think.
I am also in awe of the math that must be involved in predicting the exact time and location(s) of future eclipses. Sure, some smart programmer can figure out how to do it if they can boil down the orbital parameters into equations but I couldn't do that; could you do that? Now imagine how Thales did it 2600 years ago and even Halley could do this in 1715 (did he even have a slide rule [younger board members, ask your parents]):
Anyway, my mind is blown until the next one happens near me in 2099< I think.
I have a slide rule tie bar (that works, albeit small) I inherited from my dad, who was an engineer.So I struggle with the concept of when eclipses do (and do not) occur. I think that it stems from my apparently missing a day in middle school when I should have learned about how the moon orbits the earth. Apparently it is not coplanar with the earth's orbit of the sun. Nevertheless, I still can't seem to get my head around how there can be a total eclipse near the north pole in the middle of summer:
I am also in awe of the math that must be involved in predicting the exact time and location(s) of future eclipses. Sure, some smart programmer can figure out how to do it if they can boil down the orbital parameters into equations but I couldn't do that; could you do that? Now imagine how Thales did it 2600 years ago and even Halley could do this in 1715 (did he even have a slide rule [younger board members, ask your parents]):
Anyway, my mind is blown until the next one happens near me in 2099< I think.
You need a few beers! 2099, count me in! The Phyrst will be rocking… first pint on me!So I struggle with the concept of when eclipses do (and do not) occur. I think that it stems from my apparently missing a day in middle school when I should have learned about how the moon orbits the earth. Apparently it is not coplanar with the earth's orbit of the sun. Nevertheless, I still can't seem to get my head around how there can be a total eclipse near the north pole in the middle of summer:
I am also in awe of the math that must be involved in predicting the exact time and location(s) of future eclipses. Sure, some smart programmer can figure out how to do it if they can boil down the orbital parameters into equations but I couldn't do that; could you do that? Now imagine how Thales did it 2600 years ago and even Halley could do this in 1715 (did he even have a slide rule [younger board members, ask your parents]):
Anyway, my mind is blown until the next one happens near me in 2099< I think.