Solar eclipse?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You won’t want to miss this amazing authentic astronomical event right here in your own backyard. The moon will cover 90% of the sun. It will be noticeable just like in 2017. 👍

Buy your solar eye protection gear now! It will start around 2pm with peak coverage at 3:20pm for the DMV area. Then it will move away from covering the sun until 4pm.

There are festivals planned in the area. I wish there was a half school day for this event!

It won't be noticeable at all unless you're in the path of totality - which we are not. It will just look slightly overcast, nothing more. For actual darkness, you need to be in the path of totality. THAT is completely surreal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Lord woman, how have you made it this far in life?

What a stupid response. FCPS put it in its newsletter- kids need to know how to manage it.

And yet, somehow, our species has survived this long. it’s a miracle! I’m sure there weren’t any newsletters in 600 BC telling people avoid looking at the sun, and they still survived.

Thanks for topping your prior stupid response with an even dumber one.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You won’t want to miss this amazing authentic astronomical event right here in your own backyard. The moon will cover 90% of the sun. It will be noticeable just like in 2017. 👍

Buy your solar eye protection gear now! It will start around 2pm with peak coverage at 3:20pm for the DMV area. Then it will move away from covering the sun until 4pm.

There are festivals planned in the area. I wish there was a half school day for this event!

It won't be noticeable at all unless you're in the path of totality - which we are not. It will just look slightly overcast, nothing more. For actual darkness, you need to be in the path of totality. THAT is completely surreal.

So ignorant. It actually will be noticeable as the sun will start to shrink and get smaller as the moon blocks it. It will look like a waning moon. 80% of the sun will be covered. That would be very dangerous to stare at without proper eye protection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You won’t want to miss this amazing authentic astronomical event right here in your own backyard. The moon will cover 90% of the sun. It will be noticeable just like in 2017. 👍

Buy your solar eye protection gear now! It will start around 2pm with peak coverage at 3:20pm for the DMV area. Then it will move away from covering the sun until 4pm.

There are festivals planned in the area. I wish there was a half school day for this event!

It won't be noticeable at all unless you're in the path of totality - which we are not. It will just look slightly overcast, nothing more. For actual darkness, you need to be in the path of totality. THAT is completely surreal.

We’ve purchased our glasses already and plan on watching it as it shrinks. Even if it’s not fully covered it’s still cool to see.

[Anonymous]

You might want to buy your kids eclipse viewing glasses to take to school that day.

[Anonymous]

The shadows on the ground, especially from trees, are really cool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You might want to buy your kids eclipse viewing glasses to take to school that day.

I don’t trust that the school will enforce it or that they will even be outside for it. That’s why I’m picking up early.

[Anonymous]

The difference between 100% totality and 80%+:

https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/913228-87-vs-98-vs-100/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You won’t want to miss this amazing authentic astronomical event right here in your own backyard. The moon will cover 90% of the sun. It will be noticeable just like in 2017. 👍

Buy your solar eye protection gear now! It will start around 2pm with peak coverage at 3:20pm for the DMV area. Then it will move away from covering the sun until 4pm.

There are festivals planned in the area. I wish there was a half school day for this event!

It won't be noticeable at all unless you're in the path of totality - which we are not. It will just look slightly overcast, nothing more. For actual darkness, you need to be in the path of totality. THAT is completely surreal.

Absolute rubbish! Have you even witnessed a partial eclipse before? The same moon is covering the same sun. It just covers it to 90% blockage, not 100%. But, for you to say ‘it’s not noticeable’ is completely false. Why do you think there are festivals planned all over the DMV? It’s the perfect alignment of witnessing the moon passing between the sun and earth. Hopefully, it’s a clear day, but millions can witness it in the DMV area. Don’t be so ignorant.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You won’t want to miss this amazing authentic astronomical event right here in your own backyard. The moon will cover 90% of the sun. It will be noticeable just like in 2017. 👍

Buy your solar eye protection gear now! It will start around 2pm with peak coverage at 3:20pm for the DMV area. Then it will move away from covering the sun until 4pm.

There are festivals planned in the area. I wish there was a half school day for this event!

It won't be noticeable at all unless you're in the path of totality - which we are not. It will just look slightly overcast, nothing more. For actual darkness, you need to be in the path of totality. THAT is completely surreal.

Absolute rubbish! Have you even witnessed a partial eclipse before? The same moon is covering the same sun. It just covers it to 90% blockage, not 100%. But, for you to say ‘it’s not noticeable’ is completely false. Why do you think there are festivals planned all over the DMV? It’s the perfect alignment of witnessing the moon passing between the sun and earth. Hopefully, it’s a clear day, but millions can witness it in the DMV area. Don’t be so ignorant.

I guess you didn't bother to read the links posted. Yes, of course I've experienced partial eclipses and also experienced the full solar eclipse in 2017 from the path of totality. There is absolutely no comparison. It is you who sounds completely ignorant, but enjoy your slightly overcast partial "eclipse."

[Anonymous]

How did previous generations of school kids without helicopter moms survive eclipses?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How did previous generations of school kids without helicopter moms survive eclipses?

We made those little viewing boxes out of shoeboxes and our teachers let us outside to "watch" the eclipse safely.

[Anonymous]

Oh and fyi, if you were in the path of totality, once it hits totality you can look without the eclipse glasses. But since we are not getting totality, it will be crucial that the kids don’t look at the sun during that time. Do you trust schools to handle that? I don’t.

[Anonymous]

The partial phases of the eclipse will be visible throughout Virginia and are well worth watching. FCPS should provide solar glasses to witness this phenomenon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I got an email from the principal of my school (teacher) saying we should keep kids from viewing the sun.

Umm, unless you live in a cave, you view the sun every day.