Solar eclipse?

[Anonymous]

The mass hysteria over the eclipse is probably no different than it was 2,000 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The mass hysteria over the eclipse is probably no different than it was 2,000 years ago.

There's no reason to get hysterical over a partial eclipse in VA. Nearest places for you to see the total eclipse are Cleveland and Buffalo.

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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.

And we can’t do the same thing now because…?

[Anonymous]

We’re handling it by pulling DD out of school driving to Cleveland. going to watch events and spending a couple of minutes looking up at the sun with our glasses. It’ll be fun.

[Anonymous]

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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.

And we can’t do the same thing now because…?

Are you volunteering to do this at your child's school?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are nowhere near the path of totality. It won't even be noticeable here. Good grief.

You are a moron. We are actually getting about 80% of the sun blocked, which means if you look at the sun it won’t hurt. And yes it will get somewhat dimmer for a couple of minutes.

Speaking of morons... it will look NOTHING like it will in the path of totality. Do you know anything about solar eclipses?

During a total eclipse, the sky darkens suddenly and dramatically. The temperature drops. Stars come out. Beautiful colors appear around the horizon. And the once-familiar sun becomes a black void in the sky surrounded by the glowing corona — that's the ghostly white ring that is the sun's atmosphere.

"It seems supernatural," says Espenak. "It is so far beyond the scope of normal, everyday existence that it seems dream-like or hallucinogenic."

A partial solar eclipse offers none of that magic, according to Rick Fienberg, the project manager for the American Astronomical Society's solar eclipse task force.

"Even at 99%, it gets no more dark than on a sort of typical overcast day," says Fienberg. "You can have a 75% or 80% partial solar eclipse, and if you didn't know it was happening, you might not notice because the environment changes so little."

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/08/1236617960/2024-april-8-total-solar-eclipse-vs-partial-get-to-path-of-totality

Where in my post did I say it would look like a total eclipse? I said about 80% of the sun would be blocked so if you look at it then, it wouldn’t hurt. That can be incredibly dangerous for your eyesight and I don’t trust schools to handle it.

So to the PP who explained totality to me when I never even said anything about that, I guess the cat has got your tongue now?

Looking at a partial eclipse without proper eye wars is dangerous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

They should but they won’t.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are nowhere near the path of totality. It won't even be noticeable here. Good grief.

You are a moron. We are actually getting about 80% of the sun blocked, which means if you look at the sun it won’t hurt. And yes it will get somewhat dimmer for a couple of minutes.

Speaking of morons... it will look NOTHING like it will in the path of totality. Do you know anything about solar eclipses?

During a total eclipse, the sky darkens suddenly and dramatically. The temperature drops. Stars come out. Beautiful colors appear around the horizon. And the once-familiar sun becomes a black void in the sky surrounded by the glowing corona — that's the ghostly white ring that is the sun's atmosphere.

"It seems supernatural," says Espenak. "It is so far beyond the scope of normal, everyday existence that it seems dream-like or hallucinogenic."

A partial solar eclipse offers none of that magic, according to Rick Fienberg, the project manager for the American Astronomical Society's solar eclipse task force.

"Even at 99%, it gets no more dark than on a sort of typical overcast day," says Fienberg. "You can have a 75% or 80% partial solar eclipse, and if you didn't know it was happening, you might not notice because the environment changes so little."

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/08/1236617960/2024-april-8-total-solar-eclipse-vs-partial-get-to-path-of-totality

Did you even read my response? It has nothing to do with totality. Yes I know we are not in the path of totality. But we are going to be experiencing about 80% coverage of the sun. A partial solar eclipse is incredibly dangerous to look at. For you to say it won’t be noticeable is just plain ignorant. An 80% coverage of the sun will be noticeable. The sun will look like a waning moon. We saw it last in 2017. We had our eclipse glasses even though we weren’t in the path of totality.

So my connect stands. You are an idiot. Schools are not going to be able to make sure every kid doesn’t look at the sun at that time.

Not only are you a truly unpleasant person, you're also confusing posters. I'm the PP and not the person who asked if schools would be making sure kids don't look at the sun. I was merely pointing out that an 80% "eclipse" will be nothing like a total eclipse. Which it won't. But do go on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

You are oddly worried about this. Just send your kid to school with eclipse glasses and instruct him/her to wear them if they go outside. This is not the crisis you seem to want it to be.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The mass hysteria over the eclipse is probably no different than it was 2,000 years ago.

There's no reason to get hysterical over a partial eclipse in VA. Nearest places for you to see the total eclipse are Cleveland and Buffalo.

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I'm considering driving up to be in totality. We saw it in 2017 and it was beyond astonishing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We’re handling it by pulling DD out of school driving to Cleveland. going to watch events and spending a couple of minutes looking up at the sun with our glasses. It’ll be fun.

Looking up at the total eclipse is very cool, but I found it even more amazing to just look around. We were out in the country and it got so, so dark and the crickets started chirping. It was like we were on another planet.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are nowhere near the path of totality. It won't even be noticeable here. Good grief.

You are a moron. We are actually getting about 80% of the sun blocked, which means if you look at the sun it won’t hurt. And yes it will get somewhat dimmer for a couple of minutes.

Speaking of morons... it will look NOTHING like it will in the path of totality. Do you know anything about solar eclipses?

During a total eclipse, the sky darkens suddenly and dramatically. The temperature drops. Stars come out. Beautiful colors appear around the horizon. And the once-familiar sun becomes a black void in the sky surrounded by the glowing corona — that's the ghostly white ring that is the sun's atmosphere.

"It seems supernatural," says Espenak. "It is so far beyond the scope of normal, everyday existence that it seems dream-like or hallucinogenic."

A partial solar eclipse offers none of that magic, according to Rick Fienberg, the project manager for the American Astronomical Society's solar eclipse task force.

"Even at 99%, it gets no more dark than on a sort of typical overcast day," says Fienberg. "You can have a 75% or 80% partial solar eclipse, and if you didn't know it was happening, you might not notice because the environment changes so little."

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/08/1236617960/2024-april-8-total-solar-eclipse-vs-partial-get-to-path-of-totality

Where in my post did I say it would look like a total eclipse? I said about 80% of the sun would be blocked so if you look at it then, it wouldn’t hurt. That can be incredibly dangerous for your eyesight and I don’t trust schools to handle it.

So to the PP who explained totality to me when I never even said anything about that, I guess the cat has got your tongue now?

Looking at a partial eclipse without proper eye wars is dangerous.

Then the obvious answer seems to be... get the proper eyewear. Is this really so difficult for you?

[Anonymous]

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

Not PP but please shut it....Texas schools closed. There can be safety concerns.

You do realize that Texas is in the path of total eclipse. Virginia is not.

[Anonymous]

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

Not PP but please shut it....Texas schools closed. There can be safety concerns.

You do realize that Texas is in the path of total eclipse. Virginia is not.

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Schools in Rochester, NY are closed too - so the kids can watch the eclipse! Good grief, the PP is frighteningly worried about this.

[Anonymous]

They should do a 2 hour early release then here in VA.