Solar eclipse?

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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?

We have the proper eyewear. But schools can’t man everyone and make sure they are using it properly. That’s why we are pulling them out.

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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?

We have the proper eyewear. But schools can’t man everyone and make sure they are using it properly. That’s why we are pulling them out.

But there’s literally nothing to see here. It will look pretty much like any other day. Do your kids routinely look at the sun?

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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.

No I’m not confusing posters. You for some reason felt the need to “school me” with copied information from a website about a total solar eclipse. No one on this thread ever said we were getting a total solar eclipse here in VA. It’s been said partial caliper multiple times. A partial eclipse with 80% coverage is still fun to look at with proper eyewear and there will be a noticeable difference in the size of the sun as it disappears.

Do you think teachers are equipped to make sure each child won’t look at the sun out of curiosity if they are outside? I don’t.

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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?

We have the proper eyewear. But schools can’t man everyone and make sure they are using it properly. That’s why we are pulling them out.

But there’s literally nothing to see here. It will look pretty much like any other day. Do your kids routinely look at the sun?

I feel like I’m talking to a wall? Or maybe someone who isn’t good at science? I don’t think you understand how the normal sun works. If you happen to look at it, it’s so bright your eyes feel pain and you automatically look away. In a partial eclipse, most of the sun will be blocked - but if you look at it during the partial eclipse with bare eyes, it won’t feel painful to your eyes and you won’t look away automatically. You are then in danger of permanent damage to your eyes.

Are you really this ignorant of what a partial eclipse looks like? They have simulations online so I recommend googling it. You will see the sun waning over time (you do know what waning is, right?) Did you not see the 2017 one here in VA? The sun becomes a sliver, almost like a moon (that is “waning”) It would be very easy to want to glance at it and get glued to it bc it looks so cool.

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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?

We have the proper eyewear. But schools can’t man everyone and make sure they are using it properly. That’s why we are pulling them out.

Ok, then you have nothing to worry about. You're pulling your kids out. So what's the issue again?

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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.

No I’m not confusing posters. You for some reason felt the need to “school me” with copied information from a website about a total solar eclipse. No one on this thread ever said we were getting a total solar eclipse here in VA. It’s been said partial caliper multiple times. A partial eclipse with 80% coverage is still fun to look at with proper eyewear and there will be a noticeable difference in the size of the sun as it disappears.

Do you think teachers are equipped to make sure each child won’t look at the sun out of curiosity if they are outside? I don’t.

Do you typically fret about things to such an extent? Wow.

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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?

We have the proper eyewear. But schools can’t man everyone and make sure they are using it properly. That’s why we are pulling them out.

But there’s literally nothing to see here. It will look pretty much like any other day. Do your kids routinely look at the sun?

I feel like I’m talking to a wall? Or maybe someone who isn’t good at science? I don’t think you understand how the normal sun works. If you happen to look at it, it’s so bright your eyes feel pain and you automatically look away. In a partial eclipse, most of the sun will be blocked - but if you look at it during the partial eclipse with bare eyes, it won’t feel painful to your eyes and you won’t look away automatically. You are then in danger of permanent damage to your eyes.

Are you really this ignorant of what a partial eclipse looks like? They have simulations online so I recommend googling it. You will see the sun waning over time (you do know what waning is, right?) Did you not see the 2017 one here in VA? The sun becomes a sliver, almost like a moon (that is “waning”) It would be very easy to want to glance at it and get glued to it bc it looks so cool.

DP (that means "Different Poster") - you are indeed confusing posters and are talking like a sanctimonious prig to everyone who posts here. If you're taking your kids out of school for a partial eclipse, then I truly don't understand why you're still on this thread, insisting that schools should close early because dear God, kids *might* look directly at the sun. I have rarely seen such a level of unfounded anxiety.

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if they close this day. they might not re open ever again. this is 3-13-2020 All over again.

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

Yes, that will be great. Then there’s a full day off already for Eid two days later on the 10th. Cue the FCPSisTrash Chorus complaining that school is never open in 3…2..

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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?

We have the proper eyewear. But schools can’t man everyone and make sure they are using it properly. That’s why we are pulling them out.

But there’s literally nothing to see here. It will look pretty much like any other day. Do your kids routinely look at the sun?

False. The partial eclipse in Nova will be close to 90%. That’s an excellent spectacle and will be notable. The moon gradually will cover the sun. It is exciting to watch the progress as the sun becomes the crescent in the sky! It will become noticeably darker. Kids and adults don’t want to miss this! There are several festivals in the area.

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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.

Texas is getting full coverage. We're getting partial. So you shut it.

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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.

No I’m not confusing posters. You for some reason felt the need to “school me” with copied information from a website about a total solar eclipse. No one on this thread ever said we were getting a total solar eclipse here in VA. It’s been said partial caliper multiple times. A partial eclipse with 80% coverage is still fun to look at with proper eyewear and there will be a noticeable difference in the size of the sun as it disappears.

Do you think teachers are equipped to make sure each child won’t look at the sun out of curiosity if they are outside? I don’t.

Do you typically fret about things to such an extent? Wow.

Exactly, this whole post is ridiculous.

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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.

Texas is getting full coverage. We're getting partial. So you shut it.

This. Texas closed schools in the path of totality so the kids can watch. Also, the counties in the path of totality declared a state of emergency because of all the people coming to view the eclipse - Texas is expected to have the best and longest view. They didn't close schools for the partial eclipse back in October and schools outside totality aren't closed.

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I am guessing that there will be projects in ES to build pinhole boxes to safely watch the eclipse as part of science. We are sending our son with eclipse glasses. His class has recess during the time period so he will get a chance to watch it.

This is a big nothing burger. Remind your child not to look at the sun directly. Explain the hazard. If you are that worried then pull your kid from school.

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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.

No I’m not confusing posters. You for some reason felt the need to “school me” with copied information from a website about a total solar eclipse. No one on this thread ever said we were getting a total solar eclipse here in VA. It’s been said partial caliper multiple times. A partial eclipse with 80% coverage is still fun to look at with proper eyewear and there will be a noticeable difference in the size of the sun as it disappears.

Do you think teachers are equipped to make sure each child won’t look at the sun out of curiosity if they are outside? I don’t.

Do you typically fret about things to such an extent? Wow.

Exactly, this whole post is ridiculous.

Then get out of the thread.

Someone (OP) posted do you have safety concerns regarding the eclipse? Someone said yes. Then an ignorant poster kept posting there was nothing to see so how on earth could there be safety concerns? Then multiple posters explained that there actually is something to see with a partial eclipse. You can’t handle the truth?