1ClassyLady 68F
3126 posts
8/19/2017 7:18 am
Solar Eclipse Safety Tips

Many areas of the United States will experience a total eclipse of the sun on Monday, August 21, 2017, but there are some important safety concerns when it comes to experiencing an eclipse.

A total solar eclipse will start in Oregon and stretch across the country all the way to South Carolina -- find out if you are in the eclipse's path of totality HERE -- with most people getting to see a partial eclipse. It's important to never look directly at the sun and this is especially important during Monday's eclipse.

Here are some more eclipse tips from NASA to keep in mind:

Regular sunglasses do not provide the needed protection
Do not use damaged or scratched solar filters
Supervise all when using solar filters and solar viewers
Do not remove your solar filter while still looking at the sun, look away from the sun and then remove
Cameras, telescopes, and binoculars are not safe for eclipse viewing
Use your eclipse glasses over your normal eyeglasses
Only those within the eclipse's path of totality should remove their solar filters while viewing and only during the short time when the sun is completely covered by the moon
Most people in America will be viewing the eclipse outside of the path of totality and should always use an approved solar filter.

you can always safely watch the eclipse on television or the Internet. NASA will be broadcasting the event live Monday starting at 9:00 AM PST on their Facebook page, NASA, Twitter and the Weather Channel will stream Monday's solar eclipse.





Honesty is the best policy.


1ClassyLady 68F
3289 posts
8/26/2017 4:54 am

California is not in the area to see the "total eclipse", but I watched it from TV as it happened in Oregon state for one minute on Monday, Aug 21, 2017 at 10:19 a.m. The sky turned pitch dark for a minute. I felt as excited as seen on TV.

An anchorman on CNBC said "Imaging the people 1,000 years ago when they saw the "total eclipse", they must get scared." "They didn't know the Sun, the Moon and the Earth line-up in a straight line". The knowledge of the astronomy explains very well. We don't get scared by this natural event.

Science also can explain why the earthquake, the tsunami, the hurricane, ... occurred. We can predict the time and where the "total eclipse" before it actual happens. But we still can't predict earthquake before it real happens. California is a earthquake prone state, we don't know WHEN will it happens.




Honesty is the best policy.


1ClassyLady 68F
3289 posts
8/20/2017 6:36 pm

During the solar eclipse, animals will be extremely confused.
The flock of birds, this massive thing going down to the trees getting ready for nesting, just like what you see at night





Honesty is the best policy.


1ClassyLady 68F
3289 posts
8/19/2017 7:30 am

Total Eclipse of the Heart

Turnaround, every now and then I get a little bit lonely
And you're never coming round
Turnaround, every now and then I get a little bit tired
Of listening to the sound of my tears
Turnaround, every now and then I get a little bit nervous
That the best of all the years have gone by
Turnaround, every now and then I get a little bit terrified
And then I see the look in your eyes
Turnaround bright eyes, but every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes, every now and then I fall apart

And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
'Cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time (all of the time)
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight

Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
And there's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart

Turnaround bright eyes, every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes, every now and then I fall apart

And I need you now tonight (and I need you now)
And I need you more than ever
And if you only hold me tight (and if you only)
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right ('cause we'll never be wrong)
'Cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time (all of the time)
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight

Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
And there's nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart
A total eclipse of the heart
A total eclipse of the heart
Turn around bright eyes



Honesty is the best policy.