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Below are some of our favourite images that show the eclipse
in a new and utterly unforgettable way. Enjoy.
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22 AUG 2017
That can burn parts of the eye and create a toxic reaction that
causes damage, which can lead to a condition eye doctors
refer to as photic or solar retinopathy.
Some people Business Insider spoke with said their eyes felt
strange immediately after viewing the eclipse even though
they did wear protective glasses.
The fact that your eyes felt weird after watching the eclipse
doesn't necessarily mean there's any permanent damage.
People who watched the eclipse for even a brief period of time
without protection, however, are susceptible to damage.
But if vision hasn't come back within six months, it's not likely
to - and there is, unfortunately, no present treatment for solar
retinopathy.
A doctor can examine your eye and see changes to the retina,
which can take on the appearance of the crescent-shaped sun
responsible for the damage. Without medical confirmation, it's
hard to know whether something is really wrong and to
whether it can be addressed.
Regardless of how your eyes feel after the eclipse, the AAO
recommends regular comprehensive vision exams, since a
number of health conditions can be first spotted in the eye.
If for any reason - eclipse or not - you notice any pain or vision
changes tomorrow, call a doctor to be safe.
21 AUG 2017
18 AUG 2017
In the United States, the next total solar eclipse will happen on
August 21, 2017 - the first time since 1979.
After the August 2017 solar eclipse, the US will see another
solar eclipse on October 14, 2023. That one will be annular,
however - which means the edge of the sun will remain visible
as a bright ring around the moon.
18 AUG 2017
Looking at the Sun with your naked eye can burn your retinas,
even if that star we orbit is almost entirely covered by the
Moon. That's why you need to wear protective glasses or use
some other method to view the eclipse safely.
Smartphone photos:
It's a wide angle shot and the Sun or Moon only will fit in a
smallish part of that image.
That's a great way to take a photo of you and your friends with
the eclipse in the background. If you are going to try it, adjust
your camera so it's not letting in too much light and blowing
out your image. You could also put your phone on a tripod and
record the scene.
Using a remote trigger for your shutter or a delay will also help
you avoid camera shake. Make sure to replace the filter when
you start to see beads of light appearing again.
10 AUG 2017
One person was really worried about their horses, hoping that
they wouldn't look directly at the sky:
But we did learn from Bill Cooke that if you're in the path of
totality and there are clouds, you'll still get something.
"It will get dark if you're in the path of totality! But it is a weird
dark," he wrote.
Some couples have come up with the fun idea that the
spectacle of an eclipse would make a great backdrop for a
wedding. So naturally, one of these 'eclipse brides' sought
input on her big day from NASA scientists.
"Don't lock your knees, drink lots of water, make sure you get
some appetizers, have fun, and congratulations! Make sure you
and your guests have eclipse glasses," replied Noah Petro.
For as long as humans have occupied our planet we've had the
spectacle of eclipses (with the earliest eclipse confirmed in
3340BC), but this celestial arrangement is not always going to
stick around - some Reddit users aware of this wanted to know
how long we have until the Moon recedes too far.
Of course the earth is flat. Otherwise you would fall off. We are
working on the problem of where the sun goes every day when
it sets over a flat earth. So far, we have not seen clouds of
steam when it hits the ocean.
But, as Bill Cooke pointed out, there's not much you can do if a
flat earther already doesn't accept all those views of Earth we
have from space. Sigh.
8 AUG 2017
"I can still hear her voice," said Duncan, the director of the
Fiske Planetarium at the University of Colorado. "So, we look
down and … llamas. Llamas all over the place."
They were surrounded by llamas - but not for long. After a few
minutes, the moon's 70-mile-wide shadow passed on and light
returned to the plateau, at which point the llamas formed a
sort of procession and marched away.
A few minutes after the sun had come back out and it was
clear the world was not ending, the marine mammals
disappeared, just as the Bolivian llamas had.
Some say that when the moon scoots in front of the sun and
the world goes dark, as it will across the United States on
August 21, birds stop singing and cows and horses start
returning to their barns as though it were time for bed.
All you have to do, they say, is whip out your smartphone and
download the iNaturalist app. Created by the California
Academy of Sciences, iNaturalist allows anyone to take a
picture of an animal (or plant or fungi or whatever) and make
an attempt to identify it.
"I don't think anybody knows for sure what the animals will
do," said Jim Bartoo, the zoo's marketing and public relations
director, "but my bet would be to watch the flamingoes and the
rhinoceros hornbills."
Bartoo said the zoo's avian staff thinks the birds may be more
affected than other animals because they're used to being
brought inside as the sun sets.
18 AUG 2017
But just in case, here's where you can find out where it's going
to hit and what times to look out for, depending on your
location.
NASA
But there's other stuff you may forget to chuck in the car in all
that excitement - like binoculars, picnic gear, or even
sunscreen. So we've prepared a handy list of the most
important things, with some solid guidance from experienced
eclipse viewer and astronomer Amanda Bauer.
But you can also expect the weather to go weird. The 'eclipse
wind' phenomenon puzzled meteorologists for some 300 years,
until they finally came up with the most plausible
explanation yet a couple years ago. Spoiler: it's to do with
variation in our planet's boundary layer.
This Monday is not just going to be a fun day for the whole
family and a baffling experience for folk who refuse to accept
Earth is not flat.
And finally, here's some info in case you miss this one