The solar eclipse was a big deal this year because there was a path across the United
States where people would be able to experience a total eclipse. The moon completely
covers the sun, it gets dark, you can see stars, crickets chirp, the temperature drops...
pretty amazing. People all over drove to cities in this path to witness it.
While we were not in the path of totality, we were still able to experience a partial eclipse,
which was cool enough in itself. I bought the special eclipse glasses so no one went blind
looking at the sun, and we were set! We watched over the span of about an hour as the
moon slowly made it's way across the sun. It got a little dark, it cooled off, and yes...we
even heard crickets. I'm not sure how much of a science lesson the kids really grasped,
but at least I got some pictures of them in these silly glasses.
States where people would be able to experience a total eclipse. The moon completely
covers the sun, it gets dark, you can see stars, crickets chirp, the temperature drops...
pretty amazing. People all over drove to cities in this path to witness it.
While we were not in the path of totality, we were still able to experience a partial eclipse,
which was cool enough in itself. I bought the special eclipse glasses so no one went blind
looking at the sun, and we were set! We watched over the span of about an hour as the
moon slowly made it's way across the sun. It got a little dark, it cooled off, and yes...we
even heard crickets. I'm not sure how much of a science lesson the kids really grasped,
but at least I got some pictures of them in these silly glasses.
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