I’m just happy to see a partial eclipse … how many times do you get to see the moon passing in front of the sun? Full, annular, partial … it doesn’t matter to me, it’s a unique solar event that doesn’t happen often and it amazes me.
Total superiority
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ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
PunnyName@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Relatively common, actually. At least compared to being able to see a full total. Geographically speaking, that it.
ummthatguy@lemmy.world 8 months ago
ItsAFake@lemmus.org 8 months ago
As much as I utterly love the original by Bonnie Tyler, I can’t not sing their version along instead.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 8 months ago
The first one looks like the Dark Sign. Which, IMO, is cooler.
Neato@ttrpg.network 8 months ago
I didn’t realize the moon’s distance to the Earth varied enough to cause annular eclipses. I always wondered why we didn’t see more eclipses since the moon is revolving around earth monthly.
Strykker@programming.dev 8 months ago
The moon also doesn’t orbit at the same plane as the earth around the sun, so sometimes it’s above the sun and other times it’s below
rockerface@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Not only that, but the Moon slowly gets further and further from the Earth so over time there will be more annular eclipses and fewer total eclipses
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 8 months ago
This is the last North American eclipse for like 20 years so don’t miss it.
PunnyName@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Correct!
bstix@feddit.dk 8 months ago
How does the sun appear to someone wearing a VISOR?
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Don’t know but when they do … they’ll gonna need a new visor after
PunnyName@lemmy.world 8 months ago
During a total eclipse, he could actually take it off! (certain conditions apply, blind engineers maybe require additional ocular enhancements)
PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Honestly I kinda feel like an annular eclipse is prettier, but I’m still excited just for the rarity of the experience.
And who am I kidding? How often do annular eclipses happen either? I’m happy that EITHER happen near me lol
stoneparchment@possumpat.io 8 months ago
pictures cannot capture the ephemeral, indescribable beauty of the moments of totality
total eclipse wins every time
get effin HYPE
Grayox@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
It is really the most magical experience a human can experience without drugs.
PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Annular eclipse isn’t a partial eclipse. It’s just like a total eclipse, but with a frickin ring of fire. How frickin metal is that?!?!
But I’d get hype for either, honestly.
GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
I traveled to see the annular eclipse in October, and I’m traveling to the path of the total eclipse next month. I’m sure they both will be amazing experiences. My last total eclipse is decades ago.
In short, I disagree with this meme.
PunnyName@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Annular are more common. And you can’t look at them without solar glasses. Total you can look for the few minutes without glasses.
GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
According to Wikipedia, and data for the last century, there were 73 annular and 71 total eclipses, which is pretty close to the same. List of 20th century eclipses. Now, I haven’t checked to see if there are more of one than the other in the eclipse cycle, but given the difference of 2 over a century and the cycle taking 18 years, it can’t be more than one.
But see them while you can. In the distant future, there won’t be any total eclipses.
idiomaddict@feddit.de 8 months ago
You still shouldn’t look at them unprotected, because you don’t notice the damage until it’s too late, iirc