OMG I'm so hyped about this eclipse!!! 
I was in sixth grade when my teacher told us that we were going to have a special assembly during the solar eclipse at school. We even made pinhole projectors to watch it safely indoors. It's crazy that it's been 100 years since an eclipse like this happened! 
And can you believe it's only 2 yrs away?! I'm totally planning on getting up early with my friends and family to watch it together. This is gonna be a memory to last a lifetime 
I was in sixth grade when my teacher told us that we were going to have a special assembly during the solar eclipse at school. We even made pinhole projectors to watch it safely indoors. It's crazy that it's been 100 years since an eclipse like this happened! And can you believe it's only 2 yrs away?! I'm totally planning on getting up early with my friends and family to watch it together. This is gonna be a memory to last a lifetime 
. Six minutes and 23 seconds is basically nothing in terms of actual time. I mean, think about how much time you spend scrolling through your phone each day 
. It's like, what a big deal? And don't get me wrong, it'll be cool to see, but are we really going to gather around the globe to watch this? I'm just not that hyped tbh 
. Plus, have you seen how long those eclipse crowds can get? Not exactly the most relaxing experience 
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I think it's awesome that we're gonna see a total solar eclipse in like, a year and a half 
. For me, it's not just about the science-y stuff (although, I mean, the Earth rotating to align with the sun and moon is pretty cool 
). It's also about experiencing something that's gonna be remembered by so many people for a long time 
. And, let's be real, who doesn't love a good excuse to travel and explore new places? 
. Like, we're literally living in a time where we can track astronomical phenomena with such precision that it's almost too easy? Can't just have some random eclipse pop up without NASA freaking out about it? 
. I mean, I guess it's cool for all you astronomy nerds out there... but for the rest of us, can we just get an update on when the Wi-Fi is going down instead? 
. I mean, what's the big deal? It'll be over before you know it, and then we're back to our regular ol' sunlight 
. And yeah, they don't hurt anyone or anything, so yay for that 
. But can someone tell me how they're gonna measure this thing accurately? Are they just gonna throw up a big ol' cone on the ground and hope for the best? 
Sources please!