Did you see the eclipse today? It was 97% where I was. Watching the sun turn into a crescent, and then seeing that crescent flip around, was really weird. Some places actually went dark for a couple of minutes. Zach King (previously at Neatorama) explains what causes a solar eclipse.
Things should return to normal now that the job is done. -via reddit
I had to walk out of a faculty meeting to see the eclipse, but I saw it. One professor had set up a telescope, which was handy. Everyone took a turn.
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My kids went to the totality. They said it was so dark the stars came out and crickets started chirping.
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