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xkcd #2914: Eclipse Coolnesss (imgs.xkcd.com)
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A partial eclipse is like a cool sunset. A total eclipse is like someone broke the sky.

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[–] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

As someone who drove across country for the last eclipse - Phoenix to bfe Oregon - it's worth doing once in your life. Even in the middle of nowhere, there were enough people around that when the moment of totality came, there was a very audible collective gasp, it was pretty awesome.