It was the 2024 Solar Eclipse. And boy did it have a big build up. Part of it was the fact that it was going to be seen in the 48 consecutive states. And part of it was because it was it is the last time we will see a total eclipse in North American until 2044.
As a family, we decked out for the eclipse. We got two sets of glasses for everyone. Bri and Kiff took theirs to school. I brought mine as well, as did Emmie.
Schools got into the act. Emmie's school hosted a viewing party. She passed out stickers to families who were enjoying it together. My school actually purchased glasses for students who were interested. We watched a special CNN 10 about it in class today as well as a Discovery Education video that explained that we should enjoy these eclipses while we can because in 600 million years, we will not see them (the moon will have pulled too far away. I also showed students the simulation on the planetarium dome at school as well, where they could see the Venus actually became visible. They also saw that the seven planets were all aligned as well. Super cool.
Viewing it today as a lot of fun. I checked it out from my parent's house before heading home. I stopped on the way home in Lexington and viewed it (the sun was about half covered). I viewed it when we got home a few times with Kif (the eclipse was at maximum) around 3:30. I viewed it when we left for Kif and Bri's track meet, which showed that the moon was now moving. I even checked it out from DHS. It was almost complete (I even viewed the sun when it was totally complete at 4:30).
All and all it was a memorable time.
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