The very young don't always do what they are told...
The line above came from a SG1 episode called The Nox. At the time I watched STARGATE often.
That particular line wasn’t about children following parent’s instructions. But an advanced alien
culture who gave advice to a not so advanced one that didn’t listen. And chaos
ensued. Which did.
Thinking about it as I plan on work writing my own version of
Sci Fi stories, the line hit a note in me. We are on the cusp of a truly fantastic
cosmic event trekking directly across the middle of US from coat to coast. That doesn’t happen often. And I’m sure everyone has heard about
it.
A Total Solar Eclipse will occur on August 21. Simply
put, the moon lines up to travel directly in front of the sun causing the earth
and sun to appear in darkness. See it for just a few minutes at each location
as its path treks across the sky straight through the middle of
the United States. And it tracks close to my area. At the precise time step
outside, wear those nifty solar eclipse glasses, look toward the sun and there
it is.
All of this sounds so exciting to a Sci Fi girl like me.
But there is a catch. If you are outside and you want to watch this event you
must wear the Nasa-certified protective glasses. NASA warns that if you look directly at the
Solar Eclipse with the naked eye you could damage your retina. And finding a
pair of these special eye saving glasses at this late date is rare. So, if you
don’t already have yours and can’t score a pair, don't look up! There are many other ways to
watch this event.
NASA will stream the Sun’s entire Eclipse path across
the country. On computers and smart TVs you can watch the trek from beginning
to end in HD with commentary.
ISS (International Space Station) is in the prime
location to photograph and vid all of it. Jets from NASA will be in the sky
doing the same.
Check NASA.GOV for the precise viewing of this event in your local
area.
Kaye
keep watching!
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