[mamelukesabre]

hey!

What’s the big Idea posting that without warning people to NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE ECLIPSE!

[Verginius Rufus]

During totality it is safe to look directly at the sun--when it's totally hidden. That's what I was told in 1999 when I was fortunate to see the total eclipse that was visible in Europe.

The next one which will be visible in the US will be on August 21, 2017, passing from Oregon to South Carolina, followed by one on April 8, 2024, passing from Texas up to Maine.

There is one total eclipse this year, on July 22, a very long one (6 minutes 39 seconds of totality at the best locations), but it will be visible only in parts of Asia and the Pacific.

I read once that on average a particular spot is in the path of a total eclipse once every 360 years.