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Posted on 09/02/2026 11:30:17 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: Pretend you have never heard of a solar eclipse. The Sun’s behavior has been predictable your whole life. One day, you witness the sky transform as it does in today’s spliced image spanning two hours of the August 12, 2026 solar eclipse. The Sun disappears, leaving behind a bright, empty ring. What would you think had happened? Humans have interpreted eclipses in countless ways throughout history, embedding beliefs about connection, rebirth, or danger into culture. “Eclipse” comes from the Greek word “ékleipsis” meaning “abandonment”. In ancient Greece, the solar eclipse marked the anger of the gods and the Sun abandoning humanity. To the Diné people, this celestial alignment is a time of renewal. Out of respect and to avoid the danger of sunlight, the Diné stay inside until the Sun and Moon separate. The Batammariba people of Benin and Togo believe that the Sun and Moon fight during an eclipse, so the community encourages peace among themselves. Eclipses are an example of the longstanding connection between astronomy and society.
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And all that's to come
And everything under the sun is in tune (Everything)
But the sun is eclipsed by the moon..... (Referring to Lunacy)
The end of the Pink Floyd song Eclipse
Likely referring to the change to a departure from reality (insanity) of one of their founding members, Sid Barrett, who they had to kick out of the band.
There was a total eclipse in southern Quebec in April of 2024 and I went up there. The sky was completely clear. It was really spooky...at totality it was about as dark as you’d expect it to be a few minutes before total darkness on a summer evening.IOW it wasn’t as dark as it is at 2AM but pretty close.
Great photo!
Proving yet again that the moon is made of cheese to make us all a delicious cheeseburger.
The moon could make enough cheeseburgers to satisfy most of the raving lunatics on Earth.
As a matter of fact it's all dark.
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