“The moon blocks the sun’s rays, but only partially for us, so there’s no safe place to look at it at all,” he said, adding that although the rule applies all year round, people can’t see the moon. He pointed out that he was more worried about More celestial events.
A solar eclipse occurs approximately once every 18 months when the sun, moon, and earth align.
“As the moon revolves around the Earth, sometimes … it’s positioned in a position that essentially blocks some of the sun’s light,” he said.
It happens quite regularly, but astronomy enthusiasts explained that it happens in narrow hallways.
“What’s unique about this kind of thing is that unless you travel somewhere, it’s not something you see very often in your lifetime.”
In fact, the last time there was a total solar eclipse, the corridor was directly over Esteban, and the next one won’t appear until 2044.
“It just happens that Saskatchewan is in that path,” Jaworski said.
The stargazer said that while a partial solar eclipse is not as strong as a total solar eclipse, it is still a spectacular sight.
“When you look in that hazmat suit, you’ll see the sun slowly eating away at you, like someone biting into a cookie,” he says.
For those planning to watch the event in Battleford and Meadow Lake, Jaworski said the state is at the end of the corridor and will only receive about 31 percent of the sun.
That’s why it’s so dangerous.
“Normally, when you look up at the sun on a day like today, or look straight at it, your eyes automatically say, ‘I’m not going to look at it anymore,’ because it’s so bright, right? And you want to look away.” There’s a reaction,” he said.
The problem occurs because the moon is hiding part of the sun, so the sun is not as bright or strong.
“The natural human escape response of looking away disappears.”
Therefore, if you continue to look at it for a long time, it will cause irreversible damage. Jaworski explained that ultraviolet light hits the macula, which is part of the retina, essentially causing a sunburn.
“The eye doesn’t have pain receptors. So whatever happens to our eyes, there’s no feedback that we’re doing any damage here,” he said, referring to the retina.
However, as always, the viewing party is weather dependent. If Saskatchewan is lucky, sunny skies will mean people looking to have fun.
But Yavorsky doesn’t mince words; his goal is to see the whole. For one to four minutes, day turns to night, birds stop singing and planets appear, something he hopes to be a part of for the first time this spring.
“What’s the difference between a 99 percent partial solar eclipse and a total solar eclipse?” A total solar eclipse is like being in the mosh pit at a Taylor Swift concert, a live Taylor Swift concert, with a 99 percent “A partial solar eclipse is like listening to a concert on your car radio in a parking lot,” he said. It refers to a meme.
Can’t find eclipse glasses? Make your own safety suit. Here’s how: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/safety/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI1ttQxXt5s
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