{"id":61880,"date":"2017-08-15T02:27:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T06:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/?p=61880"},"modified":"2017-08-14T11:46:32","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T15:46:32","slug":"solar-eclipse-how-to-experience-the-awesomeness-free-safety-glasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2017\/08\/15\/solar-eclipse-how-to-experience-the-awesomeness-free-safety-glasses\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Eclipse: How to Experience the Awesomeness + Free Safety Glasses"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s all the hubbub about next Monday’s solar eclipse about? This 1869 image from the The Patrick Montgomery Collection<\/a>, speaks volumes, as does Annie Dillard’s observation that “What you see in total eclipse is entirely different from what you know.<\/strong>” \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

NASA described experiencing a total eclipse this way:<\/p>\n

The difference between a 95% eclipse and a 100% eclipse is literally the difference between day and night. With any partial eclipse, you don’t experience the “awesomeness” of totality<\/strong>. It’s hard to put into words, but once you experience a total eclipse, you understand the difference.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Even though we’ll be experiencing only a partial eclipse where we are, we’ll take it! \u00a0To watch, we’ll be picking up a free pair of safe viewing glasses at Warby Parker<\/a>, our new favorite place to buy glasses. \u00a0You can get some great eclipse info (including how to make your own pinhole projector) and find a store near you here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Warby Parker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fast Company put together a really FAQ out of NASA’s reddit threads<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vox has a\u00a0handy interactive tool<\/a>that tells you how much of the eclipse you\u2019ll be able to see in your zip code.<\/p>\n

Find out\u00a0how to livestream the eclipse from wherever you are<\/strong> at NASA’s Eclipse Events page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NASA’s Eclipse 2017 page<\/a> is full of info.<\/p>\n

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Diego Rivera, detail from Retrato de Ram\u00f3n G\u00f3mez de la Serna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As for reading, you’ll find a good historical\/cultural perspective via Blinded by the Light: Solar Eclipses in Art-Science, Symbolism and Spectacle<\/a>. \u00a0As always Brain Pickings gives deep-meaning focus <\/a>by extensively delving into Mable Loomis Todd’s Total Eclipses of the Sun<\/em><\/a>, “an unprecedented guide to the history, science and spell-binding surreality of eclipses”… \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

…It was there that we found this perfect snippet of an Emily Dickinson poem, that summed it all up.<\/p>\n

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It sounded as if the streets were running \u2014<\/em><\/span>
\nAnd then \u2014 the streets stood still \u2014<\/em><\/span>
\nEclipse was all we could see at the Window<\/em><\/span>
\nAnd Awe \u2014 was all we could feel.<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What’s all the hubbub about next Monday’s solar eclipse about? We’ve put together a succinct guide, from where and how to view it wherever you are, to readings from art, philosophy, poetry, to where to find free eclipse glasses.<\/p>\nRead More<\/a>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":61883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6549,59,6329,780,8364,72],"tags":[10942,10940,10939,10944,10943,10941],"yoast_head":"\nSolar Eclipse: How to Experience the Awesomeness + Free Safety Glasses - Improvised Life<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What's all the hubbub about next Monday's solar eclipse about? 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