"The reason why a solar eclipse is so rare, espicially a total one like this, is because of the orbits. The moon only has so many paths through the sky, and likewise the earth around the sun is also very predictible. Because of that, we can easily predict when a solar eclipse, or a lunar eclipse is going to happen, but we can't adjust things like the totality. Only some areas would be able to see this, others would get a little bit. And some other locations wouldn't even get anything."

"Eyup."

"The reason we need to wear these glasses is because while the sun is still covered up, the solar rays are still bathing the planet. In fact, due to the distances involved, the solar rays are still there and still traveling. In fact, it would take a few hours for the rays to be blocked. But because it's dark out, people are going to be stupid and still stare at the sun because it's dark out. Very dangerous."

"Eyup."

"Despite there only being the earth, the moon, the sun, and a bunch of asteroids and comets we can only see when they get close, there is the possibility of other planets and the like could exist. IF they did exist, they would also go through something similar. That would be called a transit when the planet moves in front of the sun. It wouldn't be to noticible because the planets would be so far away. Despite being closer, the distances involved would be so massive that the planet would be tiny by comparison."

"Eyup."

"Ooooh! It's starting! So! It's kind of amazing that this is able to be possible. Going back to the size issue, the moon is just the right size and in just the right place to completly block out the sun. Now of course the creation of the moon is a bit of a subject of debate. I subscribe to the theory that the protoplanet Theia crashed into earth and the debris that was blasted out of the early earth created a debris ring, before the larger fragments began attracting other fragments which got bigger and bigger and so on until the moon eventually formed."

"Eyup."

"Any other questions about this kind of thing?"

"Nope."

"... Did any of that even get through?"

"Nope."

"Bruh." Danielle threw her head back as the sun peeked back from beyond the moon.

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A werewolf with an interest in astronomy and the cosmos viewing a solar eclipse is a rare thing. still, here we are.

artwork made by  red-dog