[IL-Talk] Eclipse is anyone going to watch?

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According to the NBC meteorologist, Chicago could get approx 94% 
coverage of the eclipse. But to get the 100%, we would have to go down 
to at least the southern tip of Illinois or further east. Heard that 
DuSable is hosting an eclipse watching event in Chicago.

> Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:51:46 -0500
> From: Glenn III <gmoore3rd at gmail.com>
> To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [IL-Talk] Eclipse is anyone going to watch?
>
>
> Only if your dog were staring at it more than he or she would normally look
> at the sun.
> The risk is that while much darker than normal, there's still light from
> the sun's corona that extends further out and isn't obstructed by the moon
> (also, I think the ultraviolet corona extends further than the visible
> corona so even more uv light isn't blocked. It's certainly not more harmful
> than staring at the normal sun but it's people's altered behavior to stare
> up at an eclipse. Since we're all equally blind to UV light, sighted people
> might not realize it's still brighter than it seems.
>
> By the way, Patti, If I can get a cheap bus ticket, I might take a trip to
> Indianapolis for the eclipse. I've seen one before in Columbia, MO. It did
> indeed  get dark like twilight, animals either got quiet or came out like
> it was nighttime and it gets noticibly cooler for a few minutes.
> Unfortunately in Chicago, there may be no noticibly changes. The strength
> of the shadow of totality is concentrated in a small area of land and if
> you'reeven maybe a hundred miles from totality, there would be no dimming
> at all.
>
> -Glenn III
>
>
>> On Mar 25, 2024, at 12:35?PM, pattischang--- via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> ?Pls let me know.
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>> Patti Chang
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