Except at The New Yorker. They didn't miss a beat.
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| The New Yorker ~ Kim Warp |
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| The New Yorker ~ Ellis Rosen |
Showing posts with label total solar eclipse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label total solar eclipse. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
The Day After the Solar Eclipse
Wasn't the eclipse a welcome astronomical diversion?
Except at The New Yorker. They didn't miss a beat.
Except at The New Yorker. They didn't miss a beat.
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Solar Eclipse Hysteria
Solar eclipse hysteria is upon us with news reports about profiteers selling fake safety glasses and Amazon giving refunds, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology and American Astronomical Society warning about the risks of eye damage.
Google Trends illustrates that searches about the eclipse, especially "interest by region," mirrors the path of totality.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Jackson, Wyoming, will be swarmed with crowds as it falls right in the path: Oh No, Here Come the Solar Eclipse Hordes.
Even the 1st Interstate Motel nearly 300 miles away in Casper, Wyoming has gotten into act, commanding well over $1,000 per night for rooms that usually book for under $100.
Easily the most witless and ridiculed example of eclipse hysteria was the article by Matt Rocheleau at the Boston Globe that strained much too hard to connect the path of totality to Trump voters: The Solar Eclipse Path Will Overwhelmingly Pass Over Trump Country.
For better or worse, the 70-mile-wide swath of eclipse totality could be anywhere and still overwhelmingly pass over Trump Country. Something tells me the Sun and Moon have always risen above politics.
Google Trends illustrates that searches about the eclipse, especially "interest by region," mirrors the path of totality.
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| Google Trends |
Even the 1st Interstate Motel nearly 300 miles away in Casper, Wyoming has gotten into act, commanding well over $1,000 per night for rooms that usually book for under $100.
Easily the most witless and ridiculed example of eclipse hysteria was the article by Matt Rocheleau at the Boston Globe that strained much too hard to connect the path of totality to Trump voters: The Solar Eclipse Path Will Overwhelmingly Pass Over Trump Country.
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| Boston Globe |
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Coming Soon to the Sky Near You
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| NASA |
Two months before the eclipse, beginning June 20, the USPS will issue commemorative stamps that use "thermochromic ink, which reacts to the heat of your touch. Placing your finger over the black disc on the stamp causes the ink to change from black to clear to reveal an underlying image of the moon. The image reverts back to the black disc once it cools."
Send some snail mail, have fun, be safe, and hope for a clear day.
For East Coasters, the eclipse will peak around 2:45 pm EDT.
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| United States Postal Service |
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| United States Postal Service |
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