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submitted 7 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Eclipse watchers are keeping a close eye on the weather ahead of a solar eclipse that will plunge a wide strip of North America into daytime darkness on Monday.

Forecasters are predicting cloudy conditions in northern Mexico, Texas and parts of the Great Lakes region.

Better weather is expected in western Mexico and parts of the US Midwest.

And some of the best viewing is likely to be under clear spring skies in New England and Canada.

Starting in the Pacific Ocean, the eclipse will become visible on the coast of Mexico near the city of Mazatlan at about 11:07 local time (19:07 BST).

The shadow of the Moon will run across the Earth at a speed of 1,500 mph (2,400 km/h) - tracing a north-easterly arc through the states of Durango and Coahuila before casting parts of Texas, Arkansas and neighbouring states into darkness.

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[-] Fades@lemmy.world -5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

yep, I've seen many of both solar and lunar eclipses over the years here in the US PNW.

It is indeed a pretty sight, but this 'primal feeling' is just how you felt as you processed it, it has nothing to do with the actual eclipse and it isn't some sort of human-wide phenomenon lmao.

"relief when the sun came back", "primal feeling", it's absurd. You are projecting your abstract humanistic personal feelings to a scientific/natural event. It is illogical and laughable.

[-] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 months ago

Well golly gee, I never looked at it that way. I’ll be sure to check my feelings of awe at the door next time. /s

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