Blindness would be hell to live with.

I have those glasses, and do not plan to go blind.

Fearing and worshiping the sun and moon, ignorant and superstitious, thinking the moon was eating the sun, etc.

Ancient scientists employed eclipses to keep calendars and to determine astronomy constants, a feat still not understood and acknowledged by most scientists and persons who label themselves archaeoastronomers, students of ancient astronomy.

Here is some info to push back that ignorance.

Link to tweet

I leave tonight back for Europe.

Funny story about Bonnie Tyler: about thirty years ago, I was on a plane from Düsseldorf to London, and there was a group of guys in leather pants in one row, one of which was on his knees turned toward the seat in back of him, and he was talking to some blonde woman. I thought I vaguely recognized some of them. One of the flight attendants said it was the Spandau Ballet, and their lead singer was particularly interested in Bonnie Tyler, who was sitting in the row in back of them.

so it should be a pretty dark day. I'll watch it online.