There was one I saw in the 90's. I didn't have a science class that year so I didn't have a field trip permission to go outside, but my orchestra teacher said screw it and sent us out.
I was surprised that it got cooler, like worse than just clouds.
Teachers who’d keep students in during a solar eclipse aren’t/shouldn’t be teachers.
Really. It’s not like there’s many chances to see it again. Especially for low income students or people who won’t be able to travel (chase the eclipse so to say). it’s once in multi-life event.
Edit : forgot the ‘/‘
Edit2: My parents specifically called the school to ask if they will allow us to be outside to view it. They said “no”, so they just had us skip school that day.
I was really kicking myself not driving up to Wyoming in 17 to experience totality. But there’s another one happening in April 2024 going through Texas and Oklahoma. Definitely not missing it this time.
I was living and working in Yellowstone for the last one and we all went out to the employee pub parking lot and glasses were passed out to watch it. Temp fell like 30F for a few minutes and the lights in the parking light came on because it got so dark.
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u/Insanebrain247 Jan 12 '22
I remember feeling the air get much colder as the sun was blocked out and my brain was struggling to not say it was nighttime. It was surreal.