Annular Solar Eclipse - October 2, 2024

[HiloJulie]

Coming Wednesday, October 2, 2024, to a morning sky near you!

All that you touch
And all that you see
All that you taste
All you feel
And all that you love
And all that you hate
All you distrust
All you save
And all that you give
And all that you deal
And all that you buy
Beg, borrow or steal
And all you create
And all you destroy
And all that you do
And all that you say
And all that you eat
And everyone you meet
And all that you slight
And everyone you fight
And all that is now
And all that is gone
And all that's to come
And everything under the sun is in tune
But the sun is eclipsed by the moon

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/u...o=20241002

[TomK]

On my first trip to Hawaii in 1991, on the last night of a four-night run in perfect conditions with no moon, I stepped out into the darkened dome and looked at the night sky. Our telescope operator, who in his spare time was a radio DJ in Hilo, was playing Dark Side of the Moon, and while I stood there, he turned up the volume (we'd later go on to become good friends). Standing there, dark-adapted, and seeing the universe and telescope while Brain Damage/Eclipse was playing remains one of the most emotional and awe-inspiring things I have ever experienced.

https://youtu.be/CRfwJQK7leQ?si=chG58W_bYwywb03R