Tag Archive for eclipse

Have Some Fun on Eclipse-Day

Who shot arrows into the sky to rekindle the sun?  Who eats the sun but, burning his mouth, spits it out? Who thought that the sun and moon were lovers and the eclipse happened because of, well, the heat of their passion?  Should pregnant women wear metal to protect their baby during the eclipse?

Find  the answers to these and other burning (sorry about that) questions at https://www.almanac.com/content/solar-eclipse-folklore-myths-and-superstitions.

 

Eclipses, Meteors. and Rockets

Are you fascinated by meteor showers, rocket launches, and solar and lunar eclipses?  If so, you don’t want to miss a single one.  Here’s a website that gives you a calendar of all those spectacular events in 2016:  YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO METEOR SHOWERS, ROCKET LAUNCHES AND MORE IN 2016.

Enjoy!