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NASA messed up. The Eclipes is next year.
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Just read this on Snopes
snopes.com/scientists-miscalculate-solar-eclipse-actually-next-year/
HOUSTON, TX — After double-checking their math, scientists have announced that the total lunar eclipse predicted for August 21, 2017, will occur August 3, 2018.
“Due to a computational mishap, the eclipse we projected for later this month will actually take place late next year,” stated NASA astrophysicist Dr. Theodore Moneta at a hastily-planned press conference from Johnson Space Center in Houston. “We were a bit off.”
Dr. Moneta explained that in calculating the date of the eclipse, scientists utilized a complex formula involving geocentric ephemeris for the Sun and Moon, various parameters, constants, and the Besselian elements, but along the way an error went unnoticed.
“In layman’s terms, we forgot to carry the one,” explained Moneta, a mistake that has plagued 12-year-olds in 7th grade math for centuries.
“It’s disappointing,” stated Matt Mead, governor of Wyoming, upon hearing the news. “Obviously, the NASA nerds really dropped the ball on this one.”
snopes.com/scientists-miscalculate-solar-eclipse-actually-next-year/
HOUSTON, TX — After double-checking their math, scientists have announced that the total lunar eclipse predicted for August 21, 2017, will occur August 3, 2018.
“Due to a computational mishap, the eclipse we projected for later this month will actually take place late next year,” stated NASA astrophysicist Dr. Theodore Moneta at a hastily-planned press conference from Johnson Space Center in Houston. “We were a bit off.”
Dr. Moneta explained that in calculating the date of the eclipse, scientists utilized a complex formula involving geocentric ephemeris for the Sun and Moon, various parameters, constants, and the Besselian elements, but along the way an error went unnoticed.
“In layman’s terms, we forgot to carry the one,” explained Moneta, a mistake that has plagued 12-year-olds in 7th grade math for centuries.
“It’s disappointing,” stated Matt Mead, governor of Wyoming, upon hearing the news. “Obviously, the NASA nerds really dropped the ball on this one.”
Sorry for that. I didn't get to pull anything good on April Fool's Day so I thought this would make up for it 
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Meanwhile, I tracked the Moon's progress with two sheets of construction paper, one with a pinhole in it. (Actually, I had several sizes of holes and had to focus differently for each, but I got good images about 1/4 inch wide.) I can still see, and the mysterious 'Eclipse Radiation' didn't cause any immediate problems, though I might die of Eclipse Cancer now.
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https://space.com/35998-remembering-1970-solar-eclipse.html
In 1970, was the only time anyone I knew got excited about a Total Eclipse. It put New Jersey right on the path of Totality and since no one had developed any of these nifty glasses everyone was looking for to view it (without going blind), there were all kinds of suggestions being touted on radio and TV. The one my mother tried to use was this trick she heard on the radio.
You had to place a bucket or a pale of water on the ground, put on the darkest sunglasses you could find in order to look at the reflection of the eclipse. The announce made it clear that a mirror was NOT to be used, that it had to be a reflection in water. This was supposed to keep the harshes rays from burning out your eyes retinaes and blinding you permanately.
For a long time after that, my sibs and I. kept hearing tales of children who had not listen to their parents or teachers and looked directly into the eclipe only to be permanately blinded.
Oh, I almost forgot. We never did see that eclipes because it was a very overcast day. I really only remember it getting very dark in the middle of the afternoon and raining later.