I would like to advise my readers that there will be a delay in updates to Cosmic Lotus, but I have a pretty good excuse. I am currently in America and I am on a lengthy road trip with AlaskaIsCold which included going to a site in Agate Nebraska to watch the total eclipse of the sun. It was awesome! Even Doctor Hooves was there to watch.

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Best of luck to everyone chasing the solar eclipse tomorrow. I hope the weather behaves. If you are close to the line of totality, it is definitely worth making the effort to get there. I blogged about how awesome it was back in 2017 (see: Pre-Eclipse Post, Post-Eclipse Post; also my

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Well, you know what day it is. If you don't, you must not own a television or have internet, in which case how are you here?

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My family went on an all-day pilgrimage through the state to get to a good spot to watch it. Really cool to see happen. I'm gonna be in my 40's when it happens again. Maybe I'll have some actually published original stories out by then xD

Who else is planning to watch the solar eclipse? It would be great to hear some travel stories and reports on how it turns out for everyone. I know Eruantalon is heading to the totality line in Oregon. I have now arrived in Greenville, South Carolina, and will be meeting up with Needling Haystacks for the event tomorrow.

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I can't believe 2017 was seven years ago now. Boy, time zips away fast.

That year, my locale only got a partial eclipse, but it was still pretty interesting. I got to see the real deal this year, though.
I just used a regular Google Pixel 2 to take these, and it was kind of hard to figure out the right way to get a good picture of the eclipse.

This was my best one:

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The eclipse has begun.

AS IT WAS FORETOLD.

Totality will happen here in about an hour.

Time to go out and stare at the sun! (With powerful eclipse glasses on)

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Got some footage of that eclipse today. Gotta tell you, just getting into the 'eclipse zone' was a nightmare; traffic jams for miles, all people wanting to experience a once in a lifetime event. I feel bad for anyone who wanted to see this but didn't get the chance, like my brother, whose college wasn't willing to push the first day of classes back a bit to let people see this.

The footage isn't professional, but it's the best I could get with an iPhone. Enjoy!

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"Luna Eclipsed" is one of the best episodes of the show.

Even though it's just a silly holiday themed episode about costumes, candy, and games.

Actually, especially because of that.

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I went with some friends down to Russellville Arkansas on Saturday, stayed at a lovely Air

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Time for a major eclipse in real life (time varies on location). Make sure you have proper eye protection (conforms to ISO 12312-2).

YAY~!

View on Derpibooru - Original source

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Here's a story by Estee you can read to take up the time until the Sun is all tuned up and returned to operation.

EA Total Eclipse Of The Fun

• MLP: FiM
• Comedy
• Slice of Life

The second anniversary of the Return is approaching, and all Luna wants for the celebration is one thing -- something Equestria hasn't seen in more than a thousand years. This could be a problem.

• Celestia
• Luna
• Fancypants
• Flim and Flam
• Main 6

Estee · 38k words  ·  897  10 · 13k views

The prospects for American science for 2017 are not looking good. Researchers across the US are getting nervous as the new administration in Washington appears to view empirical evidence and objective facts as irrelevant. In the new post-truth era, if scientific research yields a politically inconvenient result, it looks like it will simply by substituted for some ‘alternative facts’. It is easy

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I hope you all had better luck ♡

A quick reminder to Luna fans on this side of the planet - look out for tonight's eclipse.

Source

Check times at: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2018-july-27

Looking out the window, the clouds just might clear enough to give me a quick view.

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There's a partial lunar eclipse currently visible on this side of the planet. And this time it is a clear night and I get to see it. (Still disappointed that I missed the total lunar eclipse last July).

Explanation with ponies:

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"Behold the stellar glory of a solar eclipse, that rare occasion when the moon passes in front of the sun... at the breakfast table." Celestia peered over her sister, who was closely examining the jars of jam in the cabinet, which of course she had to lean over Celestia's chair in order to see. "Luna, it really doesn't matter what kind of jelly you pick for your pancakes if you let them get cold." Getting no immediate response, she rolled her eyes and muttered, "I'm being mooned. At

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Today is the last day a total solar eclipse can be seen from within the US (where I live) until 2044! I'll only get to see 50% totality where I am, but afterwards I wanna write a silly fic in celebration of it!
After that's done, I'll edit this to tag that fic! :DDDD

I have witnessed two partial eclipses in my lifetime, so I wasn't quite sure how a "total eclipse" would be noticeably better.

Holy shit, how wrong I was.

Luckily, I reside well within the path of totality, so I didn't have to travel at all.

And just... Wow.

During the four minutes of totality, the sky was clear, the temperature dropped ten degrees, and the speed at which a dusk-like darkness descended from the 3:00PM sky was... Wow!

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