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You can work at one the next eclipses, the one after that and the one after that, so you can pick your hotel room so that if youre interested in doing that. But you can decide for that you want to chase eclipses or experience of the ones that occur to you naturally. But it is, as a reminder ofjust how incredible the cosmos is, and so there are so many people that, after today, whether they are experiencing totality in North America, or watching it on television, they will become inspired by what they see and want to find out more, and it is no Greater Advertisement for science than watching something so incredible and beautiful as this. Absolutely. Talking about getting the public on board, we know that there is also science projects as well, people can give insights to what happened to their pets, for example, during totality. And i do have to say, it is starting to get significantly darker here as i speak. But for the animal kingdom, this is really confusing for them. It is confusing for them and it is confusing for people as well. They will probably be a husk if there are any animals around you. They are just wondering what is happening, because nightfall is in for some time yet, but also there will be a harsh before the pups start among people. A hush. The whoops will start as the last rays pass through the dream, then there would be that spectacular Diamond Ring Effect come up spectacular Diamond Ring Effect come up on the last chink of light is a brighter than everything else. Then of course the show stopper, the atmosphere that will stretch out past the men. It will hang in there sky like a shimmering black pearl in the sky. It will be a moment of great awe and a moment of celebration. It will bring people together. Among the animals, i expect they will be very, very confused. fist expect they will be very, very confused expect they will be very, very confused. �. ,. , confused. At the end of the day, were alljust confused. At the end of the day, were alljust animals confused. At the end of the day, were alljust animals and confused. At the end of the day, were alljust animals and are. Confused. At the end of the day, i were alljust animals and are going to be bowled over by this event. We are just ten minutes away from totality here in ohio. Youre mounting that moment of The Diamond Ring and a connoisseur to more probable hopefully see more first from the else atmosphere. That is not always given an eclipses, that just goes to underscored how special this particular eclipses. Well, the red two things that you can see for this eclipse is happening because the sun is particularly active. There are gigantic Nuclear Explosions that are happening all the time on the sun. If they happen close to the surface and they are particularly powerful, you will see them as little peaks coming out of them as little peaks coming out of the edge. And those peaks, even though they might seem quite small compared to the size of the sun, the other absolutely enormous. Some can beat the size of the entire earth. This is something that you will only see in real life, just for a few moments, just as the eclipse is getting to you. And it is thus lasted ten minutes that is the most fun, really, because she will be noticing a gradual darkening, but that darkening will all of a sudden come in at the next few minutes, stop speeding up, and before you know it, you will see the beads, you will see the Diamond Ring Effect. There will be cheers all around you, and then at the account owner Sophia Muller reveal itself in all its majesty. That is if it is not cloudy but you are. But even in parts of the country for it is cloudy, it is still incredible, because in the summer is the awesome nature of what you can see can take your mind away from all the other thing that are going on. The drop in temperature, the wind that crops up, the shadows that pass along very quickly. It is just the whole package that makes it so special and so wonderful. Im talking about this great Solar Eclipse, of course, there are many times of eclipses. People might think that they have seen one fairly recently. Of course, there are Lunar Eclipses as well, that are different. There are collapses over the water that occur fairly regularly. But this one in particular, is in a league of its own in terms of how many people can see it. How great it is. There are eclipses over the water. It is in a league are eclipses over the water. It is in a league of are eclipses over the water. It is in a league of its are eclipses over the water. It is in a league of its own are eclipses over the water. It 3 in a league of its own because it is a total Solar Eclipse. One of my favourite apart from the total eclipse is the annular eclipse, four of them and is about a bit further away from the earth than normal, and so you get a bunch of light around it, so it looks like a golden ring in the sky. You can only seat using eclipse glasses, but that is a very special moment. But even partial eclipses are interesting. Again, you need to eclipse glasses. That bite thatis need to eclipse glasses. That bite that is taken out of the sun, the chinese used to think that it was because a dragon was eating up the sun and that constitutes a fear until, of course, the sun reappeared as if by magic. So to something that our ancestors fine fearful and body income and fines, no doubt come as joyful as we are finding it now. You can only imagine joyful as we are finding it now. You can only imagine the confusion for anybody, in years past, working the land, for example, suddenly finding that it had become a knight right in the middle of the day, wondering what it doesnt happen. We know that historically, people had used this as an auditory device to shore up the pub, for example. To tell a population, for example, to protect its Solar Eclipse, and to assert their authority, its Solar Eclipse, and to assert theirauthority, it its Solar Eclipse, and to assert their authority, it must have been incredibly confusing. I am just getting what right now, just to update people, five minutes here in ohio. We can cross over to nada tawfik. What is the latest what you are . ,. ,. ,. , tawfik. What is the latest what you are . ,. ,. ,. , tawfik. What is the latest what you are . ,. ,. ,. ,. , are . Here at Niagara Falls on the us side, ou are . Here at Niagara Falls on the us side. You can are . Here at Niagara Falls on the us side. You can see are . Here at Niagara Falls on the us side, you can see behind are . Here at Niagara Falls on the us side, you can see behind me are . Here at Niagara Falls on the us side, you can see behind mejust are . Here at Niagara Falls on the us| side, you can see behind mejust how side, you can see behind me just how heavy side, you can see behind me just how heavy the side, you can see behind me just how heavy the cloud cover as at the moment heavy the cloud cover as at the moment. You can see it is getting noticeahly moment. You can see it is getting noticeably darker, the temperature has dropped quite a bit. But Mother Nature has dropped quite a bit. But Mother Nature has has dropped quite a bit. But Mother Nature has really been teasing us here, nature has really been teasing us here, helena. There was a brief moment here, helena. There was a brief moment in here, helena. There was a brief moment in the daybreak of the clouds, moment in the daybreak of the clouds, and through that, during those clouds, and through that, during those moments of partial eclipse, the son those moments of partial eclipse, the son was viewable as a crescent in the the son was viewable as a crescent in the sky the son was viewable as a crescent in the sky and the crowd here just absolutely in the sky and the crowd here just absolutely went well. So, that one moment absolutely went well. So, that one moment to absolutely went well. So, that one moment to see just how thrilling that was moment to see just how thrilling that was for people who have gathered here was a quite exciting. You know. Gathered here was a quite exciting. You know, people are a little bit optimistic, you know, people are a little bit optimistic, cautiously optimistic about optimistic, cautiously optimistic about the optimistic, cautiously optimistic about the moment of totality, whether about the moment of totality, whether we will be able to see that brilliant, whether we will be able to see that brilliant, Bright Corona of the sun. But we brilliant, Bright Corona of the sun. But we will brilliant, Bright Corona of the sun. But we will have to see what happens with the but we will have to see what happens with the clouds. Many people here came with the clouds. Many people here came thinking they might see a bank at rainhow came thinking they might see a bank at rainbow over Niagara Falls, but as i say, at rainbow over Niagara Falls, but as i say, everyone i speak to in the foreground, as i say, everyone i speak to in the foreground, again, here underthe us side and foreground, again, here underthe us side and offer on the far aground on the canadian side, nobody here is disappointed at all. They say, despite disappointed at all. They say, despite what happens at the moment of totality, this is an experience, a once in a lifetime experience for so many a once in a lifetime experience for so many. Here with Niagara Falls, the splendour of it. And just being able to the splendour of it. And just being able to feel, again, the other parts of this able to feel, again, the other parts of this eclipse. How it affects the environment. Seagulls are flying now, environment. Seagulls are flying now. We environment. Seagulls are flying now, we will see what happens at the moment now, we will see what happens at the moment of now, we will see what happens at the moment of totality. Excitement around moment of totality. Excitement around here, helena. | moment of totality. Excitement around here, helena. Moment of totality. Excitement around here, helena. I can imagine. Niauara around here, helena. I can imagine. Niagara falls. Around here, helena. I can imagine. Niagara falls, no around here, helena. I can imagine. Niagara falls, no matter around here, helena. I can imagine. Niagara falls, No Matter WhatNiagara Falls, No Matter What happens, what an incredibly amazing place to experience it offers a lot of people have been speaking to have come from far and wide. Nomia are speaking to people who had come over from germany. Is that the sense that youre getting as well . So many people descending on the United States for this very event. Absolutely. We met a couple on the plane absolutely. We met a couple on the plane here absolutely. We met a couple on the plane here that were from manchester are going plane here that were from manchester are going to be viewing this from the canadian side, and making a hole of this the canadian side, and making a hole of this and the canadian side, and making a hole of this. And everyone else i have spoken of this. And everyone else i have spoken to of this. And everyone else i have spoken to in crowd have been from states spoken to in crowd have been from states as spoken to in crowd have been from states as far spoken to in crowd have been from states as far as maryland, massachusetts, driving up to eight was adjusted to be here. Helena, i came was adjusted to be here. Helena, i came across was adjusted to be here. Helena, i came across a couple yesterday that had planned this trip since december. They had a two month old son. December. They had a two month old son~ people december. They had a two month old son. People told them they were crazy, son. People told them they were crazy, but son. People told them they were crazy, but they understood that this was a crazy, but they understood that this was a rare crazy, but they understood that this was a rare moment where the eclipse would was a rare moment where the eclipse would he was a rare moment where the eclipse would he in was a rare moment where the eclipse would be in totality across such a large would be in totality across such a large swathe of the country. But it ultimately large swathe of the country. But it ultimately decided that, whether the weather ultimately decided that, whether the weather forecast, they were going to id weather forecast, they were going to go further weather forecast, they were going to go further east, about three hours drive, go further east, about three hours drive, so go further east, about three hours drive, so some people have been having drive, so some people have been having to drive, so some people have been having to make those difficult decisions. But for the most part, those decisions. But for the most part, those sutton here said, they grabbed their families, those sutton here said, they grabbed theirfamilies, kids those sutton here said, they grabbed their families, kids who took off from their families, kids who took off from college, younger childrenjust from college, younger children just gathering from college, younger childrenjust gathering them altogether to be in this moment together. It is quite a humbling this moment together. It is quite a Humbling Experience to be here, to know Humbling Experience to be here, to know that Humbling Experience to be here, to know that there is a world out there far larger know that there is a world out there far larger than know that there is a world out there far largerthan us and know that there is a world out there far larger than us and we are just a small far larger than us and we are just a small piece far larger than us and we are just a small piece of that. And its also a learning small piece of that. And its also a Learning Experience for so many. I came Learning Experience for so many. I came across Learning Experience for so many. I came across an Amateur Astronomer who saw came across an Amateur Astronomer who saw that nasa had advertise for people who saw that nasa had advertise for people to who saw that nasa had advertise for people tojoin them her own telescope so they could help with a live broadcast. And she is here, she is hoping live broadcast. And she is here, she is hoping that she will be able to stream is hoping that she will be able to stream her images from here to the world stream her images from here to the world but stream her images from here to the world but i stream her images from here to the world. But i can, let see what happens world. But i can, let see what happens with the cloud cover. Fingers happens with the cloud cover. Fingers crossed here in Niagara Falls. I am fingers crossed here in Niagara Falls. Iam keeping fingers crossed here in Niagara Falls. I am keeping everything crossed for you. Here in ohio, i havejust got word crossed for you. Here in ohio, i have just got word that we are very much on the countdown. I think we are about 30 seconds out here right now. There are some fireworks going off right now. You can start to hear some cheers. It is feeling very cold. It is getting very grey. I dont know if you can just see that on this screen as im talking, but suddenly its starting to look a little bit more like new years eve as opposed to the middle of the day here in ohio. Im just going to take a look at the end because you can hear the cheers here. Everybody. Cheering just taking that moment in. It is incredible. I havejust got just taking that moment in. It is incredible. I have just got to. Yeah, i can see it now. I can see that corona. The stars have come out. It is a huge halo, all the way around that total Solar Eclipse here in ohio. And as you can perhaps see behind me, it almost looks like the most perfect sunset that you could imagine here on lake erie in ohio. Despite the fact that, yes, this is the middle of the day, this is totality. Families are gathered, france, a lot of excitement here. Cheers ringing out, fireworks over lake erie here. It feels more like the 4th lake erie here. It feels more like the lath ofjuly, that sense of festivity, a public holiday, it almost feels like here in the United States. It is a truly exciting moment, and to fill corona just an incredible vision here. Party ticket as off it, i have to say. I can even see some stars letting up what appea