Achi news desk-
The big day is here and those in the path are ready to sit back and watch the wonder of nature as the total solar eclipse passes over parts of North America, including Montreal and southern Quebec.
Whether you’ve been excited for months or you decide at the last minute to check it out, it’s important to remember that everyone’s experience with the solar eclipse is different, and for some it can be very personal. Let’s not ruin the experience for anyone else, shall we?
Space educator Trevor Kjorlien, founder of Plateau Astro, has created an Eclipse Etiquette Guide: How Not to Be an Eclipse Monday Idiot.
Here are his top tips. pleasant viewing!
(Photo Ramat Astro / Trevor Kurlian)stick around. Don’t turn around at the last minute before totality for a better view. You might mess up someone’s intended photo or trip over their tripod.
(Photo Ramat Astro / Trevor Kurlian)Don’t play music. Enjoy the sounds of how nature changes during the eclipse. Totality can be very personal, so don’t impose your personal taste on someone else. (Also, videos posted to social networks with music playing may be deleted due to copyright infringement)
(Photo Ramat Astro / Trevor Kurlian)Turn off your flash. It can ruin the moment of totality and spoil someone’s image.
(Photo Ramat Astro / Trevor Kurlian)No fireworks please.
(Photo Ramat Astro / Trevor Kurlian)Let people focus. Some people will be focusing their telescope or camera, and you don’t want to intrude.
(Photo Ramat Astro / Trevor Kurlian)Be kind and enjoy! It is a unique, unifying moment. Feel free to express yourself, but be mindful of your personal space.
