This is a visualization of the degree of totality of the upcoming solar eclipse that can be seen from each US state, in order of increasing totality. Granted, some of these depend on where you’re at in the state (each lists a specific city), because some states are BIG. Me?
This is a drone video captured by astrophotographer Göran Strand of a sunbow rising over Östersund, Sweden. The sunbow (technically a solar halo) was caused by the sunlight interacting with frozen ice particles in the air, causing the light to be refracted. Crazy, right? Still, I would hate to be
This is a timelapse video from Youtuber Mieze Cat of their eight(!) feline companions following the sun from the windows throughout the day. I particularly liked the ones that tried to get in the little sliver of sun from the other window. What can I say, cats: they love laying
This is a visualization imagining you’re a beam of light leaving the sun and traveling out of our solar system at the speed of light. I mean what other speed would you be traveling, you are a beam of light after all. And I mean that too — you’re a
The Water Shade Canopy Float (Amazon link) is a kit designed for use with a four-post canopy tent (not included) that allows the unit to float on water, bringing shade to a lake or pool. That way you can drink cheap canned beer away from the blinding rays of the
Because there’s a market for absolutely everything, this is the Kickstarter for ‘The Brow’, a pair of $45 sun-shaders that are worn like sunglasses but don’t have any lenses, instead shielding your eyes via little brow-level visors. Where was Oakley on this? These look right up their alley. Obviously, these
To remind myself of sunnier time during this cold, snowy day, this is a video of a sunburnt man mashing a boy’s head into his belly so it briefly leaves a surprisingly detailed imprint of the child’s face. And while the imprint may have disappeared after a few seconds, the
This is a video of science experimenter and TikTok user Joemyheck using a massive lens to focus the sun’s energy on a tiny pinpoint on a rock, harnessing so much power it’s able to spawl, fracture, and melt the rock, eventually cracking it in half, forming a crack rock. Wow!