#ANONGBALITA Totality insanity: Eclipse frenzy hits North America

INGRAM, Texas—Eclipse mania is sweeping across North America as a breathtaking celestial event on Monday promises a rare blend of commerce, science — and celebration.

“Eclipses have a special power,” NASA administrator Bill Nelson said recently. “They move people to feel a kind of reverence for the beauty of our universe.” “This is our third solar eclipse,” 62-year-old Jim Saltigerald, who was attending with his wife and two children, told AFP. “We’re all praying and hoping that we have a good break in the clouds and get to see it.”

The Perryman Group, a Texas-based research firm, estimates direct and indirect economic impacts of this year’s eclipse could reach $6 billion.Then there’s the science. NASA plans to launch a trio of sounding rockets before, during and just after the eclipse to measure changes caused by the sudden darkness to the ionosphere, an upper layer of the atmosphere important for long-distance radio communication.

In humans, eclipses trigger feelings of awe and “prosocial” tendencies towards others, research has found.Safety is paramount, with authorities stressing people must use certified eclipse glasses to prevent retinal injury.

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