First-Timer Tales from the Moon's Shadow
Something happens when the Moon's shadow sweeps over us. People yell, applaud, cry. It's an experience that's been called surreal, eerie, life-changing. No one is prepared for what they experience.
These are the experiences of first-time eclipse observers. Some have become ardent eclipse chasers - umbraphiles in the lexicon of the eclipse community. Every eclipse is different, but nothing is as surprising, or as unexpected, as your first. Only when you experience a total solar eclipse can you understand why it's something that everyone should experience at least once in their lives.
