{"id":2725,"date":"2017-09-07T11:11:58","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T18:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/?p=2725"},"modified":"2017-11-14T14:54:44","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T21:54:44","slug":"warriors-witness-17-solar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/2017\/09\/warriors-witness-17-solar-eclipse\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors Witness \u201917 Solar Eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"

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by Paula Fierros<\/p>\n

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Principal Dr. Augustine Romero takes a moment to observe Eclipse 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Monday, August 21, 2017, hundreds of our Pueblo Warriors witnessed their first significant solar eclipse. Although Tucson was able to view just a partial eclipse, for many it was a cosmic experience.<\/p>\n

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Arizona Partial Eclipse 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A solar eclipse an astronomical phenomenon that occurs when the moon passes between earth and the sun\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u2014thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the sun for a viewer on earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon\u2019s apparent diameter is larger than the sun\u2019s, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across earth\u2019s surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometers wide.<\/p>\n

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Eclipse Path 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This year\u2019s total eclipse was visible to tens of millions of Americans\u2014from Oregon to South Carolina.<\/p>\n

Dr. Lolly Levine, one of Pueblo\u2019s science teachers, was able to travel to Glendo State Park in Wyoming, to view the total eclipse.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the total eclipse moment, the sky became very dark, and the temperature drastically dropped down to 10 degrees!\u201d Levine said. \u201cThe eclipse was heavenly\u2014it gave me goose bumps. No clouds\u2014the sky was perfect. The eclipse was definitely an experience of a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n

Back here at Pueblo, Tucsonans were able to view about 59% of the eclipse.<\/p>\n

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Partial Eclipse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Junior Andrew Romero said, \u201cOnly in [partial or total] darkness is when we can truly see the beauty outside our little blue planet that we call \u2018home\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ismael Altamirano, a senior, said that the eclipse was a \u201cphenomenal\u201d experience. \u201cHowever, I really hated sharing my glasses with sweaty strangers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another student, senior Riana Lara, said, \u201cThe eclipse was a beautiful sight to see\u2014so amazing to have a total eclipse in this country after so many years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Science teacher, Ms. Wilma Amaro said \u201c[The eclipse was] auspicious.\u201d<\/p>\n

Campus monitor Ms. Nellie Rivera said, \u201cI thought [the eclipse] was more hyped than it was supposed to be, but at least it brought people together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senior Calista Gonzales said, \u201cThe eclipse was lit!\u201d<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, not all Warriors were able to see the eclipse. Pueblo\u2019s principal Dr. Augustine Romero announced to the school that unless students had parental permission\u2014and had exclusive solar eclipse glasses that safely allowed students to view the eclipse\u2014students were not permitted to leave their classrooms. Some teachers, too, did not release students during the peak time of the eclipse in Tucson\u2014at 10:36 a.m.\u2014which coincided with third period.<\/p>\n

Senior Mercedes Sanchez said, \u201cI was locked in a classroom during the eclipse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vivi Cruz, another senior, was saddened that her teacher would not allow her to leave class to view the eclipse. \u201cI heard that we were suppose to have permission slips in order to view the eclipse,\u201d Cruz said, \u201cand I didn\u2019t have the special glasses. I heard that there will be another solar eclipse near Arizona [passing through Northern Mexico into Texas and beyond] in 2024, so maybe I can see that one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Math teacher Mr. Gregory Obregon said, \u201cI missed the peak [of the eclipse]. I wasn\u2019t able to go up to Nebraska to see the total\u2014eclipse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some Warriors are \u201cold enough\u201d to recall the February 26, 1979 eclipse, which was the last total eclipse in the United States prior to the 2017 event. Unfortunately, only the northwestern states experienced a total eclipse; Arizona, was able to view another partial 38 years ago.<\/p>\n

Dr. Romero, principal, said, \u201cThis eclipse was not my first. I was in sixth grade back in 1979, and I think the first eclipse is always the most impressive and historical. Still, the eclipse [this year] was very interesting, and I got to view it with glasses\u2014to see the crescent-shaped sun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Rana Medhi, English and journalism teacher, said, \u201cI was a junior in high school during the big \u201979 eclipse\u2014still I remember my algebra class going outside to view it. In those days, nobody made a big deal out of wearing special glasses. Maybe that\u2019s why everybody needed glasses before graduation day in 1980.\u201d He paused and said, \u201cI\u2019ve never seen a total eclipse, but I\u2019d like to before I die.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mr. Rana Medhi & Mrs. Kathryn Gunnels checking out the Eclipse 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although there have been total eclipses in the United States in the past century, this was the first to coast-to-coast event in 99 years. The next U.S. coast-to-coast total eclipse won\u2019t occur until August 12, 2045, according to NASA.<\/p>\n

However, there will be total eclipses in the United States that won\u2019t be bi-coastal, including the event on April 8, 2024, just seven years from now\u2014visible from northern Mexico and extending into central Texas and stretching all of the way up to New England. Many Warriors are already saving their money for that event.<\/p>\n

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Eclipse Path 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cTexas isn\u2019t that far from Arizona,\u201d said senior Calista Gonzales, \u201cand I plan to make a road trip with my friends to Austin or San Antonio to see the total eclipse! Heck yeah!\u201d<\/p>\n

Some students wanted the event to last longer.<\/p>\n

Senior Alina Perez said, \u201cI waited so long to watch something [that lasted] so short.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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