Total Eclipse at the Park - A Family Fun Event!

A very popular subject that is on everyone's minds lately is the total solar eclipse happening on Monday, August 21. The city of Eldon has put together an event for everyone in town to gather and enjoy this incredible phenomena together. Good & Perfect Gifts has those details for you today, plus a few safety tips to keep in mind while you are viewing this spectacular sight. 

Total Eclipse at the Park
The Eldon Chamber of Commerce is hosting their "Total Eclipse at the Park" for anyone and everyone that would like to come out and join the fun. 

Monday, August 21, 2017

11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Rock Island City Park 

The Chamber will be selling special Eclipse "Sun"-daes complete with "Moon" Pies for $2 each. (Very clever!) You can also purchase a commemorative t-shirt from them for $10 each.

This will be the first total solar eclipse on the continental U.S.A. since 1979, and the first one to cross the entire continent from ocean to ocean since 1918. We are very lucky in this area of the country. The path of the eclipse will put the sun close to its highest point as it travels over Missouri, meaning we will have an incredible view.

There is a total solar eclipse about once a year that happens somewhere on the planet, but it does not always occur in a spot that is easily visible, such as over a large body of water. This is the first total solar eclipse that is only visible from the U.S.A. since before 1776. Just another reason that you don't want to miss out on seeing this amazing natural occurrence while you have the chance.  

Eclipse Viewing Safety
There are a few safety guidelines that you will want to keep in mind so that you don't do any permanent damage to your eyes viewing the solar eclipse. Even while the sun is partially covered by the moon, it is still dangerous to look directly at it without protection. 

• Wear approved solar eclipse glasses.
  The only safe way to look at the uncovered or even partially covered solar eclipse is by wearing special solar eclipse glasses. These have special-purpose solar filters that meet international standard ISO 12312-2. If your glasses do not contain that label, they may not be safe to use. Regular sunglasses, even very dark ones, do not offer enough protection to look directly at the sun. If you wear eyeglasses, place the solar eclipse glasses on over them.  
• Cover your eyes BEFORE looking at the sun.
  Put your solar eclipse glasses on while looking away from the sky, and make sure they are in place before looking up. The only safe time to remove them is when the sun is totally eclipsed, with just a very slight halo of light surrounding the moon. This may last less than a minute. Once the moon moves away from the sun again, you should replace your eclipse glasses, and only remove them after looking away from the sky. 
• Be cautious watching through telescopes, cameras, etc...
  If you will be looking at the solar eclipse through anything like a telescope, camera, binoculars, or any other optical device, it will need to have its own solar filter made especially for this. The concentrated rays coming through the lens without a filter can damage your eyes, even through the eclipse glasses.

If you notice any problems with your eyesight after the eclipse, it's a good idea to have an eye doctor take a look at them. You should only take wonderful memories from this experience, not eye problems!

All of us here at Good & Perfect Gifts hope that you each have a wonderful viewing experience for this, very possibly, once in a lifetime event. Enjoy it, and keep those eyes safe!  

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Lake of the Ozarks

1603 Business Hwy 54,

Eldon, Missouri 65026

573-392-7900

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