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Re:Lunar Eclipse: An Email to a Daughter and Son-in-Law by Neil44 on Tuesday July 16, 2019 @09:27AM (#20449806)
He's creating excitement, giving the experience a sense of magic and being special for his children. If you believe something is special then it is.
Re:Lunar Eclipse: An Email to a Daughter and Son-in-Law by hanoz on Tuesday July 16, 2019 @07:48PM (#20455029)
I've no wish to intrude on that, but as a father eager to instill a sense of magic in the night sky in my own children, I am conscious that it is possible to spoil an experience by raising unrealistic expectations. It would also be a shame if anyone reading this seemingly authoritative post on an astronomical society forum was left with the impression this was an experience they could "never have from the earth's surface".