Post eclipse sightseeing

I watched the eclipse in Metropolis, Illinois.

BearDog was worried that Superman would lose his powers when the yellow sun disappeared, so he went looking for him. At first, BearDog thought he found Superman, but he wasn't real.

Next stop, The Daily Planet.

Turns out Superman is not difficult to locate. He's so fast, it's like he's in multiple places at once.

BearDog wanted his own photo too, even though he's much smaller than Superman.

With BearDog reassured that everyone was safe, we went to Kentucky for some pizza, and then to Cairo, Illinois, to see the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. It's right there, behind me.

Ohio on the left, Mississippi on the right. Ohississippi in the middle.

Eclipse

The 2017 solar eclipse was a big deal, so BearDog was sure to check it out. He planned ahead to acquire some eclipse glasses, and then he drove to the midwest to be in path of totality.

He tried on his glasses ahead of time, to make sure they fit under his ears. They do!

During the partial eclipse, BearDog noticed that the sun made moon shapes on the ground. No BearDog, they're suns, not moons!

BearDog and I were worried the world was going to end when the sun disappeared.

Luckily the sun came back.

Time to reapply sunscreen I guess.