On 2017-08-20, jmcquown > wrote:

> I'm not really interested in this celestial phenomenon.

Likewise.

If fer no other reason, than, I've seen a jillion eclipses in movies!
The white man was always using 'em to impress/confuse the indigenous
locals. Y'know, black natives about to boil some honkey ina pot or
"Injuns" about to stake some hapless wagon train droid to an ant hill.
Seen 'em all!

"Heavens to Murgatroyd! According to this little black book --I jes
happen to be carrying (sniff)-- there is going to be a total eclipse
of the sun in about 5 mins. I'll bet we can use this
once-ina-hundred-year phenomena to terrify the natives outta boiling
us alive in that big black iron pot!!"

.....as if!

nb