Total solar eclipse is worth the hype
DEAR EDITOR:
I had never seen a total solar eclipse until one crossed through my hometown in 2017. Even when thousands of people started flocking to our rural patch of prairie from all over the world, I just knew it was overhyped.
It wasn’t.
I went from not being sure I would cross the street to watch one, to spending significant time and resources creating a “stellar” children’s picture book about it so parents like me and kids like mine wouldn’t miss one of nature’s greatest shows in their own backyard.
Take it from a former skeptic: A total solar eclipse is totally worth the hype.
Here’s to clear skies on April 8.
JAYME SANDBERG
Lincoln, Nebraska