February 26, 1979 eclipse |
Eclipse Visor |
Champs Kentucky Fried Chicken and the Manitoba Planetarium, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
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This is the first example I have found of the cardboard glasses style which has become the industry standard. This one is hand-annotated with the date of the eclipse. |
Note the similarity of the "Eclipse Visor" to the eyewear of the Imperial Stormtroopers and particularly the Snowtroopers from the popular first Star Wars movie which had opened just 18 months previously. |
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A nifty map and animation of this eclipse is available here.
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