Recent Examples on the WebBe sure to visit this Blue Ridge Parkway town and its namesake geological formation — an ancient gneiss outcrop whose rocky bulk causes the wind to blow vertically, making objects appear to float skyward.—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024 Compared to regular sunglasses, proper eclipse glasses are 100,000 times darker to block nearly all visible, infrared and ultraviolet light and protect our sensitive retinas when looking skyward.—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024 Today’s great photo is from freelance photographer Al Seib at the California Science Center, which captures the excitement students from Pearblossom Elementary in Littlerock, Calif., experienced while staring skyward to view the the partial solar eclipse on Monday.—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024 While millions of people looked skyward at Monday's total solar eclipse on Monday, a handful of earthlings took in a much different view of the rare phenomenon — from the International Space Station.—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024 Millions of people will tilt their heads skyward on Monday, marveling at a total solar eclipse.—Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024 On that day, though, the camera was instead angled skyward as the asteroid-sized Phobos passed overhead.—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024 On April 8, 2024, millions of people looked skyward, all together.—Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024 The celestial event itself will have no effect on wireless networks but phone providers are preparing for potential disruptions as massive crowds will hold their cell phones skyward in unison to capture the moment.—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
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