A solar eclipse is when the sun is focused in the middle of a telescopes lens.

A solar eclipse is when an object such as the sun or moon appears larger because it is viewed through a telescope.

A solar eclipse is when severe thunderstorms cause the sun to be hidden for several days at a time.

A solar eclipse is when the moon passes between the sun and the earth, blocking the light of the sun.

A baseball hits the telescope Marcus is using to watch the solar eclipse.

Taylor tells Marcus about the smartphone app that calculates the circumference of the eclipses.

Mr. Baker offers to let Marcus borrow his telescope to watch the eclipse.

The baseball game is delayed for 30 minutes because of the solar eclipse.

He carefully looked through the eyepiece and adjusted the focus so that the sun was smack in the middle of the lens.

The moon crept on, covering a quarter and the nearly half the sun. in mere minutes, the sky darkened.

Marcus didn't understand why people seem to find him annoying because he was smart.

Marcus thought back to the moment by the lockers as he stood in the field and begin the five minute countdown until the eclipse.

His feelings change from anger to acceptance.

His feelings change from happiness to disappointment.

His feelings change from curiosity to fear.

His feelings change from confidence to confusion.

Playing baseball is more important than being good at geometry.

Telescopes can teach people a lot about the movement of the moon.

Somethings in life are more important than others, and it is not worth getting upset over the little things.

Using a smartphone app to calculate the circumference of an eclipse is more fun than watching an eclipse through a telescope.

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