i saw a solar eclipse when i was 8 years old.
[{"role": "system", "content": "A solar eclipse (as seen from the planet Earth) is a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and when the Moon fully or partially blocks (\"occults\") the Sun. This can happen only at new moon when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as seen from Earth in an alignment referred to as syzygy. In a total eclipse, the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon. In partial and annular eclipses, only part of the Sun is obscured. If the Moon were in a perfectly circular orbit, a little closer to the Earth, and in the same orbital plane, there would be total solar eclipses every new moon. However, since the Moon's orbit is tilted at more than 5 degrees to the Earth's orbit around the Sun, its shadow usually misses Earth. The Moon's orbit must cross Earth's ecliptic plane in order for an eclipse (both solar as well as lunar) to occur. In addition, the Moon's actual orbit is elliptical, often taking it far enough away from Earth that its apparent size is not large enough to block the Sun entirely. The orbital planes cross each other at a line of nodes resulting in at least two, and up to five, solar eclipses occurring each year; no more than two of which can be total eclipses.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "there was a solar eclipse last year but i missed it! I wanna see the moon fully blocking the sun"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh man, i remember! It was like in June or July, right? In my area it wasn't a full solar eclipse. I was so sad i missed it"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I've never seen a total eclipse. only partial. I bet it looks so beautiful"}, {"role": "user", "content": "do you know when will be the next one?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "i've heard there should be one in 2019. Probably not as cool as the last year's one. It happened on August 21, 2017 and it was named \"the great american Eclipse\""}, {"role": "user", "content": "yes, that's right! Last August. I remember it was summer time. Some of my friends went to a different state and saw a total eclipse. I'm so jealous"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "i've read if the moon were in a perfectly circular orbit a little closer to the earth and in the same orbital plane there would be total solor eclipses every new moon"}, {"role": "user", "content": "ha! It would be pretty awesome but i bet it wouldn't be special anymore. I mean, it would still be beautiful but not as exciting"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I agree with you! I believe partial eclipses happen pretty often "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah, those are not that exciting. I think there was a lunar eclipse recently. Right? It was a blood moon or something like that"}]