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": "When the moon passes between the Sun and Earth and the moon fully or partially blocks the Sun, it is called a solar eclipse."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's amazing. I saw two solar eclipse before."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Did you see \"The Great American Eclipse\" which happened this past August 21st?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes I did. I watched it with a special reflective mirror. Did you?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I only saw it on the news. Before this event, no solar eclipse had been visible across the entire contiguous United States since 1918."}, {"role": "user", "content": "It was a once in a life time chance to see.  Do you know the next time this event will take place?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I believe the next solar eclipse will not occur until April 8th of 2024."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That is not too far away.  Will you try to see it?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I will try as it will be visible across North America."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Great! Natural event are something that must be seen in person."}]