Solar eclipse alt-text:

MOON SUN
MOONSUN
MOONUN
MOONN
MOON
SMOON
SUMOON
SUNMOON
SUN MOON

@MissingThePt Meanwhile, in the Pacific Northwest:
CLOUDS
MOOCLOUSUN
MOOCLOUSUN
MOCLOUDSUN
CLOUDS
SUCLOUDSOON
SUNCLOUDSOON
CLOUDS
@MissingThePt Monsoon? Are you saying I should wear a raincoat? đŸ€”
@MissingThePt this is the kind of alt-text that needs alt-text
@oht @MissingThePt Yes, actually terrible for accessibility.
@hybridhavoc @oht @MissingThePt I mean I assume this is just a joke and no one is actually out here using it, but yes I would be so mad if I saw this as the only alt text on something lol.
@greengaybles @oht @MissingThePt Very true, though anybody relying on a screen reader and following Missing the Point was likely subjected to it anyway, even if it's not as alt text.
@hybridhavoc @oht @MissingThePt Well yes, as someone who does rely on a screen reader, I can confirm that I was subjected to it, though through a boost rather than following the OP. But it's not a big deal to just see it in passing as long as it's not standing in for actually useful alt text.

🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕

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I'm gutted you didn't put a spoiler alert on it. I didn't want to know the ending!
@MissingThePt Thank for for this incomparable coverage of the solar eclipse.
@MissingThePt Great now I don't have to look up. Thanks!
@MissingThePt @ariadne
Wasn't MOONIN SMOON the guy who built Data?

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Invert that stack. The sun will be passing behind the moon east to west, so the moon will appear to be moving west to east.

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MOON SUN
 MOONSUN
   MOONUN
      MOONN
         MOON
MOON
             SMOON
             SUMOON
             SUNMOON
             SUN MOON

You've missed one stage!

@int21h @MissingThePt not necessarily. I think the point is that the words Sun and Moon should really be the same length for this to work. The diameters of Sun and Moon are ofc almost identical in the sky, whereas your version makes it look like the Moon is 1⅓ the diameter of the Sun and takes a long time to pass in front
@MissingThePt Irresponsible! This needed a content warning - I read it without protective glasses and now I'm seeing purple spots everywhere.
@MissingThePt debloated images of the total eclipse :P
@MissingThePt perfect for those with cloudy skies.

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MOON SUN
MOONSUN
MOONUN
MOONN
MOON
SMOON ← 💍 DIAMOND RING ! OMG ! WOW !
SUMOON
SUNMOON
SUN MOON

@MissingThePt it was pretty much this where I saw it
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Useful for people who looked right at it but want to revisit it
@MissingThePt Thanks. I missed the actual eclipse, so this was helpful.
@MissingThePt wait a minute, let me translate this alt-text