Different cultures have had different views or interpretations of solar and lunar eclipses. Some have thought a giant dragon was eating the sun during a solar eclipse.
Solar Eclipse
No, it is not safe to view the eclipse with sunglasses. Sunglasses do not provide enough protection for your eyes when looking directly at the sun during an eclipse. It is recommended to use special eclipse glasses or other certified solar viewing devices to safely view the eclipse.
Bella's point of view.
how does the modern view differ from this ancient view
Its from Bella's point of view
its already on paper view
The moon and the solar system. When the moons blocks the sun from an Earth view, it is a solar eclipse. When the sun blocks the moon from an Earth view, it is a lunar eclipse.
-- During a partial solar eclipse, part of the sun is obscured from our view (by the moon) and the rest of it is still there. -- During a total solar eclipse, the entire disk of the sun is obscured from our view (by the moon).
There is no ancient legend that specifically mentions forbidding an eclipse. Eclipses were often seen as significant events in ancient myths and cultures, but the idea of forbidding or preventing an eclipse does not have roots in mythology.
This is a solar eclipse, specifically a total eclipse (Total solar eclipse I think is how you would word it).
Yes. Among others, there are eclipse photos on spaceweather.com.
The book is written from Bella's point of view.