<P> The eclipse generated reports of abnormal behavior in animal and plant life . Some farm animals including domestic chickens came out from under their coops and began grooming, usually an evening activity . Horses also displayed increased whinnying, running, and jumping after the event . Cicadas were reported to grow louder before going silent during totality . Various birds were also observed flying in unusually large formations . Flowers such as the Hibiscus closed their petals which typically happens at night, before opening again after the solar event . </P> <P> NASA reported over 90 million page views of the eclipse on its websites, making it the agency's biggest online event ever, beating the previous web traffic record about seven times over . </P> <P> In the months leading up to the eclipse, many counterfeit glasses were put up for sale . Effective eclipse glasses must not only block most visible light, but most UV and infrared light as well . For visible light, the user should only be able to see the Sun, sunglint reflected off shiny metal, halogen bulbs, the filament in unfrosted incandescent bulbs, and similarly intense sources . Determining whether the glasses effectively block enough UV and infrared light requires the use of spectrophotometer, which is a rather expensive piece of lab equipment . </P> <P> The eye's retina lacks pain receptors, and thus damage can occur without one's awareness . </P>

Why did the west coast see the eclipse before the east coast