Dogs can eat coconuts. Some dog owners have been known to give coconuts to their dogs as toys to play with and then later they open the coconut up for their dog to eat. Dogs can eat the coconut pulp and the coconut milk.
And like the Derby, run three hours away in Louisville, the eclipse itself will be a blip in time compared to the buildup. We will be the Mecca of the solar eclipse because we are the dead center, said Cheryl Cook, executive director of the Hopkinsville-Christian County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Other upcoming eclipses visible in St. Louis will be a partial lunar eclipse on April 4, 2015 and a total lunar eclipse on Sept. 27 and 28, 2015. The next solar eclipse visible for the St. Louis area will be a total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017.