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The Great American Eclipse

Astronomers across the
globe will be observing and
researching the eclipse, even
far from the path of totality

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Top five places
to see the eclipse

Salem, Oregon
Eclipse at Partial eclipse begins:
sunset 09:05 am PDT
A total eclipse Totality: 10:17 am PDT
just before Duration of totality:
sunset will cause 1 minute 54 seconds
two twilights in Partial solar eclipse ends:
quick succession 11:38 am PDT © Daniel Mayer
south of Cape Amount of eclipse: 100%
Verde There is a variety of
equipment available for safe Jackson Hole,
viewing of the Sun Wyoming
Partial eclipse begins:
10:16 am MDT
Totality:11:35 am MDT
Moon shadow speed Duration of totality:
The shadow will move at 2 minutes 15 seconds © Leonard J. DeFrancisci
3,600 kilometres per hour Partial solar eclipse ends:
(2,240 miles per hour) as it 13:00 pm MDT
arrives in the USA, slowing Amount of eclipse: 100%
© Paul Deans / TravelQuest International 11:52 am CDT © FreeVectorMaps.com
to 2,179 kilometres per hour
(1,354 miles per hour) Carbondale, Illinois
Partial eclipse begins:
Totality: 13:20 pm
Duration of totality:
2 minutes 40 seconds
Partial solar eclipse ends:
14:47 pm CDT
Amount of eclipse: 100% © Explorecdale
“ The eclipsed Sun, which looks like a hole Nashville, Tennessee
Partial eclipse begins:
in the sky, is a profoundly shocking sight 11:58 am CDT
Totality: 13:28 pm CDT
worth crossing continents to see” Duration of totality:
1 minute 54 seconds
Partial solar eclipse ends:
It won't get dark, though during a 95 per cent or This is why it's so important to get to the path of 14:54 pm CDT
higher 'deep' partial eclipse, the light will noticeably totality. From here, the partial eclipse is also visible Amount of eclipse: 100%
drop. It will also be possible to project tiny crescent and must be viewed through solar eclipse glasses,
suns onto white paper through colanders, a slotted but in the middle of the event is two minutes (or so) Charleston,
spoon, or through one half of a pair of binoculars of what's called totality. For those few minutes, the South Carolina
(be sure not to look through the binoculars!). If it's skies go dark, and you can stare at the Sun's bright, Partial eclipse begins:
13:16 pm EDT
cloudy, the entire event is obscured. ice-white corona with the naked eye. This is why Totality: 14:46 pm EDT
Partial eclipses can be interesting, but the astronomers get so excited about total solar eclipses.
Duration of totality:
difference between a 99 per cent partial eclipse and The eclipsed Sun, which looks like a hole in the 1 minute 38 seconds
a total solar eclipse is an order of magnitude; it's like sky, is a profoundly shocking sight worth crossing Partial solar eclipse ends:
the difference between listening to the Wimbledon continents to see, but those minutes of totality are 16:10 pm EDT © Daniel Mayer
Men's Final on the radio and having centre court book-ended by other arresting astronomical sights. Amount of eclipse: 100%
tickets. There is absolutely no comparison. Just before it gets dark, the Sun's remaining light

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