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The first total- though annular- eclipse of the sun in 18 years to be visible in the United States will occur before sunset May 20th. It will be partly visible from much of the USA- like Pac-Man with a bite out of it from 55-to 90%. The moon is further away from the Earth, so it's shadow will not block the entire disc of the sun (that's called annularity), so we won't see the bright 'fingers' of the corona at totality. The best viewing will be from roughly the California/Oregon border across central Nevada and the Nat'l parks of S. Utah, and ending visibility at sunset S. of the Texas Panhandle.
We will drive a few hours to central Nevada. to see it.
Here's an interactive map and some info: http://www.nature.nps.gov/features/eclipse/
Jim
We will drive a few hours to central Nevada. to see it.
Here's an interactive map and some info: http://www.nature.nps.gov/features/eclipse/
Jim
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