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GoldenRod
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Total Darkness will fall over the United States
A Total Solar Eclipse this Summer!
what did you think I was referring to?.... 
http://www.space.com/33797-total-solar-eclipse-2017-guide.html
On Aug. 21, 2017, American skywatchers will be treated to a rare and spectacular celestial show — the first total solar eclipse visible from the continental United States in nearly four decades.
This year's "Great American Total Solar Eclipse" will darken skies all the way from Oregon to South Carolina, along a stretch of land about 70 miles (113 kilometers) wide. People who descend upon this "path of totality" for the big event are in for an unforgettable experience, said eclipse expert Jay Pasachoff, an astronomer at Williams College in Massachusetts.
"It's a tremendous opportunity," Pasachoff told Space.com. "It's a chance to see the universe change around you." [Solar Eclipses: An Observer's Guide (Infographic)]
A total solar eclipse last darkened soil on the U.S. mainland on Feb. 26, 1979. But August 2017 will mark the first time in 99 years that such an event is "readily available to people from coast to coast," Pasachoff said.
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lululu
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Re: Total Darkness will fall over the United States
That is really cool! I wish it was closer to here!
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| Posted 1/17/17 4:29 PM |
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stinger
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Re: Total Darkness will fall over the United States
Posted by GoldenRod
A Total Solar Eclipse this Summer!
what did you think I was referring to?....
Haha!
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| Posted 1/17/17 4:32 PM |
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Hofstra26
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Re: Total Darkness will fall over the United States
That's pretty cool though!
Message edited 1/17/2017 4:34:23 PM.
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| Posted 1/17/17 4:34 PM |
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SusiBee
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Re: Total Darkness will fall over the United States
Posted by GoldenRod
what did you think I was referring to?....
Friday.
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| Posted 1/17/17 4:41 PM |
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SusiBee
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Re: Total Darkness will fall over the United States
That's so cool.
It's a Monday so I'll be at work. Have to think about a good place to be outside while this happens.
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| Posted 1/17/17 4:43 PM |
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beachgirl
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sara
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Re: Total Darkness will fall over the United States
I was thinking oh geez I cannot take any more bad news this week!!! Glad it was this subject and not something else!!
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| Posted 1/17/17 4:58 PM |
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MC09
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Re: Total Darkness will fall over the United States
Awesome!
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| Posted 1/17/17 9:39 PM |
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