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News Articles: eclipse

People gather to watch the total solar eclipse at Parc Jean Drapeau, in Montreal, Monday.

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Montreal reports great conditions for a solar eclipse watch party in the park

Montreal is in the path of totality, and its largest eclipse-watching event is taking place in Parc Jean-Drapeau.

April 08, 2024
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  • Emma Jacobs

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Can't make it to the total eclipse? 5 fun ways to bring wonder and awe into your life

Yes, viewing a total solar eclipse can be beautiful and life-altering. But so can many other things in life.

April 07, 2024
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  • Life Kit
A total solar eclipse is seen on Monday, August 21, 2017 above Madras, Oregon. NASA.

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When to see Monday's partial solar eclipse in Georgia — and what to look for

Georgia will experience a partial solar eclipse. Monday afternoon, around 3 p.m., the moon will block between 65% to 90% of the sun, depending on where you are in the state.

April 05, 2024
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  • Devon Zwald
RV traffic sits at a standstill along a two-lane road near Madras, Ore., a few days before the 2017 total solar eclipse. Experts say traffic could be heavy, but eclipse watchers shouldn't necessarily be deterred.

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  • Science

Thinking of taking a last-minute drive to see the eclipse? Here's what to know

Experts say you should gas up before you go, and plan to stay for a while afterward.

April 05, 2024
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  • Geoff Brumfiel
Science writer David Baron views the beginning of a solar eclipse with friends in Western Australia in 2023. Baron says getting to see the solar corona during a total eclipse is "the most dazzling sight in the heavens."

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  • Science

The weird and wonderful sensations of viewing a total solar eclipse

'You will see a sun you've never seen before,' says science writer David Baron. He urges people to head to the 'path of totality' to see the total solar eclipse on April 8 for an experience of a lifetime.

April 04, 2024
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  • Regina G. Barber
Student volunteers prepare two balloons for a morning launch in Cumberland, Md., as part of a nationwide project to study the April 8 eclipse.

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On eclipse day, hundreds of students will send up balloons for science

The NASA-backed Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project puts students in charge of a bold scientific endeavor to study the April 8 total solar eclipse.

March 25, 2024
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  • Geoff Brumfiel
Ben Brosseau with the Adirondack Mountain Club says people who want to watch the eclipse in wild places should be prepared. "It's rugged here," Brosseau says.

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Plan to watch the eclipse from a wild mountain summit? Be ready for harsh conditions

Outdoor groups and state and local officials in northern parts of the northeastern US worry that a surge of eclipse-watchers could overwhelm backcountry first responders.

March 17, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
The sun and moon are photographed near Exmouth, Australia, during a solar eclipse on Thursday, April 20, 2023. The lucky few in the path of the hybrid solar eclipse will either get plunged into the darkness of a total eclipse or they'll see a "ring of fire" as the sun peeks out from behind the moon.

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Viewers in parts of Australia and Indonesia saw this rare hybrid solar eclipse

Under a cloudless sky, about 20,000 eclipse chasers watched a rare solar eclipse plunge part of Australia's northwest coast into brief midday darkness Thursday with an accompanying temperature drop.

April 20, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A full moon rises behind the high voltage towers of the El Avila in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, May 15. People in the Americas, Europe and Africa had a chance to see the total lunar eclipse that began Sunday night.

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Did you see the Super Flower Blood Moon last night? It was stunning

South America and much of the continental United States had the best view of Sunday night's lunar eclipse, which lasted nearly five hours.

May 16, 2022
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  • Ashley Westerman
The sun is partially eclipsed as it rises over lower Manhattan in New York on Thursday.

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  • Space

See The Stunning Photos Of This Morning's 'Ring Of Fire' Solar Eclipse

If you didn't wake up early enough to see Thursday's solar eclipse yourself, photographers from the U.S. to Asia to Europe snapped images of the striking astronomical event.

June 10, 2021
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  • Joe Hernandez
Plastic pink flamingos wear solar eclipse viewing glasses near Hopkinsville, KY.

Here’s What You Can Do With Those Paper Eclipse Glasses

Millions of pairs of paper safety glasses were produced leading up to Monday’s solar eclipse. But now that it’s over, what should you do with them?...

August 23, 2017
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  • Sam Whitehead
One of the images Sir Arthur Eddington captured during the 1919 solar eclipse.

University Of West Georgia Students Will Use The Eclipse To Check Einstein’s Work

Astronomy students at the University of West Georgia are using Monday’s solar eclipse to recreate an experiment that proved Albert Einstein’s General...

August 22, 2017
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  • Bradley George

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