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Partial Solar Eclipse Tonight

Posted by chrisd on from the don't-look-right-at-it-though dept.

grouchomarxist writes "There is going to be a partial solar eclipse tonight. It will mainly be visible by people in the southwest of the United States. People in Mexico will have the best view, there it will approach a full eclipse." Space.com has a nice page on it too. Enjoy this solar event!

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  1. Golden opportunity by L.+VeGas · · Score: 5, Funny

    I love stuff like this.

    to my three-year-old:
    "You better be good boy, or Daddy's going to destroy the sun!"

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  2. Re:A solar eclipse at night? by coljac · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, like most nights, the earth will eclipse the the sun tonight. The earth's shadow will sweep across the surface of the planet, covering an area of about half the earth's surface at a time.

    This eclipse is visible from all parts of the earth starting around nightfall. Depending on your lattitude the eclipse will last up to 17 hours.

    By the way, it's safe to look at this eclipse all you like, with no filters at all.

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  3. They're not that great. by Sabalon · · Score: 5, Funny

    I looked at my first solar eclipse years ago through my telescope. It was bright and spetacular - but since then, non of them have looked nearly as good as that first one :)