Solar Eclipse of the Heart...
OK. That was bad, and it's not even a total eclipse, but for many of us in North America the skies will be much more interesting on Monday night, June 10th, 2002. Unfortunately, not everyone will be able to see the eclipse; only those of us in the more western states are so lucky this time. What goes around, comes around though... I remember being very jealous of many east coasters when the last eclipse came round a year ago. In any case, it's a very exciting occurrence. If are lucky enough to take a glimpse, remember not to look directly at it. The sun, even though many miles away, is still a very bright, powerful star that can cause blindness in those people who decide to stare for too long. There are several methods by which one can observe the eclipse indirectly and safely. Visit this
NASA site to read and learn more about the path of the eclipse, the viewing times at various locations around the US, and the extent of the eclipse in those locations. For those of us near San Francisco the eclipse begins at 5:06pm, reaches its height of 65% at 6:16pm, and ends at 7:19pm.
current science news posted by Kirsten at 6/08/2002 07:36:00 PM
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