Ten things about The Total Solar Eclipse in USA on 21-08-2017:
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- This is the first total solar eclipse since 1979 and the next will be only in 2024
- The path of total solar eclipse will cross about 14 states but the total eclipse will be only for about 2 minutes at any one place.
- People are already booking camping sites near the places of total eclipse.
- This total eclipse is a rare event USA in that this will be right across USA, starting from Oregon in the west coast to S.Carolina in the east coast, and happening after 99 years.
- At any point the total eclipse will be only for about 2 minutes. This means that the shadow will travel at a speed of about 1500 km/hr, starting at 12.05 PM on the coast of Oregon and crossing S.Carolina coast at 4.05 PM.
- NASA has made a short video to get an idea of how the eclipse will look around the country, see vox.com.
- Taking pictures with smart phones, without proper solar filter glasses and sensors, may damage the phone camera lens.
- The International Space Station orbiting the earth will be passing the eclipse 3 times during its orbit, taking photos..
- NASA's jets will be chasing the eclipse with telescopes mounted on the planes' noses.
- Volvo car, USA and CNN plan to offer 360 degree, 4k video for viewers, who cannot see in location, to watch on computer, smartphone or VR device, see space.com
