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Eclipses happen about every six months, but this one is special. For the first time in almost 99 years the path of the Moon’s shadow passes through the continental United States. Everyone there will see the Moon at least partially block the Sun.  People within the path of totality will witness a total solar eclipse

For them, the Moon will cover the Sun entirely.  The sky will become twilight, the air will cool, the stars will appear, and the black disk of the Moon will be surrounded by the pale, streaming halo of the Sun’s Corona. 

Totality will last for two minutes or a little more, and it would be visible along a swath that crosses the continent from Oregon to South Carolina. For some, it will be the spectacle of a lifetime.

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AWE! Millions Across U.S. to See Moon Hide Sun – Why does the Eclipse Go from West to East?

Why does the eclipse go from West to East?

The Sun and Moon both appear to “rise” in the east, and “set” in the west.  But as you can see in our video of the Moon’s shadow sweeping across the USA, you see that the shadow plainly travels from west to east across the country!

This is a very good question, because it shows how Solar eclipses take us out of our normal experience. We are all used to seeing the Sun and Moon rise in the east and set in the west. But if you were situated HIGH above the north pole, the Moon would appear to move counterclockwise (i.e., from your right to left) in its orbit around the Earth. And it is THAT motion of the Moon moving in its orbit, dragging its shadow along behind it, that causes the eclipse path on Earth to move from west to east.

As you watch the total eclipse (you ARE in the path, right?!) you will see the “bite” that the Moon takes out of the Sun start on the “right” side of the Sun’s disk, then slowly grow as the Moon apparently moves across the face of the Sun – from right to left. Since you are looking up at the Sun (with your eclipse glasses on) while facing South, then West is to your right. So as the Moon itself moves from right to left, its shadow also goes from west to east.

NASA has just come out with an eclipse animation that shows this PERFECTLY!

You’re watching the Moon move IN ITS ORBIT, and not as a result of the Earth’s rotation.  And that’s pretty cool!  

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