And crickets chirp. Watch for these behaviors. We encourage you to help nasa observe the sights and sounds around you. Eclipses have a special power. They move people to feel a kind of reverence for the beauty of our universe. Well leave you here to take you to live coverage from nasa tv. The full Solar Eclipse happens when the moon passes between the earth and the sun. By the way, if youre viewing the eclipse outside, please remember to wear protective glasses or our live coverage via natsa tv here on cspan. When you experience an eclipse, you feel that connection with space. Oh, my gosh look at the ray structure. The university is affecting us. Here it comes. That is the most spectacular sight. If you havent seen it, you havent seen anything. Hello and welcome to live coach of the celestial event of the year, the total Solar Eclipse. Over the next three hours, well follow the moons shadow as it races across north america. Were anchoring our coverage from the heart of downtown clevela
Been waiting months for this. Reporter an amateur stargazer dr. Albert brooks was eager to show off what he could do with a cereal box. Its a raisin bran viewer. Reporter as people outside viewed the partial eclipse, inside the real show was being televised as the total eclipse moved up through mexico and texas. It was a breathtaking sight. Feels so powerful and feels magical almost and the aura is really beautiful. I just feel lucky to be alive to see all this beautiful stuff in this world. Reporter hes right about being lucky because chabot astronomer Gerald Mckeegan says we just happen to live on this planet at the perfect time to view this unlikely celestial event. The sun is about 400 times farther away. Coincidentally, the sun is about 400 times bigger than the moon. So the two sets of numbers line up just right so we can see a perfect total Solar Eclipse. Reporter but that wont last for long at least in astronomical terms because the moon is slowly moving away from the earth at
Millions of people across North America will view a rare event, a total Solar Eclipse. Its going to be visible along whats known as The Path Of Totality. That stretches 100 miles wide and spans 15 states as well as mexico and parts of eastern canada. Along that path, tens of millions of people will see the Afternoon Skies completely darken when the moon slips between the earth and sun temporarily blocking the suns light. Other parts of the u. S. Outside The Path Of Totality will be able to see a partial Solar Eclipse. Now there is a question about whether cloud coverage could restrict the view for some. Part of what makes today so special, the u. S. Wont see another total Solar Eclipse of this scale for two more decades. Our team joins us this morning from the path, al roker, cohost of today is in dallas, nbcs Maura Barrett at the university of indianas football stadium in bloomington, and nbcs george solis from the u. S. S. Intrepid museum in new york city. Al, what are you expecting
Me came to that go very cool. You were alive in the sun and newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington well, roughly 87 of totality. We are just hours away from a Where Were You event the Solar Eclipse of 2020 for some 32 million americans will be in these socalled Path Of Totality this afternoon. That means from texas to maine, they will be plunged into darkness when the moon blocks out the sun for about four minutes. But if youre not lucky enough to the, in this narrow band dont worry, 99 of americans will see at least a partial eclipse. And this reminder, of course, be sure to wear those special Eclipse Glasses to avoid permanently damaging your eyes. Todays Celestial Wonder will be a site to savor. It will be another 20 years before the next total Solar Eclipse is visible. In the contiguous United States, were covering all the angles of this rare bent, including in the studio. And here, i mean, i dont know if we can take this shot for just a second here, but look at the set that are won
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