‘All or nothing’ opportunity as astronomer urges viewers not to make do with a partial eclipse
by Simon Calder
Mar 25, 2024
3 minutes
The US is preparing to witness a total solar eclipse of intense drama.
On Monday 8 April the moon will blot out the sun for over four minutes as a 115-mile-wide “zone of totality” sweeps across North America from Mexico’s Pacific Coast to Atlantic Canada.
Millions of people live in cities just outside the zone, such as and much of San Antonio, while , and Chicago will see a sizeable chunk of the sun
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