Millions of people will be converging on towns in the path of the total solar eclipse that will work its way across the US on Monday. If you can't go, hey, the rest of the America will get a partial eclipse. You'll want to look up and see how much of the sun will be blotted out where you live in this chart from NASA- just enter your zip code to find out how much of the sun will be covered and when. I could see 92% coverage, but it also could be obscured by clouds.
But you don't have to miss the totality, since it will available online. Different organizations will be offering livestreams of the total eclipse on Monday. NASA will offer several, with commentary in English or Spanish, or without commentary. The University of Maine is sending a balloon to the stratosphere to broadcast the eclipse. You can find livestreams geared toward children, or even a feed from Torreón, Mexico, where totality will last four and a half minutes. You can select a feed and time your viewing so you can watch a livestream and also go outside to check out the eclipse in your part of the world -although you will need eclipse glasses if you can find them. Check out the schedule of eclipse livestreams at Smithsonian.
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