“A total blotting out of the sun…”
Total Solar Eclipse
Aug1, 6:30am EDT - Live program; 6am EDT - Telescope only feed
The total blotting out of the sun occurs as the new moon moves directly between the sun and the earth. The moon’s dark inner shadow then falls on parts of the world - this time, for Canada, Greenland, Russia, Mongolia and China. For best viewing, watch the live webcast from the remote Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China near the Mongolian border. The next one won’t happen for our continent til 2017; 2026 for Europe; 2030 for Russia.