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How to make the most of the 2017 total solar eclipse - CBS News
Astrophysicist and eclipse expert Fred Espenak, also known as Mr. Eclipse, has traveled the world observing and photographing solar and lunar eclipses. He's currently gearing up for the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse, which will cross the continental ...
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Will The Eclipse Make Crops And Animals Flip Out? Scientists Ask (Really) - NPR
During the day on Aug. 21, large swaths of farmland will be plunged into darkness, and temperatures will drop about 10 degrees. Scientists are waiting to see how crops and animals react. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption. toggle caption.
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The first animals evolved during the absolute worst time on Earth - Washington Post
About 700 million years ago, Earth turned into a snowball. The polar ice sheets expanded until they engulfed the globe. The oceans turned to slush. The vast expanses of ice and snow reflected the sun's light back into space, exacerbating the endless ...
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University of Tennessee expert offers tips on how to photograph and view the eclipse safely - Knoxville News Sentinel
University of Tennessee's Paul Lewis demonstrates the damage you can do to your eyes if you watch an eclipse through optical instruments like a telescope, even with solar filter glasses. ECLIPSESAFETY0817-003.jpg Buy Photo. Paul Lewis, director of ...
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While many are getting ready to experience a total solar eclipse for the first time Monday for one man it's becoming routine. But that doesn't make it any less special. In fact, it's just the opposite. David Baron can still remember watching the total ...
Solar eclipse. (Photo: Thinkstock/Getty Images) (Photo: Digital Vision., This content is subject to copyright.) CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST. COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Scientists have been preparing for decades for next week's total solar ...
An image from Chasing Eclipses, a current exhibit at the Adler Planetarium. (Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune). Steve JohnsonContact ReporterChicago Tribune. This story originally ran in the Tribune on May 11, 1994. We are reprinting it in hopes of ...
There are five days to go until the total solar eclipse crosses from the West Coast to East Coast, coming right through Middle Tennessee. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. Solar Eclipse 2017 · Solar Eclipse 2017. Click to view past coverage of the 2017 Solar ...
