First Time in 40 years United States Total Solar Eclipse 2017 Visualizing the 2017 All-American Eclips On August 21, 2017, the Earth will cross the shadow of the Moon, creating a total solar eclipse. Eclipses happen about every six months, but this one is special. For the first time in almost 40 years, the path of the Moon's shadow passes through the continental United States. The video features several visualizations of this event. From behind the Earth, we see the night sides of both the Earth and Moon a
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