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Already known as the 'Great American Eclipse', the 2017 total solar eclipse is a spectacular one. Not only because the United States almost patented this eclipse, but because it runs from beginning till end through the US. Exactly parallel with the long axis of this country, it goes from west to east, through a staggering 10 states with maximum eclipse being visible in Kentucky at 18.25.32 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC, or "UT" for short). Second, it occurs high in the sky during the peak of the summer. This is as good as it can get! Expect many astronomers to broadcast this amazing event, brought to you through their own telescope.

The 114.7 km wide path of totality will ensure that millions will be able to watch it. The rest of North America, including the north of South America and even small parts of western Europa and Africa will see a partial block of the solar disk. You will get a good idea of the Sun-Moon-Earth system when watching the solar disk coverage from your location and comparing this with how it looks from different locations through different live streams.

If you are a US citizen and reading this, we hope you realize the impact of this grant astronomical phenomenon. Although the majority will be able to see a partial blockage of the solar disk, from almost everywhere in the US, it is NOT comparable with experiencing totality. Totality is a phenomenon where your eyes (+ eclipse glasses!) are able to see incredible details that are normally hidden. Most intriguing is the Sun's outer environment called the 'corona' which is Latin for crown. The corona is normally invisible to the human eye, due to the extreme brightness of the Sun's glare.

Also you might spot a solar flare! Solar flares are a thousand-fold more powerful than atomic bomb explosions, being blasted in space. Because these flares occur regularly, you should be able to watch some small versions at the edge of the solar disk. Imagine a situation where the sky shifts to deep twilight in minutes, birds go silent, it gets colder very quickly and the incredible celestial dance taking place in front of your eyes. Most people say this is the most incredible thing to see. An event that silences the most loud people. And this all will not be visible when you are "one inch" outside the path of totality.

So let's say we have convinced you to travel to the path of totality. You should know some facts for an optimal experience! Imagine if you were standing right on the outer edges of the 114.7 km path (North or South side), your totality will last only a fraction of a second. Going more to the middle will increase the time you are able to enjoy it, with a maximum of 2 minutes and 41.6 seconds, depending on your location.

Author: Sander Klieverik
Main image: Total Solar Eclipse 2012 by Phil Hart - http://philhart.com
Map image; copyright Fred Espenak - NASA's GSFC
Image right (below): Solar eclipse 2009 by Aaron Favila

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We are counting down to the biggest nationwide one-day party in the history of astronomy in the USA, less than 2 months away now.
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Millions of people are making plans to see the total solar eclipse in August.
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If the earth were "flat" there would be no way of predicting this event.
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Flat-earthers are honest enough to admit they have no idea what causes a solar eclipse, and that is the case because their model is false and there is no way a solar eclipse could take place in their model. Not only that, the precise timing, location and path of the moon's shadow could not be predicted with the flat-earth model due to the simple fact that the relative locations of the sun and moon in their model cannot be determined nor described.
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Before you can say where the eclipse will begin and at what time, you have to first obtain the precise location of the sun and moon, and flat-earthers categorically cannot describe where the sun is in their model, nor where the moon is, at any given time. 
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Flat-earthism is entirely non-scientific, nonsensical and self-contradictory.
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Get used to the truth.
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Wake up.
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I've seen that video and I've critiqued it from beginning to end. It's full of lies, half-truths and deceptions.
See previous posts. Please do not quote nonsense. It makes you look stupid.
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Please explain to me how the phases of the moon that we see are what would be expected if the earth were "flat."
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Take any phase you like, and describe how it is seen in any given time zone from the northern latitudes to the southern latitudes, such as Greenland to South Africa.
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Mr obstat,
You did critique, but did not explain. How is there over 500 feet that we can see?
We don't have to answer any of your questions until you can explain this.