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    Total Solar Eclipse: The Physics of Light

    Each of the three types of solar eclipse are caused by the moon blocking light from different parts of the sun.

    By Kevin Matyi The motion of the moon is what causes eclipses, but the dramatic change in sunlight is what makes them so impressive to observers. But what exactly is happening when the moon passes in front of the sun? The moon is blocking the sun’s light from reaching Earth, but there is more to …

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    When the Earth, Moon and Sun Align

    By Kevin Matyi On Aug. 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will cross the full continental United States along a narrow, 70-mile-wide path from Oregon to South Carolina. The last total eclipse in the U.S. was in 1979. And the last total solar eclipse that crossed the entire continental U.S. happened in 1918. But why? …

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