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A solar eclipse will be seen in the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday, August 12.
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On Wednesday (Aug. 12), the brand-new moon will swoop in front of the sun, casting its dark shadow throughout a stretch of Earth from Iceland and Greenland to northern Spain. Audiences in the course of the shadow, referred to as the course of totality, will see a spectacular overall solar eclipse
Millions of skywatchers in North America and Europe will be dealt with to a partial eclipse, with the moon covering more than 90% of the sun’s noticeable surface area in some locations.
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