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For area fans and skywatchers, Wednesday, Aug. 12 is predestined to be a date for the history books. Audiences in North America — consisting of Alaska, eastern Canada and parts of the northeastern U.S.– will have the ability to see a partial solar eclipse throughout the daytime.

Throughout the pond, an overall solar eclipse will show up from eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain. (If you’re preparing to see this unusual occasion face to face, it’s essential to use accredited solar eclipse glasses throughout the partial stages of the eclipse– which indicates throughout the whole eclipse for everybody in North America. We have some solar eclipse equipment tips that can assist you view this skywatching occasion from anywhere.)

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