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(Animation of the "penumbral shadow" sweeping across our planet. Credit: NASA/Sinclair)
It's already been a big week for skywatchers, and more celestial fun is on the horizon.
On Tuesday, skywatchers were treated to the annual Orionid meteor shower. And now a spooky partial solar eclipse will darken skies for viewers across North North America on Thursday,Oct.23.
A partial solar eclipse occur when the new moon passes in front of the sun, casting a shadow on Earth and blocking a portion of the sun from view.
The eclipse will be visible in the late afternoon between the East and West Coast of the U.S., as far North as the Arctic, and as far south as Mexico.
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(Map by Michael Zeiler/ www.greatamericaneclipse.com)
If you'd like to watch the eclipse, be very careful. Eclipse or no eclipse, scientists caution that starting at the sun with naked eye can cause permanent eye damage.
Safe ways to view the event include wearning special eclipse glasses or making a pinhole projector to project the view onto another surface. If you'll be using a telescope, you'll need a special filter.
The Coca-Cola Space Science Center at Columbs State University in Georgia, and the Slohh Community Observatory, with its main feed coming from the Prescott Solar Observatory in Arizona, will live-stream the eclipse starting at 5 p.m.EDT.
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