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Here's a feel-good eclipse story that's just too awesome to let slip through the cracks. In 1978, earth science teacher Patrick Moriarty made a promise to his students: to reunite for the 2024 solar eclipse. And he actually pulled it off! — Rea...
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Towns in the path of totality hosted wedding ceremonies where couples exchanged vows and enjoyed views of the solar eclipse.
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People gathered to view the total solar eclipse, a rare astronomical event that won't reoccur in the US for another 20 years.
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Jim Steinman, the song's composer, told the American magazine Playbill in 2002 that he originally intended the song to be about vampires.
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The glasses potentially did not meet the ISO 12312-2 safety standard, which makes it safe to gaze directly at the sun.
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The next eclipse won't come for 20 years, so people are shelling out for lodging and activities in the path of totality.
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This diagram easily breaks down the science of what's happening in space with the sun, moon, and Earth during the April 8 total solar eclipse.