Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 Facts for Kids

A total solar eclipse happened on August 21, 2017. It could be seen in the United States. A partial eclipse could be seen from northern Canada to northern South America, and in northwestern Europe, northwestern Africa, and the most eastern part of Asia.

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The path of totality across the United States
Viewing the eclipse at Oregon State University
Campers on a field near Madras, Oregon, three days before the eclipse (Friday, August 18, 2017)
Totality over Timothy Lake, Oregon
Diamond ring effect and some prominences at the end of totality in Oregon
Total eclipse from Weiser, Idaho
People watching and photographing the eclipse in Yellowstone National Park
A crowd observes the eclipse in Ravenna, Nebraska
Approximately a minute before totality (Western Nebraska)
During totality (Western Nebraska)
Man watching the total solar eclipse at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois
An eclipse photographer in Madisonville, Kentucky
Totality from Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee
NASA TV's live coverage was being watched by 4.4 million people at 1:40 EDT, accounting for 87% of all traffic to U.S. federal government websites
Boundaries of the sunset partial eclipse in Western Europe
The Moon's umbra, as seen from the International Space Station
A variable-message sign on U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina, alerting drivers of the eclipse
Traffic waiting to get on Interstate 25 at Glendo, Wyoming, after the eclipse
Traffic at a ramp to Interstate 75 near Sweetwater, Tennessee
Animation showing shadow movement of event from space.
Sequence starting at 9:06 am, totality at 10:19 am, and ending at 10:21 am PDT, as seen from Corvallis, Oregon
Totality and prominences as seen from Glenrock, Wyoming
Totality as seen from Columbia, Missouri
Totality as seen from Sweetwater, Tennessee
Totality as seen from Saint Paul, Clarendon County, South Carolina
Totality as seen from Newberry, South Carolina
Totality as seen from Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Beginning of Diamond ring as seen from Glenrock, Wyoming
Diamond ring as seen from Jay Em, Wyoming
Baily's beads before totality from far western Nebraska
Diamond ring as seen from Corvallis, Oregon
Diamond ring as seen from Saint Paul, South Carolina
Diamond ring as seen from Newberry, South Carolina
Diamond ring (with large flare) as seen from Cullowhee, NC
Diamond ring as seen from Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Seattle, Washington
North Cascades National Park, Washington. The ISS is visible as it transits the sun during the eclipse (4 frame composite image).
San Francisco, California
Mira Mesa in San Diego, California
Far western Nebraska
White House, Tennessee
Maine at 2:41 p.m. EDT before maximum 68% coverage at 2:45 p.m.
Brooklyn, New York
Ellicott City, Maryland shortly before maximum eclipse (~80%)
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Simpsonville, South Carolina
Paoli, Pennsylvania
Newberry, South Carolina
North Cascade mountains (British Columbia and Washington).
East Wenatchee, Washington
Moon, Pennsylvania
Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Chiapas), Mexico at 12:36 GMT-6.
Chihuahua, Mexico at 11:40 a.m.
Sunset from Zarautz, Basque Country, Spain
Sunset, viewed from Coimbra, Portugal

Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 facts for kids

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