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Article: Eclipse over the Ellipse.(Science/Health)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- February 22, 1998
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A rare celestial event, a solar eclipse, will reach its peak in the Washington area around 1:15 p.m. Thursday, when approximately 23 percent of the sun will be "covered" by the moon.
Weather permitting, the Einstein Planetarium of the National Air & Space Museum will set up equipment for the public to view the eclipse from the south side of the building, which faces Independence Avenue.
Solar eclipses occur when the moon moves between the sun and the Earth, creating a shadow on the side of the Earth that faces the sun.
Because the path of a solar eclipse moves from west to east, the total amount of eclipse time on any part of the Earth is no ...