How to see this week's eclipse (and the next big one)
This episode of NPR's Shortwave explores the science and wonder of the upcoming total solar eclipse visible in parts of Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain, explaining how eclipses occur, the importance of safe viewing, and the surreal atmospheric effects experienced during totality. A
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