If you haven't heard, there's a big solar eclipse tomorrow. People from Oregon to Texas will get the full thing. Everyone else in the U.S. will get a partial eclipse. (Here's a map, and a list of when to watch in all 50 states.) The entire event will last two to three hours, but the full eclipse will be a lot shorter. In the best spots, just four to five minutes tops
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The full shadow will pass over the coast of Oregon around 9:15 AM Pacific, move southeast through Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, and then pass into the Gulf of Mexico around noon Central.
It's an "annular" eclipse. That means the Moon is so far away right now, it's slightly smaller than the sun. It's why it's also called a "Ring of Fire" eclipse. No matter where you are, don't look directly at it. It can damage your eyes.