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TEA-CLIPSE 2017
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Eclipse details for Summerville, South Carolina
PARTIAL ECLIPSE 1:16:06 PM - 4:09:20 PM
TOTALITY 2:45:16 PM - 2:47:18 PM
ECLIPSE SAFETY
DO: Get special eclipse glasses or an eclipse viewer to look at the partially-eclipsed sun. (Find some locally here)
DON'T: Try to watch the eclipse without the right equipment--regular sunglasses are not enough!
A total solar eclipse is about as bright as the full moon -- and just as safe to look at.
But the sun at any other time is dangerously bright; view it only through special-purpose solar filters.
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Get more info about safe eclipse viewing from the NASA website
A solar eclipse is one of nature's grandest spectacles. By following these simple rules you can safely enjoy the amazing view!
When do I need to use my filter?...
DO: Be sure your viewing equipment is free of scratches or damages.
DON'T: Take risks with counterfeit equipment. Ensure your glasses, filters, and viewers are the real deal with the guidelines here.
DO: Try your hand at building a simple Pinhole Camera to capture the event.
DON'T: Try to view the eclipse through an unfiltered camera or telescope lens.
The entire continent will be in the path of the Penumbra--the broad, partial shadow--and will experience at least a partial eclipse.
But only locations (like Summerville) along the path of the Umbra--the dark, central shadow--will experience totality!
The path of totality will start in Newport, Oregon and cross to Charleston, South Carolina over the course of about an hour and a half.
Totality will last about 2 minutes in the Charleston area, with the partial eclipse lasting around 3 hours.